1、Reading,Unit 6 Birdwatchers,牛津初中英語八年級上,Pre-reading,1. Where is Zhalong? 2. What is it? 3. Why is it a special place? 4. Who built it? Why?,Zhalong *,north,east,south,west,Where is Zhalong?,northeast,northwest,southwest,southeast,Its in north-east China.,Its in the northeast of China.,a nature reserv

2、e wetlandsa great place for wildlife,What is Zhalong?,provide food and shelter,the ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds,Why is it a special place?,Who built it? Why?,The Chinese government.,It wants to do something for the birds, especially some endangered birds.,It understands t

3、he importance of protecting wildlife.,New words,nature n. ( natural adj.)wetland north-east easily adv. (easy adj.) importance (n.) government wildlife endangered provide tourist shelter farm rareactively red-crowned cranewet (比較級wetter) comfortably (comfortable adj.) round,T,T,T,F,Zhalong is a natu

4、re reserve and it is an ideal home for birds.,While-reading (True of False),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 red-crowned cranes in other

5、parts of the world. 6. Many endangered birds live in Zhalong now. 7. Zhalong needs more people to feed birds.,F,T,There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world.,F,Zhalong needs more people to count and do something for the birds.,8. Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife. 9.

6、Members of the Birdwatching Club go fising in Zhalong. 10. Many birds are in danger because it is cold in winter.,T,F,F,They are studying the different types of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers.,They are in danger because they do not have enough space.,Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragr

7、aph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6,Zhalong needs help. nature homes for red-crowned crams and visiting birds Dont use wetlands for farms and buildings. an ideal home of a lot of plants, fishes, and birds more and more birds are in danger. making records of birds in Zhalong,The main idea of ea

8、ch paragraph,扎龍自然保護區(qū),Zhalong Nature Reserve,在中國的東北 in north-east China in the northeast of China,世界上最重要的濕地之一 one of the worlds most important wetlands,為提供食物和棲息地 provide food and shelter for (provide with food and shelter),Important phrases,常年 作短暫停留 稀有的丹頂鶴 rare red-crowned cranes 使更多的空間成為農(nóng)場和建筑物 make

9、more space for farms and buildings 有足夠的空間(去做) have enough space (to do ) 保護這些瀕臨滅絕的鳥 protect these endangered birds,all year round,for a short stay,作鳥數(shù)量的統(tǒng)計 do a bird count 研究它們數(shù)量上的變化 study the changes in their numbers 懂得濕地的重要性 understand the importance of wetlands 使他們采取行動去保護濕地 make them take actions

10、to protect wetlands,Cranes are in danger. They are in a dangerous state. So they are _ birds. And there are a few cranes in the world, so they are very _. 2. Zhalong is an area of land with wet ground. So we can call it _.,endangered,rare,wetland,After-reading(根據(jù)句意填入正確的單詞),3. Its necessary to give a

11、nimals something to eat and help them find some places to live or stay. That means we should _ food and _ for the animals. 4. -What do we call the people who are travelling? -They are travellers or _.,provide,shelter,tourists,1,5. Its important to protect the wildlife. So everyone should understand

12、the _ of Nature Reserves. 6. -Wheres Heilongjiang? -Its in the _of China?,importance,north-east,1.政府為越來越多的珍稀鳥類提供了理想家園。 2.一些鳥飛去南方作短暫停留。,The government provides the ideal home for more and more rare birds.,Some birds fly to the south for a short stay.,Translation,Exercise,3.我們希望這些信息能幫助人們明白保護 自然的重要性。 4.他們正在研究老虎在數(shù)量上的變化。 5.地球上的居住空間越來越小了。,We hope the information will help people understand the importance of protecting the nature.,They are studying the