Reading (1) Zhalong A special place Taught by Geng Liufeng

Learning aims: 1.读懂文章，了解扎龙自然保护区的基本情况。 2.培养学生根据上下文猜测词义的能力。 3.复习和拓展有关保护野生动物的词汇。 4.引导、教育学生保护鸟类、保护自然。

A guessing game 1 2 3 It has brown feathers and broad wings. eagle It has brown feathers and broad wings. 1 parrot It has colorful feathers and can talk like a person. 2 swan It has white feathers and a long thin neck. 3

A guessing game 4 5 It’s small, it has brown and grey feathers. sparrow It’s small, it has brown and grey feathers. 4 crane It is tall. It has long legs and a long neck. 5

Unit 6 Birdwatchers Reading (1) Zhalong— a special place

New words wetland:湿地 importance:重要性 provide：提供 cover：庇护所 wildlife：野生生物 rare：稀有的 perfect ：极好的 government：政府 fisherman：渔民，钓鱼的人 importance:重要性 easily;容易地 record:记录 space:空间 tourist :观光者

c. areas of land for farming or fishing. How much do you know about the words? wetlands a. rivers and seas b. areas of land with wet ground. c. areas of land for farming or fishing.

2.provides a. cook meals b. grows plants c. gives something to How much do you know about the words? 2.provides a. cook meals b. grows plants c. gives something to somebody

a. people who are travelling b. people who keep shops How much do you know about the words? 3.tourists a. people who are travelling b. people who keep shops c. people who study Geography

Match the words with the meanings a stop something from happening b know c a person who is travelling or visiting a place d give something to someone or something else e the best f have something as a result provide 2.perfect 3.lead to 4.prevent 5.tourist 6.understand

Task 1: listen to the tape and find out the main idea of each paragraph. A.About birds in Zhalong. B.What the Birdwatching Society members do C.More people can help count and describe the birds D.Birds in Zhalong are in danger E.About Zhalong Nature Reserve Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5

2 What kind of land is there in Zhalong? Task 2: Read Paragraph1 and answer the questions 1 Where is Zhalong? 2 What kind of land is there in Zhalong? Zhalong It’s in North-east China. There are wetlands in Zhalong.

Task 2:Read Paragraph1 and fill in the blanks. Reserve Zhalong ______ _______ is one of the world’s most important ________. 2. It provides ________ and ________ for wildlife. 3. It is also a ________ ________ for some rare birds. Nature wetlands food cover perfect place

Read Paragraph 2 and answer questions 1.Do all the birds live there all year round? 2. Can you watch them in the daytime? 3.Do cranes live in Zhalong? No,some go there only for a short stay. Yes.Most birds are active in the daytime. Yes.

Read Paragraph3 and match the sentences A.there will be less and less space for Wildlife. B.because fishermen keep fishing there. C.to have more space for farms and buildings. D.wants to protect these endangered birds 1.Some people want to make the wetlands smaller, 2.If people do so, 3.More birds don’t have enough food to eat, 4.The Chinese government

Read Paragraph4-5 and complete the form 1. 2. Who often /will go there What do/will they do Why do they do so tourists Watch birds 1.Help people understand the importance of the wetlands members of Birdwatching Society study the birds in Zhalong,record their types and changes in their numbers 2.Make them take action to protect wildlife

T T F F Zhalong is an important wetland in the world.__ Task 3: Read again and check the answers (T or F) Zhalong is an important wetland in the world.__ Birds can find food and cover in Zhalong .____ The birds in Zhalong live in large cages. _____ Most birds are active at night. ______ T T F F

F T F T Task 3: Read again and check the answers 5.Forty per cet of cranes live in other parts of the world. _____ 6.The Chinese government has made laws to protect wildlife. _____ 7.Zhalong needs more people to feed the birds. __ 8.Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife. ____ F T F T

Task 4 Complete the conversation with the words in the article. Page 72 B4

Task 5 Fill in the blanks. red-crowned wetlands We’re __________ cranes. We like living in _______. We live in Zhalong ____________. Zhalong _______ us enough food and ______. Every year many _______ come to see us. But some people want to change our home to make more _______ for and .This means there will be and _______ space for wildlife and the number of us is getting ______ and ______ . We are and __________ birds .But many people don’t understand the of protecting us. What shall we do? Please help us! Nature Reserve provides cover tourists space farms buildings less less smaller smaller rare endangered importance

Task 6: Discussion Is it right or wrong for people to eat different kinds of wild birds? Why? How can we protect wild birds? Can you give some advice?

ADVICE 1.Make bird reserves bigger. 2.Build more nature reserves. 3.Plant more trees and forests for wild birds to live in. 4.Encourage people not to hunt birds. 5.Don’t eat endangered(濒危的) birds. 6.Encourage our government(政府) to make laws(法律) to punish(惩罚) bird hunters.

Homework 1.Reread the article 2.Finish the exercises on the paper.

Thank you ! Goodbye!