牛津初中英语8A_Unit_5_Birdwatchers1

8A Unit Five BirdwatchersPeriod One Comic strips and Welcome to the unitLearning aims1. To learn the common names of birds 2. To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance.Activity One PreviewI. New Words 写出下列单词划线部分音标、词性和词义）1.birdwatcher / / _ _ 2. roast / / _ _3. crane/ / _ _ 4. beak / / _ _5. seagull / / _ _ 6. sparrow/ / _ _7. swallow / / _ _ 8. forked / / _ _9. northern / / / _ _ 10. swan / / _ _11.golden eagle / / / /_ _ 12. brownish / / _ _13. broad / / _ _ 14. hooked / / _ _ II. The usages of some words 1.英语中的方位名词有：东_西_南_北 _东南_ 东北_ 西南 _ 西北_在方位名词后加-ern, 构成方位名词的形容词形式。如east-eastern 即 东部的_ 西部的_南部的_ 北部的_【 指点迷津】 A在B东 应如何表达? 看下面的例句山东在中国的东部。 Shandong is in the east of China . 海安在如皋的北边。 Haian is on the east of Rugao . 日本在中国的东面。 Japan is to the east of China . 归纳小结 (1) A地包括在B地的范围内。 A is _the east of B . (2) A地和B地相连 A is _the east of B . (3)A地不包括在B地的范围内。 A is _the east of B . 练一练：1. Spain is _the south of Europe. 西班牙在欧洲的南部。2. Mexico is _the south of the U.S.A. 墨西哥在美国之南。3. Vietnam is _the south of China. 越南在中国的南面。III. New Phrases（翻译成汉语）1. 去观鸟_2. 在市场上_3. 烤鸡 _4 鼓励某人做某事_5 加入观鸟俱乐部_ 6 了解更多湿地里的鸟_7 长而尖的翅膀_ 8 一条叉状的尾巴_9飞到北方国家_ 10 长着棕色的羽毛_IV. New sentence I am going birdwatching at the market. 中文为：_.此句是用be + Ving 形式表示将来。在英语中 , 表示位置转移的动词 , 如 :come, go, fly, drive, leave, stay, 等 , 可用现在进行时表示按计划或安排即将发生的事 , 不必用 be going to 结构 .如：She _to Nanjing herself tomorrow. (fly) 明天她一个人飞往南京 Activity Two Leading inStep One Check the preview. (小黑板展示小组互查订正纠错点评提升朗读)Step Two Free talk and leading in the topic. Show a picture of a sparrow. Then answer the following questions: What does it look like?Is it big or small?Does it have beautiful feathers?What colour are the feathers?What about the beak? Is it short or long?Activity Three PresentationFinish part A and then fill the following table. (独立完成，小组讨论，展示成果在黑板上)name appearancecraneseagullsparrowswallowswangolden eagleActivity Four PracticeStep One Play a game (guess what bird it is.) E.g. I live in wetlands. I am very tall. I have long beak, long neck and long legs. I haveblack and white feathers. Who am I? _Step Two Which bird do you like best ? Why ? (discuss in groups) I like _, because _Activity Five Presentation (Comic strip) Step One Listen and answer the questions. （1）Where is Eddie going birdwatching？（2）What does Eddie think of the birds at the market?（3）What does Eddie really want to do?Step Two Read and act out the dialogue. Step Three Tell a story about Hobo and Eddie Hobo is very s_because Eddie is going b_at the m_. In fact, Eddie doesnt like w_birds. He likes e_birds instead, such as Beijing Duck and r_ chicken. He thinks they are y_. Exercises【检测反馈】一、用所给词的适当形式填空。birdwatch feather north colour roast 1. I like _ beef.2. A seagull has white and grey or black _.3. The parrot has _ feathers.4. She has travelled in _ countries.5. He is a _. He often goes birdwatching at the market.二、用所动词的适当形式填空。live change mean make watch 1. I _ seagulls by the seaside this Sunday.2. The people are working hard _ the old city into a new one.3. People will plant more trees, it _ the air will be fresher.4. Many birds _ happily in wetlands.5. Lets do our best _ our nature more friendly.三、单项选择（ ）1. There _ red-crowned cranes in other parts of the word many years ago. A. is B. are C. was D. were ( ) 2. A swallow _ the south in autumn. A. flies to B. travels from C. walks to D. moves from ( ) 3. A _ has white feathers and a long thin neck. A. seagull B. sparrow C. crane D. swan ( ) 4. A duck is _. A. web-footed B. sharp-winged C. short-necked D. long-tailed ( ) 5. Changchun is _ of China. A. in the southwest B. in the northeast C. to the southwest D. to the northeastExercises【巩固提升】一、句型转换1. A swallows tail looks like a fork. (对划线部分提问) _ does a swallows tail _ like? 2. I prefer a swan with white feathers and a long thin neck. (保持句意基本不变) I_ a swan with white feathers and a long thin neck _. 3. The boy does homework every evening. (改为否定句)The boy homework every evening.4. Im going to go birdwatching tomorrow. (对划线部分提问) _ are you going to _ tomorrow ?5. The birds sing very nicely.（改为感叹句）_ _ the birds sing!二、阅读与回答问题Birds can fly and bats can, too. But, is a bat a kind of bird? No, a bat is not a kind of bird. They are different animals. A bat has four legs. A bird has only two. Bats have teeth and birds have no. Bats have large ears but birds ears only holes(洞) in the head. All bats like to eat insects(昆虫). They eat at night and sleep in the daytime. In the evening bats are busy flying and catching insects. Its legs help it to fly. The piece of skin(皮肤)joins them together. It is just like a wing. Some people think bats cant see. In fact it is not true. Bats have eyes, but they cannot see well. Bats have better ears than men have. They can hear things which people cant. They can feel where a thing is. That is why the bats can fly about in the evening. 根据短文内容,回答下列问题。 1. Is a bat a kind of bird? _2. Are bats ears bigger than birds? _3. What helps bats fly? _ 4. Can bats see well? _5. Why can bats fly about in the evening? _Period Two Reading ( I )Learning aims :1. To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context. 2. To revise and expand vocabulary in the context wildlife and conservation. 3. To skim text for overall meaning and scan for detailsActivity One PreviewI New words （写出下列单词划线部分音标、词性和词义） nature/ / / / _wetland/ / / / _ _ _ provide / / / / _shelter / / / /_ _ round / / _ rare / /_ _ red-crowned crane/ / / / _ space/ /_ _ farm / / _government/ / / /_ _ endangered / / / / _ tourist / / / / _ _II Useful phrases （翻译成汉语）a nature reserve in north-east China one of the worlds most important wetlands provide food and shelter for wildlife an ideal home for different kinds of plants all year round stay there for a short time catch sth. for food make more space for sth. change the wetlands to make more space these endangered birds study the different kinds of birds the changes in their numbers do a bird count once a year need more people to help do sth. to help the birds the importance of sth. make sb. actively take action to do sth. _go there for a short stay _III. Difficult sentences1. The area provides food and shelter for wildlife. 句意_2. Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round, while some only stay there for a short time. 句意_ 3There are many fish in the wetlands, and the birds can easily catch them for food. 句意_ 4. World Wetlands Day is on 2nd February. 句意_Activity Two Finish B on p78Activity Three leading-inA: Which bird do you like best? B: I like the best.A: Can you find these birds (cranes and swans) in Rugao?S: No.T: Where do they live?S: They live in (wetland).T: Today, I will take you to one of the wetlands. Its Zhalong Wetland. Its a special place. Activity Four Fast readingStep One The students skim (略读) the article and divide it into two partsPart1 (para1- ) Something about ZhalongPart2(para -5) Different peoples thoughts(想法) and actions（行为）Step Two Finish C1 on page 79Activity Five Careful readingStep One：1. Listen to part 1 again and answer the following questions (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?2. Retell part 1 according to the keywords on the blackboard.Step Two 1.The students read part2 by themselves and finish the table peoplethoughts and actionssome peoplethe Chinese governmenta lot of touristsmembers of the Birdwatching Clubmany people2. Retell part 2 according to the keywords in the table.Activity Six Post readingStep One Finish B2 C2 Step Two Discussion: We know there are fewer and fewer birds in the world ,then how can we protect the birds? Give your useful advice. Then write a report to the head of our government. Work in groups of four. And finish the report. A reportOur topic is the loss of green lands. There are some reasons (原因)for this problem._;_Our group have some good ideas to solve the problem._Exercises【检测反馈】一、单项选择( )1.Is Zhalong one of the worlds _?A. importantest wetland B. the most important wetlandsC. more important wetlands D. most important wetlands( )2. Do you have sports every day _?Ayear round B. all year round C. a year round D. all years round( )3. The wetland_food and shelter _the wild animal.A. makes, for B. provides, for C. grows, to D. plants, to( )4. There arent any _the number of golden eagles. A. changes on B. change on C. change in D. changes in( )5. _animals are in danger and there will be _space for them if we dont take any actions. A. More and more, more and more B. Less and less, less and less C. More and more, less and less D. Less and less, more and more二根据所学课文内容，完成短文 We are red-crowned cranes. We live in Zhalong _ reserve . It _ us food and _. Every year many _ come to see us. We have a happy life there. But there was a big fire in our ideal home three years ago. Then some farmers wanted to change our home into _. The number of us is getting _ and _. Now there are only about 500 in China. We are _ animals. Please tell the _ (政府) the _ of protecting wildlife. We want to come back home! Please help us!Exercises【巩固提升】一、选用所给词的适当形式填空，每个词只能用一次。change disappear provide perfect describe protection importance1. If we _ the wetlands to make space for farms and buildings, the birds wont have enough space to live in.2. Zhalong is one of the worlds most _wetlands because it _ food and shelter for plants, fish and birds.3. If we want to learn English better, remember “Practice makes more _.”4. Many rare animals in China are under state _.5. If people dont protect environment for wildlife, more animals _.6. Look at some pictures of different kinds of birds carefully, then _ them.二、短文填空Jack was a Grade 8 student in a primary school. He was not i_1_ in his lessons. He spent most of his time reading stories, having sports or watching TV. At night, he stayed up late b_2_ of cartoons or sports games. In the afternoon, he usually hurried to school. Sometimes he was so tired that he slept in class.His mother was worried about his poor school work. She tried to make him work h_3_. She told him that if he could get a hundred in the exam, he would be given ten dollars as a prize. Jack was very happy to hear t_4_.The next day, he came r_5_ home, “Oh, Mum. I got a hundred. I got forty in reading this morning and sixty in spelling this afternoon.”1._ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._三、阅读理解： There are seabirds as well as land-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 will 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 the 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 than the seamen do. ( ) 1. The seagull is a kind of _. A. fishB. land-birdC. seabirdD. animal( ) 2. Every gull can fly far out to sea because it _. A. is very lightB. has very strong wings C. always flies highD. is strong enough( ) 3. A seagull does not get frightened even when it is too far away from the shore to fly back because it can_. A. swim under the seaB. stay under the sea C. 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. thickB. longC. lightD. oily( ) 5. If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be _. A. windy, rainy or stormyB. sunny and hot C. fine and warmD. freezing coldPeriod Three Reading (II)Learning aims 1. To get more detailed information about Zhalong Nature Reserve. 2. To analyze the sentences to get a better understanding. 3. To know the importance of wetlands and nature reserves Activity One RevisionAnswer some questions about Zhalong?(1)Where is Zhalong?(2) Is Zhalong Nature Reserve a good place for wildlife? Why?(3)Are there many red-crowned cranes in the world? Why?(4)Why are more and more birds in danger?(5)What actions should we take to protect the wildlife?Activity Two the usage of the important words 1.change(1). Great changes have taken place here since 1978.句意：_词义_词性_You will see many _in the village. 你会看见村里发生的许多变化。(2) Here is your change.句意：_词义_词性_I have no (small) _ about me. 我身边没带零钱。 (3) In autumn the leaves _ from green to brown. 句意：_词义_词性_Shall we _seats ?我们要不要换座位？常用搭配：change into 变成 change ones mind 改变主意Our school has _a modern one in the past three years. 三年来，我们学校已变成一个非常现代化的学校。Mum told me not to _easily. 妈妈叫我别轻易改变主意。2. danger: More and more birds are in danger because they dont have enough living space. 句意：_词义_词性_in danger (处在危险中) out of danger (脱离危险) endangered 词性 _, 意思是 _dangerous词性 _, 意思是 _e.g.: If you are in the forest alone, you will be _ _ because there aremany _ animals in the forest. We should take actions to _ (保护) the _ birds. Keep calm before _.3. live: Many