新八下英语Unit7-Whats-the--highest-mountain-in-the-worl

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.0.10.215pinkteeth20301c•Teacher：Doyouhaveanyquestionsaboutbabypandas?Boy1：Aretheymuchsmallerthananadultpanda?Teacher：Yes.Whenthey’reborn,theyonlyweighabout0.1to0.2kilos.Boy1：Wow,that’ssmall!Iknowanadultpandaweighsmanytimesmorethanababy.•Teacher：That’sright.Andtheadultpandasweighabout100kilos.关于大熊猫宝宝你们有问题吗？我知道成年大熊猫比大熊猫宝宝重许多倍。•Boy2：Whataboutthesizeofababypanda?Howsmallisit?Teacher：Atbirth,it’sonlyaround15cmlong,butanadultpandaisaround150cmlong.•Girl1：Isababypandaalsoblackandwhite?•Teacher：No,youwouldneverguess!Ababypandaispinkanditcannotsee.Italsodoesn’thaveanyteeth.•Girl1：Howlongcanpandaslive?Teacher：Theycanliveupto20to30years.大熊猫宝宝的大小呢？它有多小？大熊猫宝宝也是黑白花色的吗？不，你将永远猜不出来！大熊猫宝宝是粉色的，并且它看不见。它也没长牙。Taketurnstellingyourclassmatesaboutpandas.A:Ababypandacannotsee.B:Anadultpandaweighsmanytimesmorethanababypanda.1dHerearesomefactsaboutkoala,usetheinformationabovetomakesentences.Koala—is75cmtall—weighs10kilos—eatsleaves—sleeps20hoursaday•Anadultpandaweighsmanytimesmorethanababypanda•“A+v.+倍数+形容词或副词的比较级+than+B•一次一倍once：两次两倍：twice，三次以上：•数词+times•这条河比那条河长两倍•Thisriveristwicelongerthanthatone•.地铁的速度小汽车快五倍•Thesubwayrunsfivetimesfasterthanthatcar•倍数+as…as“是…的…倍(宽/长)=(倍数-1）+比较级+than“比…(宽/长…)多少倍•E.g:Thisbridgeisthreetimesaswideasthatone.=thisbridgeistwicewiderthanthatone.•YaoMing打篮球打得我们的十倍好•YaoMingplaysbasketballtentimesaswellasus.•YaoMingplaysbasketballninetimesbetterthanus•她的头发是我的三倍长•Herhairisthreetimesaslongasmine•Herhairistwicelongerthanmine.Talkaboutpandasinyourclass.Usethesewordstohelpyou.2abig,bamboo,zoo,popular,cute,blackandwhite,Sichuan,famous,endangered,beautiful,forest,protect2b.Scanthearticletofindoutwhatthesenumbersmean:10,12,200,2,000.ScanningThismeansmovingyoureyesquicklydownthepagetofindspecificinformation.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。Scanthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.1.WhatisLinWei’sjob?2Whatdothebabypandaseatforbreakfast?Apandakeeper.Milk.2c3.Whyarepandasendangered?Becausetheydonothavemanybabies,andbabiesoftendiefromillnessesanddonotlivelong.Astheforestsgetsmallerandotherhumanactivitiescausemoreproblems,pandascannotfindenoughtoeatandtheyarehavingfewerbabies4.WhatdoestheeducationprograminChengdudo?Theysendpeopletoschoolstotellchildrenabouttheimportanceofsavingpandasandotherendangeredwildanimals5.Whyarescientistsdoingresearch?TheyhopetobetterunderstandthehabitsofpandasCompletethesentencesusingwordsandphrasesfromthepassage.1.Thepanda_______attheChengduResearchBaseareawakeveryearlyinthemorningto_______breakfastforthebabypandas.keepersprepare3.Adultpandasdonothavebabiesvery____,andsomeofthebabiesonlyliveforashorttimebecauseof_______.oftenillnesses2d2.In_______,pandashavebecomeso_______thattheyarenowasymbolofChinafactpopular4.AspecialprograminChengduteaches_______aboutwhypandasare__________andhowtosavethem.endangered5.TheChinesegovernmentisalsohelpingto________thepandas.Scientistsalsowanttobetter__________thehabitsofpandaschildrensaveunderstand1.Itis8:30a.m.attheChengduResearchBase.Pandakeepersarepreparingthemilkforthebabypandas’breakfast.At9:00a.m.,theyfindthatmostofthebabiesarealreadyawakeandhungry.Whenthebabiesseethekeepers,theyrunoverwithexcitementandsomeoftheyoungpandasevenwalkintotheirfriendsandfallover!•在成都研究基地，现在是上午8:30。熊猫饲养员在为熊猫宝宝准备早餐喝的牛奶。上午9:00，他们发现大多数熊猫宝宝已经醒过来，饿着肚子。熊猫宝宝一看到饲养员，就兴奋地跑过来，其中几只小的熊猫还撞上他们的朋友，翻滚在地！LinWei,oneofthepandakeepers,says“They’resocuteandlovely.Itakecareofthemlikethey’remyownbabies.Iwash,feedandplaywiththemeveryday.They’reveryspecialtome.”Infact,manypeoplearoundtheworldlovetheseblackandwhiteanimals.pandashavebecomesopopularthattheyarenowasymbolofChina.•林薇其中一个饲养员说：它们都是这样聪明可爱。我照料它们就像自己的宝宝一样。每一天，我都给它们洗刷、喂食并和它们一起玩耍。它们对我来说很特别。事实上，世界各地的许多人爱这些黑白相间的动物。熊猫变得如此受欢迎，他们现在是中国的一个象征。”•Scientistssaytherearenowfewerthan2,000pandaslivingintheforests.•Another300orsoliveinthezoosorresearchcentersinChinaandothercountries.Pandasdonothavemanybabies,maybeonlyoneeverytwo•years.Thebab