Unit5Bird-WatchersPERIOD3:READINGIITeachingObjectives●ToreadthepassageagaintohavesomemoredetailedinformationaboutZhalongNatureReserves●Toanalyzethesentencesforthestudentstogetabetterunderstanding●TomakesurethestudentsknowtheimportanceofwetlandsandnaturereservesTeachingProceduresSTEP1ReadingthepassagealoudGetthestudentstoreadthepassagealoud.ThengetthestudentstocompletetheexercisesonP78andP79asarevision.First,getthestudentstoguesswhatworditisaccordingtotheEnglishmeaning.1.areasoflandwithwetground(wetlands)2.inadangerousstate(endangered)3.peoplewhoaretraveling(tourists)4.givesomethingtosomebody(provide)5.aplacetoliveorstay(shelter)6.plantsandanimalsthatliveinthewild(wildlife)GetthestudentstocompletetheexercisesinPartB2,Page78.Checktheanswerandthengetthemtoreadthepassageloudly.GothroughPartC1orallyandhelpthestudentstorecallwhattheyhavelearnedlasttime.Givethestudents1-2minutestocompletePartC2andthenchecktheanswers.STEP2ReadingthepassageonceagainGetthestudentstoreadthepassageonceagain.Say‘NowyouknowZhalongwell.Let’sseecanyoudothis.’Ifyouareatourguide,howdoyouintroduceZhalongtothetourists?(anaturereserve/importantwetlands/providesfoodandshelter/manybirds---allyearround/somebirds---forashortstay/livingareaforred-crownedcranes)Getthestudentstoretellthefirstpartofthepassage.Thengothroughthetextandhelpthemtolocatesomeoftheimportantsentencespatterns.Explainwherenecessary.Itisoneoftheworld’smostimportantwetlands.Theareaprovidesfoodandshelterforwildlife.Itisanidealhomefordifferentkindsofplants,fishandbirds.ManybirdslivecomfortablyinZhalongNaturereservesallyearround,whilesomeonlystaythereforashorttime.STEP3TalkingabouttheproblemsSay‘Ifyouareareporter,canyoutellustheproblemsinZhalongandwhatourgovernmentwantstodo.’Getthestudentstotalkabouttheproblemsandwhatthegovernmentwanttohelp,usingthefollowingtohelp.Whataretheproblems?•changethewetlands---lessandlessspace•donothaveenoughspace---moreandmorebirdsWhatdoesthegovernmentwanttodo?•Ourgovernmentwantstoprotecttheseendangeredbirds•BirdscanbesafeinZhalong.Gothroughthenextpassageandhelpthestudentstolocatesomeofthelanguagepoints.Explainandanalyzewherenecessary.Somepeoplewanttochangethewetlandstomakemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.Thismeanstherewillbelessandlessspaceforwildlife.Moreandmorebirdsareindanger/therearemoreandmoreendangeredbirdsbecausetheydonothaveenoughlivingspace.STEP4TalkingabouttheBirdwatchingClubSay‘IfyouareamemberoftheBirdwatchingClub,canyoutellussomethingaboutyourclub?’GetthestudentstotalkaboutthethingsBirdwatchingClubdoes/isgoingtodo.studyingdoabirdcountneedmorepeoplehopetheinformationwillhelppeopleGothroughthelasttwoparagraphsandlocatesomelocatesomeimportantwords,phrasesandsentencepatterns.Thisyear,membersofourBirdwatchingClubaregoingtostudythedifferentkindsofbirdsinZhalongandthechangesintheirnumbers.Wehopethisinformationwillhelpthemunderstand(theimportanceofthewetlands)andmakethemactivelytakeactiontoprotectwildlife.STEP5ReadingthepassagetogetherloudlyagainGetthestudentsreadthepassagetogetherloudlyagain.ThengetthemtocompletethefollowingreportonZhalong.Zhalongisanature(1)__________inHeilongjiang.It’soneoftheworld’smostimportant(2)_______.It’sagoodplacefor(3)_________becauseit(4)__________foodandshelterforthem.Manybirdslivethereallyearround.Somebirdsgothereforashort(5)________.It’sanimportantlivingareaforthe(6)______red-crownedcranes.Therewillbe(7)_____and(8)_____spaceforwildlifebecausesomepeoplewantto(9)_________thewetlandstomakemore(10)_________forfarmsandbuildings.Moreandmorebirdsarein(11)__________becausetheydon’thave(12)_________space.TheChinesegovernmentwantstoprotectthese(13)_____________birds.NowmembersoftheBirdwatchingClub(14)_______morepeopletohelpthemdosomethingforthem.Theyhopepeopleshouldunderstandthe(15)_____________ofwetlandsandtake(16)__________toprotectwildlife.STEP6TranslatingthefollowingsentencesGetthestudentstotranslatethefollowingsentences.1.他们要在上海做短暂的停留。2昆明四季如春。3.该阅览室为学生们提供了书和杂志。4.该地区难得下雪。5.越来越多的人明白了英语的重要性。6.我们的政府要采取措施来保护这些濒临危险的动物。7.南京图书馆是孩子们的好去处。8我们应该为野生生物腾出空间。STEP7HomeworkTrytorecitethepassageandfinishofftheexercisesinthebooks.
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