江苏省涟水县大东中学八年级英语上册 Unit 6 Bird wat

Unit 6 Bird watching Reading1
一、Teaching aims:
1、读懂文章，了解扎龙自然保护区的基本情况。

2、复习和拓展有关保护野生动物的词汇。

3、-学习根据上下文猜测单词意思的思维能力。

4、引导学生参加鸟类俱乐部，保护鸟类，保护自然。

二．Knowledge to prepare:
1、找出reading中重要的语言知识点(单词、短语、句型和语法)，查词典和有关资料解释其意义及用法，举例句或例题。

2、 Free talk Talk about some nature reserves in China ?
A: Do you know any nature reserves in China?
B:
两人一组，请尽量使对话长一些.
3、Go through the article.
1.Answer two questions
(1)Where is Zhalong Nature Reserve?
(2)What kinds of animals live there? 三．Teaching contents
一）、Guess the meanings of some new words.
二）、Finish Part B1 on Page 78 and remember them .
三）、F urther Reading
1）．Read the article again then finish Part C1 on Page 79.
2）．Listen to the tape carefully and try to answer some questions.
(1) Why is it a great place for wildlife?
(2)Do lots of birds go there?
(3)Why is there less and less space for wildlife?
(4)Why are more and more birds in danger? (5)What are the members of Birdwatching Club doing thisyear?
(6)What do they do once a year?
3）. Finish Part B2 and Part C2.
四）、Get the students to complete the following table
ZHALONG----A SPECIAL PLACE
LOCATION-
LAND TYPE-
IMPORTANCE-
RARE BIRDS-
DANGERS-
ACTIONS PEOPLE TAKE-
HOPE-
五）、Students’ activities——Performance:
1. Make up a dialogue with your partner to talk about Zhalong like Daniel and Sandy.
Maybe the
table will help you
八、Work in groups of four ,act as the following rollers ( 角色）:
1.a worker in Zhalong
2.a red-crowned crane
3.a farmer
4.a member of Birdwatching Club
Work like this:
Worker:
I’m a worker in Zhalong Nature Reserve, Zhalong is in Heilongjiang …………Red-crowned crane:
I live in Zhalong ,I have many friends there. …………
Farmer:
I want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms … I know we must protect
wetlands.
Member of Birdwatching Club:
I’m studying the different kinds of birds…………-
四、Compliance testing:
一、翻译下列短语
1.去观鸟 6 .舒适地生活着
2.在集市上 7.为某人提供……
3.飞到南方国家 8.越来越少的空间
4.湿地之一 9.研究不同种类的鸟
5.整年 10.在数量上的变化
二、根据句意及首字母提示和注释,完成句子:
1.My father often takes me to the m__________.(a place that sells all kinds of
things.)
2.I live in the s__________(in the south) part of China.
3.Giant pandas are e__________(in a dangerous state) animals.
4.The hotel p__________(gives something to somebody) good service for the public.
5.Many foreign t__________(travelers) go to visit Zhalong Nature Reserve every
year.
6.There are many birds living in the w__________(an area with wet ground).
7.I think it is very interesting to learn about w__________(animals, plants,
etc. That are wild and live in a natural environment)
8.Zhalong is a n__________ reserve in Heilongjiang in n__________ China.
9.It is an important living area for the r______ red-crowned cranes. You can’t
see too many now.
10.I think he is a d__________(not honest) boy, so I can’t believe him, but I
want to help him.
三、完成句子
1._____________________(我打算去观鸟) this weekend .
2.The area _______________________________(为野生生物提供食物 ).
3. There are________________(许多鱼)in the wetlands, and the birds can_______________
__________.(容易地捕猎到它们当食物)
四、完成下列有关丹顶鹤的文章
We are red-crowned cranes. We like living in _____________. We live in Zhalong
_________ ____________. It _______________________ us with food and
____________. Every year many _________ came to see us. We had a happy life there. But there was a big fire in our ideal home three years ago. Then some farmers wanted to change our hom e into __________. The number of us is getting
__________ and ____________. Now there are only about 500 in China. We are
in __________ a nd _______________animals . Please tell the ____________ (政
府) the ____________ of protecting wildlife. We want to come。