1. Unit Birdwatchers
Make the task clear
Integrated skills

9. Speak up:
Inviting you
to go birdwatching

10. Would you like to ……. ?
Do you want to ……?
I’d like to invite you to …….
Will you please ……?
Shall we …….?
Yes, I’d like/love to. When is it?
Yes, I’m glad to, thank you !
I’d love to, thank you for inviting me.
Sorry, but I can’t . Thank you all the same.
I’d love to, but I have to ……
That ’s very kind of you, but I’m afraid …….
You must tell people when and where when inviting

11. Mr. Smith’s advice What should we do before listening ?
Skim through the exercises
to look for clues and guess what the text is about
2. Pay attention to puzzling information such as similar numbers, different years, months, dates, or directions, etc .Get familiar before listening .
Mr. Smith’s advice

12. Clues (What will be talked about )
Zhalong Nature Reserve
Wetlands
Bird
Red-crowned cranes
World Wetlands Days

13. Puzzling information 1. a. 1990 b. 2002 c. 1992
a. 20th February
b. 2nd January
c. 2nd February
In ______(north-east ,south –east ) China.

14. Try to listen
Facts about Zhalong

15. Task one
1.In _____, Zhalong Nature Reserve became one of the world’s most important wetlands .
a b c. 1992
2. The reserve has an area of more than ____hectares .
a. 210,000 b . 21,000 c. 120,000
3.The birds eat _______.
a. bird food that people feed them
b. worms, fish and plants
c. others smaller birds
4.Birdwatchers can see ____ in Zhalong .
a. red swans b. red-crowned parrots
c. red-crowned cranes
5.World Wetlands Day is on ______.
a. 20th February b. 2nd January C. 2nd February √ √ √ √ √

16. _________(Zhalong, Heilongjiang ) Nature Reserve is in _________(north-east ,south –east ) China. It has an area of _____(more ,less ) than 210,000 hectares. It is one of the world’s most ________(important, unimportant ) wetlands. Zhalong is the home of a lot of plants and animals, including different ______(shells ,shelter )for the birds. There are not many red –crowned ______(cranes,swans ) in the world, but there are some in Zhalong. It is a very _____(good,cold )place to go birdwatching. Wetlands are important because they provide food and shelter for __________(endangered, dangerous )birds. They are also important because they help prevent ______(snowstorms, flood). We should protect the home of plants , fish and birds in Zhalong.
Zhalong
north-east
more
important
shelter
cranes
good
endangered
flood

17. listening competition
Let’s have a
listening competition

18. √ √ √ The two women were arguing on a ________. bus b. coach c. train
2.One women will die if the window is open because she _________
can’t breath b. catches cold c. feels hot
3.The man thinks he can only have peace ___________
by opening the window
by shutting the window
c.if the two women are both dead √ √ √

19. √ √ √ 1.How many students are there in Tony’s class at first?
b c. 20
2. Tony was _____________ in the monthly exam?
a. much better than before
b. worse than before
c. always the last
3.Tony has the seat number _________ now.
a b c.20 √ √ √