SectionB第2課時Unit7

What'sthehighestmountainintheworld?

1.Tolearnthearticlein2b2.Tolearnnewwords:bamboo,research,keeper,awake,excitement,illness,wild,government,oil,protection,huge…TeachingAimsDoyoulikepandas?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?大熊貓最奇特的一點是新生兒在出生時相當?shù)牟怀墒?，體重僅是它母親體重的0.1%，平均為145克左右，約為成年的千分之一。照顧孩子是一項非常艱巨的任務，通常歷時18個月，有時長達兩年，直到她的下一個孩子出生。2aTalkaboutpandasinyourclass.Usethesewordstohelpyou.bigbamboozoopopularcuteblackandwhiteSichuanfamousendangeredbeautifulforestprotect2bReadthearticletofindoutwhatthesenumbersmean:10,12,300,2,000.閱讀策略：ScanningThismeansmovingyoureyesquicklydownthepagetofindspecificinformation.

略讀時，只需讀每一段第一句話（較長的段落，讀前兩句）。第一句話常是整段討論的主題。在結(jié)論段，重點可能在最后一句。閱讀時，把文本標出來，是幫助回答問題好方法?？蓪㈥P鍵詞畫線或在段落旁寫下本段主題，一兩個字就夠了，關鍵在于涵蓋全文的速度。

略讀時遇到不懂單詞，試觀察前后字來猜出意思。比如，在不懂的單字前面是形容詞，那么這個字可能會是名詞；在不懂的單字之前是副詞，那么這個字可能會是動詞。只要了解段落大意就好了。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.2cReadthearticleagainandwriteshortanswerstothequestions.WhatisLinWei'sjob?

2.Whatdothebabypandashaveforbreakfast?

Heisresponsiblefortakingcareofthepandas,includingwashing,feeding,playingwiththem.Theydrinkmilkforbreakfast.3.Whyarepandasendangered?

4.WhatdoestheeducationprograminChengdudo?Ononehand,thebabypandasdon'tlivelongbecauseofillnesses;ontheotherhand,pandasfeedonbamboo,buthumanscutdownthebambooforests.Itteacheschildrenaboutpandasandotherendangeredwildanimals.5.Whyarescientistsdoingresearch?Scientistsaredoingresearchtobetterunderstandthehabitsofpandas.Thepanda_______attheChengduResearchBaseareawakeveryearlyinthemorningto_______breakfastforthebabypandas.keepersprepare2.In_________,pandashavebecomeso_______thattheyarenowasymbolofChina.oftenillnesses2dCompletethesentencesusingwordsfromthepassage.3.Adultpandasdonothavebabiesvery______,andsomeofthebabiesonlyliveforashorttimebecauseof________.theworldpopular4.AspecialprograminChengduteaches_________

aboutwhypandasare____________.5.TheChinesegovernmentishelpingto_____thepandas.Scientistsalsowanttobetter___________thehabitsofpandas.childrenendangeredsaveunderstand2eWhatotherwaysdoyouthinkchildrencanhelptosavethepandas?