1、1Unit 6 BirdwatchingPeriod 2 Reading I Learning aims :1. To skim text for overall meaning and scan for details.2. To learn more words about birds.Learning activitiesActivity one Preview一、写出下列单词划线部分音标、词性和词义。1. nature _ 2.provide_3. shelter _ 4.round _5. rare _ 6.space _7. farm_ 8.government_8. endang
2、ered _ 10. tourist _11.importance _ 12. actively _二、翻译下列短语。1. a nature reserve_ 2. in north-east China_ 3. all year round_ 4. make more space for sth._ 5. these endangered birds_ 6. do a bird count_ 7. the importance of sth. _ 8. go there for a short stay_9. study the different kinds of birds _ 10.
3、the changes in their numbers _11. change the wetlands to make more space _ 12. make sb. actively take action to do sth. _13. one of the worlds most important wetlands_ 14. provide food and shelter for wildlife _ 15. an ideal home for different kinds of plants_ 三、理解下列句子。1. Many birds live comfortably
4、 in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round, while some only stay there for a short time. 句意：_2. There are many fish in the wetlands, and the birds can easily catch them for food. 句意：_Activity two Lead in. Have a free talk. 1. Which bird do you like best? 2. Can you find the birds in Rugao? 3. Where d
5、o they live? 2Activity three Pre-reading. Finish Part B1 on P78.Activity four Fast readingStep 1 Read and finish. Part1 (Para1- Para _ ) Something about ZhalongPart2 (Para_- Para 5) Different peoples thoughts(想法) and actions（行为）Step 2 Finish Part C1 on page 79Activity five Careful readingStep 1 List
6、en to Part 1 and answer. 1. Where is Zhalong?2. What is Zhalong?3. Why is Zhalong an ideal home for wildlife?4. How long do the birds live in Zhalong every year?5. Why can many birds live comfortably in Zhalong?Step 2 Retell Part 1 according to the keywords on the blackboard.Step 3 Read and finish.
7、1.The students read part2 by themselves and finish the tablePeople Thoughts and actionssome peoplethe Chinese governmenta lot of touristsmembers of the Birdwatching Club_many peopleStep 4 Retell Part 2 according to the keywords in the table.Activity six Post-readingStep 1 Finish B2 on page 78 and Pa
8、rt C2 on page 79. Step 2 Discussion: We know there are fewer and fewer birds in the world. Then how can we protect the birds? Give your useful advice. Work in groups of four. And finish the report.A reportOur topic is that birds are in danger. There are some reasons (原因)for this problem._Our group h
9、ave some good ideas to solve the problem._3_Exercises【检测反馈】阅读下列短文，然后按要求答题。If we find a bird nest(巢), we will have a good place of observing(观察) and knowing about birds. Birds sit on eggs and take care of their baby birds from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nests, th
10、e mothers often leave and come back to the nests during the time to look for food. So it is good to observe birds. When we observe birds, wed better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and its better to use binoculars (双筒望远镜).But how to make a bird nest? Its very easy. If you want to make o
11、ne, please follow these:a) Each nest must have six boards. Dont make the boards to slippery.（滑的）b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a door. The “door” is from 3 cm to 5 cm. So the bird can fly in or out easily. c) Make sure that the rainwater doesnt go into the nest. d) One piece of the
12、boards should be easy to open. e) Please dont forget to colour the nest. 1、判断正(T)误(F)。(1）Birds have babies all year around. _(2) The writer thinks it easy to make a bird nest. _(3) We should build a nest for the birds that can protect them from the rain. _2、选择填空。(1) The most important in observing b
13、irds is to _. A. look for a place near the nest B. climb treeC. write down notes every day D. make a bird nest(2) When we are observing birds, we have to hide ourselves to _.A. look after them B. use the binocularsC. make them do everything as usual D. catch the birds at last (3) What is the passage
14、 mainly about ? ( ) A. Birds and men. B. Playing with birds. C. Observing birds and making bird nests. D. Listening to the songs of birds. 3、根据短文内容回答问题。When we make the nest, why should we leave a hole?_Exercises【巩固提升】一、完形填空。Mr Ellis is very old. He has seen many 1 in the world. He knows things are
15、2 now. But he often 3 the old days. He likes talking about them. He 4often talks about his favourite 4 , the robins(知更鸟). “When I was a little boy, these houses werent here. Every spring the robins would come. There were thousands of them. They would fly up from the south, where they spent the 5 . S
16、ome would build their nests in the 6 near our houses. We knew it was spring when the robins came. When they left, we knew winter 7 . “Then people 8 building more houses. They 9 down trees and they filled the 10 with houses. The robins stopped 11 back. Oh, wed see some once in a 12 .But they could no
17、t 13 a right place to build their nests near hour houses because the trees were 14 . “Now there are too many houses and roads. Theres no 15 area for the robins. They dont come any more, which is sad.” （ ）1. A. places B. changes C. people D. houses（ ）2. A. hard B. great C. same D. different （ ）3. A.
18、remembers B. forgets C. keeps D. talks（ ）4. A. animals B. houses C. birds D. days（ ）5. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter（ ）6. A. trees B. fields C. parks D. buildings （ ）7 . A. left B. came C. reached D. got（ ）8. A. stopped B. went C. started D. came（ ）9. A. put B. knocked C. threw D. cut（ ）10
19、. A. fields B. trees C. houses D. forests （ ）11. A. returning B. flying C. to return D. to fly（ ）12. A. minute B. day C. while D. week（ ）13. A. find B. leave C. see D. look（ ）14. A. lost B. gone C. missed D. died（ ）15. A. building B. feeding C. hunting D. living二、阅读理解。There are seabirds as well as l
20、and-birds in the world. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body, a white head, and a yellow beak. There is a very, very small spot of red at the very end of the beak, underneath. All gulls have very strong wings and they can fly far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far, it w
21、ill be too tired to fly back to the shore. But it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest on the waves. A seagulls wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil (油) over them, so that when the water gets on to the feathers it just runs off again. Gulls can even sleep on t
22、he waves. The seamen know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the gulls fly a long way out to sea, they say that it means fine weather is coming. When the gulls stay near the shore, they say there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm. The gulls know more about the weather
23、than the seamen do. ( ) 1. The seagull is a kind of _. A. fish B. land-bird C. seabird D. animal( ) 2. Every gull can fly far out to sea because it _. A. is very light B. has very strong wings5C. always flies high D. is strong enough( ) 3. A seagull does not get frightened even when it is too far aw
24、ay from the shore to fly back because it can_. A. swim under the sea B. stay under the seaC. rest and sleep on the waves D. jump into the sea( ) 4. The water cant make the seagulls feathers wet because the feathers are _. A. thick B. long C. light D. oily( ) 5. If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be _. A. windy, rainy or stormy B. sunny and hotC. fine and warm D. freezing cold
