八年级下Unit7-Whats-the-highest-mountain-in-the-worldS

weighv.称重adultn.成人adj.成年的bamboon.竹子endangeredadj.濒危的researchn.&v.调查；研究keepern.饲养员awakeadj.醒着excitementn.激动illnessn.疾病artworkn.插图wildadj.野生的governmentn.政府Comparefactsaboutthesetwoanimals.Usethelanguageintheboxtohelpyoumakesentences.1aElephant—is350cmtall—weighs5,000kilos—eats150kilosoffoodadayPanda—is150cmtall(standingontwolegs)—weighs100kilos—eats10kilosoffoodadayExamplesentences:Thiselephantweighsmanytimesmorethanthispanda.(200cmtaller/shorter,weighmuchmore/less,eatmuchmore/less,eatmanytimesmore)大熊猫最奇特的一点是新生儿在出生时相当的不成熟，体重仅是它母亲体重的0.1%，平均为145克左右，约为成年的千分之一。照顾孩子是一项非常艰巨的任务，通常历时18个月，有时长达两年，直到她的下一个孩子出生。大象是现存世界最大的陆栖动物，主要外部特征为柔韧而肌肉发达的长鼻和扇大的耳朵，具缠卷的功能，是象自卫和取食的有力工具。象肩高约2米，体重3～7吨。非洲象耳大，体型较大，体重较重。亚洲象耳小，身体较小，体重较轻。Listenandcheck(√)thenumbersyouhear.1001620501200.10.2150√√√√√1bListenagainandcompletethesentences.1.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout___to___kilos.2.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout___cmlong.3.Ababypandaisnotblack.Itis____andithasno_____.4.Apandacanliveupto___to___years.0.10.215pinkteeth20301cTaketurnstellingyourclassmatesaboutpandas.A:Ababypandacannotsee.B:Anadultpandaweighsmanytimesmorethanababypanda.1dHerearesomefactsaboutkoala,usetheinformationabovetomakesentences.Koala—is75cmtall—weighs10kilos—eatsleaves—sleeps20hoursadayTalkaboutpandasinyourclass.Usethesewordstohelpyou.2abig,bamboo,zoo,popular,cute,blackandwhite,Sichuan,famous,endangered,beautiful,forest,protectThismeansmovingyoureyesquicklydownthepagetofindspecificinformation.略读时，只需读每一段第一句话（较长的段落，读前两句）。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。阅读时，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。Scanthearticletofindoutwhatthesenumbersmean.10,12,200,20002bScanthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.1.WhatisLinWei’sjob?2.Whatdothebabypandaseatforbreakfast?3.Whatdoadultpandaseat?Apandakeeper.Milk.Bamboos.2c4.Whyarepandasendangered?5.Whatisonewayofsavingpandas?Lessforestforpandastolive.Teachingchildren.Completethesentencesusingwordsandphrasesfromthepassage.1.Thepanda_______attheChengduResearchBaseareawakeveryearlyinthemorningto_______breakfastforthebabypandas.keepersprepare2.Adultpandasdonothavebabiesvery____,andsomeofthebabiesonlyliveforashorttimebecauseof_______.oftenillnesses2d4.AspecialprograminChengduteaches_______aboutwhypandasare__________andhowtosavethem.endangered5.The__________________isalsohelpingtosavethepandas.It’s_______________moretreestomakemorehomesforthepandas.Chinesegovernmentnecessarytoplant3.Anotherreasonforfewerandfewerpandasisbecausepeoplearecuttingdown____sopandashavefewerplacestolive.treeschildrenDiscusswhatotherwaysyouthinkchildrencanhelptosavethepandas.2eprepareforbeawakerunoverfallovertakecareofplaywithone’sownbespecialtosb.everytwoyearsdiefromillnessspendtimedoingsth.cutdownaneducationprogramendangeredanimalsthewaytointhefuture1.Atbirth,ababypandaisabout…birthv.出生atbirth出生时e.g.Man’snatureatbirthisgood.人之初，性本善。givebirthto…生（孩子）；产生e.g.Myauntgavebirthtoabeautifulbabygirlyesterday.昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。2.Apandacanliveupto20to30years.upto到达（数量，程度等）；不多于e.g.InsomeareaofAfrica,childrengeteducatedupto12yearsold.在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教育到12岁。3.…theyrunoverwithexcitementandsomeofthemevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfallover!runover跑上前去overadv.穿越；从……的一边到另一边e.g.Sheranovertosayhello,butIdidn’trecognizeher.她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。walkinto（走路时意外）撞上e.g.Ashewasthinkingtoodeeplyandnotplayingattentiontowherehewasgoing,hewalkedstraightintoatree.由于他陷入深思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。fallover摔倒；倒下e.g.Don’truntoofast,oryoumightfallover.别跑的太快，要不你会摔跤的。falloversomething被某物绊倒e.g.Tommyfelloverthedogandbrokehisfrontteeth.Tommy被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了门牙。4.Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2,000pandaslivingintheremainingforests.livingintheremainingforests是一个现在分词短语，用做定语，修饰pandas。e.g.thegirlssingingunderthetree树下唱歌的女孩们thewomenwashingclothesbytheriver河边洗衣服的女人们1.…cmtaller/shorter2.much/even/alittle/less+比较级3.…timesmorethan….4.Talkabouthowtoprotectpandas.Makealistabouthowtosavepandas.Importantphrases:feelfreeasfarasIknowinthefaceofeventhoughatbirthuptorunoverwalkintofalloverorso随意就我所知面对（问题、困难）即使；虽然出生时到达跑上前去；跑过去走路时撞着绊倒大约Importantsentences:What’sthehighestmountainsintheworld?Qomolangma.HowlongisQomolangma?It’s8,844.43metershigh.It’shigherthananyothermountain.Whichisthedeepestsaltlakeintheworld?TheCaspianSeaisthedeepestofallthesaltlake.DidyouknowthatChinaisoneoftheoldestcountriesintheworld?Yes,Idid.It’smucholderthantheUS.1.…cmtaller/shorter2.much/even/alittle/less+比较级3.…timesmorethan….4.Talkabouthowtoprotectpandas.Importantstructures:鲸的体型是世界上存在的动物中最大的，鲸是终生生活在水中的哺乳动物，对水的依赖程度很大，以致它们一旦离开了水便无法生活，鲸形状像鱼，鼻孔在头的上部，用肺呼吸。体长可达三十米，是现在世界上最大的动物。鲸为适应水中生活，减少阻力，它们的后肢消失，前肢变成划水的浆板。身体成为流线型，酷似鱼。因而它们的潜水能力很强，小型齿鲸可潜至100-300米的水深处，停留4-5分钟，长须鲸可在水下300-500米处待上1小时，最大的齿鲸--抹香鲸能潜至千米以下，并在水中持续2小时之久。Readthefollowingwordsandphrasesaboutwhales.Puttheminthecorrectplaceinthechart.1.Humanscatchwhalesformeat,fatandoil2.Eatsmallfishandothersealife3.Jumphighoutofthewater4.Rulesonwhaleprotection5.Huge6.Waterpollution3a7.Liveinthesea8.Somekindshaveteeth9.Learnmoreaboutwhales10.Stopputtingrubbis