江苏省盐城市亭湖区八年级英语上册 Unit 6 Birdwatching Period 6 Task

Unit 6 Birdwatching
Period 6 Task
Learning aims
1.To learn to fill in an application form.
2.To learn to write an application letter.
Learning activities
Activity one Preview
一、写出下列单词划线部分音标、词性和词义。

1. form _________________________
2. birth _________________________
3. address _________________________
4. hobby _________________________
5. application_______________________
二、翻译下列短语。

1.一份申请表 ______________________
2. 出生日期 _________________________
3.兴趣和爱好_______________________________________
5. 加入观鸟俱乐部__________________
6.成为……成员_____________________
7. 对……感兴趣 ___________________ 8. 来参加俱乐部活动 __________________
9.按…给某人打_______________________________
10. 给某人发电子到……信箱_______________________________
三、了解重点句型的用法。

I think it is important for me to do something to protect birds.
句意：___________________________________________________________________
think it (is) adj for sb to do sth. 表示“认为做某事怎么样。

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翻译：我觉得学好英语很必要。

_________________________________________________________________________ Activity two Lead-in.
Fill in the application form with your own information.
Activity three Presentation
Step 1 Listen to the letter and find the answers to the questions.
1. Who is the chairperson of the club?________________________________________
2. How did Amy get interested in the club ?____________________________________
3. What are Amy’s favourite subjects ? _________________________________________
4. What are her hobbies and interests? _________________________________________
5. Why does she want to bee a birdwatcher?_________________________________ Step 2Read the passage quickly.
Activity four Reading and writing
Step 1 Sum up the main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1 _______________________________________________________________
Para 2 _______________________________________________________________
Para 3 _______________________________________________________________
Para 4 _______________________________________________________________
Step 2 Find the useful words, phrases and sentences in the passage.
_______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
Step 3 Work in groups to write an application letter using Amy’s letter as an example.
Think about:(1) Why do you write the letter?
(2) Somethingaboutyourself.(school/grade/favoritesubjects/interests
and hobbies/clubs and activities to protect wildlife)
(3) Why would you like to join the club?
Step 4 Writing
1. Use the model of an application letter below.
Dear xxx,
APPLICATION TO JOIN THE BIRDWATCHING CLUB
I …and I would like to …
I am a ….My favourite….I am interested in ….Every Sunday….
I would like to …because I ….I think …I want to …. I can ….
I will be happy if ….You can call…and ….
Yours sincerely
xxx
2. Show some good letters in front of the whole class, and then exchange, read and correct.
Exercises【检测反馈】
一、根据提示完成句子。

1. My h_______ are travelling and collecting stamps.
2. After you fill in an _________(申请)form, you can join the birdwatching group.
3. My date of __________ (出生) is May 12th ,1993.
4. Please e to these club a___________on Sundays.
5.You can call me ______ 0513-******** or me _______ Lily 163..
二、用所给词的适当形式填空。

1. That will suit me________(nice).
2. The little boy is________(able) to reach the apple. He is too short.
3. He failed his Maths examination because of his________(care) work.
4. What prevented you from________(join) us last night?
5. You should have good________(manner) all the time.
Exercises【巩固提升】
一、用动词的适当形式填空。

1. The meeting ________ (start) at 8:30 am and _________ (finish) at 3:30 p.m.
2. We _________ (have) pizza for dinner tonight .
3. They _________ (see) many different kinds of birds at BeijingWildlifePark yesterday.
4. If more and more wetlands ________ (disappear), there ________ (be) less and less space for plants, animals and birds.
5 ._________ (not drop) litter carelessly.
6. Mr. Green ___________ (not go) home until he finished his work.
7. Mother told me __________ (wash) the clothes at home.
8. It’s important fo r the students _________ (write) carefully and clearly.
二、完形填空。

I would like to make a ment (发表意见) on the plastic bags which we use in our daily life.
I thought that the 1effect (影响) from all these bags on our environment was well 2and that most people know they should not keep 3them but collect them in the dustbin. However, one of the 4 near my home seems to 5 more of these bags than ever before. Red ones, white ones and blue ones—it makes no 6. They don't care about the 7 of environment. They keep using plastic bags to wrap (包装) most of the things every day. 8 I went shopping the other day, I bought two things, and I was given three bags to wrap 9. Is it necessary to use so many bags? Everyone should realize how 10it is to clean our environment.
( ) 1. A. hugeB. goodC. badD. boring
( ) 2. A. knownB. taughtC. doneD. kept
( ) 3. A. takingB. puttingC. sendingD. throwing
( ) 4. A. factoriesB. officesC. stationsD. shops
( ) 5 A. sellB. useC. haveD. pass
( ) 6. A. differenceB. difficultyC. useD. trouble
( ) 7. A. questionsB. problemsC. businessD. mistakes
( ) 8. A. WhereB. WhenC. WhileD. If
( ) 9 A. itB. thisC. themD. that
( ) 10. A. importantB. specialC. fortableD. excellent
三、书面表达。

请帮助Sandy给观鸟俱乐部写一封信，要求加入俱乐部。

包括以下要点：
1．我想成为观鸟俱乐部的一员。

2．我是八年级的学生，我对足球很感兴趣，我最喜欢的科目是科学和地理。

3．我热爱鸟类，热爱大自然。

4．每个星期天上午9点到10点可以参加俱乐部的活动。

5．联系方式：Tel: 0519-*******.
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