第三课时Reading (II)
Teaching goals:
1. To learn more details about Zhalong Nature Reserve.
2. To identify specific meaning by scanning the story.
Focuses:
To learn more details about Zhalong
Difficulties:
To find out the useful language points in the text
Procedures
Step 1 Reading
1. Play the tape twice for Ss to listen and repeat with books closed.
2. Play the tape for individuals to repeat once.
Step 2 Practice
I. Learn the new words together, then get individuals to match the words with their meanings, check as a whole class.
A. nature not made by people
B. wildlife animals or plants which live in the wild
C. provide give sth to sb
D. shelter a place to live or stay
E. stay to remain somewhere
F. rare very uncommon/ unusual
G. farm an area of land and buildings where grow
crops and raise animals
H. government the people rule a country
I. endangered be in danger
J. tourist a person traveling for pleasure
K. importance of being important
L. wetland an area of land with wet ground
M. red- crowned crane bird with red crown
II. Match the words with their meanings. (page78 Part B1)
1. wetlands a place to live or play
2. provides gives something to someone
3. shelter in a dangerous state
4.endangered an area of land with wet ground
Step 3 Production: Finish off the conversation. ( page 78 Part B2)
cranes, endangered, ideal, wetlands, wildlife
Daniel: Why is it important to protect the_______ in Zhalong? Lots of people can live there if we build some houses there.
Sandy: Zhalong is important for_______.
Daniel: Do lots of birds go there?
Sandy: Yes, some of them go there for a short stay.
Daniel: Do the other birds stay in Zhalong all year round?
Sandy: Yes, Zhalong is the ________home for _______and many other_______ birds.
Step 4 Homework
1. Go over Reading part after class.
2. Try to find all the language points in the part.
Reading (III)
Teaching goals
1. To master the details of the reading part
2. To do some relevant exercises
Focuses
1. To practice the language points well
Difficulties:
To use the information to express their own opinions
Procedures
Step 1 Reading/ Reciting
1. Play the tape for Ss to repeat one by one in class with books closed.
2. Practice reciting the part one by one.
3. Guide Ss if they have problems in retelling the part.
Step 2 Practice
I. Give the proper forms of the following words:
important n importance
different n difference
danger adj dangerous
danger v endanger adj endangeredII. Give the English for the phrases.
1. 自然保护区 2. 理想家园
3. 足够的空间 4. 特殊的地方
5. 全年 6. 为某人提供某物
7. 提供某人某物 8. 去某处作短暂停留
9. 研究它们在数量上的变化
Step 3 Practice
I. Finish off the following noun phrases.
1. Zhalong is _________________________________(最重要的自然保护区之一) in the world.
2. It is the _____________________(理想家园) for different kinds of plants, fish and birds.
3. The_________________________(中国政府)____________ (want) to protect these____________ (danger) birds.
4. Many people don’t understand the _____________(important)of wetlands.
II. Fill in the blanks with the proper forms of the given words..
1. The area is a great place for wildlife because it__________(provide) food
and shelter __________ them. （同义句）
It______________ them __________ food and shelter.
2.Some people want__________(change) the wetland__________(make) __________(much) space. ________ as farms and buildings.
3.This_________(mean) there_________ (be)__________(little) and______(little)
space for wildlife.
4. We need more people __________(help)________(we) __________(count) and
________(do) sth for the birds.
5. ____________ (study) Zhalong _____________(help) us ______(learn)________
(much) about wildlife.
6. If people _____________(change) the wetlands __________(make) space for farms, the birds______________(not have) enough space______________(live).
Step 4. consolidation
I. Give the English for the sentences.
1. 越来越多的鸟类陷入危险中因为它们没有足够的生存空间。
2. 我们每年对鸟的数量作一次统计。
3. 我们希望这个信息能够帮助人们采取措施保护野生动物。
Step 5 Homework
1. Go over Vocabulary after class.
2. Do Step 3 as written work