英语人教版八年级下册unit-7--section-B-Reading

Unit7What’sthehighestmountainintheworld?Whatdoyouknowaboutpandas?PairworkTalkaboutpandaswithyourpartner.Usethesewordstohelpyou.bigbamboozoopopularcuteblackandwhiteSichuanfamousendangeredbeautifulforestprotectAnswerthequestions1.Whatdoesapandalooklike?2.Whatdoesapandaeat?3.Wheredoesitlive?4.Aretherealotofpandasnow?Watchavideo.ageneralideacertaininformationtitlesandheadingsthefirstandlastsentencesofparagraphsthefirstandlastparagraphspicturesandchartsScanthetextforkeywordsandphrases,dates,etc.Donotneedtoreadthewholetext.Thismeansmovingyoureyesquicklydownthepagetofindspecificinformation.2bReadthearticletofindoutwhatthesenumbersmean:10,12,300,2,000.Itis8:30a.m.attheChengduResearchBase.Pandakeepersarepreparingmilkforthebabypandas’breakfast.At9:00a.m.,theyfindthatmostofthebabiesarealreadyawakeandhungry.Whenthebabiesseethekeepers,theyrunovertothemwithexcitementandsomeoftheyoungpandasevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfallover!LinWei,oneofthepandakeepers,says,“They’resocuteandlovely.Itakecareofthemlikethey’remyownbabies.Iwash,feedandplaywiththemeveryday.They’reveryspecialtome.”Infact,manypeoplearoundtheworldlovetheseblackandwhiteanimals.PandashavebecomesopopularthattheyarenowasymbolofChina.Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2,000pandaslivingintheforests.Another300orsoliveinzoosorresearchcentersinChinaandothercountries.Pandasdonothavemanybabies,maybeonlyoneeverytwoyears.Thebabiesoftendiefromillnessesanddonotliveverylong.Adultpandasspendmorethan12hoursadayeatingabout10kilosofbamboo.Manyyearsago,therewerealotmorebambooforestsandpandasinChina,butthenhumansstartedtocutdowntheseforests.Astheforestsgetsmallerandotherhumanactivitiescausemoreproblems,pandascannotfindenoughtoeatandtheyarehavingfewerbabies.AneducationprograminChengduteacheschildrenaboutpandasandotherendangeredwildanimals.Theysendpeopletoschoolstotellchildrenabouttheimportanceofsavingtheseanimals.AndtheChinesegovernmentistryinghardtohelpsavethepandas.Scientistsaredoingresearchtobetterunderstandthehabitsofpandas.Weallhopethatinthefuturetherewillbealotmorepandas.1.WhatisLinWei’sjob?2.2.Whatdothebabypandaseatforbreakfast?2cScanthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.Heisresponsiblefortakingcareofthepandas,includingwashing,feedingandplayingwiththem.Theydrinkmilkforbreakfast.3.Whatdoadultpandaseat?4.Whyarepandasendangered?5.Whatisonewayofsavingpandas?Theyeatbamboo.Ononehand,thebabypandasdon’tlivelongbecauseofillnesses;Ontheotherhand,pandasfeedonbamboo,buthumanscutdownthebambooforests.Teachingchildrentheimportanceofsavingpandas/Plantingmorebambootrees.1.Thepanda__________attheChengduResearchBaseareawakeveryearlyinthemorningto_________breakfastforthebabypandas.2.Adultpandasdonothavebabiesvery__________,andsomeofthebabiesonlyliveforashorttimebecauseof________.2dCompletethesentencesusingwordsandphrasesfromthepassage.keepersprepareoftenillnesses3.Anotherreasonforfewerandfewerpandasisbecausepeoplearecuttingdown_________sopandashavefewerplacestolive.4.AspecialprograminChengduteaches_______aboutwhypandasare_________andhowtosavethem.5.The____________________isalsohelpingtosavethepandas.Itis_________moretreestomakemorehomesforthepandas.forestschildrenendangeredChinesegovernmentplanting2eWhatotherwaysdoyouthinkchildrencanhelptosavethepandas?HomeworkWriteapassageaboutwhatpeoplecandotoprotecttheendangeredanimals.