1、英语（八年级上册）Unit 6 BirdwatchingIntegrated skillsI. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, students should be able to:1. master some listening skills;2. know some useful expressions;3. ask for advice on an activity.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: cover, clearly, co
2、ver an area of;2. New structures: The reserve covers an area of over 4,530 square kilometers.Youd better take a pair of binoculars.来源:学优高考网 gkstkIII. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty来源:学优高考网1. Learn to use some listening skills;2. Learn how to use some useful expressions.IV. Teac
3、hing proceduresA Yancheng Nature ReserveStep 1 Lead-inT: Can you guess where Yancheng Nature Reserve is? S: It is in Jiangsu Province in East China.T: Can you imagine what it looks like?S: Perhaps there are trees, flowers, grass, rivers, animals and so on.Step 2 Presentation 1. Finish a quizYancheng
4、 Nature Reserve is in _ Province in _ China.a. Heilongjiang, North-east 来源:gkstk.Comb. Hainan, Southc. Jiangsu, EastYancheng Nature Reserve is a perfect place to _.a. buy the birds b. hunt the birds c. watch the birdsThe reserve covers an area of over _ square kilometers.a. 453来源:gkstk.Comb. 4,530c.
5、 45,300Yancheng is the _ home to red-crowned cranes in China.a. largest b. second largest c. third largestAbout _ red-crowned cranes fly to Yancheng Nature Reserve every year to spend the winter.a. 100 to 300b. 300 to 1,000c. 1,000 to 3,000In _, Yancheng Nature Reserve became one of the worlds most
6、important wetlands.a. 1997 b. 2002c. 19922. Offer some tips before listening Guessing before listening can help us understand better.Before listening, find the differences between the choices is necessary.3. Listen and finish the exercise(1) Listen to the first part of the radio programme and check
7、the answers in the quiz.(2) Listen to the whole radio programme and complete the report on P76.来源:gkstk.Com4. Offer some tips while listeningWhile listening, paying attention to some key words can help us find the answers quickly.While listening, we can write in shorthand. Then after listening, we c
8、an write down the complete forms of the words. (e.g. red-crowned cranesrc cranes)5. Listen again and check(1) Listen the whole radio programme again and check the answers. (2) Listen to some difficult sentences and repeat them.There are many wetlands in China. One of them is Yancheng National Rare B
9、irds Nature Reserve. It covers an area of more than 4,530 square kilometers. (3) Offer some tips for listening comprehension.When the first word ends in “r” or “re” and the next word begins with a vowel sound, the speaker joins them together with a /r/ sound between them.The speaker usually links a
10、consonant sound with a vowel sound.When two consonant sounds of two words meet, the speaker sometimes does not pronounce the first consonant sound.than重读n ，一般轻读作n。then读作en。6. Explain some useful expressions7. Show some pictures of the Yanchegn Nature ReserveT: Do you know what the real Yancheng Natu
11、re Reserve looks like? Look at some pictures.B Speak-up: What should we take with us? Step 1 Presentation1. Explain the new word “binocular”2. Listen to the conversation and answer this questionWhat advice does Sandy give to Daniel? (She advises Daniel to take a pair of binoculars, some water and a
12、notebook.) Step 2 PracticeMake up dialoguesA: What should we take with us when we go on a school trip/go to ?B: Youd better take a camera/ You can take some beautiful pictures/A: Ok. What else should we take? B: You should Its a long walk/ You may A: All right. Anything else?B: Take a mobile phone with you/ You may need help if you get lost/A: Thats good idea. Thank you very much.V. HomeworkWrite a letter to your friend to ask for information before going birdwatching.
