8A Unit 6 Bird watching 单元主题拓展阅读 课件（共19张PPT）
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(共19张PPT)
Unit 6
Expanded Reading
八年级上册
Bridwatching
types
problems
solutions
abilities
Ask a Pigeon!
How much do you know about pigeons Well, I am a pigeon. So what do you want to know
Q: Why does every city in the world have pigeons
A: Humans have themselves to thank! City pigeons are descended from rock doves. Long ago, wild rock pigeons lived on rocky cliffs. During the day we eat seeds and berries.
Around 5,000 years ago, humans started building cities and growing grain. Pigeons liked towns—there was lots of dropped grain to eat, and there were not many hawks. City people built houses for pigeons to live in too. They kept pigeons to carry messages, or just as pets. We became homing pigeons. Humans took their pigeons with them all over the world. So now we’re everywhere. Modern city pigeons are feral—animals that once were kept by humans, but now run wild. Tall city buildings are a lot like our old cliffs. ▲
Q:How fast can a pigeon fly
A: We can go as fast as a car on the highway, around 97 km an hour. And we can keep up that speed for a long time! The fastest racing pigeon can fly at the speed of about 148 km per hour.
Q: What’s a pigeon’s most amazing skill
A: We use our beaks like straws to suck up water! No other bird can do that.
Ask a Pigeon!
1._____________
2._____________
3._____________
4._____________
5._____________
hawk
pigeon
seeds
grain
berries
hawk
seeds
pigeon
grain
berries
Ask a Pigeon!
Questions Answers
Why does _________ has pigeons rock dove city pigeons
How fast do pigeons fly 1. as fast as a _________ on the highway
2. speed of the _________ racing pigeon
what’s pigeons’ most amazing skills They drink water by ____________, using their beaks as straws.
humans
city
car
fastest
148 km
sucking
Ask a Pigeon!
Which of the sentence is the best choice for the blank in paragraph 4
A. We are very afraid! B. How dangerous they are!
C. We feel right at home! D. How high we can fly!
Ask a Pigeon!
1.小河每年冬天变得干涸。(run)
The river _______________________ in winter every year.
2.我们应该保持优良传统。(keep up)
____________________________________ fine traditions.
3.汽车正以每小时80公里的速度行驶。(at a speed of)
The car __________________________________________.
runs dry
We should keep up
is running at a speed of 80km per hour
Ask a Pigeon!
Is it OK to feed city pigeons If you were the pigeon, what’s your answer
Long-Distance Travellers
Birds are amazing animals, and their most amazing skill is their sense of direction. Some migrate long distances. They know exactly where to fly, without a compass!
Migrating birds often fly thousands of kilometres. They find their way back to the same place year after year. Even young birds that have not migrated before seem to know which way to go.
In Europe, you may see big groups of swallows sitting on telephone wires. As the weather gets colder in autumn, they get ready to fly away to warmer countries. These birds fly south to Africa for the winter. They will return north to Europe to breed next summer.
Birds have many ways to prepare for their migration journey. The little sedge warbler(水蒲苇莺) doubles its weight by eating lots of insects just before it leaves Europe. It flies 9,000 kilometres. It travels without stopping for four days to spend winter in South Africa.
Bar-headed geese(斑头雁) breed in Tibet(西藏). They then fly over the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山) to India.They have to fly at a height of over 6,000 metres to get over the huge mountains. Other birds, such as cranes, also fly high over mountains.
Long-Distance Travellers
1. distance ________ A. an ability to do things well
2. double ________ B. to make sth. twice as much
3. skill ________ C. the amount of space between 2 places
C
B
A
Long-Distance Travellers
cranes
prepare
mountains
how far
Long-Distance Travellers
Birds are amazing animals, and their most amazing skill is their sense of direction. Some migrate long distances. They know exactly where to fly, without a compass!
Migrating birds often fly thousands of kilometres. They find their way back to the same place year after year. Even young birds that have not migrated before seem to know which way to go.
In Europe, you may see big groups of swallows sitting on telephone wires. As the weather gets colder in autumn, they get ready to fly away to warmer countries. These birds fly south to Africa for the winter. They will return north to Europe to breed next summer.
Birds have many ways to prepare for their migration journey. The little sedge warbler(水蒲苇莺) doubles its weight by eating lots of insects just before it leaves Europe. It flies 9,000 kilometres. It travels without stopping for four days to spend winter in South Africa.
Bar-headed geese(斑头雁) breed in Tibet(西藏). They then fly over the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山) to India.They have to fly at a height of over 6,000 metres to get over the huge mountains. Other birds, such as cranes, also fly high over mountains.
Long-Distance Travellers
1. According to the text, which is bird’s most amazing skill
A. Their ability to catch food. B. Their sense of direction.
C. Their sense of smell. D. Their flying ability.
2. In Europe, you may see big groups of ______ sitting on telephone wires.
A. sedge warblers B. cranes C. swallows D. bar-headed geese
3. What do sedge warblers do before they travel to South Africa
A. Eat a lot of food. B. Hide a lot of food in some places.
C. Train young birds. D. Practise flying.
4. Which is right order according to the text
① Birds return north to the same place. ② Birds get ready for their jounery.
③ Birds fly to warmer countries. ④ The weather gets colder.
A. ④③②① B. ③④②① C. ④②①③ D. ④②③①
Why Are Flamingos Pink
Flamingos are tall, mostly pink birds with long legs. But they aren’t actually born pink. They are grey or white, and turn pink over the first couple of years of their lives.
Have you ever heard the expression “you are what you eat” Well, flamingos are just that. In the wild, flamingos feed on shrimp, small clams, fish, insects, and algae. Yum! These foods, especially the algae, are rich in carotenoids(类胡萝卜素). Inside a flamingo’s body, carotenoids are changed into a red-orange pigment（色素）that turns its feathers pink.
Before scientists understood that flamingos got their colour from their food, zookeepers puzzled over why the pink birds turned white in zoos. Now they feed flamingos a diet rich in carotenoids and vitamins to keep their birds “in the pink”.
Still, flamingos fade when caring for their young. Unlike their chicks, mama and papa birds don’t eat much. This decreases the pigment stored in their feathers, so they lose colour.
If a flamingo eats blueberries, will it turn blue Dr. Kevin McGraw, who studies feather colour in birds at Arizona State University, guesses if a flamingo eats enough blueberries, it would probably still turn pink, not blue! That’s because the pigments that make blueberries blue, are changed into colourless chemicals in the bird’s body. But blueberries also contain a small number of carotenoids. So they would probably lightly colour the feathers pink.
Why Are Flamingos Pink
Draw your own text structure
Why Are Flamingos Pink
Flamingo’s colour
Para 1: _________ to turn pink
Para 3: how _________ keep their flamingos in the pink
Para 2: why it turns pink—its colour comes from the _________ it eats
Para 4: why flamingos won’t turn _________ if they eat blueberries
when/ time
food
zookeepers
blue
Why Are Flamingos Pink
What can we learn from the text
A. Zookeepers first found out why flamingos are pink.
B. The red-orange pigment is stored in the flamingo’s skin.
C. There are no carotenoids in blueberries.
D. The flamingo is the best example of “you are what you eat”.
Why Are Flamingos Pink
abilities
carry letters
fly fast
suck up water
change colours
fly far away
fly over mountains
have a sense of direction
Write on your own
Review all the texts in this unit and wirte an article about a kind of bird in about 100 words.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Unit 6
Expanded Reading
八年级上册
Bridwatching
types
problems
solutions
abilities
Ask a Pigeon!
How much do you know about pigeons Well, I am a pigeon. So what do you want to know
Q: Why does every city in the world have pigeons
A: Humans have themselves to thank! City pigeons are descended from rock doves. Long ago, wild rock pigeons lived on rocky cliffs. During the day we eat seeds and berries.
Around 5,000 years ago, humans started building cities and growing grain. Pigeons liked towns—there was lots of dropped grain to eat, and there were not many hawks. City people built houses for pigeons to live in too. They kept pigeons to carry messages, or just as pets. We became homing pigeons. Humans took their pigeons with them all over the world. So now we’re everywhere. Modern city pigeons are feral—animals that once were kept by humans, but now run wild. Tall city buildings are a lot like our old cliffs. ▲
Q:How fast can a pigeon fly
A: We can go as fast as a car on the highway, around 97 km an hour. And we can keep up that speed for a long time! The fastest racing pigeon can fly at the speed of about 148 km per hour.
Q: What’s a pigeon’s most amazing skill
A: We use our beaks like straws to suck up water! No other bird can do that.
Ask a Pigeon!
1._____________
2._____________
3._____________
4._____________
5._____________
hawk
pigeon
seeds
grain
berries
hawk
seeds
pigeon
grain
berries
Ask a Pigeon!
Questions Answers
Why does _________ has pigeons rock dove city pigeons
How fast do pigeons fly 1. as fast as a _________ on the highway
2. speed of the _________ racing pigeon
what’s pigeons’ most amazing skills They drink water by ____________, using their beaks as straws.
humans
city
car
fastest
148 km
sucking
Ask a Pigeon!
Which of the sentence is the best choice for the blank in paragraph 4
A. We are very afraid! B. How dangerous they are!
C. We feel right at home! D. How high we can fly!
Ask a Pigeon!
1.小河每年冬天变得干涸。(run)
The river _______________________ in winter every year.
2.我们应该保持优良传统。(keep up)
____________________________________ fine traditions.
3.汽车正以每小时80公里的速度行驶。(at a speed of)
The car __________________________________________.
runs dry
We should keep up
is running at a speed of 80km per hour
Ask a Pigeon!
Is it OK to feed city pigeons If you were the pigeon, what’s your answer
Long-Distance Travellers
Birds are amazing animals, and their most amazing skill is their sense of direction. Some migrate long distances. They know exactly where to fly, without a compass!
Migrating birds often fly thousands of kilometres. They find their way back to the same place year after year. Even young birds that have not migrated before seem to know which way to go.
In Europe, you may see big groups of swallows sitting on telephone wires. As the weather gets colder in autumn, they get ready to fly away to warmer countries. These birds fly south to Africa for the winter. They will return north to Europe to breed next summer.
Birds have many ways to prepare for their migration journey. The little sedge warbler(水蒲苇莺) doubles its weight by eating lots of insects just before it leaves Europe. It flies 9,000 kilometres. It travels without stopping for four days to spend winter in South Africa.
Bar-headed geese(斑头雁) breed in Tibet(西藏). They then fly over the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山) to India.They have to fly at a height of over 6,000 metres to get over the huge mountains. Other birds, such as cranes, also fly high over mountains.
Long-Distance Travellers
1. distance ________ A. an ability to do things well
2. double ________ B. to make sth. twice as much
3. skill ________ C. the amount of space between 2 places
C
B
A
Long-Distance Travellers
cranes
prepare
mountains
how far
Long-Distance Travellers
Birds are amazing animals, and their most amazing skill is their sense of direction. Some migrate long distances. They know exactly where to fly, without a compass!
Migrating birds often fly thousands of kilometres. They find their way back to the same place year after year. Even young birds that have not migrated before seem to know which way to go.
In Europe, you may see big groups of swallows sitting on telephone wires. As the weather gets colder in autumn, they get ready to fly away to warmer countries. These birds fly south to Africa for the winter. They will return north to Europe to breed next summer.
Birds have many ways to prepare for their migration journey. The little sedge warbler(水蒲苇莺) doubles its weight by eating lots of insects just before it leaves Europe. It flies 9,000 kilometres. It travels without stopping for four days to spend winter in South Africa.
Bar-headed geese(斑头雁) breed in Tibet(西藏). They then fly over the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山) to India.They have to fly at a height of over 6,000 metres to get over the huge mountains. Other birds, such as cranes, also fly high over mountains.
Long-Distance Travellers
1. According to the text, which is bird’s most amazing skill
A. Their ability to catch food. B. Their sense of direction.
C. Their sense of smell. D. Their flying ability.
2. In Europe, you may see big groups of ______ sitting on telephone wires.
A. sedge warblers B. cranes C. swallows D. bar-headed geese
3. What do sedge warblers do before they travel to South Africa
A. Eat a lot of food. B. Hide a lot of food in some places.
C. Train young birds. D. Practise flying.
4. Which is right order according to the text
① Birds return north to the same place. ② Birds get ready for their jounery.
③ Birds fly to warmer countries. ④ The weather gets colder.
A. ④③②① B. ③④②① C. ④②①③ D. ④②③①
Why Are Flamingos Pink
Flamingos are tall, mostly pink birds with long legs. But they aren’t actually born pink. They are grey or white, and turn pink over the first couple of years of their lives.
Have you ever heard the expression “you are what you eat” Well, flamingos are just that. In the wild, flamingos feed on shrimp, small clams, fish, insects, and algae. Yum! These foods, especially the algae, are rich in carotenoids(类胡萝卜素). Inside a flamingo’s body, carotenoids are changed into a red-orange pigment（色素）that turns its feathers pink.
Before scientists understood that flamingos got their colour from their food, zookeepers puzzled over why the pink birds turned white in zoos. Now they feed flamingos a diet rich in carotenoids and vitamins to keep their birds “in the pink”.
Still, flamingos fade when caring for their young. Unlike their chicks, mama and papa birds don’t eat much. This decreases the pigment stored in their feathers, so they lose colour.
If a flamingo eats blueberries, will it turn blue Dr. Kevin McGraw, who studies feather colour in birds at Arizona State University, guesses if a flamingo eats enough blueberries, it would probably still turn pink, not blue! That’s because the pigments that make blueberries blue, are changed into colourless chemicals in the bird’s body. But blueberries also contain a small number of carotenoids. So they would probably lightly colour the feathers pink.
Why Are Flamingos Pink
Draw your own text structure
Why Are Flamingos Pink
Flamingo’s colour
Para 1: _________ to turn pink
Para 3: how _________ keep their flamingos in the pink
Para 2: why it turns pink—its colour comes from the _________ it eats
Para 4: why flamingos won’t turn _________ if they eat blueberries
when/ time
food
zookeepers
blue
Why Are Flamingos Pink
What can we learn from the text
A. Zookeepers first found out why flamingos are pink.
B. The red-orange pigment is stored in the flamingo’s skin.
C. There are no carotenoids in blueberries.
D. The flamingo is the best example of “you are what you eat”.
Why Are Flamingos Pink
abilities
carry letters
fly fast
suck up water
change colours
fly far away
fly over mountains
have a sense of direction
Write on your own
Review all the texts in this unit and wirte an article about a kind of bird in about 100 words.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________