Unit 6 Bird watching Reading课件＋音频(共28张PPT)牛津译林版八年级上册

(共28张PPT)
Unit 6
Birdwatching
Reading
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2
能了解扎龙自然保护区的相关信息。
能记住并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语：nature, describe, all year round等。
学习目标
Choose a name card guess
1. strong, brown feathers, broad wings
eagle
2. white feathers and long thin neck
3. tall, long legs, long thin neck
crane
4. small, brown and grey feathers
swan
sparrow
Have you heard the song A True Story
Listen and answer.What’s the song about
Zhalong
Nature Reserve
More people are joining protecting the cranes.
We can guess the passage may tell us ______.
● why Zhalong is a special place
● what is special in Zhalong
● ...
Zhalong—a special place
Title
Pre-reading
新课讲授
1. Where is Zhalong Nature Reserve
2. Why is it a perfect place for wildlife
3. Why are more and more birds in danger
It is in Heilongjiang in north-east China.
Listen and answer the questions.
Because it provides food and cover.
Because they do not have enough living space and food.
adjectives or adjective phrases
world’s most important
perfect place
rare birds
In this paragraph, the writer tells us
why Zhalong is a special place.
While-reading
Para 1
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
Para 2
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.
While-reading
In this paragraph, the writer tells us what _______________ Zhalong is facing.
1. Fill in the blank with one word.
dangers/problems
Para 3
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. What are the problems
Nowhere to live!
4. Why does the writer use “keep fishing” instead of “fish” Which is better
Nothing to eat!
While-reading
3. Which words describe the serious problem best
5. What do you think of the laws to prevent all these things in Zhalong
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.
Pariwork:
What difficulties may they meet and why do they make the record once a year
Para 4
In this paragraph, the writer tells us
what the Birdwatching Society members need and hope.
Need
We need more people to count and describe the birds. Hope
We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands.
Think further:
Who does “more people” refer to here
Para 5
B1. Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks.
1 provide (line 3) a stop something from happening
2 perfect (line 3) b know
3 lead to (line 10) c a person who is travelling or visiting a place
4 prevent (line 13) d give something to someone or something else
5 tourist (line 17) e the best
6 understand (line 19) f have something as a result
d
e
f
a
c
b
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
e About Zhalong Nature Reserve
Paragraph 1 ___
Paragraph 2 ___
Paragraph 3 ___
Paragraph 4 ___
Paragraph 5 ___
e
a
d
b
c
B2. Fill in the blanks the correct letters.
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.
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 the birds.
8. Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife.
open space.
in the daytime.
Zhalong.
Read the passage and write T or F.
T
T
F
F
F
T
F
T
count and describe the birds.
While-reading
Complete their conversation with the words in the passage.
Daniel: Where’s Zhalong Nature Reserve, Sandy
Sandy: It’s in (1) ______________ Province in North-east China.
Daniel: Do you know the importance of the reserve for wildlife
Sandy: Yes. It provides food and (2) _______ for wildlife. It’s a
(3) ________ place for some (4) ___________.
Daniel: Do lots of birds go there
Sandy: Yes. Many birds live there (5) _______________, while
some go there only for a (6) ___________
Heilongjiang
cover
perfect
rare birds
all year round
short stay
Daniel: Are the birds there facing any problems
Sandy: Yes, but our government has made (7) __________ to
protect them.
Daniel: What do members of the Birdwatching Society do
Sandy: They (8) __________ the birds in Zhalong once a year. Now they’re inviting some tourists to (9) __________
and (10) ____________ the birds.
laws
study
count
describe
Summary: Zhalong—a special place
Location: north-east China
Land type: wetland
Importance: provides food and cover
Rare birds: cranes
Danger: less and less space for wildlife no food to eat
Actions: The Chinese government makes laws to protect Zhalong.
TheBirdwatching Society are studying the birds in Zhalong.
Hope: More people understand the importance of the wetlands.
Make a mind map
Why is Zhalong a special place
special
wetland
special birds
provide food and shelter
red-crowned cranes
food
wildlife
plants
fish
birds
Listen and follow.
Try to 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 …
Can you rewrite the article as a crane in Zhalong
Groupwork
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Discuss: What do these 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 them to do to protect birds
Post-reading
The area provides food and cover for a lot of wildlife.
provide sth. for sb. = provide sb. with sth.
e.g. The area provides a lot of wildlife with food and cover.
The school provides food for the students.
The school provides the students with food.
Language points
Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short stay.
Some stay there only for a short time.
Some go there only for a short stay.
while
make the wetlands smaller
in order to
have more space for farms and buildings
lead to
less and less space for wildlife
moreover
fishermen keep fishing there
as a result
the birds do not have enough food to eat
The Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things in Zhalong.
prevent sb. from doing sth.
stop sb. from doing sth.
keep sb. from doing sth.