8a unit 4 wild animalsperiod 2 reading（1）【學習目標】語言知識：1認識和理解reading的詞匯。2根據上下文猜測大意。3掌握故事主題思想。語言技能：1訓練學生略讀和尋讀的能力。2鼓勵學生表達關于如何保護野生動物的觀點。情感態度：1鼓勵學生采取措施保護大熊貓。2加強學生的環保意識。課前延伸1預習單詞outside - writer, 對照音標，拼讀單詞，認知詞義。2預習reading, 了解大熊貓的生長過程和生存處境。3查閱資料，了解人類為解決野生動物的生存危機而采取了怎樣的措施？4閱讀reading, 找出下列短語。1. 看起來像小白鼠 _ 2. 在四個月大時 _ 3. 第一次_ 4. 不再 _ 5. 在最初的時候_ 6. 照料她自己_ 7. 生活在野外_ 8. 砍倒樹木_ 9. 拿走，帶走 _ 10. 處在危險中 _（答案：1. look like white mice 2. at four months old 3. for the first time 4. notany more 5. at the very beginning 6. look after herself 7. live in the wild 8. cut down trees 9. take away 10. in danger ）自主學習記錄卡1.自學本課內容后，你有哪些疑難之處？2.你有哪些問題要提交小組討論？課內探究i. read the text quickly and answer the following questions:1. whats the story about? 2. what will happen to giant pandas if we do nothing?（答案：1. its about a giant panda named xi wang. 2. therell be no giant pandas in the world.) ii. listen to the tape, answer the following questions:1. was she very small when she was born?2. how heavy was she when she was 4 months old?3. why do hunters catch giant pandas?4. do people do anything for giant pandas?（答案：1. yes, she was. 2. 10 kilograms. 3. they catch them for their fur. 4. yes, they do.)iii. listen to the tape again and judge the following statements. write a “t” if it is true; write an “f” if it is false.( )1. when the writer saw xi wang, she weighed only 10 kilograms. ( )2. when she went outside for the first time, she started to eat bamboo shoots and leaves. ( )3. eight months later, she weighed 35 kilograms. ( )4. xi wang drank her mothers milk for up to 14 hours a day at the beginning. ( )5. farmers kill giant pandas for their fur. ( )6. making bigger reserves for giant pandas will help to protect them. （答案：ffttft）iv. read through paragraph 7-8 and fill in blanks:l we should take the following _ to protect giant pandas.l we should make giant panda bigger and build more reserves.l we should encourage farmers to the panda reserves.（答案：1. actions 2. reserves 3. leave）v. complete the passage:the writer first saw the lovely giant panda c_ xi wang when she was only ten days old. she looked like a little m_ at that time. she w_ only 100 grams when she was born. but she grew fast. at twelve m_ old, she _ into a healthy young giant panda and she was much h_ at that time than the very beginning. at 20 months old, xi wangs mother stopped l_ after her because she had a_ baby. from then on, xi wang started to take c_ of herself. xi wangs favourite food is b_ s_ and l_. but before she was six months old, she liked d_ her mothers milk. xi wang may find i_ difficult for her to s_ in the wild. here are two reasons. h_ may kill her for her f_. f_ may cut down forests so she may have n_ to live. giant pandas are in d_ now. we must do something to p_ them. we can build more r_ for giant pandas and make the reserves b_. we can also e_ farmers to leave the reserves. by doing these, the number of the giant pandas will grow l_. but without these a_, there will b_ no giant pandas in the world.（答案：1. called 2. mouse 3. weighed 4. months 5. grew 6. healthier 7. looking 8. new 9. care 10. bamboo 11. shoots 12. leaves 13. drinking 14. it 15. survive 16. hunters 17. fur 18. farmers 19. nowhere 20. danger 21. protect 22. reserves 23. bigger 24. encourage 25. larger 26. actions 27. be ）課后提升i. 根據中文提示、英文解釋或句意在空格處填入合適的單詞。 1. cats are good at catching _ (老鼠). 2. to _ (keep sth. safe away from danger) the earth means to save ourselves. 3. _ (葉子) begin to turn green when spring comes. 4. the _ of the series (系列) book “harry potter” is j.k. rowling. 5. my book is _ (厚的) than his. 6. our principal _ (鼓勵) students to donate their pocket money to the children in poor areas. 7. one tree doesnt make a _. 8. it was raining hard, but the rescuers (搜救人員) _ (go on) to search for the survivors. 9. _ speak louder than words. 10. things on the moon dont _ (重) as much as those on the earth.（答案：1. mice 2. save 3. leaves 4. writer 5. thicker 6. encourage 7. forest 8. continued 9. actions 10. weigh）ii. 選詞并用適當的形式填空。danger weight follow begin shelf health 1. both of the twins _ 4 kilograms when they were born. 2. we use these _ to hold books. 3. fruit and vegetables are _. 4. its _ to put anything hot into the rubbish bin. 5. at the _ of the party, mr li told us a funny story. 6. who can read the _ words? （答案：1. weighed 2. shelves 3. healthy 4. dangerous 5. beginning 6. following）iii. 選擇填空。( ) 1. - i hear jay chou will give a concert in our city. - really? _ he comes, my sister will be very happy _ she is a big fan of jay. a. until; because b. if; because c. before; because of d. if; because of( ) 2. if there _ a football match this afternoon, i will not go to the park. a. is b. has c. will have d. will be( ) 3. if people keep cutting down the forest, they will have nowhere _. a. to live in b. to live c. living d. living in( ) 4. there was a terrible traffic accident on the road last night. nobody in the bus _. a. left b. stayed c. survived d. continued( ) 5. when i saw jackie chen _ the first time, i became very excited. a. at b. for c. by d. on( ) 6. -why are you kicking cans on the street? - _ fun. a. for b. with c. great d. much( ) 7. most children in china start to go to school _ eight. a. at b. at the age of c. in d. a and b( ) 8. the traffic moved slowly _ the rush hour. a. because b. because of c. for d. when its( ) 9. they found _ very interesting to watch the song and dance parade. a. its b. this is c. it d. that was ( ) 10. -will you eat here or _? - either is ok. a. take it away b. take away it c. take if off d. take off it（答案：1. b 2. a 3. b 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. d 8. b 9. c 10. a）iv. 完形填空。dolphins are not fish. they are mammals (哺乳動物). they live in groups and speak to each other _ 1 _ their own languages. but they are quite _2_ from almost all land animals. their brain (大腦) is as big as _3_ and they live a long life - at least 20 or 30 years. _4_ some animals, dolphins use sounds to help them find their way around. they also use these sounds to talk to each other and help them find _5_. they dont use their _6_