八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)上冊(cè) Unit 4 Reading 牛津版

1、Animals in the wildUnit 4 Reading I,Riddles,I am very tall. I eat leaves on trees. I have only seven bones in my long neck. My tongue can touch my ears. Who am I,giraffe,I am very tall. I live in dry places. I can help people to carry heavy things. Each of our eyes has three eyelids. I can walk very

2、 fast in deserts without having water for a long time. Who am I,camel,I have very soft bodies. I carry my home everywhere. When somebody touches me, My neck, my arms and my tail will draw back into my home. I like eating fish, shrimp, meat and so on. I can live up to 150 years old. Who am I,tortoise

3、,polar bear,I live in a place that always has snow and ice. My fur is white and thick. Fish are my favourite thing to eat. To walk in the snow, I need big feet. In winter,I sleep all day and night. Im big and strong and I like to fight. My babies are called cubs and when theyre young they are small.

4、 But they soon grow up and bee very tall! Who am I,I live in the forest. I have a big nose, a long tail and four strong legs. I like to eat meat and I have sharp teeth. My fur is orange and black. If you meet me in the forest, you should run away! Some hunters hunt me for my fur and bones. Who am I,

5、tiger,I have beautiful blue skin, and no part of my body is thin. Im not a fish and I breathe air. I dont have much hair. I am the worlds largest animal and I live in the sea. Some men want to catch me for my meat. I have huge fins. I never walk so I dont need feet. Who am I,blue whale,I am very fat

6、. My fur is black and white. I look like a bear but I am not a bear. When I was born, I was as little as a mouse. Many people think I am lovely. I like eating bamboo shoots and leaves. I am the national animal in China. Who am I,giant panda,My name is xiao xiong . I want to tell you my story,I was b

7、orn in Sichuan Province two years ago. I was just like a mouse at that time,When I was four months old, I became strong,When I was six months old, I could eat bamboo shoots and leaves,But later I couldnt find any food because some people cut down the trees,I got nothing and I was very hungry and tir

8、ed. Suddenly two men caught me and wanted to kill me for my fur,When I was afraid, my dear policemen saved me,Some doctors looked me over and took care of me,From then on, I have a happy life with people. We are good friends,But my brothers and sisters are in danger now. They have not enough food an

9、d some people want to kill them. Please Help us giant pandas,Help,Word match,survive fur bamboo shoots forests protect encourage reserves,stay alive giant pandas favourite food thick hair of animals keep safe from danger large areas of land with trees special areas for wild animals support,Jigsaw Re

10、ading,Group 1: Paragraph 1-3 Group 2: Paragraph 4-6 Group 3: Paragraph 7-8,Find the main ideas,Paragraph 1,Paragraph 2-3,Paragraph 4-6,Paragraph 7-8,something about Xi Wang,the growth of Xi Wang,the problems of pandas,take actions to protect pandas,100 grams,A white mouse,Mothers milk,10 kilograms,S

11、tart to go outside her home,Bamboo shoots, leaves,35 kilograms,Healthy,Young giant panda,Look after herself,new-born baby like a mouse 100 grams,4 months old, drink mothers milk, 10 kilograms,6 months old, eat bamboo shoots and leaves,20 months old look after herself,12 months old a healthy young pa

12、nda weigh 35 kilograms,What problems may Xi Wang have in the future,1. If hunters catch a giant panda, they will kill it for its fur,2. If farmers cut down trees and forests, giant pandas will have nowhere to live,3. When mothers leave baby pandas alone, people will take them away,Actions,Protecting

13、 giant pandas,1.We should make giant panda reserves bigger. 2.Build more reserves. 3.Farmers should leave the giant panda reserves. 4.And people should not take the baby pandas away,Listen to the tape,1. T or F 2.Questions,True (T) or false (F,) 1 When the writer saw Xi Wang, she weighed only 10 kil

14、ograms. ( ) 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,T,F,F,) 4.Xi Wang drank her mothers milk for up to 14 hours a day at the beginning. ( ) 5. Farmers kill giant panda for their fur. ( ) 6. Making big

15、ger reserves for giant pandas will help to protect them,T,F,T,Question 1,At birth, how much did it weigh? 100 grams,Question 2,What did she look like when she was 10 days old? A white mouse,Question 3,When she was 4 months old how heavy was she? What did she start to do? 10 kilograms, she started to

16、 go outside her home for the first time,Question 4,When did she start to eat bamboo shoots and leaves? At six months,Question 5,1)Before this, what did she live on? Her mothers milk. (2)How long did she drink her mothers milk a day? For up to 14 hours a day,Question 6,How heavy was she when she was

17、one year old? 35 kilograms,Question 7,At the age of 20 months old, what did she have to do? Why? Look after herself. Her mother had another baby,Read the report loudly together, then answer,Whats the purpose (目的)of this report,Take actions to protect giant pandas,Giant pandas are in _. We must help

18、them _. Hunters should not kill giant pandas for their _. Farmers should not work in giant panda _ . When mother pandas leave baby pandas in the _, people should not take them away,danger,survive,fur,reserves,wild,Fill in the blanks,Discuss: What can we do,Wolong Reserve,Pandas ideal home,As a middle school student, can you think of some good ideas to protect pandas,We should (not),we students,buy clothes made of panda fur eat panda meat give money to panda reserves make advertisements on TV or on the internet to protect ask people to help,We re friends! I like you,Not only pandas, but als