Zhalong A special place DESIGNED BY ZHAO GUAN HUA FROM LUQU MIDDLE SCHOOL

Once there was a kind-hearted girl Once there was a kind-hearted girl. When she was young ,she kept a red-crown crane. After she left college, she returned to the place where the red -crown crane lived .One day ,she fell into the wetland and died while she was trying to save the wounded red -crown crane.

A true but sad story Once there was a kind-hearted girl. When she was young ,she kept a red-crown crane. After she left college, she returned to the place where the red -crown crane lived .One day ,she fell into the wetland and died while she was trying to save the wounded red -crown crane.

What is a red-crowned crane like? rare protect Red-crown cranes are rare birds and we should protect them.

Where do they live ? shelter wildlife wetland shelter wildlife It provides food and shelter for wildlife

Where can you go birdwatching ? tourists birdwatchers

rare 1.Giant pandas are _______ animals .We should try our best to help them. 2. The Great Wall is famous all over the world. Every year many _____ come to visit it. 3.There are many birds living in the ______.They can catch fish there 4.Next week,we’ll go to Shanghai _____ Zoo for a visit. 5.How poor “San Mao “was ! Nobody ______ food and shelter for him. tourists wetlands wildlife provided

The hometown of cranes Zhalong Nature Reserve (Why can many birds live here ?)

Zhalong A special place Location : Land type: Importance: Rare bird: Danger: north-east China wetland an ideal home for wildlife red-crowned cranes less and less space for wildlife

It provides food and shelter for wild life. 1.Why is Zhalong an ideal home for wildlife? 2.What do birds eat in Zhalong ? 3.Why must we protect red-crowned cranes? 4.What do people do with the wetlands ? 5.What will happen if people keeping doing so ? 6.What action should we take to protect the birds? It provides food and shelter for wild life. They eat fish. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. They changed the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. More and more birds will be in danger,some of them will even die.

Discussion: 1.Do we need to protect the birds? 2. What can we do to help them ?

More and more birds are in d____ because they do not have enough living s____. To protect these e_____ birds, the Chinese government build many n____ reserves. Zhalong is one of them. Members of the Birdwatching Club also are going to s_____ the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their n_____. Some secondary school students help c______ and do something to help the birds. But ,many people do not understand the i_____ of the wetlands. We hope this information will help them u____ and make them actively take a____ to protect wildlife.

Task1: Answer questions with Tor F. Task2: Match the two parts of a sentence. Task3: Fill in the blanks with the correct information.

Practice1: Answer questions with “T “ or “F”. 1.Zhalong is a nature reserve in China . 2.Birds can find food easily in Zhalong 3.Some birds go to Zhalong for a short stay.. 4.The birds in Zhalong live in large cages 5.There are a lot of of red-crowned cranes in other parts of the world. 6.Many endangered birds live in Zhalong now. 7.Zhalong needs more people to feed birds. 8.Studying zhalong helps us to learn about protecting wildlife. T T T F F T F T

Practice1: Match the following the sentences correctly. 1.The Birdwatching Club needs people to 2.Zhalong is a special place because 3.Many red-crowned cranes 4.Wetlands are very important because 5.If people chang the wetlands to make space for farms C E B A D a.they provide food and shelter for birds. b.live in Zhalong. c.count and do sth.for the birds. d.the birds will not have enough space to live. e.it is the ideal home for many plants,fish and birds.

You’re on the way to Zhalong You’re on the way to Zhalong.You’re talking with a member of the Birdwatching Club,Miss Wang. action red-crowned north-east welands tourists protect space : I’am so excited. Yes, I was just like you during my first trip to Zhalong. :Are we in _________ China now ? :Yes.We’re close to one of the world’s most important ________,Zhalong. :I believeit’s a great place for _______ Look,what a beautiful place ! :It’s great to get closer to nature I come here once a year and do something for the birds especially for __________ cranes. They’re beautiful,but sadly they’re in ______ now because they don’t have enough _______ to live in :Yes,but luckily ,people start trying to take more _____ to ________ wildlife. :I see. Oh, I can’t wait to see the birds now.! north-east wetlands tourists red-crowned danger space action protect

Homework Make a poster called “ Protect our friends– birds”.

Thank You , Bye !