Unit 6 Bird watching Reading (I) 课件（21张PPT）

Unit 6 Birdwatching
Reading (I)



Let’s do a guessing game“what is it?”and
have a competition.
broad wings
brown feathers
Small
brown and grey feathers
Eagle
Sparrow

long thin neck
white feathers



tall
long legs
long think neck
Swan
Crane
Prediction:
What’s the article mainly about?
Zhalong --- a special place
Zhalong Nature Reserve
Pre-reading
Let’s make a prediction.
1. What’s the article mainly about?


2. Where is Zhalong Nature Reserve ?
Listen and answer:
It’s about Zhalong Nature Reserve.
It is in Heilongjiang Province in North-east China.
play
one of the world’s most important __________

wetlands
Why is it a special place?
Zhalong ________ food and cover _____ wildlife.

It is a perfect place for some __________.
provides
for
rare birds
While -reading
Let’s enjoy reading.
Skimming: Read the text as quickly as possible and think
about the main idea of each paragraph.
About birds in Zhalong
What the Birdwatching Society members do
More people can help count
and describe the birds
Birds in Zhalong are in danger
About Zhalong Nature Reserve



Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5

Zhalong is an important wetland in the world. ____
Birds can find food and cover in Zhalong. ____
The birds in Zhalong live in large cages. ____
Most birds are active at night. ____
Forty per cent of cranes live in
other parts of the world. ____
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. ____
Scanning : Read the text carefully and do “T” or “F” .
T
T
F
the wild
F
in the daytime
F
Zhalong
T
F
count and describe
T

Read-closing
Further thinking : Problems birds in Zhalong face






Some people want to make ___________ smaller in order to have more space for ______and_________. This will lead to ________________ for wildlife.

2. Fishermen keep _________ there. As a result , the birds do not have ________________ .




the wetlands
farms
buildings
less and less space
fishing
enough food to eat
Read para3-para5 to tell the different people’s actions
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 keep fishing there.
Discussion:
What can students do for
the birds?
Discussion:
What can students do for
the birds?
Students can…
1.Plant a tree once a year
2.Make posters for the birds
3.Encourage more people not to
hunt birds for food or fun.
4.Do not throw(扔) rubbish into
the river.
Post-reading Who is the winner?
Have an interview
with Sandy.
Post-reading : Help Sandy complete the the following passage.
Zhalong Nature Reserve is in____________
Province in North-east China. It provides food
and ________ for wildlife. It’s a _________ place for some ___________.
Many birds live there __________________, while some go there only for a ______________.Sadly, the birds there are facing some problems. But our government has made ________ to protect them . The members of the birdwatching society ____________ the birds in zhalong once a year .Now they’re inviting some tourists to _________ and __________ the birds.
Heilongjiang
cover
perfect
rare birds
all year round
short while
laws
study
count
describe
Wildlife are our good friends.
Let’s take actions to protect them!
Homework
Remember new words and phrases.
Preview the reading ‘Birds in Zhalong’.