英语人教版八年级下册unit7 sectionb.ppt

1、Unit 7 Section B 2a-2e Reading,Before reading,What are the pandas doing ?,What are the pandas doing ?,Before reading,Food,Habitat (栖息地),Appearance,milk, bamboo,big, cute, black and white, beautiful,forest, Sichuan research center /base,zoo,wild, popular, lazy, famous, symbol,It is 8:30 a.m. at the C

2、hengdu Research Base. panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!

3、Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they

4、 are now a symbol of China. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. 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

5、 very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cann

6、ot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save t

7、he pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be more pandas than now.,Scanning,Move your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.,What do these numbers mean?,While reading,Food,Facts,Appearance,10,12,300

8、,2,000,Underline the sentences in the passage.,Scanning,Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests. 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 fr

9、om illnesses and do not live very long. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities caus

10、e more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.,10 ,Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily.,12 ,300 ,2000 ,Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.,About 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.,Scientists say there ar

11、e fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.,What is the main idea of each paragraph?,The scene(场景)about panda keepers feeding pandas.,Lin Wei and her job.,The reasons for fewer pandas.,The ways of saving pandas.,Skimming,Para 1,Para 2,Para 3,Para 4,While- reading,Match the main idea with each p

12、aragraph.,si:n,looking quickly to find the main idea without reading every word. It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.,Careful reading,Paragraph ,1. What do the baby pandas have for breakfast? 2. How do the baby pandas feel when they see panda

13、keepers? How do you know?,They feel excited.,adj. excited exciting,3. What does Lin Wei do for pandas every day?,4. Does Lin Wei like pandas? How do you know?,It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a.m., they find that mo

14、st of the babies are already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over!,Lin Wei, one of the panda keepers, says, “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own b

15、abies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.” In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a symbol of China.,excite (v.) + -ment excitement (n.),Scanning,Scientists say there are now fewer t

16、han 2,000 pandas living in the forests. 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 a

17、bout 10 kilos of bamboo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.,Paragrap

18、h ,There are only about _ pandas in the world.,endangered,2,300,why,Think:,What does the writer want to tell us by giving us the numbers?,12/10,Adult pandas eat a lot of bamboo every day.,2000/300,the number of pandas,fact,Pandas are endangered,baby pandas,humans,They often die from illnesses and do

19、 not live very long.,They do not have many babies, .,They cut down the forests.,pandas,They do not have many babies, maybe only one every two years.,Paragraph ,careful reading,An education program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people

20、to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. And the Chinese government is trying hard to help save the pandas. Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. We all hope that in the future there will be more pandas than now.,good news,teaches c

21、hildren about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals.,is trying hard to help save the pandas,are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas.,An education program in Chengdu,The Chinese governme

22、nt,Scientists,careful reading,Paragraph ,We all hope that _ _.,in the future there will be a lot more pandas,Post- reading,Discussion,Help me !,What other ways do you think we can help to save the pandas?, Raise money Plant more bamboo trees Put up signs and hand out notices Volunteer to take care o

23、f pandas Make artwork about pandas Try not to buy things made of their fur,Hello. Im a student from Weiming Middle School. And Im here to call on everyone to save pandas! Pandas are cute and they are a _ of China. Many people love them so they have become really _. However, pandas are one of the mos

24、t _(danger) animals in the world. Here are the reasons. First, pandas do not have babies often, maybe only one _. Second, babies often _ illnesses. Third, humans started to _ the bamboo forests. It makes pandas have fewer places to live in and less food to eat. Many people want to save pandas. An ed

25、ucation program teaches _ about pandas and the _ of saving them. The Chinese _ is trying hard to save them. Scientists are _ to better understand them. We should also play a part in _ pandas. We can _ _.And we _ that in the future there will be a lot more pandas.,Proposal(倡议书),symbol,popular,endange

26、red,every two years,die from,cut down,children,importance,government,doing research,saving,hope,What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adult pandas eat?,Read the article again and write short answers to the questions.,He is a panda keeper.,Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.,Adult pandas eat bamboo.,2c,Scanning,4. Why are pandas endangered? 5.Why are scientists doing research?,1.They do not ha