Unit 5 A fine balance-- Reading for writing课件 2026-2027学年外研版九年级英语上册

该初中英语课件围绕“熊猫保护成功案例”展开，核心知识点包括熊猫从濒危到易危的原因、文章“介绍—主体—结论”结构及相关词汇，通过事实卡片对比老虎、蓝鲸、熊猫的数量变化导入，结合阅读分析、词汇学习、写作步骤及模板构建学习支架，帮助学生从理解文本过渡到独立写作。 其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识，通过数据对比和问题设计培养思维品质，如用事实卡片引导学生分析动物濒危原因，写作支架提供段落模板降低表达难度。分层作业满足不同学生需求，学生能提升语言运用和自主学习能力，教师可借助结构化资料高效实施读写结合教学。

Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing No longer “in danger” panda · protection · national park · forests · hope Read how China’s efforts helped the panda move from “endangered” to “vulnerable”, and learn to write about animal protection. 1 Reading for writing Learning Objectives By the end of the lesson, you will be able to… 01 理解文章主旨与结构 能概括熊猫摆脱“濒危”状态的原因，梳理文章“介绍—主体—结论”的结构。 02 掌握重点词汇与表达 endangered, vulnerable, make great efforts, protect, set up, environment 等。 03 完成课后题并核对答案 能完成 summary 填空题、问答题，并表达 think and share。 04 完成写作任务 能借助写作步骤，写一篇关于“另一种动物保护成功案例”的短文。 目标导向 2 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 2 Reading for writing Pre-reading — Look at the fact cards Talk about them The tiger is endangered and needs more protection. The blue whale lives in the sea and is protected from hunting. The panda is better protected today and its environment has improved. Useful expressions wild endangered make great efforts protect set up environment 读前激活 3 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 3 Reading for writing Skim the passage Main idea The passage explains why the panda is no longer endangered and what China has done to protect it. How is it organised? Para. 1–2: introduce the panda and the change Para. 3–4: government and local efforts Para. 5: wider benefits and conclusion 整体感知 4 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 4 Reading for writing Structure of the passage Introduction The panda is a national treasure. In 2016, it moved from “endangered” to “vulnerable”. Body 1 China’s government made great efforts: national park, protected areas, research centres. Body 2 + Conclusion Local people helped too, and protecting pandas brings hope to the whole environment. 梳理结构 5 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 5 Reading for writing Read Paragraphs 1–2 1 What do we know about the panda at the beginning? It is a Chinese national treasure, popular around the world, and in the 1970s there were only around 1,000 in the wild. 2 What happened in 2016? The panda was moved from “endangered” to “vulnerable” on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. This change leads to the key question of the passage: How did it happen? 细读1 6 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 6 Reading for writing Read Paragraphs 3–5 1 What has China’s government done? It set up the Giant Panda National Park, created more than 60 protected areas, and set up research centres for pandas. 2 How have local people helped? Many farmers returned part of their farmland to the forests and planted trees and bamboo. 3 Why does the writer say protecting pandas brings hope to the whole environment? Because the forests are home to many other animals and plants, so when panda habitats improve, their “neighbours” benefit too. 细读2 7 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 7 Reading for writing Language focus endangered → vulnerable 濒危 → 易危 In 2016, the panda moved from “endangered” to “vulnerable”. make great efforts 付出巨大努力 China’s government has made great efforts over the years. set up 建立；设立 Research centres have also been set up. environment 环境 Protecting pandas brings hope to the whole environment. 语言积累 8 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 8 Reading for writing Activity 3 — Complete the summary Answers 1 national treasure 2 endangered 3 made great efforts 4 created 5 Research centres 6 Local people 7 their farmland 8 trees and bamboo 9 the whole environment Tip: The summary follows the structure “Introduction — Body — Conclusion”. 填空答案 9 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 9 Reading for writing Activity 4 — Answer the questions 1 What does “these lovely animals” in Paragraph 1 mean? Why does the writer use this expression? It means pandas. The writer uses this expression to show affection for pandas and to make the passage more vivid and appealing. 2 What is the writer trying to express by “three times as large as Yellowstone National Park”? The writer wants to show how large the Giant Panda National Park is and to stress China’s strong efforts in panda protection. 3 What does “the panda’s neighbours” in Paragraph 5 mean? It means other animals and plants that live in the same forests as pandas. 问答答案 10 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 10 Reading for writing Think and share 1 Why does the writer mention WWF in Paragraph 1? To show that pandas are loved around the world and have long been seen as a symbol of endangered wildlife. 2 Why is it important to protect wild animals? Because wild animals are part of nature. Protecting them helps keep biodiversity and brings hope to the whole environment. 思考拓展 11 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 11 Reading for writing Writing task — Understand the steps Step 1 Choose an endangered animal and think about where it lives and what problems it faces. Step 2 Organise your ideas: problems, protection, effects and present situation. Step 3–4 Check the structure, use useful expressions, and share your passage. Writing tip Write clearly with an introduction, a body and a conclusion. Give facts and your opinion. 写作任务 12 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 12 Reading for writing Brainstorm another success in animal protection Possible choices • Tiger (on the land) Problems: hunting, loss of habitat Protection: reserves, laws, better environment • Blue whale (in the sea) Problems: hunting, pollution Protection: international protection, cleaner sea Tip for topic choice Choose one animal you know well enough to explain: where it lives, what problems it had, how people protected it, and how it is now. 写前构思 13 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 13 Reading for writing Writing scaffold Paragraph 1 Introduce the animal and its problems. Example: The ____ is a/an ____ animal. It was endangered because… Paragraph 2 Explain how it was protected. Example: People / the government made great efforts. Protected areas were created and… Paragraph 3 Describe the result and give your opinion. Example: Now the animal is better protected. I think protecting it is important because… 写作支架 14 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 14 Reading for writing Sample passage The tiger is another success in animal protection. It lives on the land and used to face serious problems such as hunting and the loss of its environment. As a result, the number of tigers dropped greatly. However, people made great efforts to protect this animal. Nature reserves were set up, laws were improved and more forests were protected. With these actions, the tiger’s environment became safer. Now tigers are better protected than before. I think this success shows that when people protect wild animals, they also protect the whole environment. 范文示例 15 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 15 Reading for writing Homework Basic 基础 熟读课文，整理本课重点词汇与表达；完成 summary 和问答题订正。 Improving 提升 根据写作支架完成一篇 80—100 词的动物保护短文。 Extend 拓展 查找一种你感兴趣的野生动物资料，下节课分享它的保护现状。 Remember: Protecting one species can bring hope to the whole environment. 分层作业 16 Unit 5 A fine balance Reading for writing 16 Thank you! Protect animals. Protect nature. Protect our future. Unit 5 · Reading for writing 17 $