Unit 5 Birdwatchers

Reading(1)

Zhangzhuang Secondary School Wang Lan

.It has long pointed wings and forked tail.It flies to northern countries in summer.It flies to southern countries in winter.

It has a long beak It has a long neck.

It has long legs.

It is small.It has brown and grey feathers.

It has white feathers.It has a long thin neck.

It has broad wings.It has hooked beak.

It has brownish feathers.

What happened?

Birds are in danger!

In danger

More than 400 kinds of animals are in danger in China. They are called endangered animals.

endangered: 濒临灭绝的

Every day, 75 animals die all over the world, especially wildlife!

wildlife: 野生生物

The Chinese government has built more than 100 nature reserves to provide food and shelter for wildlife.They live comfortably there. government: 政府nature: 自然provide: 提供shelter: 栖息处comfortably: 舒适地

Zhalong( 扎龙 )Nature Reserve

Red-crowned cranes

They are rare birds, there aren’t many of them in the world.

稀有的

They are in danger.

They are endangered( 濒危的 ) animals.

Zhalong

*north

east

south

west

Where is ZhalongWhere is Zhalong??

northeastnorthwest

a wetland

What kind of place is Zhalong?

( 湿地 )

Zhalong gives food and shelter( ) to the birds.

Zhalong provides( ) food and shelter for the birds.

栖息所

提供

Zhalong Nature Reserve is an ideal place for wildlife .

Tourists ( ) want to go there to watch birds.

野生生物

旅行者

Choose the correct answers

1. wetlands A. rivers and seas B. areas of land with wet ground C. areas of land for farming

2. provides A. cooks meal B. grows plants C. gives something to somebody

Choose the correct answers3. shelter A. a place to live or stay B. a large zoo C. a place to hunt animals

4. endangered A. safe B. in a dangerous state C. a large number of

5. tourists A. people who are travelling B. people who keep shops C. people who study Geography

New words

nature 自然界 wetland 湿地provide 提供 shelter 栖息地 wildlife 野生生物 comfortably 舒服的 while 而 easily 简单地rare 罕见的 government 政府 red-crowned crane 丹顶鹤endangered 濒临危险的 tourist 旅游者importance 重要性 actively 积极地

Listening and answering

1 What makes Zhalong a specia

l place?

2 Who wants to protect the

birds in Zhalong?

1 What makes Zhalong a special place?1). a wetland

2). many birds

3). red-crowned cranes

4). Provide food

5). provide shelter

2 Who wants to protect the birds in Zhalong?

Chinese government;

Members of the Birdwatching Club.

1.How long do the birds live in Zhalong?

2. Can you name a kind of birds? What do they eat?

3. Why are more and more birds are in danger?

4. What are Birdwatching Club members doing this year?

5.What does the writer write this article for?

1.How long do the birds live in Zhalong?

2. Can you name a kind of birds? What do they eat?

Many birds live all year round, and some go there for a short stay.

The red-crowned cranes. They eat fish in the wetlands.

3. Why are more and more birds are in danger?

4. What are Birdwatching Club doing this year?

5.What does the writer write this article for?

Because they don’t have enough space.

They are studying the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers.

He hopes this will help most people understandand make them take actions to protect wildlife.

Where

Time birds live there

Birds’food

Read and fill in the blanks:

In Heilongjiang in north-east China.Many birds live there all year round ( 整年 ).

Some stay there for a short time.

The birds catch fish for food.

dangersThey don’t have enough space to live.less and less space

Different people’s actions:

1. Government

2. Tourists3. Members of the

Birdwatching Club4. Secondary school students

Government

Tourists

Protect these endangered Protect these endangered

birdsbirds

Build Zhalong as a nature

reserve for the birds.

Go to Zhalong to watch birds.

Help to count and do Help to count and do something to help something to help the birdsthe birds

Members of the Birdwatching Club

Secondary school students

Study the different kinds of birds and the changes in their numbers.

Do a bird count once a year.

Help to count and do something to help birds.

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Paragraph 5

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Zhalong needs help. nature homes for red-crowned

cranes and visiting birds Don’t use wetlands for farms

and buildings an ideal home of a lot of plants,

fishes, and birds more and more birds are in

danger making records of birds in

Zhalong

1. Zhalong is a nature reserve in China. ____

2. Birds can find food easily in Zhalong. ____

3. Some birds go to Zhalong for a short stay.____

4. The birds in Zhalong live in large cages. ____

5. There are a lot of red-crowned cranes in other

parts of the world. ____

6. Many endangered birds live in Zhalong now.____

7. Zhalong needs more people to feed birds. ____

8. Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife. ____

a nature reserve.

not many

count and do

sth. to help the birds.

See how much you know about Zhalong.

Zhalong Nature ReserveWhere

•In______________________________

• Birds don’t have _____________

Special (Why)

•One of _____________________________

•The_________ for _____, fish and_____.

•An important __________for the_____ red-crowned cranes

•________ farms and buildings

• The Chinese ________________•___________Birdwatching Club•________________

Danger

Action

(who)

Heilongjiang in north-east China

the world’s most important wetlands

ideal home plants birds

living area rare

Wetlands•_______________ for wildlifeLess and less space

enough space

governmentMembers of

Tourists and some other people

Zhalong is a __(1)__ reserve in north-east China. It’s one of the world’s most important __(2)___. It _(3)___ food and __(4)__ for wildlife.So it is an _(5)_ home for some endangered wildlife. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more _(6)_ for farms and buildings. There will be less and less _(7)_ space for wildlife. Many of them _(8)_ . Every year, members of the Birdwatching Club go there to __(9)_ the different kinds of birds and do a bird _(10)_ to know the ___(11)_ in their numbers. They hope they can make people understand the ___(12)___ of the wetlands and __(13)_ take action to protect wildlife.

count

ideal

wetlandsprovid

esshelter

nature

space livin

gdied

study changes

importance

actively

Read and fill in the blanks.

Plant more trees and flowers to givebirds a good environment to live!

Take part in the club or other activities to help birds!

Don’t frighten the birds!

Don’t catch the birds!

Ask the people around you to protect the birds!