新目标[英语周报]八年级下册：Unit7 Section B 1 (1a-2e) 教案.docVIP

Section B 1 (1a-2e) Step 1 New words 1. weigh v. 称重 2. adult n. 成人 adj. 成年的 3. bamboo n. 竹子 4. endangered adj. 濒危的 5. research n.v. 调查；研究 6. keeper n. 饲养员 7. awake adj. 醒着 8. excitement n. 激动 9. illness n. 疾病 10. artwork n. 插图 11. wild adj. 野生的 12. government n. 政府 Step 2 Discussion 1. Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences. e.g. This elephant weighs many times more than this panda. (200 cm taller/shorter, weigh much more/less, eat much more/less, eat many times more) 2. Discuss in pairs. Compare the panda and the elephant. 3. Do 1a.Make more sentences using the information in 1a. Step 3 Listening 1. 1b Listen and check (√) the numbers you hear. 1c Listen again and complete the sentences. 2. Practice. Take turns telling your classmates about pandas. A: A baby panda can not see. B: An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda. Step 4 Reading 1. Pre-reading Talk about panda in your class. Use these words to help you. big, bamboo, zoo, popular, cute, black and white, Sichuan, famous, endangered, beautiful, forest, protect, 2. Reading tasks 2b Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 300, 2000 2c Read the article again and write short answers to the questions. 1. What is Lin Wei’s job? 2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast? 3. Why are pandas endangered? 4. What does the education program in Chengdu do? 5. Why are scientists doing research? 2d Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage. 1. The panda _______ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _______ breakfast for the baby pandas. 2. In _______, pandas have become so _________ that they are now a symbol of China. 3. Adult pandas do not have babies very _____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of ________. 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches