Unit 6 Birdwatching
Reading I
I Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson the students will be able to
1 develop the ability of getting the general meaning of the text from the title and its context
2 get a good understanding of the text through thinking and answering some questions about it
3 retell the passage with the help of key words and phrases
4 understand the importance of wetlands as well as wildlife and learn to love and protect them
II Teaching contents
1 New words and phrases nature wetland provide cover wildlife perfect round all year round while stay easily cent per cent in order to space lead lead to less and less moreover fisherman fish government prevent society record change tourist count describe understand importance
2 New structure It’s one of the world’s most important wetlands
Many birds live in Zhalong all year round while some go there only for a short stay
Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings
Moreover fishermen keep fishing there
As a result the birds do not have enough food to eat
We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands
III Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1 Understand the text through thinking and answering the questions based on it
2 Understand and retell the text with the help of key words and phrases
3 Understand the organization of the text and what each paragraph talks about
IV Teaching procedures
Step 1 Leadin
1 Have a guess
T Today I will take you to a special place for birdwatching There lives a special kind of birds They are tall They have long legs and a long thin neck What’s more they are rare in the world What are they
2 Describe a picture
Show a picture with the words describe provide cover and prevent
T Look this is the special place where we are going It’s Zhalong Nature Reserve Look at the picture and tell me what can you see in it
T Let’s describe the picture in details It is a beautiful picture with flying birds green plants and clean water What do we call this kind of land Yes it is a wetland The wetland provides food and cover for the birds I mean it gives birds something to eat and some place to stay play and sleep The wetland gives protection for birds It prevents bad things happening to the birds So special
3 Predict about the title
T Now let’s open our books and go to the special place for birdwatching First look at the title Can you guess what the passage may tell us after reading its title Yes the passage may tell us why Zhalong is a special place Also it may tell us what is special in Zhalong etc In which paragraph may the writer give us the answer
T Good At the very beginning of the passage we may find the answer
Step 2 Presentation
1 Read Paragraph 1
(1) Find some adjectives or adjective phrases in this paragraph to describe the special place
T In this paragraph the writer tells us why Zhalong is a special place Can you find some adjectives or adjective phrases in this paragraph to describe the special place
(2) Predict
T It’s a perfect place for some rare birds Do you want to know what the rare birds are Then what may the writer tell us in next paragraph
2 Read Paragraph 2
(1) Read this paragraph quickly and find out what the rare birds refer to
T In this paragraph the writer tells us why Zhalong is a special place for birds especially for rare birds Please read this paragraph quickly and find out what the rare birds refer to Why does the writer call cranes rare birds Can you find a sentence to make it clear
(2) Explain the use of numbers
T In this sentence the writer uses numbers very well And sometimes numbers speak louder and they work even better especially in pairs Can you find some more examples relating to numbers in this paragraph
(3) Think and discuss
T Do cranes live in Zhalong all year round or just go there for a short stay Can you guess what time is the good time to watch cranes in Zhalong
3 Read Paragraph 3
(1) Read and fill in the blank
T What will paragraph 3 tell us about the special place and rare birds Can you use only ONE word to fill the blank
(2) Read and answer
T In this paragraph the writer tells us what dangerproblems Zhalong—the special place—is facing What do all these things mean in the last sentence of this paragraph (Problem 1 Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings This will lead to less and less space for wildlife Problem 2 Fishermen keep fishing there As a result the birds do not have enough food to eat)
T For the first problem which words describe the serious problem best For the second problem why does the writer use keep fishing instead of fish Which sentence is much better
T How do you feel when you hear about all these things And what you will do
4 Read Paragraph 4
(1) Read and answer What does the Birdwatching Society members do
T Most of you want to do something for the special place and the rare birds and some of you want to join the Birdwatching Society Let’s come to paragraph 4 and have a look at what the Birdwatching Society members do
(2) Think and discuss
T If you are a member of the Birdwatching Society what may the results of your study be For example you will find the types of the birds are becoming …
T Thanks for sharing your study of the birds with us What difficulties may you have and what help will you need in your study
5 Read Paragraph 5
(1) Read and answer What does this paragraph want to tell us
T In this paragraph the writer tells us what the Birdwatching Society members need and hope Read this paragraph and find out what the need and hope are
(2) Think and discuss
T Who do you think more people refer to here Besides a lot of tourists who else are wanted to join in the activity
T What is the purpose of this writing
Step 3 Practice
Retelling
T Boys and girls so far we have learnt a lot about the special place Zhalong and the rare birds living there I believe most of you can retell the passage very well with the help of the key words and phrases Let’s do it now
Useful key words and phrases
Para 1 a special nature reserve
world’s most importantperfect placerare birds
Para 2 the birds living in Zhalong
many … all year roundsome … a short stay
not many left40 percent … live in
Para 3 the dangers of Zhalong
some people … smaller … more …less and less
fishermen keep fishingnot enough food
Para 4 actions of the Birdwatching Society
once a yearrecord their types and changes in …
government make laws … prevent
Para 5 need and hope of the Birdwatching Society
invite more peoplecount and describe
help people know the importance of …
V Homework
1 Continue to retell the passage with key words after class to understand the passage better
2 Search for more information about Zhalong especially the ways to protect the birds living there
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Reading I
I Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson the students will be able to
1 develop the ability of getting the general meaning of the text from the title and its context
2 get a good understanding of the text through thinking and answering some questions about it
3 retell the passage with the help of key words and phrases
4 understand the importance of wetlands as well as wildlife and learn to love and protect them
II Teaching contents
1 New words and phrases nature wetland provide cover wildlife perfect round all year round while stay easily cent per cent in order to space lead lead to less and less moreover fisherman fish government prevent society record change tourist count describe understand importance
2 New structure It’s one of the world’s most important wetlands
Many birds live in Zhalong all year round while some go there only for a short stay
Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings
Moreover fishermen keep fishing there
As a result the birds do not have enough food to eat
We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands
III Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
1 Understand the text through thinking and answering the questions based on it
2 Understand and retell the text with the help of key words and phrases
3 Understand the organization of the text and what each paragraph talks about
IV Teaching procedures
Step 1 Leadin
1 Have a guess
T Today I will take you to a special place for birdwatching There lives a special kind of birds They are tall They have long legs and a long thin neck What’s more they are rare in the world What are they
2 Describe a picture
Show a picture with the words describe provide cover and prevent
T Look this is the special place where we are going It’s Zhalong Nature Reserve Look at the picture and tell me what can you see in it
T Let’s describe the picture in details It is a beautiful picture with flying birds green plants and clean water What do we call this kind of land Yes it is a wetland The wetland provides food and cover for the birds I mean it gives birds something to eat and some place to stay play and sleep The wetland gives protection for birds It prevents bad things happening to the birds So special
3 Predict about the title
T Now let’s open our books and go to the special place for birdwatching First look at the title Can you guess what the passage may tell us after reading its title Yes the passage may tell us why Zhalong is a special place Also it may tell us what is special in Zhalong etc In which paragraph may the writer give us the answer
T Good At the very beginning of the passage we may find the answer
Step 2 Presentation
1 Read Paragraph 1
(1) Find some adjectives or adjective phrases in this paragraph to describe the special place
T In this paragraph the writer tells us why Zhalong is a special place Can you find some adjectives or adjective phrases in this paragraph to describe the special place
(2) Predict
T It’s a perfect place for some rare birds Do you want to know what the rare birds are Then what may the writer tell us in next paragraph
2 Read Paragraph 2
(1) Read this paragraph quickly and find out what the rare birds refer to
T In this paragraph the writer tells us why Zhalong is a special place for birds especially for rare birds Please read this paragraph quickly and find out what the rare birds refer to Why does the writer call cranes rare birds Can you find a sentence to make it clear
(2) Explain the use of numbers
T In this sentence the writer uses numbers very well And sometimes numbers speak louder and they work even better especially in pairs Can you find some more examples relating to numbers in this paragraph
(3) Think and discuss
T Do cranes live in Zhalong all year round or just go there for a short stay Can you guess what time is the good time to watch cranes in Zhalong
3 Read Paragraph 3
(1) Read and fill in the blank
T What will paragraph 3 tell us about the special place and rare birds Can you use only ONE word to fill the blank
(2) Read and answer
T In this paragraph the writer tells us what dangerproblems Zhalong—the special place—is facing What do all these things mean in the last sentence of this paragraph (Problem 1 Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings This will lead to less and less space for wildlife Problem 2 Fishermen keep fishing there As a result the birds do not have enough food to eat)
T For the first problem which words describe the serious problem best For the second problem why does the writer use keep fishing instead of fish Which sentence is much better
T How do you feel when you hear about all these things And what you will do
4 Read Paragraph 4
(1) Read and answer What does the Birdwatching Society members do
T Most of you want to do something for the special place and the rare birds and some of you want to join the Birdwatching Society Let’s come to paragraph 4 and have a look at what the Birdwatching Society members do
(2) Think and discuss
T If you are a member of the Birdwatching Society what may the results of your study be For example you will find the types of the birds are becoming …
T Thanks for sharing your study of the birds with us What difficulties may you have and what help will you need in your study
5 Read Paragraph 5
(1) Read and answer What does this paragraph want to tell us
T In this paragraph the writer tells us what the Birdwatching Society members need and hope Read this paragraph and find out what the need and hope are
(2) Think and discuss
T Who do you think more people refer to here Besides a lot of tourists who else are wanted to join in the activity
T What is the purpose of this writing
Step 3 Practice
Retelling
T Boys and girls so far we have learnt a lot about the special place Zhalong and the rare birds living there I believe most of you can retell the passage very well with the help of the key words and phrases Let’s do it now
Useful key words and phrases
Para 1 a special nature reserve
world’s most importantperfect placerare birds
Para 2 the birds living in Zhalong
many … all year roundsome … a short stay
not many left40 percent … live in
Para 3 the dangers of Zhalong
some people … smaller … more …less and less
fishermen keep fishingnot enough food
Para 4 actions of the Birdwatching Society
once a yearrecord their types and changes in …
government make laws … prevent
Para 5 need and hope of the Birdwatching Society
invite more peoplecount and describe
help people know the importance of …
V Homework
1 Continue to retell the passage with key words after class to understand the passage better
2 Search for more information about Zhalong especially the ways to protect the birds living there
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