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年 级：八年级 学 科：英语（译林版）
Unit 5 Wild animals
(Reading)
What kind of animal do you think it is
Look at the picture carefully and describe the animal.
small/ tiny
have pink skin
have short, white fur
look like a little ...
with small eyes closed
...
Lead-in
What do you know about giant pandas
giant pandas
bamboo
bamboo shoots
bamboo leaves
a kind of black-and-white bear with a long history
famous as a national treasure of China
live mainly on bamboo, including bamboo shoots and leaves
Meet some of the famous giant panda stars.
Huahua
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda
Feiyun
Dalian Forest Zoo
Qizai
Qinling Giant Panda Breeding Research Center
the Sichuan Pandas
the Qinling Pandas
Why do people take pandas like Qizai to the research center
To take good care of them and make sure they can survive.
Pre-reading
①
②
④
③
⑤
Skim for the main idea as well as the structure.
Xiwang in safe hands
While-reading
The two sentences form a connecting link between
the preceding and the following.
（承上启下）
①
②③④
⑤
①②
③
④
⑤
①②
③④
⑤
①
②③
④
⑤
A. B. C. D.
①② the story of Xiwang
③ the problems wild pandas face
④ the actions people take to help
⑤ the bright future for pandas
Knowing the structure can help us find information quickly.
The story of Xiwang is written in order of ______.
a She learnt to look after herself.
b She got round-the-clock care.
c She began to eat bamboo.
d She was tiny, pink and quiet, with eyes closed, and weighed just 100 grams.
e She weighed over 35 kilograms.
When___________
In the beginning
At 6 months
At ______ months
At 20 months
she was born
12
… first saw her. Her birth ...
Half a year later, ... (6+6)
Scan for specific information
What was Xiwang like at different ages ①②
time
Scan for specific information
serious problems
pandas face
_________ to
have babies
easily _______
_____________
have _________
or __________
make______ to
protect pandas
build more
_____________
help them ____
_____________
Where there is a will, there is a way. And also, hope.
What problems do pandas have ③
get sick
and die
no place
enough food
laws
nature reserves
have
more babies
difficult
How do people deal with the problems ④
actions the government has taken
Read and think for further understanding.
What do we know about Xiwang
A. Xiwang had black and white fur when it was born.
B. Xiwang got 14 hours’ care every day in the beginning.
C. Xiwang was able to eat bamboo at 5 months old.
D. At 1 year old, it weighed over 350 times its weight at birth.

√


35000g 100g=350
Read and think for further understanding.
Do the panda keepers love Xiwang How do you know that
Her birth brought much happiness to us.
We gave her round-the-clock care.
We named her Xiwang because it means “hope”.
There is nothing more satisfying than seeing Xiwang grow into a big ball of fur.
(Panda keepers are _________ to see Xiwang grow up.
To them, it is the most ___________ thing.)
Positive words usually express love.
happy
enjoyable
Read and think for further understanding.
Which of the following charts shows “the number of giant pandas is increasing”
A.
B.
C.
Thanks to (多亏) all the efforts, ...——In a positive tone.
Thanks to all the people’s hard work, there are more and more pandas.
Read and think further.
What does “our” refer to in the sentence “But they still need our protection.”
How can we understand the title —“Xiwang in safe hands”
The writer’s, other panda keepers’ & all the other people’s.
The panda Xiwang is safe. Panda keepers take good care of it.
If people work together to protect wild animals, they will be in safe hands—there will be more hope for them.
Discuss in groups.
Should we keep wild animals in the zoo
protect endangered animals—People can help them survive and have babies.
teach people how to protect animals—Seeing real animals makes people care more!
take care of sick or injured animals—Doctors are professional!
provide enough space—Animals may feel sad or stressed.
provide a real environment—Animals may forget natural skills.
show respect to smart animals—They may feel like being in prison!
The zoo is a good place to ...
The zoo can’t ...
Nature reserves are better choices!
Post-reading
Annie: Giant pandas are so popular all over the world!
Simon: Right! Giant pandas are very cute. And they have a history of about eight million years.
Annie: Really That’s so long!
Simon: It is. But they face some (1)__________ problems.
Annie: Like what
Simon: It’s difficult for giant pandas to have babies, and it’s easy for baby pandas to (2)__________and die. Also, they mainly (3)__________bamboo, but the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. (4)__________, giant pandas may not have a place to live or enough food to eat.
Annie: I see.
Simon: Luckily, our government is working hard to help them, and there are now laws to protect them.
Annie: Oh, I’m so glad to hear that.
Simon: Thanks to the (5)__________of the government, the number of pandas is (6)_________. Now there are about 1,900 giant pandas (7)__________.But that doesn’t mean everything is OK. They still need our (8)___________.
as a result effort get sick in the wild increase live on protection serious
Read it through and think about parts of speech.
conj. n. v. prep. v. v. n. adj.
adj.
v.
v.
conj.
n.
adj. /v-ing
prep.
n.
Annie: Giant pandas are so popular all over the world!
Simon: Right! Giant pandas are very cute. And they have a history of about eight million years.
Annie: Really That’s so long!
Simon: It is. But they face some (1)__________ problems.
Annie: Like what
Simon: It’s difficult for giant pandas to have babies, and it’s easy for baby pandas to (2)__________and die. Also, they mainly (3)__________bamboo, but the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. (4)__________, giant pandas may not have a place to live or enough food to eat.
Annie: I see.
Simon: Luckily, our government is working hard to help them, and there are now laws to protect them.
Annie: Oh, I’m so glad to hear that.
Simon: Thanks to the (5)________ of the government, the number of pandas is (6)___________. Now
there are about 1,900 giant pandas (7)____________.But that doesn’t mean everything is OK.
They still need our (8)___________.
as a result effort get sick in the wild increase live on protection serious
serious
get sick
live on
As a result
efforts
increasing
in the wild
protection
Self-assessment
What can I do Points
1. I can tell the story of Xiwang.
2. I can quickly find the problems pandas have and the actions people have taken to help by skimming and scanning.
3. I can correctly understand the further meanings of some words and expressions, such as “increase” “Xiwang in safe hands” and so on.
4. I can talk about the good and bad points of keeping animals in the zoo.
Need to work hard.
Not bad.
Excellent!
Homework: Choose one animal in danger and make a leaflet to help people know：
what they are like
what problems they have
what we can do for them
make at least 6 pages
use simple words & lively pictures
Animals Yangtze River Dolphins Tigers Sea Turtles
Biggest problems Dirty water and boat traffic Hunting Ocean pollution
( plastic bags )
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