牛津译林版八年级上册Unit 6 Bird watching第2课时教学课件(共25张PPT)

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Unit 6 Birdwatching
Reading (I)
Hint 1: large paws
Hint 2: big and heavy
Hint 3: sleep through the winter
bear
Warming-up
Guess the animals or birds according to the given hints.
Hint 1: short tail
Hint 2: special eyes
Hint 3: eat bamboo
giant panda
Warming-up
Hint 1: small
Hint 2 : brown and grey feathers
Hint 3: We often see it.
sparrow
Warming-up
Hint 1: long thin neck
Hint 2: white feathers
swan
Warming-up
Hint 3: brown feathers
eagle
Hint 1: broad wings
Hint 2: hooked beak
Warming-up
Hint 1: tall
Hint 2 : long neck
Hint 3: long legs
crane
Warming-up
Zhalong Nature Reserve
one of the world’s most important wetlands
Pre-reading
Look and learn
The wetlands provide food and cover for them.
The cranes like living there because …
=give
perfect place
But there are not many cranes in the world. Why
Pre-reading
Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings.
Pre-reading
From the title we guess the passage may tell us ______.
● why Zhalong is a special place
● what is special in Zhalong
● ...
Zhalong—a special place
Title
Pre-reading
Read and predict
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 4:
A. About birds in Zhalong
B. What the Birdwatching Society
members do
C. More people can help count and
describe the birds
D. Birds in Zhalong are in danger
Paragraph 5:
E. About Zhalong Nature Reserve
While-reading
Read and match
Can you find some
adjectives or adjective
phrases to describe it
world’s most important
perfect place
rare birds
In this paragraph, the writer tells us
why Zhalong is a special place.
While-reading
Read Para 1 and find
In this paragraph, the writer tells us
why Zhalong is a special place for birds.
Zhalong is really __________________ for the rare birds.
There are not many cranes left in the world,
and 40 per cent of them live in Zhalong.
What else can you get from the sentences above
RARE!
important/special/…
While-reading
Read Para 2 and discuss
Can you find some more examples relating to numbers
in this paragraph
Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short stay.
Think further:
When is a good time to watch cranes in Zhalong
Every spring, cranes begin flying back to Zhalong for a stay. And they are active in the daytime, so you can easily watch them at that time there.
While-reading
In this paragraph, the writer tells us what _______________ Zhalong, the special place, is facing.
1. Can you use ONE word to fill the blank above
dangers/problems
While-reading
Read Para 3 and discuss
Problem 1: Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings. This will lead to less and less space for wildlife.
Problem 2: Fishermen keep fishing there.
As a result, the birds do not have enough food to eat.
2. Which words describe the serious problem best
Nowhere to live!
Why does the writer use “keep fishing” instead of “fish” Which is better
Nothing to eat!
How do you feel when you hear about “all these things”
And what you will do
While-reading
In this paragraph, the writer tells us what the Birdwatching Society members do.
Once a year, the members of our Birdwatching Society go to study the birds in Zhalong. We record their types and changes in their numbers.
Think further:
1. If you are a member of the Birdwatching Society, what
may the results of your study be ( types numbers )
2. What difficulties may you have and what help will you
need in your study
While-reading
Read Para 4 and discuss
In this paragraph, the writer tells us what the Birdwatching Society members need and hope.
We need more people to count and describe the birds. We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands.
Think further:
1. Who do you think “more people” refer to here
2. What is the purpose of this writing
Tourists. ( ONLY tourists )
To help people understand the importance of Zhalong, a special place.
While-reading
Read Para 5 and discuss
Listen and read
Listen and read the passage loudly.
Post-reading
Retell
Para 1: A special nature reserve
world’s most important/perfect place/rare birds
Para 2: The birds living in Zhalong
many … all year round/some … a short stay
not many left/40 per cent … live in
Para 3: The dangers of Zhalong
some people … smaller … more …/less and less
fishermen keep fishing/not enough food
government/make laws … prevent
Para 4: Actions of the Birdwatching Society
once a year/record their types and changes in ...
Para 5: Need and hope of the Birdwatching Society
invite more people/count and describe
help people know/the importance of …
Post-reading
Discuss: How do the different people do
some people
government
members
tourists
They want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings.
The Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things.
They are going to study the birds, record their types and changes in their numbers.
They go to Zhalong to watch the birds. Help count and describe the birds.
fishermen
Fishermen keep fishing there.
What do you want to do to protect birds
Post-reading
Summary
Location: in North-east China
Land type: wetland
Importance: provides food and cover
Rare birds: cranes
Dangers: less and less space for wildlife; no food to eat
Actions: The Chinese government makes laws to protect Zhalong.
The Birdwatching Society are studying the birds in Zhalong.
Hоре: More people understand the importance of the wetlands.
1. Read and recite the passage with key words after class to
understand the passage better.
2. Make a poster:
Search for more information about Zhalong, especially
the ways to protect the birds living there.
(2) Add your own opinions.
Homework
Thank you!