Unit 6 Bird watching Reading课件（17张）

Unit 6 Birdwatchers
Reading Ⅰ


















Play

Play a guessing game
For example : It is very beautiful. It has white feathers and a long thin neck.
What is it ? (swan)
Try to describe one of your favourite
bird and let the other students guess.

cranes
rare
They are in danger.
They are endangered birds.

in north-east China
in the north-east of China
Zhalong Nature Reserve
Zhalong
Zhalong provides food and cover for the wildlife.
It is a perfect place for some rare birds.
Prereading-
Every year, a lot of tourists (旅行者) go to Zhalong to watch birds.
Pre-reading
1.What’s the article about?


2.What do we hope?


Skimming
It’s about Zhalong Nature Reserve.
More people understand the importance of the wetlands .

While-reading
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
Scanning
Paragraph 5:
E. About Zhalong Nature Reserve





True or false ( Para 1 )
(F)
(T)
(F)

3. The area provides nothing for the wildlife.
2. Zhalong is one of the most important
wetlands in the world.
1. Zhalong Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiang
in south-east China.
food and cover

north-east
Scanning
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.




Match the sentences (Para 2 )
Scanning
What danger are the wildlife facing?

Zhalong



Wildlife


Read and answer (Para 3 )
Scanning
Some people want to make wetlands smaller
to have more space for farms and buildings
Fishermen keep fishing there.
Read Paras.4~5 and fill in the blanks.

1.
2.
Who often /will go there?
What do/will
they do?
Why do they
do so?
tourists
members of
the Birdwatching
Society

Watch birds
study the different
kinds of birds and
the change in their
numbers
2. Help people
understand the
importance of the
wetlands
Count and
describe the birds.
Scanning
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. ______
Post-reading
F
F
F
T
T
F
T
T
What do you know about Zhalong?
Zhalong is a _____ ______. It is one of the
world’s most important ________ because
they ______ food and _______for the birds.
Many birds live there_________.
There are ____ cranes in the world. They are _________ .We should help more people _________ the importance of the wetlands.
nature
reserve
wetlands
provide
cover
all year round
in danger
understand
rare

Post-reading
Pair work
A：May I ask you some questions about Zhalong?
B：Yes, please.
A：Where is Zhalong?
B：It is in…
A：Why is Zhalong a special place?
B：Because it is one of… and it can provide…
A：…
B: …




Post-reading
Birds are our friends.
So loving birds is loving the nature.
Loving the nature is loving our earth.
Loving the earth is loving ourselves!
Homework
1. Try to talk about Zhalong Nature
Reserve with your friends.
2. Finish the exercises on P71-72.
Homework