Unit 6

1. Unit 6 Birdwatching Integrated skills 县一中 王为壮

2. Learning aims • To learn to get useful information while listening • To learn to ask for advice on an activity • To learn to respond to other’s inquiry (回应别人的询问)

3. Pre-task • （一）翻译短语。 • 在中国东部 • 占地面积… • 丹顶鹤第二大家园 • 过冬 • 世界湿地日 • 全世界人民的健康 in East China cover an area of… the second largest home to red-crowned cranes spend the winter the World Wetlands Day the health of people all over the world

4. （二） 单项选择。 ( ) 1. This piano is too big. Can you make __________ for it? A. a space B. some spaces C. some space D. some more rooms ( ) 2. ---Why is the river a good home for fish? ---Because it provides clean water and enough food ___them. A. to B. for C. with D. in ( ) 3. ---_____ do you go to watch birds? ---Once or twice a year. A. How long B. How often C. How many times D. How much ( ) 4. There will be _________ water in the world, so we must save water every day. A. fewer and fewer B. fewer and fewest C. less and less D. less and least ( ) 5. I am busy today. I have a letter __________. A. write B. to write C. writing D. writes C B B C B

5. While-task: Revision Can you say something about Zhalong Nature Reserve ?

6. Listening: Pre-listening Yancheng Nature Reserve 盐城自然保护区

7. red-crownedcrane see clearly a pair of binoculars

8. Read the quiz in PartA1, help Daniel choose the correct answer to each question.

9. While-listening Now we’re going to listen to the first part of a radio programme. Listen carefully and check if your answers are right.

10. Yancheng Nature Reserve is in ______ • Province in ______ China. • a Heilongjiang, North-east • b Hainan, South • c Jiangsu, East • 2. Yancheng Nature Reserve is a perfect • place to ______. • a buy the birds b hunt the birds • c watch the birds

11. 3. The reserve covers an area of over ______ square kilometres. a 453 b 4,530 c 45,300 4. Yancheng is the ______ home to red- crowned cranes in China. a largest b second largest c third largest

12. 5. About ______ red-crowned cranes fly to Yancheng Nature Reserve every year to spend the winter. a 100 to 300 b 300 to 1,000 c 1,000 to 3,000 6. In ______, Yancheng Nature Reserve became one of the world’s most important wetlands. a 1997 b 2002 c 1992

13. Listen to the whole radio programme and complete the report. Yancheng Nature Reserve is in Jiangsu Province in _____ China. It covers an area of over ______ square kilometres. It became one of the world’s most important wetlands in _____. Yancheng Nature Reserve is home to different kinds of plants and rare birds. East 4,530 2002

14. red-crowned cranes There are not many __________________ in the world, but there are some in Yancheng Nature Reserve. It is a perfect place to go ____________. People celebrate the World Wetlands Day on ___________ each year. We should protect the wetlands not only because they are home to many plants, birds and _______ but also because they are important to the ______ of people all over the world. birdwatching 2 February animals health

15. Post-listening Have an interview with your group members • Where is Yancheng Nature Reserve? • Is it the largest home to red-crowned cranes in China? • How many red-crowned cranes fly to Yancheng every year to spend the winter? • When did Yancheng Nature Reserve become one of the world’s most important wetlands? • When do people celebrate the World’s Wetlands Day? • Why should we protect the wetlands?

16. Speak up: What should we take with us? Daniel is asking Sandy for some advice before going birdwatching. Please listen to their conversation and answer the questions.

17. What should Daniel take? • 2. Why does Daniel need to take these • things? A pair of binoculars, some water and a notebook. He needs the binoculars because they’ll help him see the birds more clearly. He needs some water because he may get thirsty after watching the birds for hours. He needs the notebook because he can write down what he sees.

18. Talk If you go on a school trip, what will you take? Work in pairs and make a new conversation like this: A: What should we take with us when……？ B: You’d better take…… A:OK, What else should we take? B: You should take…… A: All right. Anything else? B: Take…… A:OK, thank you very much.

19. A: What should we take with us when……？ B: You’d better take…… A:OK, What else should we take? B: You should take…… A: All right. Anything else? B: Take…… A: Good idea, thank you very much.

20. Sample conversation A:What should we take with us when we go on the school trip? B:You’d better take a camera. You can take some beautiful pictures. A: Ok. What else should we take?

21. B:You should wear a pair of comfortable trainers (运动鞋). It’s a long walk. You may get tired if you wear leather shoes. A: All right. Anything else? B: Take a mobile phone with you. You may need help if you get lost. A:That’s good idea. Thank you very much.

22. Feed back: 一、根据句意、中文或所给单词完成句子。 1.（2012.宁波）Pass me that pair of glasses, please. I can’t see the words _________（清晰地）. 2.This company ___________ (覆盖) an area of over 1,000 square kilometers. 3.A lot of __________ (tour) go to the wetlands to watch the birds every year. 4. ----Take the coat with you.----_____________ elae? 5. Everybody knows the _____________ (inportant) of learning English. clearly covers tourists Anything important

23. What else 二、完成句子。 1.我们还要带些其他什么东西吗？ ___________ should we take? 2.Lucy想要成为舞蹈俱乐部的一员。 Lucy wants _________________ the Dancing Club. 3.不但盐城，而且扎龙也是观鸟的好地方。 _________ Yancheng ________ Zhalong ____ a perfect place to go birdwatching. 4.每年都有许多游客来扎龙观鸟。 Every year, many______________ Zhalong ______ birds. to be a member of Not only but also is tourists come to to wacth

24. Homework • Recite the conversation in Speak up • Exercise book ,period 5