初中英语人教版八年级下册Section B 2a—3b Selfcheck 23 课件

1、Gu GuifangNo. Six Middle SchoolAnimals around the WorldBrainstormingIts Its a a lionlion.Guessing Its an elephant.Its a giraffe. Its Its a a tigertiger.Its Its a a pandapanda.Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you.2abig, , zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, ,

2、 beautiful, forest, protect Before-readingbambooendangeredScan the article to find out what these numbers mean.10, 12, 300, 20002bScanningThis means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.Scanning Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests

3、. Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ag

4、o, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests. Read the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2,000.Scanning31. 10 Adult pandas eat about 10 kilos of bamboo a day.2. 12 Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eati

5、ng bamboo.3. 300 Another 300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries.4. 2,000 Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is A panda keeper.Milk.2cScanning3. are pandas

6、 ? 5. are doing ? Lin Weis job? baby pandas breakfastendangeredscientists4. What does the do? education program in Chengdu2. What do the have for ? research Why WhyBecause of fewer forests and other human activities.It teaches children about pandas and otherendangered animals.To better understand th

7、e habits of pandas.He is a panda keeper. They have milk for breakfast.1. Paragraphs 1-2 2. Paragraph 33. Paragraph 4Panda keepers take care of baby pandas like they are their babies.The situation of pandas nowWays to save pandas.Skim the article and match the main ideas of each paragraph. SkimmingSk

8、immingThis means looking quickly through a piece of writing to find the main idea without reading every word. It is also a good idea to read the first or last sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.Careful ReadingParagraphs 1-2 1.the Chengdu2.already3.run over to them4.walk into5.wash,fe

9、ed and6.a symbol of a. and hungryb. withc. Based. Chinae. their friendsf. play with themMatch the following phrases.awakeexcitementResearchCareful ReadingParagraph 31.live in 2.only one3.die from4.a lot more5.started to6.get7.human activities 8.can not find enougha. every two yearsb. bamboo forestsc

10、. d. zoos or research centerse. to eatf. cause more problemsg. smallerh. cut down these forestsMatch the following phrases.illnesses An education program in Chengdu children about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools children about the of saving these animals. And the Chi

11、nese is trying hard to help the pandas. Scientists are doing to better understand the of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be a lot pandas. Careful ReadingParagraph 4 teach tell important save research habit manyteacheswildimportancegovernmentsaveresearchhabitsmoreto tellFill in the

12、blanks with the words in the box.wildgovernmentComplete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas.keepersprepare2dAfter-reading2.In _, pandas have become so _ that they are

13、 now a symbol of China.factpopular4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _.endangered5. The Chinese government is helping to _ the pandas. Scientists also want to better _ the habits of pandas.3. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a s

14、hort time because of _.childrenillnessesoftensaveunderstand2eWhat other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas? Learn more about pandas.DiscussionHelp to plant more bamboo. Make posters to teach people to save the pandas. Tell others about the importance of saving pandas. the main id

15、ea specificinformationtitles and headingsthe first or last sentence of paragraphsthe first or last paragraphpictures and charts the key words and phrases, numbers, dates, etc.no need to read the whole text.skimmingscanningLet s practiceLets practice! Have you heard of dodos? The dodo was a kind of b

16、ird that was very large. You might not think it was a bird at all because the dodo could not fly. It was a member of the chicken family. It lived happily and safely until people arrived. European sailors (水手) found those birds in the 16th century on Mauritius Island in the Indian Ocean. When the sai

17、lors found the strange birds that could not fly, they were surprised. The Europeans on Mauritius Island and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very delicious. So large numbers of dodos were killed and no living dodos were found on the island in the following years. Later, the samples（标本

18、） of some dodos were brought to England in the 17th century for the future study. In fact, the extinction（灭绝）of dodos was caused by people. This was how the phrase “as dead as dodo” came. It teaches us a big lesson. If we are not able to get on with nature, we will lose the things more than we would expect. And we should stop the activities that will be bad for the environment or other animals.( )1.When did the European sailors find dodos? A. In the 15th century. B. In the 16th century. C. In the 17th century. D. In the 18th century.( )2.How did the European sailors feel when they saw t