译林牛津版 初二上 8A Unit 4

Guessing game

forest 森林

Survive hunter fur 继续 存在 猎人 毛

farmer cut down

reserve 自然保护区

Give a birth to a baby panda A white mouse

Drink milk 100 grams

At four months Go outside to play At six months Bamboo shoots and leaves 竹 笋

Eight months later Grow into a young panda

Have another baby Look after herself

Read the report quickly and answer the question: If we do nothing, what will happen to the giant pandas? There will be no giant pandas in the world.

Read the report again and answer the following questions: 1.What did she look like when she was only ten days old? 2.How much did she weight at birth? 3.What did she start to do at four months? 4.How long did she drink her mother’s milk every day at the very beginning? 5.What did she start to eat at six months? 6.What will hunters do if they catch a giant panda? 7.Will giant pandas have anywhere to live if farmers cut down trees and forests? 8.If people find a baby panda alone ， what will they do? 9.What should we do to protect giant pandas?

1.What did she look like when she was only ten days old? She looked like a white mouse. 2.How much did she weigh at birth? She weighed just 100 kilograms. 3.What did she start to do at four months? She started to go outside her home for the first time. 4.How long did she drink her mother’s milk every day at the very beginning? She drank her mother’s milk for up to 14 hours a day. 5.What did she start to eat at six months? She started to eat bamboo shoots and leaves.

6.What will hunters if they catch a giant panda? They will kill it for its fur. 7.Will giant pandas have anywhere to live if farmers cut down trees and forests? No, they won’t.They will have nowhere to live. 8.If people find baby panda alone, what will they do? They will take them away. 9.What actions should we take to protect giant pandas? Make giant panda reserves bigger. Build more reserves. Encourage farmers to leave the giant panda reserves.

Language points 1.for the first time. 意为 :" 第一次 ", 英语中表示 " 第几 次 " 时, 常用在序数词前加定冠词. 并用介词 for 引出. 若表 示 " 再次 ". 则在序数词前用不定冠词, 一般不用 for. I left home for England in 1990 for the second time. The telephone rang a second time. 2. not...any more = no more She is not a student any more =She is no more a student. We don’t have food any more at home = We have no more food at home. 3.grow into The boy grew into a handsome young man.

4.at the very beginning 最初 “ very ” 作为形容词, 常与 the, this 或 my, your 等连用, 以加 语气, 表示 : 就, 正 " She decided to leave that very afternoon. He did it under your very eyes. 5.up to 意思为 " 接近 " " 一直到 " The lift can hold up to eight people. Up to ten men can sleep in this room. 6.survive 意为 " 继续生存 " " 生命较长久 " The old man survived all his children. 这老人的孩子都 先他而去

7.kill...for... 句中 for 表目的, 意为 " 为了 " People kill tigers for their fur and bones. I came here for my photos. 8.have nowhere to live "nowhere" 名词, 意为 " 无地方 " There is nowhere to sit in the room. The old man has nowhere to live. 9. on one’s own = alone = by oneself 意为 " 独立 " " 靠自己 " Can you finish it on your own?

10.in danger 指处于危险的境地. The old man is ill.He’s in danger. 11.take actions to do 意为 : 采取措施 / 行动做 ……. It’s time for us to take actions to protect wild animals. 12. protect 意为 “ 保护 ”, 常与 from 连用, 意为 “ 保护.., 宠爱.." He wears sunglasses to protect his eyes from the sun light. They protect the young trees from the cold. 13.encourage 意为 “ 鼓励, 支持 ” encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人做某事. He encouraged me to study hard.

Discussion If you are a member of the Wild Animal Club ， what can you do to protect wild animals ？

DO exercises : 用所给词的正确形式填空 ① encourage us to help ② have nowhere to live ③ grow into, ④ leave... on one is own ⑤ not… any more ⑥ make… bigger ⑦ for the first time ⑧ be in danger ⑨ at the very beginning ⑩ take... away 1.Jacky is young. We cannot_____ him at home_____. 2. Tom asked his mother_______ the cake_____, because it was not big enough for him. 3. I went to the city_______________, so I know nothing about the city 4.When you_____________, please ask the policeman for help. leaveon his own to makebigger for the first time are in danger

5. Our teacher always_____________________ others. 6. If he does not work hard, he______________________. 7. __________________,we thought it was easy. But in fact it is difficult. 8. _____your dirty socks_____. I can not bear the smell of them. 9. I do not think you are good at singing. Please________sing__________. 10. At the age of 18,he__________a handsome strong man. encourages us to help will have nowhere to live At the very beginning Take away don’t any more grew into