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1、Unit 6 Bird watching Welcome to the unit Teaching aims and demands: 1. To learn the common names of birds 2. To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. 3. To arouse the students interest in birds in the wild. Key points: To learn the common names of birds Difficult points: T
2、o talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. Teaching aids: recorder and pictures Teaching methods: Communication and description Teaching procedures: Step 1 Presentation 1. Talking about birds Show the pictures of different kinds of birds and talk about them focusing on whats
3、special about the birds. Learn the new words (Revise some old words at the same time, like wing/ feather/ beak) 2. The science teacher is showing the students some pictures of birds. She is also giving them descriptions of the birds. Match the pictures with the descriptions. Write the correct letter
4、s in the boxes. Keys: b, a, d, c Step 2 Practice 1. Show the pictures together and then get the students to give their names. Make sure all the students can read the names correctly. 2. Play a game: reading and guessing (guess what bird it is.) e.g. I live in wetland. I am very tall. I have long bea
5、k, long neck and long legs. I have black and white feathers. Who am I? (a crane) 3. Ask students Which is your favorite bird? Why? Step 3 Production Make up new conversations using Part B as a model and act them out. Annie is asking Simon about birds. Work in pairs and talk about the birds you like.
6、 Use the conversation below as a model. The information in Part A may help you. A: What s your favorite bird, ? B: I like A: What do look like? B: . A: I guess you like.best. Right? B: . A: Why do you like.best? B: Because. Step 4 Presentation 1. Say: We love birds. Eddie loves birds, too. Listen to
7、 the tape and find the answers to the following questions. 1) What is Eddie going to do? 2) Does he really love birds? 3) What kind of birds does he like best? 2. Practice reading in pairs and try to act it out. Step 5 Explanation 1. at the market 在市场上 2. your favourite bird 你最喜欢的鸟 3. look like 看起来像
8、 4. 15 types of cranes 15 种鹤 5. rare birds 罕见的鸟 Step 6 Exercise 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1) I hope to go _ (birdwatch) someday. 2) Among all the birds, I like cranes _ (good). 3) How many _ (type) of tigers are there in the world? 4) The other _ (wing) of the bird was hurt. Homework Write a short passage about
9、 your favorite bird (5-6sentences) . Reading Teaching aims and demands: 1. To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context. 2. To revise and expand vocabulary in the context wildlife and conservation. 3. To reinforce students ability to skim text for overall meaning and sc
10、an for details. 4. To encourage the students to join Birdwatching Club. 5. To get more detailed information about Zhalong Nature Reserve. 6. To analyze the sentences for the students to get a better understanding. 7. To make sure the students know the importance of wetlands and nature reserves Key p
11、oints: To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context. Difficult points: To reinforce students ability to skim text for overall meaning and scan for details Teaching aids: Recorder and pictures Teaching methods: Reading and skimming Teaching procedures: Step 1 Review Show
12、 some pictures and guess the name of the bird. Step 2 Warming up Show some pictures and teach the new words in the article. Step 3 Reading 1. Listen to Sandy and answer the following questions: 1. Where is Zhalong Nature Reserve? It is in Heilongjiang in north-east China. 2. Why is it a perfect plac
13、e for wildlife? Because it provides food and cover. 3. Why are more and more birds in danger? Because they do not have enough living space and food. Step 4 Comprehension 1. Sandy does not know the meanings of some words in the article. Help her match the words on the left with the meanings on the ri
14、ght. Write the correct letters in the blanks. Keys: d, e, f, a, c, b 2. Sandy wants to tell her classmates about the article. She wrote down some important information. Can you find it in the article onpage 70? Help her fill in the blanks the correct letters. a About birds in Zhalong b What the Bird
15、watching 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 Keys: e, a, d, b, c 3. Daniel wants to send an email about Zhalong to his friend in the UK. Help him check for mistakes. Write a T if a sentence is true or
16、an F if it is false. 1 Zhalong is an important wetland in the world. 2 Birds can find food and cover in Zhalong. 3 The birds in Zhalong live in large cages. 4 Most birds are active at night. 5 Forty per cent of cranes live in other parts of the world. 6 The Chinese government has made laws to protec
17、t wildlife. 7 Zhalong needs more people to feed the birds. 8 Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife. Keys: T, T, F, F, F, T, F, T 4. Daniel is asking Sandy some questions about Zhalong. Complete their conversation with the words in the article on page 70. Daniel: Wheres Zhalong Na
18、ture Reserve, Sandy? Sandy: Its in _ Province in North-east China. Daniel: Do you know the importance of the reserve for wildlife? Sandy: Yes. It provides food and _ for wildlife. It s a _ place for some _. Daniel: Do lots of birds go there? Sandy: Yes. Many birds live there _, while some go there o
19、nly for a _. Daniel: Are the birds there facing any problems? Sandy: Yes, but our government has made _ to protect them. Daniel: What do members of the Birdwatching Society do? Sandy: They _ the birds in Zhalong once a year. Now theyre inviting some tourists to _ and _ the birds. Keys: Heilongjiang,
20、 cover, perfect, rare birds, all year round, short stay, laws Stay, count, describe Step 5 Language points 1. The area provides food and cover for a lot of wildlife. 1) area n. 地区；区域，范围；面积 表示面积是不可数名词 ,常用短语有 in area 。 e.g. The flat is about 120 square meters in area. 这座公寓的面积大约120 平方米。 表示地区、区域是可数名词，复数
21、+s。 e.g. Lots of students cant go to school in poor areas. 贫困地区有很多孩子不能上学。 2) provide vt. “ 提供，供给 ”, 其后常接名词或代词。 provide sth. for sb./ provide sb. with sth., “ 为某人提供某物 ” 。 e.g. The peasants provide vegetables for us. 农民供给我们蔬菜。 3) cover n. 封面(C); 庇护所 (U) vt. 覆盖; 包括 e.g. The wetlands provide cover for w
22、ildlife. 湿地为野生生物提供庇护所。 Our school covers an area of 3000 square meters. 我们学校占地面积为3000 平方米。 Write your name on the cover of your book. 把你的名字写在书的封面上。 2. Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short stay. 1) all year round是个固定词组， “ 一年到头, 全年” 。 e.g. He makes a lot of m
23、oney all year round. 一年到头他赚了许多钱。 类似的短语：all day long 整天 2) while 在此处用作连词，意为 “ 然而，但是 ” ，表示对比，它连接的前后两个句 子是并列关系。 e.g. Some people waste food while others havent enough. 一些人浪费食物，然而有些人还没有足够的食物。 3) stay n. 停留 e.g. We only intend to make a short stay here. 我们只想在这儿作短暂的逗留。 stay v. 停留 e.g. She stayed to take c
24、are of her mother. 她留下来照料她母亲。 3. There are not many cranes left in the world, and 40 percent of them live in Zhanlong. per cent “百分之 ” , 用来表示百分比。 e.g. Forty per cent of the students in my class are girls. 我的班里 40%的学生是女孩。 4. This will lead to less and less space for wild life. 1) lead vi.&vt. 领导, 带领
25、e.g. You lead, and Ill follow. 你领导，我服从。 lead to 导致 e.g. Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness. 过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。 2) less and less 与 fewer and fewer, 表示“ 越来越少 ” 。 前者修饰不可数名词 , 后者 修饰可数名词。 e.g. There is less and less space for wildlife. 野生动物的空间是越来越少了。 There are fewer and fewer wild ani
26、mals. 野生动物是越来越少了。 5. Now the Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things in Zhalong. prevent v. 预防；防止 e.g. Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent disease. 科学家们正试图找到预防疾病的方法。 prevent sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事 同义短语 : stop sb. (from) doing sth. 和keep sb. from doing sth. e.g.
27、We should prevent/ stop/keep people (from) hunting wildlife. 我们应该阻止人们猎杀野生生物。 6. We need more people to count and describe the birds. describe vt.描述；说成；形容； e.g. He described the accident in detail. 他详细地描述了这次事故的情况。 Please describe what you saw. 请描述你所见到的情形。 7. We hope this will help people understand t
28、he importance of the wetlands. understand v. 懂得；明白；理解 e.g. I dont understand what youre talking about.我不明白你在说什么。 He is trying his best to understand his meaning. 他正在尽力弄明白他的意思。 Step 6 Exercises Translation. Step 7 Homework 1. Describe Zhalong Nature Reserve. 2. Make a plan how to protect the endanger
29、ed wildlife with your classmates or family. Grammar Teaching aims and demands: 1. To make sure the students understand the use of to-infinitives for purpose. 2. To be able to use verbs + objects + to-infinitives to make sentences. Important points: The use of to-infinitives Teaching steps: Step1 Pre
30、sentation Translation 1.他来上海拜访他的朋友。 2.政府应该立法来保护野生生物。 3.为了省钱，她每天回家吃午饭。 4.为了赢得下个月的比赛，他们每天刻苦训练。 Use these sentences to give the students some examples about to-infinitives for purpose. Keys: He came to Shanghai to visit his friends. The government should make laws to protect wildlife. They practice har
31、d every day in order to win the match next month. Step 2 Introduction We can use to-infinitives to express purpose. e.g. I often go to the market to watch birds. Now the Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things. We can also use in order to to express purposes. This is more formal
32、 than to- infinitives. e.g. Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings. Take a notebook with you in order to write down what you see. Step 3 Practice 1. Amy is thinking about the things people do in Zhalong Nature Reserve. Match the first parts
33、of the sentences on the left with the second parts on the right. Write the correct letters in the blanks. Keys: c, d, a, b 2. More exercises 1. 我呆在那儿看看会发生什么。 (I stayed there to /in order to see what would happen.) 2. 为了不忘记，他记下了我的电话号码。 (He wrote down my telephone number in order not to forget it.) 3.
34、 为了赶上早班车，今天早上我很早就起床了。 (In order to catch the early bus, I got up early this morning.) Step 4 Using verbs + objects + to-infinitives 1 We can use some verbs with objects and to-infinitives. e.g. We are now inviting them to help us. We need more people to count and describe the birds. 2 We add not bef
35、ore to-infinitives to express a negative meaning. e.g. We ask people not to catch birds for any reason. 3 Pay attention to these words: We often use these verbs in this structure. advise ask cause encourage get help invite order teach tell 4 Special words We can use some verbs in this structure with
36、 infinitives without to. make or let + object + infinitive without to Max tells funny jokes and often makes me laugh. Mr Wu agreed to let me join their school trip. see or hear + object + infinitive without to She saw a baby panda drink her mothers milk. Millie and Amy heard someone sing in the park
37、. help + object + infinitive without to This will help people (to) understand the importance of the wetlands. Step 5 Exercises 1. The Class 1, Grade 8 students went to Zhalong Nature Reserve. Sandy is writing about their trip. Help her complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in br
38、ackets. 1. Mr Wu _ us _ a pair of comfortable shoes because we would have to walk a long way. (ask/wear) 2. We _ some birds _ in the trees. (hear/sing) 3. Mr Wu _ us _ the birds carefully. (tell/watch) 4. He also _ us _ the birds. (encourage/describe) 5. He _ us _ in the wetlands. (advise/not shout)
39、 6.The cold weather _ some birds _ south for the winter. (make/fly) 7. The trip _ us _ more about wildlife. (help/learn) Keys: asked, to wear, heard, sing, told, to watch, encouraged, to describe, Advised, not to shout, made, fly, helped, learn 2. More exercises: translation 1.我父亲经常鼓励我问老师问题。 (My fat
40、her often encourages me to ask the teacher questions.) 2.李老师教我们打篮球两年了。 (Mr Li has taught us to play basketball for two years.) 3.语文老师让我们抄写这篇文章两遍。 (The Chinese teacher made us copy the article twice.) 4.为了通过期末考试，我们必须更努力学习。 (We must study harder in order to pass the final exams.) Step 6 Homework Recit
41、e the related phrases with to-infinitives. Integrated skills Teaching aims and demands: 1. To listen to tape for details in order to extract factual information. 2. To do a quiz before listening may help the students to focus on the information they are trying to get. 3. To understand the informatio
42、n obtained from listening and know how to response to it by writing a report. Key points: 1. To listen to tape for details in order to extract factual information. Difficult points: To understand the information obtained from listening and know how to response to it by writing a report. Teaching aid
43、s: Tape Teaching methods: Listening reading and writing Teaching procedures: Step 1 Warming up 1. Show a map of nature reserves in China in order to present Yancheng Nature Reserve. 2. Introduce Yancheng Nature Reserve to the students. 盐城自然保护区是以丹顶鹤为主的珍禽自然保护区。1982 年由江苏省设立。俗 称栖鹤滩。位于江苏省中部，包括盐城市属响水、滨海、射
44、阳、大丰 4 县及东 台市东部黄海沿岸。 该区面对黄海， 由古黄河三角洲和长江三角洲所存泥沙在黄 海和东海波浪冲撞作用及潮汐作用下形成，沿海滩涂长达 444公里，为淤泥质平 原海岸的典型代表。区内河流众多，沼泽湿地发育，生物资源丰富，核心区的生 态系统基本处于原始状态。 鸟类有 315种，其中属国家一级保护的9 种，二级保 护的 33 种。 3. Teach the new words. Step 2 New lesson 1. Daniel found a quiz about the wetlands in Jiangsu Province on the website of the Bi
45、rdwatching Society. Read the quiz below and help him choose the correct answer to each question. 1 Yancheng Nature Reserve is in _ Province in _ China. a Heilongjiang, North-east b Hainan, South c Jiangsu, East 2 Yancheng Nature Reserve is a perfect place to _. a buy the birds b hunt the birds c wat
46、ch the birds 3 The reserve covers an area of over _ square kilometers. a 453 b 4,530 c 45,300 4 Yancheng is the _ home to red-crowned cranes in China. a largest b second largest c third largest 5 About _ red-crowned cranes fly to Yancheng Nature Reserve every year to spend the winter. a 100 to 300 b
47、 300 to 1,000 c 1,000 to 3,000 6 In _, Yancheng Nature Reserve became one of the world s most important wetlands. a 1997 b 2002 c 1992 Keys: c, c, b, b, b, b 2. The Class 1, Grade 8 students are now listening to the first part of a radio programme. Check whether you chose the correct answers in Part
48、 A1. 3. Daniel is writing a report on Yancheng Nature Reserve. Listen to the whole radio programme and help him complete the report. Yancheng Nature Reserve is in Jiangsu Province in _ China. It covers an area of over _ square kilometres. It became one of the worlds most mportant wetlands in _. Yanc
49、heng Nature Reserve is home to different kinds of plants and rare birds. There are not many _ in the world, but there are some in Yancheng Nature Reserve. It is a perfect place to go _. People celebrate the World Wetlands Day on _ each year. We should protect the wetlands not only because they are home to many plants,