英语人教版八年级下册u7 sectionB 2a-2e.ppt

1、Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section B Period Two,bamboo endangered research keeper awake excitement walk into fall over,n. 竹子 adj. 濒危的 n.&v. 研究；调查 n. 饲养员；保管人 adj. 醒着 n. 激动；兴奋 走路时撞着 绊倒,Words Review,单击播放录音,excite+ ment(名词后缀),or so illness wild government whale oil protection huge,大约

2、 n. 疾病；病 adj. 野生的 n. 政府；内阁 n. 鲸 n. 油；食用油；石油 n. 保护；保卫 adj. 巨大的；极多的,Words Review,ill + ness(名词后缀),govern+ ment(名词后缀),The giant panda is known as the national treasure of China. 大熊猫被称为中国的“国宝”。,What do you know about pandas?,Panda,food,activities,birth,appearance,living environment,habits,GROUP WORK,Tal

3、k about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you.,big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect,2a,Work in groups of four. Take turns to tell a story about pandas. Each student in your group picks three words or phrases from the list to make

4、sentences about pandas in your story-telling.,There is a family of pandas living in a forest.,For example:,The father and mother are black and white.,The baby panda is pink but it is very cute.,The pandas eat a lot of bamboo every day.,Now lets read the article to get more information about pandas.

5、Then finish the following tasks.,Listen and answer the following questions.,Do pandas have many babies? 2. Why do the panda babies often die? 3. Can you point out one way to help save pandas?,Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years.,Because of illnesses.,Teaching children abou

6、t the importance of saving pandas is one way to help save pandas.,Reading Tips,阅读时，可根据阅读任务的不同，综合运用略读(skimming)与扫读(scanning) 。提高快速阅读水平。,Skimming and scanning,Skimming and scanning are two fast reading skills to help to browse text and extract the key points. The skills require practice, but once you

7、have got the hang of them youll find you can get through a substantial amount of reading in quite a short time. These reading methods make it easier for you to grasp large amounts of material, especially when youre previewing. They are also useful when you dont need to know every word.,略读(skimming)只

8、看文章标题、下标题以及每个部分或者段落第一行，关注文章中反复出现的关键词。 略读时，要用充足的时间读懂段落的第一句和第二句，因为第一句往往是该段的主题句(topic sentence)，而第二句往往是对前句的延伸(extension)或进一步的解释(explanation)。,通过略读把握文章大意,运用扫读(scanning)迅速浏览从第三句开始的后面部分,搜寻作者对开头两句的支持句(supporting sentences),并同时注意文章中间是否有转折词(transition),因为这些词常常会把文章的思路逆转或加入其它重要的信息。当读到段落的最后一句时,我们又要使用略读,这时必须再次放慢

9、速度(slow down your pace)直到完全消化作者对段落的小结(conclusion),因为该小结有可能与主题句截然相反或引导读者进入下一个段落。,通过扫读寻找特定信息或特定词组,Reading strategy,skimming,scanning,a general idea,certain information,titles and headings,the first and last sentences of paragraphs,the first and last paragraphs,pictures and charts,Scan the text for key

10、 words and phrases, dates, etc.,Do not need to read the whole text.,Reading the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000.,2b,10 Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily.,300 About 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.,2000 Scientists say the

11、re are fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.,12 Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.,Scanning (扫读)：即直接搜寻数字，然后阅读数字前后的内容，确定数字表达的信息,What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast?,Read the article again and write short answers to the questions.,He is a panda

12、 keeper.,Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.,2c,Check your answers!,3. Why are pandas endangered?,Pandas are endangered because they do not have many babies, and the babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems

13、, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.,4. What does the education program in Chengdu do? 5. Why are scientists doing research?,They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving pandas and other endangered wild animals.,They hope to better under

14、stand the habits of pandas.,/ 2.,3.,4.,5.,Complete the sentences using words from the passage.,2d,The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas. In _, pandas have become so _ that they are now a symbol of China.,keepers,prepare,fact,popula

15、r,3. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _. 5. The Chinese government is helping to _ the pandas. Scientists also want to better _ the habits of pandas.,children,endange

16、red,understand,often,illnesses,save,Read the passage again and fill in the blanks.,Pandas,Baby pandas,Amount of food,Number of pandas,Ways to protect pandas,Only _,Babies often die from _,10 _ a day,Fewer than 2000 _,300 _,Teach _. Tell them about the _ of saving pandas.,Scientists are doing researc

17、h _.,one every two years,illnesses,kilos of bamboo,in the remaining forest,in zoos or research centers,children,importance,Try to retell the story according to the column.,to better understand the habits of pandas,What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?,2e,1. Do not bother

18、 the pandas and let them live peacefully in the wild. 2. Volunteer to do some work helping to protect the pandas. 3. To do some advertisement about protecting the pandas.,For example:,useful words and phrases,翻译下列的短语。,成都研究基地 2. 醒着 3. 兴奋的跑过去 4. 走路时撞到一位老人 5. 绊倒 6. .的一个象征 7. 大约100公斤 8. 死于某种原因 9. 拯救动物的重

19、要性 10. 努力做,Chengdu Research Base,be awake,run over with excitement,walk into an old man,fall over,a symbol of,one hundred kilos or so,die from,the importance of saving animals,try hard to do sth.,Guess,Can you guess what the animal is?,They are huge animals. They live in the sea. They can sing songs

20、. They can jump high out of water. They are very clever and also very friendly. What are they?,Whales,What do you know about whales?,whales,food,activities,birth,appearance,living environment,habits,Please look at the pictures below:,The whales are in danger now. What should we do to protect them?,R

21、ead the words and phrases about whales. Put them in the correct place in the chart.,3a,*Huge,*Some kinds have teeth,*In the sea,*Small fish and other sea life,*Jump high out of the water,*Sing songs,1. Humans catch whales for meat, fat and oil,2.Water pollution,3.Whale parts sold to make things like

22、 candles and soap,1. Rules on whale protection 2. Learn more about whales 3. Stop putting rubbish into the sea,4. Sing songs (to make people more aware of the importance of protecting whales),Write a paragraph about whales and why they need to be protected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a pos

23、ter.,3b,Whales are They live in They eat They can One interesting fact is Another interesting fact is Some kinds of whales are in danger because We should protect whales from I think people should/shouldnt ,Sample writing:,Whales are huge animals. They live in the sea and eat small fish and other se

24、a life. One interesting fact is whales can jump high out of water. Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them for meat, fat, and oil, and use whale parts to make candles and soap.,Whales are also in danger from water pollution. We should protect whales by making rules on whale prot

25、ection and by not putting rubbish into the sea. I think people should learn more about whales.,*be/ stay/ keep/ lie + awake: “醒着” *反义词：asleep: “睡着”,1. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry.,她过去常常夜里躺在床上合不上眼，发愁怎样付账单。 She used to lie awake at night worrying about

26、how to pay the bills.,Language points,注意：awake不用于名词之前，因此用作定语时要后置,她是最后一个醒着的人。 She was the last person awake. 他是当时唯一醒着的男孩。 He was the only boy awake at that time.,Practise,fully/wide awake “完全醒来；十分清醒” (注意：awake不与very搭配使用）,等我们到达我的住所时，他已经完全清醒过来了。 He was wide awake by the time we reached my flat. 她站起身，但还

27、没有完全清醒。 She rose, still not quite fully awake.,1) 10 kilos of bamboo: “10公斤竹子” *该结构是不可数名词量的表达法： “数词+单位名词+of+名词” (其中单位名词可以是单数，也可是复数) 2) spend (in) doing sth. “花费做某事”,2. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo.,造这座桥花了他们两年时间。 They spent two years (in) building this b

28、ridge.,excitement: 不可数名词，“激动，兴奋” 1) excite: 动词, “使激动，使兴奋” 2) walk into: “（走路时意外）撞上” 3) fall over: “绊倒，跌倒，倒下”,3. they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over! 它们兴奋地跑过来，有些甚至撞到同伴还摔倒了。,他激动地哭喊着。 He cried in excitement. 下楼时一定要注意，否则你可能会撞着别人。

29、Do be careful when you go downstairs, or you may walk into other people. 暴风雨之后，许多树木都倒了。 Many trees fell over after the rainstorm.,living in the forest：V-ing短语修饰前面的名词pandas，作其后置定语,4. Scientist say there are now fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests. 科学家们说现在只有不到2000只大熊猫生活在森林里。,现在操场上有十多个正在打篮球的男生

30、。 There are more than 10 boys playing basketball on the playground now.,1) *another: “另一，又一” another + 基数词 + 名词 = 基数词 + other + 名词 2) *or so: “大约”，相当于about/around 数词/表时间的名词+ or so =about/around + 数词/表时间的名词,5. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. 另外还有300只左右

31、生活在中国和其他国家的动物园或研究中心里。,我们在那又待了三天。 We stayed there for another three days. = We stayed there for three other days. 修这条路花费了他们大约三年时间。 It took them three years or so to build this road. = It took them about/around three years to build this road.,1) die from/of + 死亡原因: “死于” 2) ill (adj. 生病的) + ness (名词后缀)

32、illness “疾病，病”（因病而导致的不健康状态） *adj. + ness n. : 表示性质，状态 kind kindness (仁慈) happy happiness (幸福),6. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. 熊猫宝宝常死于疾病，也活不了多久。,他因病不能来。 He cant come because of illness. 老张上周因病去世了。 Mr. Zhang died from illness last week.,注: 另附word文档。 点击此处链接,I. 根据提示，填写单

33、词。 I know youre really _ (醒着的), youre just having a joke with me. 2. We should try our best to _ (保护) endangered animals. 3. Most of the giant pandas live in the _ (西南部的) hills of China.,awake,protect,southwestern,4. The news caused great e_ (激动) among her friends. 5. A h _ (巨大的) fire was blazing in the fireplace. 6. We should try our best to protect the _ (濒危的) an