英语人教版八年级下册unit-7--section-B-Reading教学提纲课件.ppt

Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?,Section B 2a-2e,八年级(下),the Giant Panda,What do you know about pandas?,Pair work,Talk about pandas with your partner.Use these words to help you.,big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect,Answer the questions,What does a panda look like?What does a panda eat?Where does it live?Are there a lot of pandas now?,Watch a video.,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 forkey words and phrases,dates,etc.,Do not need toread the whole text.,This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information.,阅读策略：Scanning,2b Read the article to find out what these numbers mean:10,12,300,2,000.,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 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 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 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 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 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 cannot 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 the pandas.Scientists are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas.We all hope that in the future there will be a lot more pandas.,What is Lin Weis job?2.What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?,2c Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions.,He is responsible for taking care of the pandas,including washing,feeding and playing with them.,They drink milk for breakfast.,3.What do adult pandas eat?4.Why are pandas endangered?5.What is one way of saving pandas?,They eat bamboo.,On one hand,the baby pandas dont live long because of illnesses;On the other hand,pandas feed on bamboo,but humans cut down the bamboo forests.,Teaching children the importance of saving pandas/Planting more bamboo trees.,1.The panda _at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas.2.Adult pandas do not have babies very _,and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _.,2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.,keepers,prepare,often,illnesses,3.Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live.4.A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them.5.The_ is also helping to save the pandas.It is _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.,forests,children,endangered,Chinese government,planting,2e What other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?,Pair work,Homework,Write a passage about what people can do to protect the endangered animals.,Thank You!,