1、Unit 6 Bird watching Reading1教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context. 2. To reinforce students ability to skim text for overall meaning and scan for details重點難點Key points:To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context.Difficult po

2、ints:To reinforce students ability to skim text for overall meaning and scan for details教學(xué)流程設(shè)計教學(xué)流程設(shè)計Step1 Revision1. Ask the students to talk about their favorite birds.2. Have a dictation of the new words and phrasesStep2 Presentation1. Talk about a picture of Zhalong.e.g. What can you see in the p

3、icture? ( Birds, water and land with plants)Why are so many birds here? ( They can swim and find food here.)What birds, do you think, are they?2. Talk about a picture of red-crowned cranes and learn the new words, like wetland/cover/crane/rareStep3 Practice1. Listen to the tape and find the answers

4、to the following questions:What and where is Zhalong?Is it a great place for wildlife? Why?2. Read the passage silently and focus on the questions:(1) Why is Zhalong a special place? (2) What animals live in the special place? Why?(3)Why are birds and wildlife in danger?(4) What do many tourists do

5、there?(5)What do the members of the Birdwatching Society do?(6) What actions can we take to protect birds?3. Listen to the tape and practice reading the passage.4. Get the students to complete the following tableZhalong-A special placeLocationNortheast ChinaLand typeWetlandImportanceA perfect place

6、for wildlifeProvide food and cover for wildlifeDangerLess and less space for wildlifeActions people takeMake laws to protect birds. The birdwatchers do a bird count each year. They are studying the changes in birds numbersHopeEveryone should do something to protect wildlifeStep4 Production1. Do exercises on Page 71 and check the answers.2. Retell the passage according to the keywords on the blackboard.(Location/ land type/ importance/ rare birds/ dangers/ actions people take)3. Talk about Zhalong and then do Part B3andB4 on Page 72( Complete the conservation