八年级英语下Unit7What's the highest mountain in the world SectionB1a -Self-Check(共40张PPT).ppt

1、Unit 7Whats the highest mountain in the world?Compare facts about these two animals.Use the language in the box to help you make sentences.1aElephant is 350 cm tall weighs 5,000 kilos eats 150 kilos of food a dayPanda is 150 cm tall (standing on two legs)weighs 100 kilos eats 10 kilos of food a dayE

2、xample 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

3、，是象自卫和取食的有力工具。象肩高约2米，体重37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 50120 0.1 0.2 150 1bListen again and complete thesentences.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 ha

4、s no _.4.A panda can live up to _ to _ years.0.10.215pinkteeth20301cTake turns telling your classmates about pandas.A:A baby panda cannot see.B:An adult panda weighs many times more than a baby panda.1dHere are some facts about koala,use the information above to make sentences.Koala is 75 cm tall we

5、ighs 10 kilos eats leaves sleeps 20 hours a dayTalk about pandas in your class.Use these words to help you.2abig,bamboo,zoo,popular,cute,black and white,Sichuan,famous,endangered,beautiful,forest,protectThis 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

6、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.10,12,200,20002bScan the article again and write short answers

7、 to the questions.1.What is Lin Weis job?2.What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?3.What do adult pandas eat?A panda keeper.Milk.Bamboos.2c4.Why are pandas endangered?5.What is one way of saving pandas?Because humans started cutting down bamboo forests，causing pandas to have fewer places to live(

8、in)and less food to eat.One way is to plant more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in.Complete the sentences using words and phrases from the passage.1.The panda _ at the ChengduResearch Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas.keeperspr

9、epare2.Adult pandas do not have babies very _,and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _.oftenillnesses2d4.A special program in Chengdu teaches_ about why pandas are _ and how to save them.endangered5.The _ is also helping to save the pandas.Its _ more trees to make more homes fo

10、r the pandas.governmentnecessary to plant 3.Another reason for fewer and fewer pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live.forestschildrenWhat other ways you think children can help to save the pandas.2e1.At birth,a baby panda is aboutbirth v.出生 at birth 出生时e.g.Ma

11、ns nature at birth is good.人之初，性本善。give birth to 生（孩子）；产生e.g.My aunt gave birth to a beautiful baby girl yesterday.昨天我婶婶生下一个漂亮的小女孩。2.A panda can live up to 20 to 30 years.up to 到达（数量，程度等）；不多于e.g.In some area of Africa,children get educated up to 12 years old.在非洲的一些地区，孩子最多受教育到12岁。3.they run over with

12、 excitement and some of them even walk into their friends and fall over!run over 跑上前去over adv.穿越；从的一边到另一边e.g.She ran over to say hello,but I didnt recognize her.她跑过来打招呼，但我没有认出她来。walk into （走路时意外）撞上e.g.As he was thinking too deeply and not playing attention to where he was going,he walked straight in

13、to a tree.由于他陷入深思，没有注意看路，径直撞到了一棵树上。fall over 摔倒；倒下e.g.Dont run too fast,or you might fall over.别跑的太快，要不你会摔跤的。fall over something 被某物绊倒e.g.Tommy fell over the dog and broke his front teeth.Tommy被那只狗绊了一跤，磕断了门牙。4.Scientists say there are now fewer than 2,000 pandas living in the remaining forests.livin

14、g in the remaining forests 是一个现在分词短语，用做定语，修饰pandas。e.g.the girls singing under the tree 树下唱歌的女孩们the women washing clothes by the river河边洗衣服的女人们Important phrases:feel freeas far as I knowin the face ofeven thoughat birth up to run overwalk into fall overor so随意就我所知面对（问题、困难）即使；虽然出生时到达跑上前去；跑过去走路时撞着绊倒大约

15、Important sentences:Whats the highest mountains in the world?Qomolangma.How long is Qomolangma?Its 8,844.43 meters high.Its higher than any other mountain.Which is the deepest salt lake in the world?The Caspian Sea is the deepest of all the salt lake.Did you know that China is one of the oldest coun

16、tries in the world?Yes,I did.Its much older than the US.1.cm taller/shorter 2.much/even/a little/less+比较级3.times more than.4.Talk about how to protect pandas.Important structures:鲸的体型是世界上存在的动物中最大的，鲸是终生生活在水中的哺乳动物，对水的依赖程度很大，以致它们一旦离开了水便无法生活，鲸形状像鱼，鼻孔在头的上部，用肺呼吸。体长可达三十米，是现在世界上最大的动物。鲸为适应水中生活，减少阻力，它们的后肢消失，前

17、肢变成划水的浆板。身体成为流线型，酷似鱼。因而它们的潜水能力很强，小型齿鲸可潜至100-300米的水深处，停留4-5分钟，长须鲸可在水下300-500米处待上1小时，最大的齿鲸-抹香鲸能潜至千米以下，并在水中持续2小时之久。Read the following words and phrases about whales.Put them in the correct place in the chart.1.Humans catch whales for meat,fat and oil2.Eat small fish and other sea life3.Jump high out of

18、 the water4.Rules on whale protection5.Huge6.Water pollution3a7.Live in the sea8.Some kinds have teeth9.Learn more about whales10.Stop putting rubbish into the sea11.Sing songs12.Whale parts sold to make things likes candles and soap5 8723 111 6 124 9 10Write a paragraph about whales and why they ne

19、ed to be protected.Use the information in 3a.Then make a poster.3bWhales are They live in They eat They canOne interesting fact is Another interesting fact isSome kinds of whales are in danger becauseWe should protect whales fromI think people should/shouldnt1.Complete the chart.higherhighestmore da

20、ngerous the most dangerouslongerlongestmore popular the most popular2.Match verbs and objects.Then add one more object to each list.my healththe endsthe farmhouse3.Circle the correct word and/or fill in the blank with the correct form of the word in brackets for each sentence.1.An elephant weighs(fe

21、w/many)times more than a dog.2.An adult panda can eat(much/a little)more than a cat.3.Canada is a(little/lot)less _(crowded)than China.4.A tiger is(much/a little)_(strong)than a man.crowdedstronger用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空1.Jim is very _.Li Lei is _ than Jim.(hungry)2.Kates mooncakes are _ of all.(nice)3.Your

22、 box is _ than mine.But his is _ of the three.(heavy)4.Unit 2 is quite _.Unit 3 is _ than Unit 2.Its _ in Module 1.(hard)5.This TV play is _ than that one.(good)hungryhungriernicestheavierheaviesthardharderthe hardestbetter6.My mother is very _.She is _ in my family.(busy)7.Lingling gets to school _

23、 than the others.(early)8.She speaks English _ in our class.(well)9.Lucy jumped quite _.(far)10.I think English is as _ as Chinese.(important)11.This picture is _ of the four.(beautiful)12.Lucy did _ than Lily.(bad)busybusiestearlierbestfarimportantthe most beautifulworseMake a list about how to save pandas.