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8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers Comic strip and welcome to the unit 主备人：杨燕Part one 预习交流Part two 交流展示、巩固提高Step1. Presentation1.Warm- activities upPlay a piece of music called the seaside voice(There is sound by birds), then get the students to talk about it.e.g. Is it nice? (Yes)Where is the man playing the piano? (Near the sea)Whats near the sea? (Birds)Would you like to go and watch the birds near the sea? (Yes)Lets go birdwatching. Lets be birdwatchers. ( Teach go birdwatching / birdwatcher) Ask the students to say the English names of some birds.2. Talking about birdsShow the pictures of different kinds of birds and talk about them focusing on whats special about the birds.Learn the new words (Revise some old words at the same time, like wing/ feather/ beak)Do Part A on Page75Step 2. Practice 1.Show the pictures together and then get the students to give their names. Make sure all the students can read the names correctly.2. Play a game : reading and guessing (guess what bird it is.)E.g. I live in wetlands. I am very tall. I have long beak, long neck and long legs. I have black and white feathers. Who am I? (a crane)3.Ask the students Which is your favorite bird? Why?Practice Part B on Page75 in pairsStep3. ProductionMake up new conversations using Part B as a model and act them out.Step 4. Presentation1.Say: We love birds. Eddie loves birds, too. Listen to the tape and find the answers to the following questions.1.)What is Eddie going to do?2.)Does he really love birds?3.)What kind of birds does he like best?2.Practice reading in pairs and try to act it outStep5. Production1. Choose a kind of birds and describe its appearance using the new words.2. Complete the conversation）3. Translate into English. Part three 当堂反馈Step 6:Sum up1. We talk about different kinds of birds today.Step7.Homework1.Learn some important phrases and sentences2. Write a short article about your favorite bird (characteristics and appearance)3. Preview the new words in Reading (reading and reciting)8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers Reading1 主备人：杨燕（一）预习作业与预习交流（二）展示交流质疑和训练点拨提高 A: Presentation 1) Ask the students talk about their favourite birds. 2) Have a dictation of some key phrases. 3) Talk about a picture of Zhalong. 4)Talk about a picture of a “red crowned crane” and learn the new words like wetland/shelter/rare B :Practice 1）Listen to the tape and try tofind out the answers to the following questions 2) Read the article silently and focus on the questions. 3) Listen to the tape and practise the passage. 4) Get the students to complete the following table（.见学案）C :Production 1 . Do C1 on Page 79 and check the answers . 2. Retell the passage according to the key words on the blackboard. (Location/ land type/ importance/ rare birds/ dangers/ actions people take) 3. Talk about Zhalong and then do Part B2 on Page 78( Complete the conservation between Sandy and Daniel) （三）当堂检测与反馈矫正（见学案）六课后作业（见配套练习）七预习作业（见学案）8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers Reading2 主备人：杨燕Step One: pre-checking。1. work in groups to check out the prepared work.(一)2. oral practice (one by one)3. read by themselves and read together.4. let some students answer these questions. (二)5. solve the problems together。Step Two: listening and answering1. listen to the recorder (twice)2. answer the questions:(1) Why are more and more birds in danger?(2) What should we do?Step Three: cooperative study1. provide something for somebody 为。提供。= provide somebody with something例： The diningroom provides food for students every day. =2. endangered: in a danger state.例： Giant pandas are endangered animals.3. tourist: visitor例： There are many tourists visiting China.4. stay 例：1) Please stay here till I come back.(v.) 2) He learnt a lot during her stay in Japan. (n.)5. change例： Shall we change seats? (v.) 改变 Why did you make a change to the plan? (n.) 改变 Here is the change. (n.)零钱，找头6. count例： Our school does a study count every term. (n.) Can you count from one to ten? (v.)7. 用important (adj.) importance (n.) 填空例： It is -to learn English well. Do you know the -of learning English?8. more and more birds 越来越多的鸟less and less space 越来越少的空间fewer and fewer children 越来越少的孩子 9 take action to do something 采取行动做某事Step Four: Reading and practice1. read the whole passage.2. help Sandy choose the right meaning for each word.(B1)(Check the answers with the students03. Match the first parts of the sentences at the top with the second parts at bottom(check and practice reading)Step Five: SpeakingNow you know Zhalong well. If you are a tour guide, how do you introduce Zhalong to the tourists?1. work in pairs2. come to the front and introduceStep Six: Discussion:1. Is it good to build more and more tall buildings?2. Is it good to build more and more factories along the rivers/lakes?3. Can we often see birds flying in the sky in the city?4. What can we do to protect the birds/fish?Step Seven: ProductionIf you are a member of the Birdwatching Club, can you tell us something about your club? (study do a bird count need more people to help hope the information will help people)Step Eight: Sum up ( learn more about the wetlands ， understand the readingStep Nine: Further practice in class Step Ten: Homework1. Finish the relative exercises.2. Write a report about Zhalong to attract more people protect wildlife.8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers Vocabulary 主备人：杨燕Step I. Pre-checking Step . PresentationWith some adjectives, we can change the meaning by adding a prefix. From the above examples, we can get some words: correct-incorrect; happy-unhappy; honest-dishonest. Adding the prefixes dis-, im-, in-or un- to an adjective will express the opposite meaning of the word. These prefixes mean notor the opposite of.Eg. Trainers are comfortable to wear. Small shoes are uncomfortable.Work in pairs to finish Part A on page 80.Step . Practice写出下列词的形容词及反义词 friend, , important, , happiness, , comfort, , possibly, , correctly, , 2.Sandy wants to go birdwatching with her friends. She made some notes about Zhalong. Complete Part B on page 80. Use the adjectives from Part A. （学生独立完成，并组内校对）Step . 当堂检测Homework：1. Read the new words and recite them.2.Finish the exercises in 补充习题.3.Prepare for next period.8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers Grammar A&B 主备人：杨燕1.Preview P81-83教学活动： Activity 1： Grammar A : five sentence structuresStep 1. finish the sentences with prefixes（用多媒体显示以下句子，用带否定前缀的adj.）1) The singer is unpopular . ( not popular )2) That story is untrue . (not true )3) The boys bedroom is untidy . (not tidy )Step 2. read the sentences Step 3 talk about the sentence structures and write them downS + V + P Step 4 make sentences like this _Step 5. talk about the following sentence structures and write them down.1) The swan is swimming. S + V 2) Betty is watching a bird. S + V +DO 3) Birdwatching is interesting. S + V + P 4) Sandy gave the doves some food . S + V + IO + DO 5) Simon calls his parrot Chatty . S + V + DO +OC Step 6. make sentences using the five kinds of sentence structures and write down each sentence structure_Step7 help Millie finish the exercises on page 81_Step8 try to find out the following sentence structures 1) The birdwatcher thought himself very lucky. S + V + O + OC2) The nature reserve gives the birds a perfect place to live. S + V + IO + DO3) The people were happy. S + V + P4) Birds fly. S + V 5)The boy saved a rare bird. S + V + O 6)The red-crowned crane looks pretty. S + V + P7)He passed a pair of binoculars to the birdwatcher. S + V + DO + IO8) The birds were scared. S + V 9) They set the birds free when they left. S + V + O + OC10) The nature reserve provides a shelter for wildlife. S + V + O Activity 2：Grammar B: using the simple present tense to talk about the future Step 1 read out the following sentences1） The study begins next month .2） Our plane leaves at ten oclock tonight.3） My cousin finishes school next year.归纳：We can use the simple present tense when we talk about programmes 、timetables and calendars.Step 2. complete the notes on page 83 using the simple present tense according to the timetable on page 82Step 3. Tomorrow is the school Open Day. Complete the description of the programmeOpen Day Programme8.309.00 a.m. Students report for duty9.009.30 a.m. Visitors arrive9.30-10.30 a.m. Opening Ceremony10.30-10.45 a.m. Principals speech10.45 a.m.-5.00 p.m. Visitors walk aroundTomorrow, the school opens (open) at 8.30 a.m. Students report (report) for duty before 9 a.m. The guests arrive (arrive) between 9 and 9.30 a.m. The Opening Ceremony is (be) at 9.30 a.m. and the principal gives (give) a welcome speech at 10.30 a.m. After that, the visitors walk (walk) around the school. All the classrooms and laboratories are (be) open to visitors. The school closes (close) at 5 p.m.Step 4. 1). Make a plan to go out according to the timetable on page 82 2). Work in pairs to talk about your own plan 3). Try to write down a passage about your own planStep 5. Homework8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers Grammar (C) 主备人：王亚香预习作业&预习交流 交流展示&点拨提高Step1 Presentation 1. Elicit the adjective and adverbTell the students that I have been to the Beijing Wildlife Park, too. But I didnt enjoy it because it rained. Show the picture and elicit the adjective and adverb.e.g. : It rained heavily. The rain was very heavy.In the same way, show another picture and elicit another pair of adjective and adverbe.g.: He is always very careful when he drives. He drives carefully（give two or three more examples like the above sentences, ask Ss to summarize the different usages of the adjectives and adverbs）Step 2 Practice1 : Do Part C1 on Page84 and remember the words.2. read the adverbs loudly3. Get the students to work out the rules1) Most adjectives+ly quietquietly politepolitely2)Adjectives ending in lee +y gentlegently3)adjectives ending in y -y +ily easyeasily happyhappilyStep 3 Practice1. Read the exercisesC2 on Page85 quickly to get the main ideaAsk Ss some questions to see if they can understand it1) Where did the Class1, Grade8 students go?2) How did they travel there?3) How did they feel?4) Who greeted them when they arrived there?5) What did he tell them about?6) What did he tell them not to do?2. Complete the exerciseC2, And first check the answers in pairs. Then check the answers together.3. Ask Ss to finish PartC3, use adverbs and rearrange the words to make sentences.3. do more exercises 1). Birds/ in Zhalong / free/ fly 2) some birds/ very noisy/ when they/ sing/ hungry/ are 3) fast/ the birds/ do not walk/ because you/ very/ will frighten 4) sing/ hear that/ beautiful/ you will/ birds 5）dance/ Simon/ able to/ is/ very good : irregular change: some adjectives also can be adverbs: early, fast, high, hard,some adjectives and their adverbs are different words: goodwelltrue -e + ly truly Step 4 SummarizeT: Today we have learned how to form adverbs and how to use adverbs of manner in sentences. When you want to give more information about the way things happen, you can use adverbs of manner instead of adjectives.当堂检测题Homework8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers Integrated skills 主备人：王亚香预习作业&预习交流 交流展示&点拨提高Part One Pre-listeningActivity 1 Lead-inT: Hello, everyone! We have learnt a lot about Zhalong Nature Reserve. What facts do you remember about Zhalong ? Do you want to know more about Zhalong?Activity 2 Have a discussion about facts about ZhalongT: Please look at the test about Zhalong in Part A1 on page 86. Answer as many questions as you can. You may discuss with your classmates. (tell Ss to ask and answer in pairs) Part Two While-listeningActivity 3 Listen to the tape and try to find out the correct answers, and then put a tick in the second box.T: We have discussed what we knew about Zhalong, now listen to the radio programme and see if your guessing is right. Please put a tick in the second box. 1. Check the answers.2. Read the passage quickly and answer the questions:（1）When did Zhalong become one of the worlds most important wetlands?（2）How many hectares does the reserve have?（3）What do the birds eat?（4）What can birdwatchers see in Zhalong?（5）When is the World Wetlands Day?Activity 4 Listen to the tape again and help Sandy finish the report.T：Now Millie is writing a report on Zhalong. Look at Part A3. Lets listen to the radio programme again. Help her finish the report. Now, lets check the answers.Activity 5 Read the letter together.Part Three Post-readingActivity 6 Talk about Zhalong Nature Reserve.T: Now if you are a guide, can you introduce some facts about Zhalong Nature Reserve to the foreign visitors. Discuss in your group and Ill ask some of you to come to the front and act it out.Part Four Language points1.Zhalong is the home of a lot of plants and animals, including different kinds of birds.（1）the home of 意为“的家”（2）including 为介词，意为“包括”，后接V-ing、名词或人称代词宾格。例 Most of the students like watching cartoons, including me.大部分学生喜欢看卡通片，包括我。扩展 include 为动词，意为“包含，包括”。This book _four units.这本书包括4个单元。 Many women, _my mother, _shopping very much.A. including; like B. includes; like C. including; likes2. prevent 为及物动词，意为“预防，防止”常用结构 prevent sb fromdoing sth 阻止某人做某事e.g. Nobody can_ _ _ _ English.没有人能阻止我学习英语。3.have an area of. 占面积4.provide sb. with sthProvide sth for sb 为某人提供某物当堂检测Homework8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers speak up & study skills 主备人：王亚香Step1.Free talk and check the preparation out 1. Please Ss read out the new words.2. Show the correct answers and check them with the whole class.Step2.Listen to the tape and answer questions.T: Do you want to go birdwatching there? You can invite some friends to go with them. Sandy would like to invite Daniel to go birdwatching with her. Please listen to the tape and answer questions. Who would Sandy like to invite to go birdwatching ?(Daniel)Where will they go ?(Beijing Wildlife Park)What can they do in Beijing Wildlife Park ?(They can see different kinds of birds and an interesting bird show as well.)When is it ? (Its on Saturday ,15th December.)1.What time does it start ?(It starts 9.30 p.m. and finishes at 3.30p.m.)Step3.Read after the tape and talk about how to invite others and how to reply to others invitation.T: Hold your books ,please read after the tape ,girls are Sandy ,boys are Daniel.T: Now, if you want to invite your friends , what can you say and if your friends invite you ,what can you answer. discuss in your group.Step4:How to make an invitation?1. Who would you like to invite?2. What will you do?3. Where is it?4. When is it?5. What does it start /finish?Work in pairs.Use Daniel and Sandys conversation as a model .Invite your friends to go birdwatching.Step5: Study Skills1. Brainstorm from Ss when people need to take notes.(S: Reading a text./Listening to a lecture (讲座) /programme./Interviewing someone) 2. Elicit Ss answers on how to take notes quickly.1) include only keywords and important information.2) do not write complete sentences .3) omit articles and some common verbs.4) use short forms and symbols.T: Lead in the useful skill: short forms and symbols.Step6:Practice.1.Ss go through parts A,Bfreely, try to memories as many as they can .2.Ss finish off the two parts on their own. Check up in class.3.Ss practice reading the letter in any way. Make sure they can give fluent English.Step7:Extension activities .1.Do you know the following short forms or symbols?Get Ss to give the prepare ones then check as a whole class .Step8:Creating.1.Ss go through Daniels questions and try to give proper short forms and symbols.2.Check out.Step9.Sum up当堂检测预习作业写一个加入Saving Tigers组织申请表avourite subject Free Time-_Application FormName_DateAddressTelephone number E-mail ad