八年级下英语课件《What＇s the highest moutain in the world》

八年级下英语课件《What＇s the highest moutain in the world》

Compare facts about these two animals. Use the language in the box to help you make sentences. 1a Elephant — is 350 cm tall — weighs 5,000 kilos — eats 150 kilos of food a day Panda — is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs) — weighs 100 kilos — eats 10 kilos of food a day Example sentences: 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) 大熊猫最奇特的一点是 新生儿在出生时相当的 不成熟，体重仅是它母 亲体重的0.1%，平均 为145克左右，约为成 年的千分之一。照顾孩 子是一项非常艰巨的任 务，通常历时18个月， 有时长达两年，直到她 的下一个孩子出生。 大象是现存世界最大的 陆栖动物，主要外部特 征为柔韧而肌肉发达的 长鼻和扇大的耳朵，具 缠卷的功能，是象自卫 和取食的有力工具。象 肩高约2米，体重3～7 吨。非洲象耳大，体型 较大，体重较重。亚洲 象耳小，身体较小，体 重较轻。 Listen and check(√) the numbers you hear. 100 16 20 50 120 0.1 0.2 150 √ √ √ √ √ 1b Listen again and complete the sentences. 1. At birth, a baby panda is about ___ to ___ kilos. 2. At birth, a baby panda is about ___ cm long. 3. A baby panda is not black. It is ____ and it has no _____. 4. A panda can live up to ___ to ___ years. 0.1 0.2 15 pink teeth 20 30 1c This means moving your eyes quickly down the page to find specific information. 略读时，只需读每一段第一句话（较长的 段落，读前两句）。第一句话常是整段讨论的 主题。在结论段，重点可能在最后一句。阅读 时，把文本标出来，是帮助回答问题好方法。 可将关键词画线或在段落旁写下本段主题，一 两个字就够了，关键在于涵盖全文的速度。  　 略读时遇到不懂单词，试观察前后字来猜 出意思。比如，在不懂的单字前面是形容词， 那么这个字可能会是名词；在不懂的单字之前 是副词，那么这个字可能会是动词。只要了解 段落大意就好了。 Scan the article to find out what these numbers mean. 10, 12, 200, 2000 2b Scan 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. What do adult pandas eat? A panda keeper. Milk. Bamboos. 2c 4. Why are pandas endangered? 5. What is one way of saving pandas? Less forest for pandas to live. Teaching children. 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. keepers prepare 2. Adult pandas do not have babies very ____, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _______. often illnesses 2d 4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _______ about why pandas are __________ and how to save them. endangered 5. The __________________ is also helping to save the pandas. It’s _______________ more trees to make more homes for the pandas. Chinese government necessary to plant 3. Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down ____ so pandas have fewer places to live.trees children