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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 all year round stay there for a short time catch sth. for food make more space for sth. 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. change the wetlands to make more space one of the worlds most important wetlands provide food and shelter for wildlife an ideal home for different kinds of plants 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 m