1、Unit 5 Birdwatchers第一部分 简要提示一、年级：八年级二、教学内容: 8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers三、课型: Reading四、教学目标1知识目标： 正确理解并掌握本课时的四会单词，词组及句型。2能力目标： 能够运用所学词汇和句型描述野生动物和自然保护区3情感目标： 能够运用所学词汇和句型描述野生动物和自然保护区五、教学重难点1.培养学生的阅读能力。2.难句1)This year, members of our Birdwatching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalon
2、g and the changes in their numbers.2) We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take actions to protect wildlife.第二部分 教学流程Step 1Pre-reading The teacher shows pandas photos to students and lead in Zhalong Nature ReserveT: Look at this photo. Its a lovely panda. But now
3、 it died.(show another photo) Do you know why? S1: someone killed it. T: Yes, some bad people killed the giant panda for its fur. And They are in danger. Please read after me, be in danger. Ss: be in danger.T: Good. We can also use another word to say: they are endangered animals. Please read it. Ss
4、: endangered.T: Although some bad people killed pandas, most people want to protect these endangered animals, just like the girl in a song. Lets listen to the song and tell me what happened? (let Ss listen to the song.) S1: The girl died. T: Yes, do you why?S2: She wanted to save a red-crowned carne
5、. T: Good. Please read after me. Red-crowned crane. T: The are rare birds in the world. Please read it, rare.T: And there is a good place for red-crowned cranes. It is called Zhalong Nature Reserve. Here is an movie about it. Please watch it and think about what it is like? (let students watch the m
6、ovie.)T: Now, please tell me what Zhalong Nature Reserve is like. S1: It is a place with water. T: Yes. Zhalong Nature Reserve is a land with much water. And we call it wetland. Please read after me. WetlandT: from these pictures, we can find birds can catch food and build nests with sticks. So what
7、 Zhalong can give to birds?S2: Zhalong can give food and shelter to the birds. T: Good. And we can also say Zhalong provides food and shelter for the birds.T: It is an ideal place for wildlife. And people who like birds and travelling like to go there. And we call these people tourists.T: Do you wan
8、t to know more things about Zhalong? Ss: Yes.T: Well. Today we will read an article about it. But first, please finish exercise on page 78 about new words. Actually, we have discussed them. T: Have you finished? Ss: Yes.T: Good. Lets check the answers.T: Here are more new words here. Please read aft
9、er me. Step 2 While-Reading Task One: Reading and answeringT: Lets read the article form P76-77 and think about these two questions.1) what makes Zhalong become a special place?2) Who wants to protect the birds in Zhalong? T: Have you finished your reading? Please tell me your answers. Question 1 wh
10、at makes Zhalong become a special place? S1: It is one of the most import weltands. It can provide food and shelter for the wildlife. Many birds live in Zhalong all year round especially for red-crowned cranes. T: Good. And who wants to protect the birds in Zhalong? S2: Chinese government and member
11、s of the Birdwatching Club. Task Two: Reading and filling the table.T: Here is table about Zhalong. Lets read the first two paragraphs on P76 to complete it. Ss: Ss fill in the table.T: Good job. But we know birds are still in danger, although Zhalong is an ideal place for them. Please read next two
12、 paragraphs on p76-77 and complete this table. Ss: Ss fill in the table. T: Now, look at the last table. Its about different peoples actions for the birds. Please read the last paragraphs and finish it. Ss: finish the last table. Task Three: Reading and JudgingT: Good job. We have know some things a
13、bout Zhalong. Here are some sentences on Page 79 and tell whether they are true or false.Ss: finish the exercie on p79. T: Lets check the answers. Task Four Reading and matching. T: well done. Now Sandy wrote some notes about Zhalong but she tore the paper up by mistake. Please help her match them t
14、ogether after listening to the tape. Ss: listen to the tape and finish the exercise. T: Have you finished? Lets check the answers. Step 3 Post-ReadingTask One langauage points T: Zhalong is a special place, right? Now my friends, Mr. Blacks family are also interested in Zhalong and plan to do some t
15、hings. Can you tell me whether the things are right or not? Lets look at them. T: first one, They plan to go to Sichuang to watch the birds in Zhalong. S1: No, its false. Because Zhalong is in north-east of China. T: Yes. Its in north-east of China. please notice the phrase, in north-east China. （语言
16、点见ppt)T: what about sencond one. They want to buy fish and cages for the birds in Zhalong. S2: Its false. Zhalong can provide food and shelter for the birds. T: Thats right. Please notice this phrase, providefor(语言点见 ppt)T: The third one. They want to build some houses in Zhalong for tourists. S3: N
17、o, they dont. because there will be less and less space for the birds and they will be in danger if people make more space for farms and buildings. T: Yes. Please notice less and less. (语言点见 ppt)T: The last one is they think members of the birdwatching club will hurt the birds in Zhalong. S4: No, me
18、mebers of the birdwatching club wont hurt the birds. T: Yes. What the member of the birdwatching club do? S5: members of the birdwatching club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers. Do a bird count once a year. T: Yes. Its a long sentence. Please
19、 pay more attention. (语言点见 ppt)T: these four things are all wrong. Can you find one sentence from the text to tell Mr. Blacks family our hope? S1: we hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take actions to protect wildlife. T: Good. Its also a long sentence. Lets look
20、at it. (语言点见 ppt)Task Two completing the conversation about ZhalongT: well. Sandy and Daniel are also talking about Zhalong. But there are some words missing. Can you help them complete the converstaion with correct words? Ss: Yes.T: Now lets check the answers. Task Three Pair work T: Good job! Lets
21、 another pair work to make our own dialouge to talk about Zhalong. One can act as interviewer,and another one can act as a member of birdwatching club. Here is a model dialogue to help you complete it. Ss: work in pairs and make dialgoue. 小结学习了本课时的内容，同学们对于扎龙自然保护区开始有所了解了吧。知道自然保护的自然环境，现状以及人们对保护野生动物所做的事情。同时我们也能运用本课的语言点来介绍扎龙。课后如果有时间请同学们找出更多有扎龙的情况Part 4 Homework 第三部分 说明本课时是 8A Unit 5 的 Reading。学生在理解课文的前提下对扎龙自然保护区的自然情况，现状以及人们对保护野生动物的行为有了更好的了解与认识。教师在处理阅读部分时，通过略读，寻读设计多种方式帮助学生对文章进行理解。在处理语言点时，可以通过多种形式进一步加深学生对文章的理解。并配以一定量的训练，多给学生口头和笔头练习的机会，力求掌握并能运用语言知识，提高阅读能力。
