8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers Reading (1)

【学习目标】 1. 读懂本文，了解扎龙自然保护区的基本情况。 2. 培养阅读能力，能通过阅读获取有用信息。 3. 能认识到保护野生动物的重要性，从而在日 常生活中关注动物。 【学习重点、难点】 通过阅读，获取足够信息，理解文章内容， 同时学习阅读技巧，培养阅读能力。

Do you know their name? red-crowned cranes rare wildlife

The government( 政府） takes actions actively. （积 极地）

国家自然保护区 Nature reserves Zhalong Nature Reserve

While-reading Task 1 Information card about Zhalong In Heilongjiang In north-east China Red-crowned cranes Zhalong Nature Reserve Location( 位置 ): ____________ What bird to protect: ________________ Name : ________________

Match the main idea with each part. While-reading: Task 2 Part 1 (Paragraph 1-2) Part 2 (Paragraph 3-4) Part 3 (Paragraph 5-6) An ideal home Problems Actions

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 parts of the world. ____ 6. Many endangered birds live in Zhalong now.____ T T T F F T Task 3

Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in north-east China. It is one of the world’s most important wetlands. The area provides food and shelter for wildlife. It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds. Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round, while some only stay there for a short time. There are many fish in the wetlands and the birds can easily catch them for food. Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. Some of them live in Zhalong.

Q1: Why are there fewer and fewer wetlands? Q2: Why are more and more birds in danger? Because they don’t have enough living space. Because people want to change the wetlands for farms and buildings. Task 4

People Things people do in Zhalong _____________Go to watch birds Members of the Birdwatching Club _______ the birds and _____ ______ in the birds’ numbers Other peopleCan help _______ the birds and ______ __________ ___ ____ the birds All the peopleShould understand the __________of the wetlands and actively ______ ______ Tourists Study the changes count dosomething to help importance take actions Task 5

Can you help Sandy know the words? B1 1. wetlands (line 4) 2. provide (line 5) 3. shelter (line5) A. rivers and seas B. areas of land with wet ground C. areas of land for farming A. cook meals B. grow plants C. gives something to somebody A. a place to live or stay B. a large zoo C. a place to hunt animals

4. endangered (line18) 5. tourists (line 20) A. safe B. in a dangerous state C. a large number of A. people who are travelling B. people who keep shops C. people who study Geography

cranes endangered ideal wetlands wildlife Daniel : Why is it important to protect the _________ in Zhalong? Lots of people can live in Zhalong if we build some houses there. Sandy: Zhalong is important for ________. Daniel: Do lots of birds go there? Sandy: Yes. Some of them go there for a short stay. Daniel: Do the other birds stay in Zhalong all year round? Sandy: Yes.Zhalong is the _______ home for______ and many other___________ birds. wetlands wildlife idealcranes endangered B2

C2 Read again and match. 1. The Birdwatching Club needs people to 5. If people change the wetlands to make space for farms, 3. Many red-crowned ranes 4. The wetlands are very important because 2. Zhalong is a special place because a. they provide food and shelter for birds. b. live in Zhalong. c. count and do something for the birds. d. the birds will not have enough space to live. e. it is an ideal home for many plants, fish and birds

What actions can we take to protect wildlife? After-reading: Discuss with your partner.

Plant more trees and flowers to give birds a good environment to live! Take part in the club or other activities to help birds! Don’t frighten the birds! Don’t catch the birds! Ask the people around you to protect the birds!

略读 通过略读获取阅读材料的主要内容和大意。略读文章 标题判断预测主要内容。略读首尾段、首尾句了解文 章大意。 跳读 带着明确目的寻找特定信息，忽略无关内容的点式阅 读。跳读适用于细节检索式问题。 细读 分段细读，注意细节，注意语言结构，抓住主要事实, 关键信息，揭示文章结构的内在联系，帮助深化理解。 实用阅读小技巧

1.Read the text Birds in Zhalong again to understand it better. 2.Search for some more information about Zhalong Nature Reserve.