1、1Unit 5 Wild animalsPeriod 2 Reading ILearning aims1.To know the growth of giant pandas and the actions to protect them.2.To know the importance of protecting the wildlife.Learning activitiesActivity one Preview一、写出下列单词的词性、词义和划线部分的音标。1. bamboo _ 2. leaf _ 3. sadly _ 4. survive _ 5. hunter _ 6. kill
2、_ 7. farmer _ 8. forest _ 9. nowhere _ 10. action _11. protect _ 12.reserve_13. encourage_ 14. thick _15. continue _ 16. writer _二、翻译下列短语。1. grow into a healthy young giant panda _2. at the very beginning _3. up to 14 hours a day _4. survive in the wild _5. in the future _6. kill it for its fur _7.
3、have nowhere to live _8. leave sb on ones own _9. take the following actions _10.make giant panda reserves bigger _11. encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves_12. continue to live _三、理解下列句子。1. Sadly, it is very difficult for giant pandas to survive in the wild, usually because of people.
4、句意：_2. She had to look after herself because her mother had another baby.句意：_3. If people find baby pandas alone, they will often take them away.句意：_4. If we do nothing, soon there will be no giant pandas in the world.句意：_Activity two Pre-reading Step 1 Free talk 1. How many wild animals do you know
5、?2. Where can you see them？ Step 2 Lead-in ( a picture of Xi Wang) What does “Xi Wang” mean?Activity three While-reading 2Step 1 Skim the text and match the main ideas with the following three partsPart 1 ( Para1-3) A. The actions we can takePart 2 ( Para4-6 ) B. The growth(成长) of Xi WangPart 3 ( Pa
6、ra 7-8 ) C. The problems giant pandas meetStep 2 Scan Para1-3 and answer questions1. What did Xi Wang look like at ten days old? 2. When did she grow into a healthy young giant panda, at eight months or at twelve months?Step 3 Listen to the tape and complete the tables with the correct choicesA. abo
7、ut 10 kilograms(千克) B. 35 kilograms C. just 100 grams（克）D. bamboo shoots and leaves（竹笋和竹叶） E. her mothers milk1. Para 2 What happened to her weight(体重)?Age WeightAt birth (1) _At four months (2) _At twelve months old (3) _2. Para 3 What did she eat?Age foodAt the very beginning(4) _At six months old
8、 (5) _Step 4 Finish Part C on P61. Step 5 Read Part 2（Para5-6）and answer.1. Is it difficult for giant pandas to survive in the wild? Why?2. What will hunters do if they catch a giant panda?3. What will happen to giant pandas if farmers cut down trees and forests?4. How long do mothers often leave ba
9、by pandas on their own?5. What will they do if people find baby pandas alone?Step 6 Finish Part D on P62.Step 7 Read Part 3（Para7-8 ）to find out what other actions we can take to protect gianpandas.(1) We can make _bigger.(2) We can build _.(3) We can encourage _. (4) We can also_.Activity four Post
10、-readingStep 1 Finish the passage. Giant pandas are beautiful. They live in China. They are very quiet and p_.Baby giant pandas spend a lot of time d_ their mums milk up to 14 hours a day! Mother giant pandas have only one or two b_ at a time. When they are born, they look like little white m_. Now
11、the n_ of 3giant pandas is g_ smaller and smaller. If farmers keep t_ the land, giant pandas will have nowhere to live. Also, people hunt them for their fur. If this c_, then there will be no giant pandas in the world. So we should take a_ to protect giant pandas. We can make their reserves b_. We c
12、an also write to newspapers and m_ to tell them all these p_. Then more people will do s_ to help giant pandas.Step 2 Discussion Animals are our friends. We should try our best to protect them. But many wild animals are in danger and some have died out because of man. Do you know which animals are i
13、n danger? What can you do to protect them? Discuss in groups and show your opinions to others.Activity six Homework 1. Read and try to recite new words and phrases.2. Write a passage according to the discussion.Exercises【检测反馈】阅读下面短文，根据要求完成各题。Many animals do strange things before an earthquake(地震). T
14、his news may be important. Earthquake can kill people and knock down houses. Animals may help to save lives.Some animals make a lot of noise before an earthquake. Farmers know about this. Dogs that are usually quiet start to bark. Horses on farms run around in circles. Mice leave their holes and run
15、 away. Cows give less milk.In a town in Italy, cats ran down the street in a group. That happened only a few hours before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept tiny pet frogs. One Sunday, the frogs jumped around more than ever. They made loud noise. That night, an earthquake struck the city.Pe
16、ople want to know when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. Right now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time. Maybe the best way is to watch the animals. 1、判断正(T)误(F)。（1）Dogs can always keep quiet before an earthquake. _（2）People can make sure of the time when an earthquake
17、 will happen._2、根据短文内容回答问题。（1）Whats this story mainly about?_（2）How can people know there will be an earthquake according to (根据) this passage?_3、选择填空。( ) The Chinese meaning of the word “circles” is _.A.跑道 B. 徘徊 C. 圆圈 D.焦急 Exercises【巩固提升】一、完形填空。Sharks（鲨鱼） have been on earth for 1 of years. There ar
18、e between 200 4and 250 kinds of sharks. They come in different 2 . The largest can be as long as 15 metres. It eats plants from the sea, but many sharks feed 3 fish, other sea animals , smaller sharks and 4 they eat people. It is said that one of the most 5 sharks is the great White Shark. They have
19、 attacked a number of people off the 6 of America. Australia, New Zealand and South Africa also have shark attacks. In some places there are watchtowers on the beaches to warn people about sharks in the water. When a shark 7 , a bell rings to 8 the people to get out of the water. Sharks 9 about 100
20、people a year in the world. Perhaps the shark just thinks that the person is a kind of sea animal, or something 10 to eat.( ) 1. A. thousands B. thousand C. hundreds D. hundred( ) 2. A. sizes B. colours C. languages D. kinds( ) 3. A. to B. on C. in D. at( ) 4. A. some times B. some time C. sometimes
21、 D. some time ( ) 5. A. clever B. big C. safe D. dangerous( ) 6. A. rivers B. homes C. forests D. beaches( ) 7. A. appears B. goes C. shouts D. cries( ) 8. A. say B. tell C. speak D. talk( ) 9. A. kill B. eat C. attack D. help( ) 10. A. useful B. interesting C. good D. amazing二、根据课文内容填词。When Xi Wang
22、 was born, she w_ only 100 grams, looking just like a white m_. At four months old, she s_ to go outside her home for the f_ time. Eight months later, she was not a small baby any m_. She g_ into a healthy young giant panda. At the very b_, Xi Wang drank her mothers milk for up to 14 hours a day. When she was six months old, she began to eat b_ shoots and leaves. Xi Wang had to look after h_ when she was twenty months old b_ her mother had a_ baby.
