Unit6 Birdwatching reading课件

课件15张PPT。Zhalong—a special placeUnit 6 Birdwatching

Reading INortheast Zhalong Nature Reserve Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important wetland. It can offer food and cover to wildlife. It is the best place for rare birds. 40% of the cranes in the world live here.
But now some people make wetlands smaller to have more areas for farms and buildings. It will cause(导致) fewer and fewer living areas for wildlife.
provideforperfectper centspacelead toTask 1 Read and find Read the passage below to know something about
Zhalong Nature Reserve. Luckily the Chinese government has made laws to stop these actions. Every year the members of Birdwatching Club go to Zhalong to write down the types of birds and the changes in their numbers We also hope more visitors can come here to help count and describe birds. This can help people know the importance of the wetlands.
touristsSocietyrecordpreventunderstandNew words and phrases
nature reserve 自然保护区
wetland n. 湿地
cover n. [U] 庇护所
provide v. 提供
perfect adj. 完美的
in order to 为了
space n. [U] 空间
lead to 导致
government n. 政府
law n. 法律prevent v. 防止
society n. 协会
record v. 记录
change n. 变化
tourist n. 游客
count v. 计数
describe v. 描述
understand v. 理解
importance n. 重要性Task 2 Check the memory and understanding Match the words on the left with the meanings on
the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.1. provide ______ a. stop something from happening
2. perfect ______ b. know
3. lead to ______ c. a person who is travelling or
visiting a place
4. prevent ______ d. give something to someone or
something else
5. tourist ______ e. the best
6. understand ______ f. have something as a resultdefacbTask 3 Read and match Read the passage again and try to find the main
idea of each paragraph.

Paragraph 1 a. About birds in Zhalong
Paragraph 2 b. What the Birdwatching Society
members do
Paragraph 3 c. More people can help count and
describe the birds
Paragraph 4 d. Birds in Zhalong are in danger
Paragraph 5 e. About Zhalong Nature ReserveTask 3 Read and completeRead Paragraph 1 and think about a question.Why is Zhalong a special place?specialNorth-eastwetlandperfectcover cranesspecial landspecial birds Read Paragraph 2 and answer the following questions.

1. How long do birds live in Zhalong?
2. How are most birds in the daytime?
Task 4 Read and answerMany birds live in Zhalong all year around, while
some go there only for a short stay.butActive.Read Paragraph 3 and answer.
( )How many problems does Zhalong Nature
Reserve have?
A. One B. Two C. Three◆ less and less space
for wildlife◆ Birds don’t have
enough food to eatBirds in Zhalong are
_____________.in dangerBRead Paragraph 3-Pragraph 5 and answer
How do we protect wildlife in Zhalong?make laws to
prevent the
wrong actionsrecord the birds’
types and the
changes in their
numberscount and
describe the birds
and help people
understand
the importance
of wetlandsTask 5 Have a summaryZhalong Nature
Reservespace for
wildlifefood for
birdsgovernmentmemberstouristsProtectionIntroduction
（介绍）BirdsProblemsWhat should we do
after we learn the
article?We should protect wildlife, protect
wetlands and protect nature.Protecting nature is protecting ourselves.Homework1. Search for more information about
nature reserves in China in many ways. 2. Make a poster showing your favourite nature reserve.