Unit 5 Birdwatchers Reading(1) Zhangzhuang Secondary School Wang Lan

. It has long pointed wings and forked tail. It flies to northern countries in summer. It flies to southern countries in winter.

It has a long beak It has a long neck. It has long legs.

It is small. It has brown and grey feathers.

It has white feathers. It has a long thin neck.

It has broad wings. It has hooked beak. It has brownish feathers.

What happened? Birds are in danger!

In danger

More than 400 kinds of animals are in danger in China. They are called endangered animals. endangered:

Every day, 75 animals die all over the world, especially wildlife! wildlife:

The Chinese government has built more than 100 nature reserves to provide food and shelter for wildlife. They live comfortably there. government: nature: provide: shelter: comfortably:

Zhalong( )Nature Reserve

Red-crowned cranes

They are rare birds, there arent many of them in the world.

They are in danger. They are endangered( ) animals.

Zhalong * north east south west Where is Zhalong ? northeastnorthwest

a wetland What kind of place is Zhalong? ( )

Zhalong gives food and shelter( ) to the birds. Zhalong provides( ) food and shelter for the birds.

Zhalong Nature Reserve is an ideal place for wildlife. Tourists ( ) want to go there to watch birds.

Choose the correct answers 1. wetlands A. rivers and seas B. areas of land with wet ground C. areas of land for farming 2. provides A. cooks meal B. grows plants C. gives something to somebody

Choose the correct answers 3. shelter A. a place to live or stay B. a large zoo C. a place to hunt animals 4. endangered A. safe B. in a dangerous state C. a large number of 5. tourists A. people who are travelling B. people who keep shops C. people who study Geography

New words nature wetland provide shelter wildlife comfortably while easily rare government red-crowned crane endangered tourist importance actively

Listening and answering 1 What makes Zhalong a special place? 2 Who wants to protect the birds in Zhalong?

1 What makes Zhalong a special place? 1). a wetland 2). many birds 3). red-crowned cranes 4). Provide food 5). provide shelter

2 Who wants to protect the birds in Zhalong? Chinese government; Members of the Birdwatching Club.

1.How long do the birds live in Zhalong? 2. Can you name a kind of birds? What do they eat? 3. Why are more and more birds are in danger? 4. What are Birdwatching Club members doing this year? 5.What does the writer write this article for?

1.How long do the birds live in Zhalong? 2. Can you name a kind of birds? What do they eat? Many birds live all year round, and some go there for a short stay. The red-crowned cranes. They eat fish in the wetlands.

3. Why are more and more birds are in danger? 4. What are Birdwatching Club doing this year? 5.What does the writer write this article for? Because they dont have enough space. They are studying the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers. He hopes this will help most people understand and make them take actions to protect wildlife.

Where Time birds live there Birdsfood Read and fill in the blanks: In Heilongjiang in north- east China. Many birds live there all year round ( ). Some stay there for a short time. The birds catch fish for food.

dangers They dont have enough space to live. less and less space

Different peoples actions: 1. Government 2. Tourists 3. Members of the Birdwatching Club 4. Secondary school students

Government Tourists Protect these endangered birds Build Zhalong as a nature reserve for the birds. Go to Zhalong to watch birds. Help to count and do something to help the birds

Members of the Birdwatching Club Secondary school students Study the different kinds of birds and the changes in their numbers. Do a bird count once a year. Help to count and do something to help birds.

Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 Zhalong needs help. nature homes for red-crowned cranes 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

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.____ 7.Zhalong needs more people to feed birds. ____ 8.Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife. ____ a nature reserve. not many count and do sth. to help the birds. See how much you know about Zhalong.

Zhalong Nature Reserve Where In______________________________ Birds dont have _____________ Special (Why) One of _____________________________ The_________ for _____, fish and_____. An important __________for the_____ red-crowned cranes ________ farms and buildings The Chinese ________________ ___________Birdwatching Club ________________ Danger Action (who) Heilongjiang in north-east China the worlds most important wetlands ideal homeplantsbirds living area rare Wetlands _______________ for wildlife Less and less space enough space government Members of Tourists and some other people

Zhalong is a __ (1) __ reserve in north-east China. Its one of the worlds most important __ (2) ___. It _ (3) ___ food and __ (4) __ for wildlife.So it is an _ (5) _ home for some endangered wildlife. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more _ (6) _ for farms and buildings. There will be less and less _ (7) _ space for wildlife. Many of them _ (8) _. Every year, members of the Birdwatching Club go there to __ (9) _ the different kinds of birds and do a bird _ (10) _ to know the ___ (11) _ in their numbers. They hope they can make people understand the ___ (12) ___ of the wetlands and __ (13) _ take action to protect wildlife. count ideal wetlands providesshelter nature space living died study changes importance actively Read and fill in the blanks.

Plant more trees and flowers to give birds a good environment to live! Take part in the club or other activities to help birds! Dont frighten the birds! Dont catch the birds! Ask the people around you to protect the birds!