1、 Introduce myself Guess and judge true or false. （）1.This is my first time to Chengxi Middle School. （）2.I have two children. （）3.My daughter loves animals. （）4.I have a dog in my house. F T F F Lets enjoy the video Describe the pandas in groups with the description words. Talk about pandas in your
2、class. Use these words to help you. big bamboo zoo popular cuteSichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protectblack and white 2a Before reading A “national treasure” (国宝国宝)is something that is important to a countrys history or culture. Do you know “national treasures”? The giant panda ,not only
3、the national treasure of China but also loved and cared by people around the world. Naughty(淘气的淘气的) like climbing trees One of the most endangered animals. The Giant Panda Do you know that the Giant Panda is the most endangered animals in the world? Yes, there are only about 1,600 left. 200 or so re
4、maining forestsfewer than 2,000 pandas zoos or research centers What food do they eat? Panda lives on bamboo. cut down eat about 10 kilos of bamboo Protection of the Giant panda China established nature reserves Do you know Chengdu Research Base? What does this institution work on? 成都大熊猫繁育研究基成都大熊猫繁育
5、研究基 地地(Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding)位于成都北郊位于成都北郊 斧头山，距市区斧头山，距市区10公里，公里， 是一个专门从事濒危野生动物研究、繁育、是一个专门从事濒危野生动物研究、繁育、 保护教育和教育旅游的非营利性机构。该保护教育和教育旅游的非营利性机构。该 基地建有一座大熊猫博物馆，存有珍贵的基地建有一座大熊猫博物馆，存有珍贵的 资料和丰富的展品。除大熊猫外，该基地资料和丰富的展品。除大熊猫外，该基地 还从事对小熊猫、黑颈鹤等珍稀濒危动物还从事对小熊猫、黑颈鹤等珍稀濒危动物 的研究及繁育工作。的研究及繁育工作。 Talk
6、about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you. 2a big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect While reading Scanning means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific (具体的) information. 1st reading: Use scanning to d
7、o 2b and 2c. 略读时，只需读每一段第一句话（较长的略读时，只需读每一段第一句话（较长的 段落，读前两句）。段落，读前两句）。第一句话常是整段讨论的第一句话常是整段讨论的 主题。在结论段，重点可能在最后一句。主题。在结论段，重点可能在最后一句。阅读阅读 时，把文本标出来，是帮助回答问题好方法。时，把文本标出来，是帮助回答问题好方法。 可将关键词画线或在段落旁写下本段主题，一可将关键词画线或在段落旁写下本段主题，一 两个字就够了，关键在于涵盖全文的速度。两个字就够了，关键在于涵盖全文的速度。 略读时遇到不懂单词，试观察前后字来猜略读时遇到不懂单词，试观察前后字来猜 出意思。比如，在不懂
8、的单字前面是形容词，出意思。比如，在不懂的单字前面是形容词， 那么这个字可能会是名词；在不懂的单字之前那么这个字可能会是名词；在不懂的单字之前 是副词，那么这个字可能会是动词。只要了解是副词，那么这个字可能会是动词。只要了解 段落大意就好了。段落大意就好了。 Guess the meaning of the blue parts. It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfas
9、t. 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 with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and pla
10、y with them every day. Theyre very special to me.” Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one. 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 bam
11、boo. Many years ago, there were a lot more bamboo forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down the forests. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos of research centers in China and other counties. An edu
12、cation program in Chengdu teaches children in cities about pandas and other endangered animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. The children sing songs or make artwork about pandas and other wild animals. Teaching children is one way to help
13、 save pandas. The Chinese government is also planting more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in. We all hope that in the future there will be more pandas than now. 2nd reading: 饲养员 醒着 激动,兴奋 疾病 遗留的,剩余的大约 濒危的 图片,插图 野生的 政府 bamboo n. 竹子竹子 endangered adj. 濒危的濒危的 research n.&v.
14、 调查；研究调查；研究 keeper n. 饲养员饲养员 awake adj. 醒着醒着 excitement n. 激动激动 illness n. 疾病疾病 artwork n. 插图插图 wild adj. 野生的野生的 government n. 政府政府 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 2,000. It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Lin Wei and the other panda keepers are prepa
15、ring 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 with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over! “Theyre so cute and lovely. I take care of them like
16、theyre my own babies. I wash, feed and play with them every day. Theyre very special to me.” Lin Wei loves her job, but it is a difficult one. 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 1
17、2 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 the forests. Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests. Another 200 or so live in zoos or research c
18、enters in China and other countries. Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 2,000. Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 2,000. 10- Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo every day. 12- Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating. 200- Abo
19、ut 200 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries. 2000- Scientists say there are fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests. Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. What is Lin Weis job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. What do adu
20、lt pandas eat? A panda keeper. Milk. Bamboo. 2c 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of saving pandas? Less forests for pandas to live in. Teaching children. Read carefully and finish the task. Put these sentences in the right order Tell a story! Spend 12 hours a day . 10 kilos of Many y
21、ears agoa lot .But. Facts about pandas Now, fewer than 2000. Another 200in zoos or research centers prepare for be awake walk into fall over take care of play with die from illness spend time doing cut down an education program endangered animals in the future . Talk about how to protect pandas. Write an article about another endangered animal according to 2b. Animals are our friends, We must protect them. .动物是我们人类的朋友，动物是我们人类的朋友， 我们要保护它们。我们要保护它们。
