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8A Unit 6 Birdwatching
Reading Ⅰ
Say the names of birds.
swan
eagle
sparrow
crane
swallow
pigeon
parrot
guess his/her favourite bird
Crane n.鹤
tall
long legs
long neck
long beak
red-crowned Crane n.丹顶鹤
cranes
rare
adj.稀有的
They are in danger. If we do nothing, soon there may be none left in the world.
Kekexili
Wolong
Tianmushan
Dafeng
Changbaishan
Zhalong
Yanchen Nature Reserve
Zhalong--A special place
Zhalong
in North-east China
in Heilongjiang Province
Zhalong---a special place
1.What’s the article about
2.What do the members of Birdwatching Society do in Zhalong
Skimming
It’s about Zhalong Nature Reserve.
They go to study the birds, record their types and changes in their numbers.
Pre-reading
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
Scanning
Paragraph 5:
E. About Zhalong Nature Reserve
Pre-reading
Listen to the tape and help me check for mistakes (T &F)
1.Zhalong is an important wetland in the world.
2.Birds can find food and cover in Zhalong.
3.The birds in Zhalong live in large cages.
4.Most birds are active at night.
In the daytime
In the wild
5.Forty per cent of cranes live in other parts of the world.
6.The Chinese government has made laws
to protect wildlife.
7.Zhalong needs more people to feed birds
8.Studying Zhalong helps us learn about
protecting wildlife.
Zhalong Nature Reserve
count and
describe the birds.
Close reading
True or false ( Para. 1 )
(F)
(T)
(F)
3. The area provides nothing for the wildlife.
2. Zhalong is one of the most important
wetlands in the world.
1. Zhalong Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiang
in south-east China.
food and cover
north-east
Close reading
1. Many birds live in Zhalong all year round,
2. Most birds are active in the daytime,
3. There are not many cranes left in the world,
and 40 per cent of them live in Zhalong.
so you can easily watch them there.
while some go there only for a short stay.
Match the sentences (Para. 2 )
Close reading
What kinds of danger are the wildlife facing now
1) cover
2) food
Read Para .3
Some people want to make wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms an buildings
Fishermen keep fishing there, so the birds don’t
have enough food to eat.
Read Paras.4~5 and fill in the blanks.
Who often /will go there
What do/will
they do
Why do they
do so
tourists
members of
the Birdwatching
Society
Watch birds
study the birds and record their
types and changes
in their numbers
2. Help people
understand the
importance of the
wetlands
Count and
describe the birds.
Close reading
Post-reading
1.Finish Part B4 on page72 in our book.
2.What do you know about Zhalong
What do you know about Zhalong
Zhalong is a _____ _______. It is one of the world’s most important _______ because it ________ food and ______for the birds.
Many birds live there____ ____ ____.
Birds are facing much ______now, people there wants to make more______
for farms and buildings. Moreover, fishermen ______fishing ,so the birds don’t have ______ food.
nature
reserve
wetlands
provides
cover
all year round
Post-reading
danger
space
keep
enough
The Chinese government has made laws to________ these things. _______
of Birdwatching Society also study birds in Zhalong and ________ their ______ and changes in numbers. At the same time, A number of __________are helping us to make more people understand the__________ of the wetlands.
prevent
Members
record
types
tourists
importance
Discussion
What can we do to protect wild animals
Make laws to protect wildlife…
Build more nature reserves
Plant more trees …
Give more space to wildlife/make wetlands bigger…
Encourage more people to protect wildlife…
Prevent people from killing wildlife/…
Invite more people to join in …
Tell people the importance of …
Stop people from cutting down trees…
Animals are our friends.
Protecting animals is protecting ourselves!
Activity : Work in groups and say
something in role (角色)
A crane:
I live in Zhalong ,I have many friends there…
A farmer:
I want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms …
A member of Birdwatching Club:
I’m studying the different kinds of birds…
sparrow n.麻雀
It is small.
It has brown and grey feathers .
It likes eating crops.
swan n.天鹅
It has white feathers.
It has a long thin neck.
It likes swimming in the lake.
eagle n.鹰
It has brown feathers.
It has broad wings.
It has a hooked beak.