1、Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world?课时5Section B(2a-2e)课时教学目标1. 了解成都大熊猫研究基地的基本情况。2. 树立保护野生动物的意识。教学重点：1.Key vocabulary: bamboo, endangered, research, keeper, awake, excitement, illness, remaining, artwork, wild, government, oil, protection, hugerun over, walk into, fall over, or so, be spe
2、cial to, die from, there be. doing, teach sb. about., the important of, the forest to live in.2.Key sentences:a. Panda keepers are preparing milk for the baby pandas breakfast. b. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their
3、 friends and fall over! c. As the forests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies. d. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving these animals. 3.Structurea. there be. doing b. teac
4、h sb. about. c. the forest to live in 教学难点：Learn to understand 2b. 教学过程Pre-readingStep 1 Lead-in1. Show students a video about the Chengdu Research Base.2. Ask students some questions:(1) Do you like pandas? (2) Is it necessary to protect pandas?(3) What do you know about pandas?Step 2 Reading (2a)1
5、. Let students use the words in the box to help them to talk about pandas.2. Ask two students to introduce something about pandas.Textbook Answers Answers will vary.Key points1. bamboo n. (pl. bamboos) 竹子2. endangered adj. 濒危的【拓展】endanger v. 使遭危险；危及；危害While-readingStep 3 Reading (2b)Fast reading1. A
6、sk students to read the article and match each paragraph with the main idea.Para. 1 A. The reasons for fewer pandas.Para. 2 B. The ways of saving pandas.Para. 3 C. Pandas life at the Chengdu Research Base.Para. 4 D. Lin Wei and her job.Answers Para. 1C Para. 2D Para. 3A Para. 4B2. Ask students to re
7、ad Para. 1 and answer the questions.(1) Are most baby pandas still sleeping at 9 am?(2) How do the baby pandas feel when they see the keepers?Answers (1) No, they are awake. (2) They feel excited when they see the keepers.3. Ask students to read Para. 2 and answer the questions.(1) What does Lin Wei
8、 think of pandas? (2) How does Lin Wei take care of pandas?Answers (1) They are cute and lovely and very special to her.(2) She takes care of pandas like theyre her own babies. She washes, feeds and plays with pandas every day.4. Ask students to read Para. 3 and locate these numbers: 10, 12, 300, 2,
9、000. Invite students to read the sentences including numbers and talk about their meaning.Textbook Answers 10Adult pandas eat about 10 kilos of bamboo daily.12Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.300About 300 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.2,000Scie
10、ntists say there are fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests.5. Ask students to read Para. 4 and answer the question “What do people do to protect pandas?”Answers An education program teaches children about endangered wild animals and tells children about the importance of saving these animals
11、. The Chinese government tries hard to help save the pandas. Scientists do research to better understand the habits of pandas.Careful reading（知识点讲解及针对训练详见上课课件PPT）熊猫饲养员 为准备 It is 8:30 a.m. at the Chengdu Research Base. Panda keepers are preparing milk for熊猫幼崽 大多数的 the baby pandas breakfast. At 9:00 a
12、.m., they find that most of the babies are adj. 醒着的（表状态）wake v. 醒来 wake sb. up 把叫醒 跑向already awake and hungry. When the babies see the keepers, they run over to themn. 兴奋；excite v. 使兴奋；excited adj. 感到兴奋的exciting adj. 令人兴奋的with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and
13、fall over! 摔倒fall off=fall down from 从掉下来 撞上之一 照顾；小心（拓：care for./look after.） 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. 对是特殊的 =to be honest=to tell the truth 事实上Theyre very special to
14、 me.” In fact, many people around the world love these black and white animals. Pandas have become so popular that they are now a adj. 受欢迎的 be popular with. 受喜爱；be popular among 在中流行； n. popularity 普及；受欢迎symbol of China.的标志比少 Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the forests
15、. Another 大约，左右（位于数词或者表示时间的名词之后）；about 或around 常放在数词或表示时间的名词之前300 or so live in zoos or research centers in China and other countries. Pandas do every+ 数字+ 单位（年/ 月/ 日）每（年/ 月/ 日） 每两年not have many babies, maybe only one every two years. The babies often die from 死于（由环境、事故等外部原因造成）；die of 死于（由疾病、衰老等自身原因
16、造成）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 多得多forests and pandas in China, but then humans started to cut down these forests. As砍倒the forests get smaller and other human activities
17、cause more problems, pandas pron. 足够的（食物）cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.教某人关于某事（的东西） An education program in Chengdu teaches children about pandas and other endangered wild animals. They send people to schools to tell children about the 的重要性importance of saving these anim
18、als. And the Chinese government is trying hard to 做研究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.Step 4 Reading (2c)1. Ask students to read the passage again and find the answers to the
19、questions in 2c.2. Check the answers.Textbook Answers Answers will vary. Suggested answers:1. Lin Wei is a panda keeper.2. Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.3. Pandas are endangered because they do not have many babies, and the babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. As the for
20、ests get smaller and other human activities cause more problems, pandas cannot find enough to eat and they are having fewer babies.4. They send people to schools to tell children about the importance of saving pandas and other endangered wild animals.5. They hope to better understand the habits of p
21、andas.Step 5 Reading (2d)1. Let students read the passage quickly and complete the sentences in 2d using words from the passage.2. Ask one or two students to check the answers.Textbook Answers 1. keepers; prepare 2. fact; popular 3. often; illnesses 4. children; endangered （animals）5. save; understa
22、ndPost-readingStep 6 Reading (2e)1. Ask students to work in groups and discuss what other ways they think children can help to save the pandas.2. Choose some students to show the ways to save the pandas.3. Ask some students to share their own actions to protect animals in life.Textbook Answers Answe
23、rs will vary.Step 7 Extended exerciseAsk students to read the passage again and then finish the following chart.Place ActivitiesPeopleSaving pandas(1)At 8:30 a.m., pandakeepers are (2) .At 9:00 a.m., mostof the babies arealready (3) .Lin Wei: takes care of pandas like (4) ;Scientists: There are (5)
24、pandas.Reasons include:Pandas dont have many babies.Baby pandas often die from (6) and (7) .Humans (8) the forests.An education program teaches childrenabout (9) .Others including (10) are alsoputting efforts into saving pandas.Answers (1) the Chengdu Research Base (2) preparing milk for the baby pa
25、ndas breakfast (3) awake and hungry (4) they are her own babies (5) fewer (6) illnesses (7) dont live very long (8) cut down (9) pandas and other endangered wild animals (10) the Chinese government and scientists教学效果评价通过阅读文章，学生更深层次地了解了大熊猫面临的生存危机；通过阅读文中对动物保护项目的介绍，学生想要积极投身大熊猫及其他野生动物的保护，热爱自然，保护环境。作业完成点拨训练UNIT 7 课时5 Section B (2a2e) 的练习。教学笔记_8
