英语八年级下册（2024）Focusing on culture备课ppt课件

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Warm-upBackgrund infrmatin
What is the name f the sng?What is the sng abut?Why wuld a sng abut cranes make peple cry? What d yu think happened t the girl in the sng?
The stry f the red-crwned craneHave yu ever heard the sng “The Stry f the Red-Crwned Crane”? Yu may think it is abut a rare bird. In fact, it is abut a girl called Xu Xiujuan. Xiujuan was brn in Zhalng, Heilngjiang Prvince, in 1964. Her father lked after red-crwned cranes at the lcal nature reserve. These tall, slim-necked birds are a symbl f luck, lng life and lyalty, but they are nw amng the rarest crane species in the wrld.Xiujuan lved birds and started helping her father with his wrk at 17. At first, it was hard, but later she became very gd at taking care f them. When she hatched her first cranes, she was nly a teenager. When she was 21, Xiujuan was ffered a jb at a nature reserve in Yancheng, Jiangsu Prvince. She carefully packed three red-crwned crane eggs and tk them with her t Yancheng. The trip was lng but Xiujuan made sure the eggs were warm and safe. Xiujuan wrked hard at the nature reserve. She nt nly cared fr cranes, but als lked after swans and ther bird species. Whenever a bird became sick, she wuld stay with it day and night until it was strng enugh t fly again. One day in 1987, tw swans went missing. The wrkers in the nature reserve lked everywhere fr them. Xiujuan was alarmed, and searched fr them fr tw days and nights. Since it is typical f swans t feed in the wetlands, she decided t lk fr the birds there. She was hungry and thirsty, and her bdy was sre frm swimming, but she cntinued searching in the water fr many hurs. Finally, she was t tired t return t the shre. Xiujuan lst her life. She was nly 23.Later, a sng called “The Stry f the Red-Crwned Crane” was written in memry f Xiujuan and her curage and dedicatin.
While-readingRead the stry and cmplete the stry map.
What is the sng abut?    
What were the key events in her life?
Why was the sng written?
A girl called _________
The stry f the red-crwned crane
In 1964When she was 17When she was 21One day in 1987
In memry f ________ and her curage and dedicatin.
Xiujuan ___________ in Zhalng, Heilngjiang Prvince.
Xu helped her father _________________________at the lcal nature reserve. Xu ___________________.
Xu ______________________________ frm Zhalng t Yancheng.
Xu died when she was __________________________________.
lk after red-crwned cranes
hatched her first cranes
tk three red-crwned cranes eggs
searching fr tw missing swans
Have yu ever heard the sng “The Stry f the Red-Crwned Crane”? Yu may think it is abut a rare bird. In fact, it is abut a girl called Xu Xiujuan. Xiujuan was brn in Zhalng, Heilngjiang Prvince, in 1964. Her father lked after red-crwned cranes at the lcal nature reserve. These tall, slim-necked birds are a symbl f luck, lng life and lyalty, but they are nw amng the rarest crane species in the wrld.Xiujuan lved birds and started helping her father with his wrk at 17. At first, it was hard, but later she became very gd at taking care f them. When she hatched her first cranes, she was nly a teenager. When she was 21, Xiujuan was ffered a jb at a nature reserve in Yancheng, Jiangsu Prvince. She carefully packed three red-crwned crane eggs and tk them with her t Yancheng. The trip was lng but Xiujuan made sure the eggs were warm and safe. Xiujuan wrked hard at the nature reserve. She nt nly cared fr cranes, but als lked after swans and ther bird species. Whenever a bird became sick, she wuld stay with it day and night until it was strng enugh t fly again. One day in 1987, tw swans went missing. The wrkers in the nature reserve lked everywhere fr them. Xiujuan was alarmed, and searched fr them fr tw days and nights. Since it is typical f swans t feed in the wetlands, she decided t lk fr the birds there. She was hungry and thirsty, and her bdy was sre frm swimming, but she cntinued searching in the water fr many hurs. Finally, she was t tired t return t the shre. Xiujuan lst her life. She was nly 23.Later, a sng called “The Stry f the Red-Crwned Crane” was written in memry f Xiujuan and her curage and dedicatin.
What is the sng abut?
What are the key events f her stry?
A girl called Xu Xiujuan
In memry f Xiujuan and her curage and dedicatin.
Xiujuan was brn in Zhalng, Heilngjiang Prvince.
Xu helped her father lk after red-crwned cranes at the lcal nature reserve. Xu hatched her first cranes.
Xu tk three red-crwned cranes eggs frm Zhalng t Yancheng.
Xu died when she was searching fr tw missing swans.
While-readingGrup discussin
Which wrds and expressins frm the text shw Xiujuan’s curage and dedicatin?
Xu Xiujuan’s curage and dedicatinLine 7 – Xiujuan lved birds and started helping her father with his wrk at 17.Line 9 – When she hatched her first cranes, she was nly a teenager.Lines 12-13 – The trip was lng but Xiujuan made sure the eggs were warm and safe.Lines 15-16 – Whenever a bird became sick, she wuld stay with it day and night until it was strng enugh t fly again.Lines 18–19 – Xiujuan was alarmed, and searched fr them fr tw days and nights. Lines 20–22 – She was hungry and thirsty, and her bdy was sre frm swimming, but she cntinued searching in the water fr many hurs
What did Xu Xiujuan d when the tw swans went missing? Wuld yu d the same if yu were her? Why r why nt?
Hw did the peple in the stry prtect animals?
lked after red-crwned cranes at a lcal nature reserve in Zhalng
helped her father with his wrkhatched eggstk three red-crwned cranes eggs t Yanchengcared fr cranes and lked after swans and ther bird speciesstayed with sick birds day and night until it was strng enugh t flysearched fr the tw missing swans fr tw days and nights and died at the age f 23
lked everywhere fr the tw missing swans
Pst-reading Think and share
Why did Xiujuan devte her life t cranes?What special cntributins d cnservatin wrkers like Xu Xiujuan make? What tls can tday’s cnservatin wrkers use t lk fr missing animals?What can we d t save endangered species frm dying ut?
She lved birds, and she was als influenced by her father. He wrked in a nature reserve and helped prtect red-crwned cranes.
They help these animals survive, and they als wrk t prtect their habitat.
They can use tls like drnes and GPS.
We need t stp harming the envirnment. If we wrk tgether, we can make the Earth a better place fr all living things.
Pst-readingRetell the stry
Retell the stry f Xu Xiujuan in yur wn wrds. Use the events in the timeline belw t help yu.
When she was 17helped her father with his wrk,tk care f red-crwned cranes,and hatched her first cranes
In 1987lst her life while lking fr tw missing swans
In 1964was brn in Zhalng, Heilngjiang Prvince
When she was 21wrked at a nature reserve in Yanchenglked after cranes, swans and ther bird species
LaterA sng was written in memry f her.
Explring mre
Which ther peple are famus fr their wrk with wildlife? D sme research nline and share yur findings with yur classmates.
Jane GdallScientist wh studied chimpanzees
Lng YngchengResearcher wh studied snub-nsed mnkeys
Xi ZhinngWildlife phtgrapher“The ultimate means f cnservatin is t build prtected areas and natinal parks in peple's hearts.”
Self-assessment
基础作业模仿朗读课文。与家人分享徐秀娟的故事。设计一个保护丹顶鹤的英文海报，内容包括：丹顶鹤的生态价值和文化象征，生存环境和生存现状，濒危原因和保护措施。拓展作业上网查找一则环保人物的事迹，以小组为单位，与班级同学分享其事迹和感悟。内容包括人物简介，以及一个相关的互动环节，如保护成果小测验等。
Whenever a bird became sick, she wuld stay with it day and night until it was strng enugh t fly again. 这个句子结构可分解为：时间状语从句（Whenever a bird became sick）+ 主句（she wuld stay with it day and night）+ 时间状语从句（until it was strng enugh t fly again），形成“时间背景（鸟生病）—持续动作（照顾）—动作终止时间（鸟康复）”的逻辑链条。本句意为：“每当一只鸟生病，她就会日夜陪伴，直到它足够强壮可以再次飞翔。”day and night 夜以继日 The cast and crew wrked day and night fr weeks befre the perfrmance.
Since it is typical f swans t feed in the wetlands, she decided t lk fr the birds there. 这个句子结构可分解为：原因状语从句（Since it is typical f swans t feed in the wetlands）+ 主句（she decided t lk fr the birds there），形成“已知事实（天鹅习性）—据此做出的决策（去湿地寻找）”的逻辑链条。从句中“it is typical f smebdy / smething t d smething.”是固定句型，意为“做某事是……的典型特征”，此处指“天鹅在湿地觅食是其典型习性”。本句意为：“因为天鹅通常在湿地觅食，她决定去那里寻找。”typical /'tIpIkl/ adj. 典型的；有代表性的 Snwy winters are typical fr Harbin.
rare /reR(r)/ adj. 稀罕的；珍贵的 The birdwatcher was excited t see a rare species.
slim /slIm/ adj. 苗条的；纤细的 Regular exercise and a healthy diet help me stay slim.
alarmed /R'lA:md/ adj. 担忧的 She was alarmed when the car’s engine suddenly stpped.
thirsty /'PF:sti/ adj. 渴的；口渴的 Ht weather makes me thirsty, s I always carry a water bttle in summer.
sre /sO:(r)/ adj. 疼痛的；酸痛的 His arms were sre after lifting heavy bxes.
nature reserve 自然保护区 Wlng is a large nature reserve with several panda bases fr breeding and research.
g missing 失踪；不见 My favurite shes have gne missing!
lse ne’s life 牺牲生命；丧命 Many peple lst their lives in the war.
survival /sR'vaIvl/ n. 生存；幸存 After being lst in the muntains fr three weeks, he wrte a bk t tell the stry f his survival.