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I.Teaching Objectives1. Knowledge objectives1) Students can master the main idea of this passage and know the basic information of Zhalong Nature Reserve.2) Students can understand the meaning and usage of the new words and phrases, such as nature reserve, provide for, cover.3) Students can develop vocabularies related to wildlife conservation.2. Ability objectiveStudents can train their listening ability through audio, and understand the general information of the passage by skimming and scanning.3. Moral objectiveStudents can learn about nature reserves and cultivate the awareness of caring for nature and protecting animals.II.Teaching Key and Difficult Points1. Students can master key words and phrases: cover, nature reserve, provide for, all year round, take an active part in, result in, etc.2. Students can prehend the main idea of the passage.3. Students can use vocabularies and phrases to discuss topics such as how to protect wild animals. III.Teaching ProcedureStep 1 Prereading (4 mins)Play a song to students and present the following questions.①Have you ever heard this song?②Do you know what it is said about?③Can you list some other wild animals?Then have a free talk with students.( Justification: This step can create a relaxing atmosphere, arouse students’ interest and lead in the topic.)Step 2 Whilereading (6 mins)Activity 1 Fast readingAsk students to read the passage quickly and make notes about or underline the main idea of each paragraph. Then ask them to match these sentences into right order.①About birds in Zhalong②What the Birdwatching Society members do③More people can help count and describe the birds④Birds in Zhalong are in danger⑤About Zhalong Nature ReserveActivity 2 Careful readingPlay the tape and ask students to answer the following questions.①Where is Zhalong?②Why do we say Zhalong is a special place?③What do tourists go there to do?④Do the birds have enough food to eat?Step 3 Postreading (5 mins)Activity 1 Have a try!②Mary has developed a new way of life by getting close to …(自然).②Squirrels usually use holes inside trees for …(庇护所).③We must make good use of the …(空间).④More and more people are getting to know the …(important)of protecting our environment.⑤Could you …(providing)me with information about student exchange programs?Activity 2 Group work: DiscussionHow can we protect the redcrowned cranes or other wild animals? Please discuss in groups and write down some details. (ex. You may start from these points: laws, reserve, daily life) Homework (choose one of the two topics)1. Write a position how to protect the wildlife.2. Make a poster called “Protect our friends—animals”。

Unit6 Reading1优质课教案（江苏省）Unit 6 BirdwatchingReading (I)By Ren YingyingWuxi Nanchang Experimental Middle School Teaching aims: By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:1. develop the ability of getting the general meaning of the text from the title and its context.2. get a good understanding of the text through thinking and answering questions based on it.3. understand the importance of the wetlands as well as the wildlife, and learn to love and protect them.Teaching procedures：Step 1 Leading-in1. Show a picture of a wetland and present some new words.2. Lead the students to knowing the importance of the birds to the wetland.Step 2 Revision1. Show some pictures of different kinds of birds.2. Revise the names of the birds.Step 3 While-reading1. Skim the passage with the sound and try to find out what each paragraph is about.2. Scan the passage and do T or F exercises.Step 4 Further reading1. Read Paragraph 1 and figure out the location that makes Zhalong special.2. Read Paragraph 2 and find out some rare birds living there.3. Read Paragraph 3 and tell the two main problems the birds face.4. Read Paragraph 3 to 5 and find out what actions people should take to protect Zhalong.Step 5 Post-reading1. Make a summary.2. Talk about Zhalong in pairs.Step 6 Discussion1. Watch a short video and get to know the birds are in danger.2. Work in groups and discuss how to protect the birds.Homework1. Read the passage again and try to remember the new words.2. Find more information about Zhalong Nature Reserve and introduce it to your parents.。

Unit6 ReadingⅠ名师教案I. Teaching aims and learning objectivesBy the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:1. develop the ability of getting the general meaning of the text from the title and its context;2. get a good understanding of the text through thinking and answering some questions based on it;3. retell the passage with the help of key words and phrases;4. to understand the importance of the wetlands as well as the wildlife, and learn to love and protect them.II. Teaching contents1. New words and phrases: nature, wetland, provide, cover, wildlife, perfect, round,all year round, while, stay, easily, cent, per cent, in orderto, space, lead, lead to, less and less, moreover, fisherman,fish, government, prevent, society, record, change, tourist,count, describe, understand, importance2. New structure: It’s one of the world’s most important wetlands.Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short stay.Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to havemore space for farms and buildings.Moreover, fishermen keep fishing there.As a result, the birds do not have enough food to eat.We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands.III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficultyUnderstand the text through thinking and answering the questions based on it. Understand and retell the text with the help of key words and phrases.Understand the organization of the text and what each paragraph tells about.Ⅳ. Preview（课前预习）活动一：爱搜集：关于扎龙自然保护区，你知道多少信息？尝试搜集相关的资料，可以是一篇文章，也可以是一段视频或，也可以自己总结，并将自己的成果上传，与大家分享！活动二：爱阅读：文章介绍关于扎龙自然保护区的一些信息，仔细阅读文章，回答下列问题：1）Where is Zhalong Nature Reserve? 2）What kinds of animals live there?3）Why are more and more birds in danger?活动三：爱思考：What can we do to help the birds?写一段话吧！【备注：学生登录“优教·同步学习网”完成本课时预习任务，教师可通过备课端查看预习结果反馈，针对性进行课堂教学】Ⅴ. Teaching proceduresStep 1 Lead-in1. Have a guessT: Today, I will take you to a special place for birdwatching. There lives a special kind of birds. They are tall. They have long legs and long thin neck. What’s more, there are rare in the world. What are they?2. Describe a pictureShow a picture with the words: describe, provide, cover and prevent.T: Look, this is the special place where we are going. It’s Zhalong Nature Reserve.Look at the picture and tell me what can you see in it?T: Let’s describe the picture in details. It is a beautiful picture with flying birds,green plants and clean water. What do we call this kind of land ? Yes, it is awetland. The wetland provides food and cover for the birds. I mean, it gives birds something to eat and somewhere to stay, play and sleep. The wetland givesprotection for birds. It prevents bad things happening to the birds. So special!3. Predict about the titleT: Now, let’s open our books and go to the special place for birdwatching. First, look at the title. Can you guess what the passage may tell us after reading thetitle. Yes, the passage may tell us why Zhalong is a special place. Also, it may tell us what is special in Zhalong, etc. In which paragraph may the writer give us the answer?T: Good. At the very beginning of the passage we may find the answer.【提示：此处课堂上教师可让学生使用优教同步学习卡进行抢答，根据结果反馈，进行精准教学。