英语（八年级上册）Unit 5 Wild animalsReading (I)来源:gkstk.ComI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. grasp the main idea of the whole text and each paragraph;2. understand the structure of the text;3. get specific information by using the indicating words;4. understand the importance of protecting wild animals. II. Teaching contents来源:学优高考网1. New words and phrases: mean, be born, beginning, in the beginning, sadly, face serious, live on, mainly, however, result, as a result, danger, in danger, action, take action, right away, reserve, law, none, at birth2. New structures: At four months old, she weighed about eight kilograms and started to go outside for the first time. When she was six months old, she began to eat bamboo. When she was 20 months old, she learnt to look after herself. As a result, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat. If we do nothing, soon there may be none left!来源:学优高考网III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty1. Learn how to use skimming or scanning to get the main ideas or the specific information;2. Find out the indicating words while scanning.IV. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-inEnjoy a video about Kungfu Panda II. T: Today, well continue to learn about wild animals. First, lets enjoy a video. T: As we can see, the panda in the film is very good at kungfu and it lives happily. But it is very difficult for real pandas to survive in the wild. They need our help, right? In fact, there are a lot of things that we can do to care about the pandas. We can join the WWF. We can design a leaflet to ask people to help the pandas. So, lets think about how to design a leaflet. I am sure that you will know how to design it after learning this report on the baby panda Xi Wang. Step 2 Presentation1. Learn the new expressions(1) BrainstormT: What do you know about giant pandas? (2) Present the new expressionsT: Most of you know that the giant pandas live mainly on bamboo. And you also know that the number of giant pandas is very small because they are facing serious problems. They are in danger. Shall we take action to protect them? (Show some pictures with the words: live mainly on, face serious problems, be in danger and take action right away.)T: In fact, there are a lot of facts about giant pandas that you dont know. In the article, The Story of Xi Wang, you find them and think you will know how to protect them after reading it. 2. Skim for the main idea of the whole text(1) Watch a video of the text and skim for the main idea of the articleT: First, lets watch a video to get a general idea of the text. T: Can you find an easy way to get the main idea of the article quickly? (Group work)T: Sometimes, we can get the main idea of the whole article from the title, the pictures and the first and last paragraph. (2) Have a tryT: Lets have a challenge to get the main idea of the text. 3. Skim for the main idea of each paragraph(1) BrainstormT: The report is about the pandas, so lets guess in what aspects we can introduce the pandas. We will use the mind map to help us. Here, I will give you a sample of the mind map. (2) Skim for the main ideas of paragraph 2 to 5T: All of you have thought of so many ideas. Now, lets read paragraph 2-5 and find their main ideas to see whether you have made the right prediction. (3) Explain how to find out the main idea with the topic sentence. 来源:学优高考网T: Here, I have a question for you. How did you find the main idea of paragraph 4? Can you circle the topic sentence? 4. Understand the structure of the textT: So far, we have known how the report is organized. It is time for us to analyze the structure of the report. How many parts can the report be divided into? What are they? Please work in groups. 5. Scanning for the specific information.(1) Finish the table. T: Boys and girls, we have known the structure of this article and the main idea of each paragraph. Now, lets get a close look at the article. First, lets find out what the pandas eat and how much they weigh in different stages. You can circle some useful words while looking for answers. Now, please listen to the tape and then finish the table. Information about XiwangTimeWeightFoodAt birth100 gramsmothers milkAt 4 months8 kilogramsAt 6 monthsbambooAt 12 monthsOver 35 kilogramsAt 20 monthslook after herself (2) DiscussionT: While looking for the answers, you may find some useful words that can help you quickly find the information you need. Can you circle them? (3) Scanning for the specific information T: Next, lets find out what problems the pandas face and what actions we can take. You can circle some useful words while looking for answers. (4) Discussion.T: While looking for the answers, you may find some us