Birds By Kong fusheng Gao chun Senior Middle School

Do you like birds? How many kinds of birds do you know? Give some examples. 1. Lead-in Falcon 猎鹰 Robin 知更鸟 Thrush 画眉

Why are birds becoming fewer and fewer? Who do you suppose is to blame? It is human beings who are to blame. Deforestation Air pollution

2. Pre-reading (1) Can you describe what are the basic features of birds? Pheasant 雉 beak breast wing tail feather claw

(2). How do birds influence our life? Pet birds (ornamental birds)/ offer us beautiful songs/ act as people ’ s food/ letter pigeon/ control the balance of insects in nature/ feather products/disperse seeds …

3. While reading After reading the text, please answer the following questions. 1. Why do people feel it hard to keep from whistling back when listening to a bird ’ s song? 2. Why do we say birds are vital to our existence? 3. Why do all 50 states have their own official bird?

1. Why do people feel it hard to keep from whistling back when listening to a bird ’ s song? The song coming from birds is very attractive to us; what’s more, it can make us feel comfortable and have a good mood. So we can’t help whistling back at that time. 2. Why do we say birds are vital to our existence? Birds can provide food to us. Besides, birds play an important part in the natural control of insects and in the dispersal of seeds. What’s more, some birds are important pollinators of flowering plants.

3. Why do all 50 states have their own official bird? To begin with, birds are part of our life. Secondly, they live on the planet in harmony with us and they bring us much happiness. Thirdly, they help keep the balance of nature. So, in order to show people’s respect for birds, all 50 states have their own official bird. Among the birds, the bald eagle reigns as America’s national bird.

4. Post-reading: A. Please finish the following exercises designed for the text. 1. The passage mainly tells us that __________. A.birds can act as food to human beings. B.birds can deeply move human beings. C. birds have a great influence on human beings. D.birds play an important part in the balance of nature. 2. The following are typical features of birds except _________. A. feather B. claw C. wings D. furry tail C D

3. What ’ s the meaning of the sentence “ Birds touch as few other animals do. ” ? A. Like many other animals, birds can also touch us. B. No animals can touch us except birds. C. Unlike other animals, birds can ’ t touch us. D. Few other animals can move us as birds do. 4. According to the passage, birds are important to us for the following reasons except that _______. A. they help control insects of nature. B. they help flowering plants get pollinated. C. they can help us defeat enemies. D. they can bring us much happiness. D C

5. How can birds influence human beings? A. They influence us in the sky. B. They influence us indoors. C. They influence us on the plains. D. The influence of birds on us covers almost every aspect of our life. 6. “ Birds rule the airways ” most probably means _________. A. birds control the flight of airplanes. B. birds take charge of airlines. C. the sky is under the birds ’ command. D. birds operate the management of airports. 7. Which of the following don't belong to birds? A. sparrows B. bats C. turkeys D. pigeons. D C B

B. True of False. 1.There are many animals which can touch us in nature. 2.The secret to birds ’ success lies in their wings. 3.Bald eagle is chosen as the national bird of the U.K. 4.Birds only appear in nature. 5.Human beings are fond of birds ’ beautiful songs. 6.Each month about 9 billion chickens get turned into meals in the Unites States. F T F F F F

5. Discussion: 1. Can we sacrifice the benefit of birds to develop economy? Why? 2. How can human beings develop economy and protect the living environment of birds at the same time ? What measures should we take to make sure of that?

6. Writing: Please write a passage entitled, “We live on the same planet with birds” within 120 words. Reference points: 1. The benefits of birds. 2. The present living conditions of birds. 3. Who is to blame for the fact that birds are becoming fewer and fewer? 4. What should we do to protect them? Give some effective suggestions.

Please try our best to protect the living environment of birds and make sure we are in harmony with them. Thank you!