Unit7第四课时(2a-2b).pptVIP

R 八年级下册 Unit 7 Whats the highest mountain in the world? Section B 2a-2d bamboo n. 竹子 endangered adj.濒危的 keeper n.饲养员 awake adj.醒着 excitement n. 激动 illness n. 疾病 remaining adj. 遗留的；剩余的 artwork n. 插图 wild adj. 野生的 government n. 政府 2a. Talk about pandas in your class. Use these words to help you. big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect Reading Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 2000 2b This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information. Scanning Language points 1. At 9:00 a.m.,they find that most of the babies are already awake and hungry. awake是形容词，意为“醒着的”。 如：Give him the letter as soon as hes awake. 他一醒就把这封信给他。 The wide awake patients heard the strange sound. 那些十分清醒的病人听到这奇怪的声音。 Language points 2. When the babies see the keepers,they run over to them with excitement and some of the young pandas even walk into their friends and fall over! excitement是名词，意为“激动；兴奋”。 如：His eyes were wild with excitement. 他眼中流露出极度兴奋的神情。 He has a weak heart, and should avoid excitement. 他心脏衰弱,应当避免激动。 3. The babies often die from illnesses and do not live very long. (1)die from是动词词组，意为“死于……， 因……而死。”。 如：In big cities during cold winter months, many old people die from the polluted air. 在大城市里，在寒冷的冬季，许多老年人死于污染的空气。 Many villagers die every year from snake bites. 每年都有许多村民死因被蛇咬而死亡。 Language points Language points (2)illness是可数名词，意为“疾病；病”，其复数形式是illnesses。 如：Fever is a symptom of many illnesses. 发烧是许多疾病的症兆。 That doctor specializes in childrens illnesses. 那位医生专门研究儿科疾病。 Language points 4. Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating about 10 kilos of bamboo. (1)adult是形容词，意为“成年的；成年人”。 如：We should do our best to develop the adult education. 我们应当努力发展成人教育。 Arent you adult enough to know that there are two sides to e