1、Unit 5 Writingred-crowned crane 丹顶鹤丹顶鹤/kran/王冠/kren/鹤Read the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.(见课本59页左侧)Have a heated discussion about the answers in groups.Show your answers and confusions.1.What does the red-crowned crane look like?It has white feathers except for so
2、me black ones on its face,neck and wings.It also has bright red skin on the top of its head.2.Where can you find it?It can be found in China,Russia,Mongolia,Japan and the Korean Peninsula.3.Where does it migrate to?It migrates to east-central China when the weather gets cold.4.What does it eat?It ea
3、ts fish,snails and water plants.5.What symbolic meaning does the red-crowned crane have in Chinese culture?It has a symbolic meaning of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.Appearancea huge/large/small/strong/weak animal It is about 150cm tall/150cm in height Its feathers are as white as snow/
4、glossy black亮黑色 Its unique feature is.HabitatIt can be found in.It lives in.Its natural habitat is the bamboo forest竹林.MigrationIt spends the warmer months in the.When the weather gets cold,it migrates to.to find food or seek a partner.DietIts food includes fish,snails and so on.Its favourite food i
5、s.It likes.very much.It feeds on.It has a good and diverse appetite,including.Other informationIt is a symbol of long life and good luck in Chinese culture.a symbal of elegance and purityThe Siberian crane 西伯利亚鹤is also known as the snow crane.It is about 140 cm in height,generally shorter than the r
6、ed-crowned crane.Its feathers are nearly all snowy white except for some black ones that are only visible in flight.Its featherless face is reddish微红的 in colour.The Siberian crane is usually found in East Asia,where its numbers are known as the eastern populations.These migrate to China in winter.Ot
7、her much smaller populations migrate to Iran in winter.The snow crane has a good and diverse appetite,including fish,insects,the roots and tubers块茎 of water plants and so on.In Chinese culture,the snow crane is a symbol of elegance优雅,purity纯洁,good fortune and long life.Write a short description of an animal you are familiar with.Thank you
