1. Zhalong -- A special place

2. Describe one of your favourite birds and let the other students guess Example : It is very beautiful. It has white feathers and a long thin neck. What is it ? swan

3. Birds in Zhalong 1. What do you know about Zhalong from the title? Zhalong ---- a special place 2.Where is Zhalong ? Pre-reading Qs:

4. rare birds Pre-reading wetland

5. in north-east China in the north-east of China Zhalong Nature Reserve Zhalong

6. 3. Why is Zhalong a special place? And it provides food and cover for the wildlife. It is a perfect place for some rare birds. Pre-reading Because it is one of the world's most important wetlands.

7. Every year, a lot of tourists ( 旅行者 ) go to Zhalong to watch birds. Pre-reading

8. 1.provide 2.cover 3.perfect 4.rare 5. tourist a. 完美的 b. 稀有的，罕见的 c. 旅游者，游客 d. 提供 e. 庇护所 New words

9. 1. What kind of place is Zhalong? 2. Why do wildlife like living in Zhalong Nature Reserve? Skimming It’s one of the world's most important wetlands. While-reading Because it provides food and cover for them.

10. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: A. About birds in Zhalong B. What the Birdwatching Society members do C. We need more people to help us D. Birds in Zhalong are in danger Paragraph 5: E. About Zhalong Nature Reserve Skimming

11. True or false ( Para 1 ) (F ) (T) (F ) 3. The area provides water for the wildlife. 2. Zhalong is one of the most important wetlands in the world. 1. Zhalong Nature Reserve is in Heilongjiang in south-east China. food and cover north-east Scanning

12. 1. Many birds live in Zhalong ____________, while some go there_____________________. 2. Most birds are active _____________, so you can easily watch them there. 3. There are not many cranes left in the world, ________________ them live in Zhalong. Fill in the blanks (Para 2 ) Scanning all year round only for a short while in the daytime and 40 percent of

13. Read and fill (Para 3 ) Scanning Danger The wetlands some people want to make the wetlands smaller to make space for ______ and __________. Fishermen keep ______ there. Result The birds do not have _____ to eat. Action The government has made _____ to prevent these things in Zhalong. farmsbuildings fishing food laws

14. Read Paras.4~5 and fill in the blanks. 1.1. 2.2. Who often /will go there? What do/will they do? Why do they do so? tourists members of the Birdwatching Society watch birds study the birds in Zhalong and record their types and change in their numbers 2. help people understand the importance of the wetlands 1.count and describe the birds. Scanning

15. Tell T or F. 1.Zhalong is an important wetland in the world. ______ 2.Birds can find food and cover in Zhalong. ______ 3.The birds in Zhalong live. ______ 4. Most birds are active. ______ 5.Forty percent of cranes live in. ______ 6. The Chinese government has made laws to protect wildlife. ______ 7. Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife. ____ Post-reading F T T F T T F in the wild in large cages at night in the dayime other parts of the worldZhalong

16. What do you know about Zhalong? Zhalong is a _____ _______. It is one of the world’s most important ________ because they ______ food and _____ for the birds. Many birds live there __ ____ _______. There are ____ cranes in the world. They are ___ ______.We should help more people ___________ the importance of the wetlands. nature reserve wetlands provide cover all year round danger understand rare Post-reading in

17. Birds are our friends. So loving birds is loving the nature. loving the nature is loving our earth. loving the earth is loving ourselves.

18. Homework : 1.Try to talk about Zhalong Nature Reserve with your friends. 2. Finish the exercises on P58-59.

19. Thank you ! Goodbye!