8AUnit6BirdwatchingReading——YuJiafromSuzhouNo.1JuniorMiddleSchoolTeachingaims:1.tounderstandthebasicinformationaboutZhalongNatureReserve;2.tobeabletoguessthemeaningsofthenewwords

fromthecontext;3.todeveloptheability

ofskimmingforoverallmeaningandscanningfordetails;4.toreviewandbroadenthevocabularyandexpressionsaboutwildanimals;5.to

realizetheimportanceofprotectingbirdsandthenature,andto

knowsomewaystoprotectthem.Analysisofstudents’situation:Inthelastunit,studentshaveacquiredalotaboutwildanimalsaswellasthedangertheyarefacinginthewild.Thisisthesecondperiod

ofthisunit.Inthepreviouspartofthisunit,studentshave

learntmuchaboutdifferentkindsofbirdsandhowtodescribethembriefly,especiallycranes.Therefore,allofthesehavelaidaverygoodbasisforstudentstogoonwiththisperiod.However,mostofourstudentshaveneverseenanycranesandneverbeentoZhalong,soitisdifficultforthemtohaveadirectideaaboutourtext.Ontheotherhand,therearemanynewwordsandexpressionsinthispart,therefore,itisnotquiteeasyforstudentstopronounceandunderstandthemcorrectly,whichmayformablocktotheunderstandingofthistext.Keypoints&difficultpoints:1.tomasterthenewwordsandphrasesandtheirusage;2.todeveloptheabilityofskimmingandscanning;3.toknowtheimportanceandwaysofprotectingbirdsandthenature.Teachingmethods:task-basedapproachTeachingaids:1.futureclassroom2.handoutsTeachingprocedures:I.Warm-upWatchavideoclipofred-crownedcranesandstatetoday'smaintask:SuzhouDailyinvitesustowriteareportaboutbirds.II.Lead-in:doasurveyLookatseveralgoupsofpicturesandtalkaboutwhatyoucanseeinthepicturesandwhathappenedtothebirds.III.GetinformationA.

look

at

a

map

of

China

and

learn

the

reserves

on

the

map.B.

watch

a

flash

of

Zhalong

Nature

Reserve.C.

read

the

text

after

the

teacher

and

try

to

infer

the

meanings

of

the

new

words

and

phrases

from

context.D.

work

in

groups

and

each

group

discusses

about

one

of

these

questions:1.

Where

is

Zhalong

Nature

Reserve?2.

Why

is

Zhalong

a

special

place?3.

What

does

the

area

provide

for

wildlife?4.

Do

all

the

birds

live

in

Zhalong

all

year

round?5.

What

will

happen

if

people

make

the

wetlands

smaller

to

have

more

space

for

farms

and

buildings?6.

What

do

the

members

of

the

Birdwatching

Society

do

in

Zhalong

every

year?7.

What

does

the

Birdwatching

Society

need

more

people

to

do?E.

read

the

article

together

and

talk

about

the

main

idea

of

each

paragraph.IV.HaveaninterviewHave

an

interview

with

your

partner

about

Zhalong

and

act

it

out

in

front

of

the

class.Example:A:

Good

afternoon!

I’m

a

reporter

from

SZTV/Suzhou

Daily.

Would

you

please

tell

me

something

about

Zhalong?B:

Yes.

I’m

very

glad

to

tell

you

about

Zhalong.A:

Where

is

Zhalong

Nature

Reserve?B:

It

is

in……A:

Why

is

Zhalong

a

special

place?B:

……A:

……?B:

……A:

……?B:

……A:

Thank

you

very

much

for

all

the

information.B:

I

think

you

can

go

there

for

yourself,

and

you

can

enjoy

the

beautiful

sights

there.A:

Yes,

I’d

love

to.Sample

questions:1.

Where

is

Zhalong

Nature

Reserve?2.

Why

is

Zhalong

a

special

place?3.

What

does

the

area

provide

for

wildlife?4.

Do

all

the

birds

live

in

Zhalong

all

year

round?5.

What

will

happen

if

people

make

the

wetlands

smaller

to

have

more

space

for

farms

and

buildings?6.

What

do

the

members

of

the

Birdwatching

Society

do

in

Zhalong

every

year?7.

What

does

the

Birdwatching

Society

need

more

people

to

do?V.GiveareportDiscusswithyourgroupmembersandfinishthereport.Zhalong

is

a

_______

_______

in

Heilongjiang.

It

is

one

of

the

world’s

most

important

_________.

It

________

food

and

_____

for

wildlife.

It’s

a

______

place

for

some

___________.

Many

birds

live

there______________,

while

some

go

there

for

a

__________.

The

birds

there

are

facing

many

problems.

But

the

Chinese

government

has

made

____

to

protect

them.

Members

of

Birdwatching

Society

_____

the

birds

in

Zhalong

once

a

year.

Now

they

are

inviting

some

tourists

to

______

and

________

the

birds.

They

hope

people

should

understand

the

___________

of

wetlands.VI.BrainstormWhat

else

can

you

think

of

to

protect

the

birds?Possible

answers:1.Make

bird

reserves

bigger.

2.Build

more

nature

reserves.

3.Plant

more

trees

and

forests

for

wild

birds

to

live

in.

4.Ask

people

not

to

kill

birds.

5.Ask

people

not

to

eat

birds.What's

the

importance

of

protecting

birds

and

natu