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1、Unit 7 Section BPeriod 2 (3a-Self Check)A “national treasure” is something that is important to a countrys history or culture. Do you know “national treasures”?bronze rat and rabbit heads a man-shaped bronze lamp of Eastern Han Dynasty (25 A.D.-220 A.D.) A yellow satin robe for the emperor from the
2、Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)Jadeite Cabbage with InsectsTibetan antelopeThe State-Transmission Jade Seal from the Qin Dynasty-Think of three more of Chinas “national treasures”. Write one fact about each. panda The panda is only found in China.1. _2. _3. _2aTalk about pandas in your class. Use these wor
3、ds to help you. big bamboo zoo popular cute black and white Sichuan famous endangered beautiful forest protect2bScan the article to find out what these numbers mean: 10, 12, 200, 2,000.10- Adult pandas eat 10 kilos of bamboo daily.12- Adult pandas spend more than 12 hours a day eating.200- About 200
4、 pandas live in zoos or research centers in China or other countries.2000- Scientists say there are fewer than 2000 pandas living in the forests.2cScan the article again and write short answers to the questions.1. What is Lin Weis job?2. What do the baby pandas eat for breakfast?3. What do adult pan
5、das eat?Lin Wei is a panda keeper.Baby pandas drink milk for breakfast.Adult pandas eat bamboo.4. Why are pandas endangered?5. What is one way of saving pandas?Pandas are endangered because humans started cutting down bamboo forests, causing pandas to have fewer places to live (in) and less food to
6、eat.One way is to plant more bamboo trees so there will be more forests for pandas to live in.仔细阅读仔细阅读2b,完成下面的框架图。,完成下面的框架图。PandasBaby pandasAmount of foodOnly _Babies often die from _10 _a dayone every two yearsillnesses.kilos of bamboo2dComplete the sentences using words and phrases from the passa
7、ge.1. The panda _ at the Chengdu Research Base are awake very early in the morning to _ breakfast for the baby pandas.2. Adult pandas do not have babies very _, and some of the babies only live for a short time because of _.keepersprepareoftenillnesses仔细阅读仔细阅读2b,完成下面的框架图。,完成下面的框架图。PandasNumber of pa
8、ndasWays to protect pandas2,000 _200 _Teach _. Tell them about the _ of saving pandas.The Chinese government _. Therell be _ to live in.in the remaining forestsin zoos or research centerschildrenimportanceis also planting more bamboo treesmore forests for pandas3. Another reason for fewer and fewer
9、pandas is because people are cutting down _ so pandas have fewer places to live.4. A special program in Chengdu teaches _ about why pandas are _ and how to save them.5. The _ is also helping to save the pandas. It is _ more trees to make more homes for the pandas.(bamboo) forestschildrenendangered (
10、animals)governmentplanting2eWhat other ways do you think children can help to save the pandas?Discuss what people can do to protect the endangered animal you choose.base n. 基地基地, 总部总部 Our companys base is in Taipei, but we have branches all over the island. 我们公司的总部在台北我们公司的总部在台北,但是全岛都有分公但是全岛都有分公司。司。
11、The explorers set up a base at the foot of the mountain. 探险者们在山脚下建立了基地。探险者们在山脚下建立了基地。They are huge animals.They live in the sea.They can sing songs.They can jump high out of water.They are very clever and also very friendly.What are they?3aRead the following words and phrases about whales. Put them
12、in the correct place in the chart.What do they look like?Where do they live?What do they eat?What can they do?HugeSome kinds have teethIn the seaSmall fish and other sea lifeJump high out of the waterSing songsWhy do some of them have to be protected?How can we protect them?Human catch whales for me
13、at, fat and oilWater pollutionWhale parts sold to make things like candles and soapRules on whale protectionLearn more about whalesStop putting rubbish into the seaSing songs (to make people more aware of the importance of protecting whales)3bWrite a paragraph about whales and why they need to be pr
14、otected. Use the information in 3a. Then make a poster. Whales are huge animals. They live in the sea and eat small fish and other sea life. One interesting fact is that whales can jump high out of the water. Some kinds of whales are in danger because humans catch them for meat, fat, and oil, and us
15、e whale parts to make candles and soap. Whales are also in danger from water pollution. We should protect whales by making rules on whale protection and by not putting rubbish into the sea. I think people should learn more about whales.Self Check1Complete the chart.AdjectivesComparativesSuperlatives
16、highdangerouslongpopularhigherhighestmore dangerousmost dangerouslongerlongestmore popularmost popular2Match verbs and objects. Then add one more object to each list.VerbsObjects1. reacha. my life, my money, 2. achieveb. the top of a mountain, the library, 3. riskc. my dream, success, a. my life, my
17、 money, my familyb. the top of a mountain, the library, the theaterc. my dream, success, good results3Circle 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 (few /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.crowdedstrongerDo the other exercises in this part.