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初中英语译林版八年级上册
Unit 5
Wild
Wild
animals
animals
Reading ( I )
Learning objectives
通过文本学习，增强保护野生动物的责任感，主动关注身边动物保护案例，尝试用英语向家人宣传 “保护理念”，实现情感态度与文化意识培养。
03
通过分层阅读任务，精准抓取细节信息，梳理文本 “个体 - 物种 - 保护” 逻辑，运用 “First... Then... Finally...” 等支架复述成长过程。
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通过讨论、分享，用英语分析野生大熊猫困境及保护意义，灵活运用 “Giant pandas face problems like...” 等句式表达观点，提升思维品质与语言输出能力。
02
通过本课时的学习：
重点
重点
Watch and answer
Why do you think pandas are so popular
Pandas are popular because they’re...
(cute, unique, a symbol of China)
Maybe pandas don’t have enough... (food, home), or they can’t... (have babies easily).
Think and answer
What problems do you think pandas face in the wild
Let’s learn
Giant pandas are not just cute—they’re China’s national treasure （国宝）and a symbol of international wildlife protection. Many countries work with China to save them!
Tips: We can predict the main idea from the title and the pictures.
A. Xiwang’s happy life in the zoo.
B. How Xiwang was born and protected.
C. Problems of all wild animals.
Read and predict
What does the article mainly talk about ( )
B
Para.1 a The problems for giant pandas in the wild
Para.2 b The birth of a baby panda and the meaning of her name
Para.3 c The future for giant pandas
Para.4 d China’s efforts to protect giant pandas
Para.5 e The growth of the baby panda
Read and match
Match each paragraph with the correct main idea below.
Read and choose
① What does “Xiwang” mean ( )
A. Love B. Hope C. Safe
② When did Xiwang start to eat bamboo ( )
A. At birth
B. At 6 months
C. At 20 months
Read para 1 - para 2 and choose
B
B
1. What problems do wild pandas face
2. What has the government done to protect pandas
Read and answer
Read para 3 - para 4 and answer the questions:
They have difficulty having babies; Baby pandas get sick easily;
Bamboo forests are becoming smaller, so they lack homes and food.
Made laws;
Built more nature reserves;
Scientists help pandas have more babies.
It shows hope for panda protection.
Read and answer
Read para 5 and answer the question:
3. Why is Xiwang’s story important
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.
Here is a growth chart for Xiwang. Match the sentences with the pictures by writing the correct letters in the boxes. Then tell your classmates about the growth process of the giant panda.
Read and match
When she was born
1
d
Read and match
2
3
4
5
In the beginning
At 6 months
At 12 months
At 20 months
b
c
e
a
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.
Listen and follow
Useful expressions: We can...; Let’s...; It’s important to...
Discuss and share
Discuss in pairs: Apart from government actions, what else can we students do to protect the giant pandas
Example:
We can make posters to tell people about panda protection; Let’s save paper to protect bamboo forests.
Language points
round-the-clock /ra nd 'kl k/ adj. 全天候的
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round-the-clock 是由多个单词组合构成的复合形容词，意为“全天候的”；其同义词有around-the-clock 全天候的、day-and-night 夜以继日的、all-day-long 整天；其他常见的复合形容词有cold-blooded 冷血的；easy-going 随和的；kind-hearted 善良的；man-made 人造的；second-hand 二手的。
归纳拓展
1. Our school library offers ________________（全天候的）online services now.
2. A ___________（人造的)satellite orbits the Earth.
3. 医院有全天候的医生帮助病人。
The hospital has ____________________________ ___________ to help sick people.
round-the-clock
man-made
round-the-clock/day-and-night
Language points
doctors
weigh 意为“有……重”时，是系动词。对重量提问用“How much does/ do... weigh ” 或“How heavy is/are... ”。意为“称重量”时，是及物动词。
weigh 作动词，还可意为“认真考虑；权衡”。
weigh 的名词形式为weight，意为“重量；分量”。
Language points
weigh /we / linking v. 有……重
2
常用搭配：put on/gain weight 增加体重 lose weight 减肥
the weight of... ……的重量
2. 你能帮我称一下这个包裹吗？
Can you __________ __________ __________ for me
1. The elephant at the zoo several tons.
weighs
weigh this package
Language points
辨析: satisfying与satisfied
satisfying
satisfied
Language points
satisfying /'s t sfa / adj. 令人满意的
3
形容词，表示“令人满意的”，通常用于描述事物或情况给人的感觉。
形容词，表示“感到满意的”，通常用于描述人的感受。
3. 我对自己的彩虹画很满意，用这么多颜色令人很满足！
I’m __________ __________ my rainbow drawing, and using so many colours is __________ __________!
Language points
1. Reading a whole chapter by myself was so __________ (令人满意的)!
2. I’m __________ (感到满意的) with my lunchbox—it has my favourite grapes!
satisfying
satisfied
satisfied with
so satisfying
Xiwang’s Growth
Wild Pandas’ Problems
Protection Actions
Xiwang in safe hands & Giant Panda Protection
born (100g, tiny) →6 months
(eat bamboo) →12 months
(over 35kg) →20 months (look after herself ).
hard to have babies;
baby pandas get sick easily; bamboo forests smaller.
made laws;
nature reserves;
scientists’efforts.
Summary
Homework
2
Practice: Read the text again, write a 3-sentence review: “What I learned from Xiwang’s story is...; Wild pandas need...; I will...”.
3
Expand: Design a “Protect Wild Animals” poster in English, include 3 action tips (e.g., “Don’t buy ivory products”), and show it to classmates.
Base: Retell Xiwang’s growth story in 5 sentences, using “First... Then... Finally...”.
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