1、Unit 6 Birdwatchingbirds?Its small,it has brown and grey feathers.swanswaneagleeagle It has brown feathers and broad wings.12 It has white feathers and long thin neck.4A guessing game sparrowsparrow It is tall.It has long legs and long thin neck.3cranecraneTeaching aims:1.Todeveloptheabilitytoinfert
2、hegeneralmeaningfromtitleandcontext.2.Toreinforcestudentsabilitytoskimtextforoverallmeaningandscanfordetails.3.Tomasterthewordsandexpressions,useownwordstotalkaboutZhalongNatureReserve.4.Tounderstandtheimportanceofwetlandsaswellaswildlife,andlearntoloveandprotectthem.in north-east China in the north
3、-east of ChinaZhalong north eastsouth westnortheastsouthwestsoutheastnorthwestrare birds/Pre-reading Newwords稀有的稀有的wetlandsprovide food and cover for a lot of wildlifen.湿地湿地vt.提供提供It is a perfect place for some rare birds.Every year,many tourists go there to watch birds.adj.极好的极好的,完美的完美的n.旅行者旅行者,观光者
4、观光者Some people want to make the wetlandssmaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings.以便，为了以便，为了n.空间空间fishermanpl.fishermenMoreover,some fishermen keep fishing there.fishn.渔民,钓鱼的人vi.捕鱼Reading I Zhalong While-reading Go through the first paragraph,then tell us:It is a perfect（完美的，极好的）（完
5、美的，极好的）place for rare birds.Why?Scanning(Scanning(寻读寻读)provide forv.为为提供提供We do not need to read every word.Instead,we look for the key information that will answer our questions.(寻找答案寻找答案)1 provide 2 perfect 3 lead to4 prevent5 tourist6 understanda stop from happening b knowc a person who is travel
6、ling or visiting a placed give something to someone something else e the bestf have something as a result AB_debcafA Small Quiz1.Whats the article about?2.What do we hope?Its about Zhalong Nature Reserve.More people understand the importance of the wetlands.Skimming(Skimming(快速浏览快速浏览)Read the text q
7、uickly to get the main idea.（只需读标题、开头第一段、最后一段或每段的开头结尾）Listen and readListen and readChoose T or F.1.Zhalongisanimportantwetlandintheworld._2.BirdscanfindfoodandcoverinZhalong._3.ThebirdsinZhalongliveinlargecages._4.Mostbirdsareactiveatnight._5.Fortypercentofcranesliveinotherpartsoftheworld._6.TheChi
8、nesegovernmenthasmadelawstoprotectwildlife._7.Zhalongneedsmorepeopletofeedthebirds._8.StudyingZhalonghelpsuslearnaboutprotectingwildlife._FFFTTFTTScanning(Scanning(寻读寻读)Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:A.About birds in ZhalongB.What the Birdwatching Society members doC.More people can
9、 help count and describe the birdsD.Birds in Zhalong are in dangerParagraph 5:E.About Zhalong Nature ReserveSkimming(Skimming(快速浏览快速浏览)Read para1,then fill in the blankswhile-readingZhalongisa_.Itisoneoftheworldsmostimportant_becauseit_foodand_for_birds.reservewetlands providecovernaturerare 1.Many
10、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.Read para 2,match the sentences What danger are the birds fac
11、ing?Ourspaceisbecomingsmallerandsmaller.Ourfoodisalsobecominglessandless.Read para3 and find out:some peoplefishermenRead para3-para5 to tell the different peoples actionssome peoplegovernmentmemberstouristsThey want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings.Th
12、e Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things.They are going to study the birds,record their types and changes in their numbers.They go to Zhalong to watch the birds.Help count and describe the birds.fishermenFishermen keep fishing there.1、lovewildlife2、knowasmuchaspossibleaboutzhal
13、ong3、useEnglishasyourlanguageShow timePair work(2 in a pair)A：May I ask you some questions about Zhalong?B：Yes,please.A：Where is Zhalong?B：It is inA：Do you know the importance of the reserve for wildlife?B：Yes.It provides A：B:Discussion:(in groups)What can volunteers do for the birds?海报海报volunteers
14、can1.Plant a tree once a year2.Make posters for the birds3.Encourage more people not to hunt birds for food or fun.4.Do not throw(扔扔)rubbish into the river.HomeworkRemember new words and phrases.Preview the reading Birds in Zhalong.watch a videowatch a video How clever you are!Now lets finish the la
15、st test,then you will become a good volunteer.WritingWhat will you want to say if you are a?(choose one of the members to finish writing their talks)Worker:Im a worker in Zhalong Nature Reserve,Zhalong is in Heilongjiang a crane:I live in Zhalong,I have many friends there.Farmer:I want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms so we should protect these rare birds.Member of Birdwatching Club:Im studying the different kinds of birdsBirds are our friends.So loving birds is loving the nature.Loving the nature is loving our earth.Loving the earth is loving ourselves!
