Unit 6 Bird watching Reading I 课件（33张PPT）

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Unit 6 Birdwatching
birds
?
It’s small, it has brown and grey feathers.
swan
eagle
2
A guessing game
sparrow
crane
Teaching aims:
1.?To?develop?the?ability?to?infer?the?general?
meaning?from?title and?context.??
2.?To?reinforce?students?ability?to?skim?text?for?
over all?meaning?and?scan?for?details.
3. To master the words and expressions, use own
words to talk about Zhalong Nature Reserve.
4. To understand the importance of wetlands
as well as wildlife, and learn to love and protect
them.
in north-east China
in the north-east of China
Zhalong Nature Reserve
Zhalong
north
east
south
west
northeast
southwest
southeast
northwest

rare birds
/е?/
Pre-reading
New words
稀有的
wetlands
provide food and cover for a lot of wildlife
n. 湿地
vt. 提供
It is a perfect place for some rare birds.
Every year, many tourists go there to watch birds.
adj. 极好的,完美的
n. 旅行者, 观光者
Some people want to make the wetlands
smaller in order to have more space for farms
and buildings.
以便，为了
n. 空间
fisherman
pl. fishermen
Moreover, some fishermen keep fishing there.
fish
n. 渔民, 钓鱼的人
vi. 捕鱼
Reading I
Zhalong—
a special place
While-reading
Go through the first paragraph, then tell us:
It is a perfect（完美的，极好的） place for rare birds.
Why?
Scanning(寻读)
provide …for…v. 为…提供…
We do not need to read every word. Instead, we look for the key information that will answer our questions.(寻找答案)
1 provide
2 perfect
3 lead to

4 prevent

5 tourist
6 understand
a stop from happening
b know
c a person who is travelling or
visiting a place
d give something to someone
something else
e the best
f have something as a result
A
B
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
_____
d
e
b
c
a
f
A Small Quiz
1.What’s the article about?


2.What do we hope?


It’s about Zhalong Nature Reserve.
More people understand the importance of the wetlands .
Skimming(快速浏览)
Read the text quickly to get the main idea.
（只需读标题、开头第一段、最后一段或每段的开头结尾）
Listen and read
Choose T or 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. ______
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. ______
F
F
F
T
T
F
T
T
Scanning(寻读)
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
Paragraph 5:
E. About Zhalong Nature Reserve
Skimming(快速浏览)
Read para1, then fill in the blanks
while-reading
Zhalong is a _____ ______. It is one of the world’s most important ________ because it ______ food and _______for _______ birds.
reserve
wetlands
provide
cover
nature
rare
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.
Read para 2, match the sentences
What danger are the birds facing?
Our space is becoming
smaller and smaller.
Our food is also
becoming less and less.
Read para3 and find out:
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.
1 、love wildlife
2、know as much as possible about
zhalong
3、use English as your language
Show time
Pair work(2 in a pair)
A：May I ask you some questions about Zhalong?
B：Yes, please.
A：Where is Zhalong?
B：It is in…
A：Do you know the importance of the reserve for wildlife?
B：Yes. It provides …
A：…
B: …



Discussion: (in groups)
What can volunteers do for the birds?
海报
volunteers 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.
Homework
Remember new words and phrases.
Preview the reading Birds in Zhalong.
watch a video
How clever you are!
Now let’s finish the last test, then you will become a good volunteer.

Writing
What will you want to say if you are a…?
(choose one of the members to finish writing their talks )
Worker:
I’m a worker in Zhalong Nature Reserve, Zhalong is in Heilongjiang …
a crane:
I live in Zhalong, I have many friends there. .…
Farmer:
I want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms …so we should protect these rare birds..
Member of Birdwatching Club:
I’m studying the different kinds of birds…………

Birds are our friends.
So loving birds is loving the nature.
Loving the nature is loving our earth.
Loving the earth is loving ourselves!