1、Unit7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? Section B Teaching Aims: 1. Knowledge Objectives: 1) Be able to master the new words and phrases in the article. 2) Be able to master the key language points in the article. 2. Ability Objectives: 1) Be able to talk about how to protect endangered anima
2、ls. 2) Be able to improve the skills of reading. 3. Moral Objectives: Students will be able to have a correct view of protecting endangered animals and taking measures to save them. Teaching importance: 1. Master the new words and phrases in the article. 2. Master the key language points in the arti
3、cle. 3. How to read an article. Teaching Difficulties : 1. Students may find it difficult to read an article. 2. Students may find it difficult to find out how to protect endangered animals. Teaching Procedures: Step1 Pre-reading Show the photos of pandas and ask the students to discuss some questio
4、ns: 1.Did you see the pandas? 2.What do you think of them? 3.What do they look like? 4.Do you think they need to be protected? Then let students enjoy a video about Chengdu Research Base. Step2 While-reading 1.Prepare test Let students find out the important phrases in the article. 2.Read the articl
5、e loudly and correctly. 3.Read for understanding. The important language points: 1.Panda keepers are preparing the milk for the baby pandas breakfast. 大熊猫饲养员正在准备大熊猫宝宝的牛奶早餐。 preparefor是固定用法，意为“为准备” 例：Ill prepare some drinks and snacks for you. prepare for 意为“为做准备” 例：The students are busy preparing fo
6、r the exam. 2. At 9:00 a.m., they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. awake 用作形容词，意为“醒着” ，常用于 be, stay, keep, lie 之后，作表语； 例：他是醒着的。He is awake. wake sb. up_ 即时练 ： 你得把她给叫醒。 You would have to_her_. 注意：awake 不用于名词之前，因此用作定语时要_。 她是最后一个醒着的人。 She was the last person_ 注意：awake 不用于名词之前，
7、因此用作定语时要_。 她是最后一个醒着的人。 She was the last person_ 3.When the babies see the keepers they run over with excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over ! 解析： （1） “跑上前去，跑过去” _，其中 over 是副词，意为“从的一边到另一 边” 【互动】Will you _ _to the shop and get some butter ? (2) with excitement含意_作伴随状语 【
8、互动】The fans screamed_ _ when they saw him. (兴奋地) (3)fall over 意为“_” ，fall over sth.则表示“被某物绊倒了” 。 【互动】He _ _(绊倒) a rock in his path. 4 .The babies often die from illness and do not live very long .大熊猫宝宝经常死于疾病， 也活不 了多久。 通过预习，你知道 die of 与 die from 的区别了吗？ 相同点：两者都可表示“死于” ，其宾语为表示死亡的原因。当表示因病死亡时，二者可互 换使用。 不
9、同点：die from 通常指由于外部原因（事故、缺乏食物等）造成的死亡。 die of 通常指由于人体自身原因（年老、忧伤等）造成的死亡。 【互动】世界上有很多人死于癌症。Many people in the world _ _ cancer. 5.Scientists say there are now fewer than 2000 pandas living in the remaining forests. 句中 living in the remaining forests 是现在分词作_。 The woman _by the river is my mother. 河边洗衣服的那
10、个女人是我妈妈。 Step3 Post-reading Scan the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1.What is Lin Weis job? He is a panda keeper./A panda keeper. 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast./Milk. 3. Why are pandas endangered? Because they do not have
11、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,pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. 4. What does the education program in Chengdu do? It teaches children about panda
12、s and other endangered wild animals. 5.Why are the scientists doing research? They are doing research to better understand the habits of pandas. Step4 Review Review the key points of this class. Step5 Exercises 单项选择。 ()1. The house is too small for the family _. A. live inB.living inC. to live inD.l
13、ives in ()2. There are five boys _in the classroom. A.readB. readsC. readingD.to read ()3. We must _using plastic bags in order to protect our earth. A.give outB.give up C.give awayD.give in ()4. The boys parents _a car accident. A. die fromB.die of C.died fromD. died of Step6 Homework 1.Finish 2d. 2.Remember the words and key language points of this unit.
