1、An Encounter with NatureLook at the word cloud and the pictures.Predict what happens in the story.Developing ideasRead the passage and finish the following tasks.1.Is your prediction right?2.What is the story about?The story is about a photographers frightening and magical experience.As a nature pho
2、tographer,what about the advantages and disadvantages?Advantages:Despite the wind and rain,I still enjoy working outside in the wild.One of the best things about this job is that you can observe animals in their natural environment.Disadvantage:I have to brave the elements.Where is the authors favou
3、rite place to take photos?Yellowstone National Park.What is Yellowstone National Park famous for?As the worlds first national park,Yellowstone is famous for the variety of its wildlife,but it is probably best known for its bears.Yellowstone National Park is one of the earths most famous places.It is
4、 located in Wyoming,Montanan,and Idaho,America.Established in 1872 as the worlds first national park,it has preserved remarkable natural wonders like Old Faithful Geyser and cultural icons such as Old Faithful Inn.(A geyser间歇泉间歇泉 is an intermittently eruptive hot spring.)Yellowstone National Park Fo
5、r centuries,it was home to many Indian tribes,but these groups were banished in the 1870s by park promoters who feared that tourists would not visit if American Indians lived there.It is also home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears棕熊棕熊,wolves,bison 野牛野牛and elk麋鹿麋鹿.Yellowstone Nat
6、ional ParkThe bears:The huge strong animals can live for 30 years.Despite a weight of up to 300 kilograms,they can run at a speed of around 64 kilometres per hour and are also excellent swimmers.Number the events that happened last spring in Yellowstone in the correct order.I felt I was being watche
7、d.I admired the landscape.I took a photo of the bear.The bear ran away.I walked through a forest.I saw a bear.3 32 25 56 61 14 4 a reminder to show respect to all animalsIt is after all we who are the visitors to their world.Read the sentences from the passage and work out the meaning of the words i
8、n bold.1.When I finally stepped out of the trees,the view was breathtaking.“Breathtaking”means something is extremely beautiful or amazing,often in a surprising way.2.An eagle flew over the snow-capped mountains,which were reflected in the still lake below.“Reflected”means that images can be seen on
9、 the surface of the mirror,glass or water.3.My most frightening but magical experience was now captured forever in a single image.“Frightening”means that something is making people feel afraid,anxious or nervous.Guessing tip:When you read an unfamiliar word,make sure that you read the whole sentence
10、.Try to work out what type of word it is(noun,adjective,verb,etc),then use the words before and after it to help you guess the meaning.1.What difficulties do you think a nature photographer might encounter?2.Whats your opinion of the photographers reaction when he saw the bear?3.How would you react
11、if you were in the same situation as the photographer?4.What can we do to show our respect for animals?Think&ShareGive your talk to the class about the description,requirements and rewards of the job you want to talk about.For example:Wildlife photographers:Job description:Wildlife photographers aim
12、 to photograph animals in their natural habitats.Job requirements:Being a wildlife photographer requires good photography skills,knowledge of animal behaviour and a lot of patience.Rewards of the job:Wildlife photographers have the opportunity to see animals in the wild and help improve peoples unde
13、rstanding of them.look at the pictures and choose a job that you would like to talk about.groomerzoologistvetpolice dog handler What does a groomer/zoologist/vet/police dog handler do?Writing an animal fact fileRead the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.1.What does the r
14、ed-crowned crane look like?It has white feathers except for some 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-cen
15、tral China when the weather gets cold.4.What does it eat?It eats 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.choose an animal you want to write about and make notes.Ani
16、malthe Siberian crane(the snow crane)Appearance140 cm in heightnearly all snowy white feathers,except for some black ones red featherless face HabitatEast AsiaMigrationChina or IranDietfish,insects,the roots and tubers of water plants,etc.Other informationa symbol of elegance,purity,good fortune and
17、 long lifeWrite a short description of the animal.Use the notes and useful expressions to help you.Useful Expressions It is tall.It gets its name from Its unique feature is Its food includes It is a symbol of直击高考直击高考参考范文：参考范文：The Siberian crane is also known as the snow crane.It is about 140 cm in h
18、eight,generally shorter than the red-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 in colour.The Siberian crane is usually found in East Asia,where its numbers are known as the eastern populations.Thes
19、e migrate to China in winter.Other much smaller populations migrate to Iran in winter.The snow crane has a good and diverse appetite,including fish,insects,the roots and tubers of water plants and so on.In Chinese culture,the snow crane is a symbol of elegance,purity,good fortune and long life.Thank you!Looking forward to next encounter
