1、牛津版八年级英语上册Unit6 Birdwatching教案英语教案Unit 6 BirdwatchingWelcome to the unitTeaching aims and demands:1. To learn the common names of birds 2. To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. 3. To arouse the students interest in birds in the wild. Key points: To learn the common name
2、s of birds Difficult points: To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. Teaching aids: recorder and pictures Teaching methods: Communication and description Teaching procedures: Step 1 Presentation 1. Talking about birds Show the pictures of different kinds of birds and talk
3、 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) 2. The science teacher is showing the students some pictures of birds. She is also giving them descriptions of the birds. Match the pictures with the descript
4、ions. Write the correct letters in the boxes. Keys: b, a, d, cStep 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 wetland. I
5、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 students Which is your favorite bird? Why? Step 3 Production Make up new conversations using Part B as a model and act them out. Annie is asking Simon about birds. Work in pairs and t
6、alk about the birds you like.Use the conversation below as a model. The information in Part A may help you. A: Whats your favorite bird, ?B: I like A: What do look like?B: . A: I guess you like.best. Right?B: . A: Why do you like.best?B: Because. Step 4 Presentation 1. Say: We love birds. Eddie love
7、s 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 out.Step 5 Explanation1. at the market 在市场上2. your favourite bird 你最喜欢
8、的鸟3. look like 看起来像4. 15 types of cranes 15种鹤5. rare birds 罕见的鸟Step 6 Exercise 用所给单词的适当形式填空。1) I hope to go _ (birdwatch) someday.2) Among all the birds, I like cranes _ (good).3) How many _ (type) of tigers are there in the world?4) The other _ (wing) of the bird was hurt. HomeworkWrite a short pas
9、sage about your favorite bird (5-6sentences) .ReadingTeaching aims and demands: 1. To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context. 2. To revise and expand vocabulary in the context wildlife and conservation. 3. To reinforce students ability to skim text for overall meanin
10、g and scan for details. 4. To encourage the students to join Birdwatching Club. 5. To get more detailed information about Zhalong Nature Reserve. 6. To analyze the sentences for the students to get a better understanding. 7. To make sure the students know the importance of wetlands and nature reserv
11、es Key points: To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context. Difficult points:To reinforce students ability to skim text for overall meaning and scan for details Teaching aids: Recorder and pictures Teaching methods: Reading and skimming Teaching procedures:Step 1 Revie
12、wShow some pictures and guess the name of the bird.Step 2 Warming upShow some pictures and teach the new words in the article.Step 3 Reading1. Listen to Sandy and answer the following questions:1. Where is Zhalong Nature Reserve? It is in Heilongjiang in north-east China.2. Why is it a perfect place
13、 for wildlife? Because it provides food and cover.3. Why are more and more birds in danger? Because they do not have enough living space and food.Step 4 Comprehension1. Sandy does not know the meanings of some words in the article. Help her match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
14、 Write the correct letters in the blanks. Keys: d, e, f, a, c, b2. Sandy wants to tell her classmates about the article. She wrote down some important information. Can you find it in the article on page 70? Help her fill in the blanks the correct letters. a About birds in Zhalongb What the Birdwatch
15、ing Society members doc More people can help count and describe the birdsd Birds in Zhalong are in dangere About Zhalong Nature Reserve Keys: e, a, d, b, c3. Daniel wants to send an email about Zhalong to his friend in the UK. Help him check for mistakes. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if i
16、t is false. 1 Zhalong is an important wetland in the world. 2 Birds can find food and cover in Zhalong. 3 The birds in Zhalong live in large cages. 4 Most birds are active at night. 5 Forty per cent of cranes live in other parts of the world. 6 The Chinese government has made laws to protect wildlif
17、e. 7 Zhalong needs more people to feed the birds. 8 Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife. Keys: T, T, F, F, F, T, F, T4. Daniel is asking Sandy some questions about Zhalong. Complete their conversation with the words in the article on page 70. Daniel: Wheres Zhalong Nature Reser
18、ve, Sandy?Sandy: Its in _ Province in North-east China.Daniel: Do you know the importance of the reserve for wildlife?Sandy: Yes. It provides food and _ for wildlife. Its a _ place for some _. Daniel: Do lots of birds go there?Sandy: Yes. Many birds live there _, while some go there only for a _.Dan
19、iel: Are the birds there facing any problems?Sandy: Yes, but our government has made _ to protect them.Daniel: What do members of the Birdwatching Society do?Sandy: They _ the birds in Zhalong once a year. Now theyre inviting some tourists to _ and _ the birds. Keys: Heilongjiang, cover, perfect, ra
20、re birds, all year round, short stay, laws Stay, count, describeStep 5 Language points1. The area provides food and cover for a lot of wildlife.1) area n. 地区；区域，范围；面积 表示面积是不可数名词,常用短语有in area。 e.g. The flat is about 120 square meters in area.这座公寓的面积大约120平方米。表示地区、区域是可数名词，复数+s。e.g. Lots of students can
21、t go to school in poor areas. 贫困地区有很多孩子不能上学。 2) provide vt. “提供，供给”, 其后常接名词或代词。provide sth. for sb./ provide sb. with sth., “为某人提供某物”。 e.g. The peasants provide vegetables for us. 农民供给我们蔬菜。 3) cover n. 封面(C); 庇护所 (U) vt. 覆盖; 包括e.g. The wetlands provide cover for wildlife. 湿地为野生生物提供庇护所。 Our school co
22、vers an area of 3000 square meters. 我们学校占地面积为3000平方米。 Write your name on the cover of your book. 把你的名字写在书的封面上。2. Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some go there only for a short stay.1) all year round是个固定词组，“一年 到头, 全年”。 e.g. He makes a lot of money all year round. 一年到头他赚了许多钱。 类似的短语： a
23、ll day long 整天 2) while在此处用作连词，意为“然而，但是”，表示对比，它连接的前后两个句子是并列关系。 e.g. Some people waste food while others havent enough. 一些人浪费食物，然而有些人还没有足够的食物。3) stay n. 停留e.g. We only intend to make a short stay here. 我们只想在这儿作短暂的逗留。 stay v. 停留 e.g. She stayed to take care of her mother. 她留下来照料她母亲。 3. There are not m
24、any cranes left in the world, and 40 percent of them live in Zhanlong. per cent “百分之”, 用来表示百分比。 e.g. Forty per cent of the students in my class are girls. 我的班里40%的学生是女孩。4. This will lead to less and less space for wildlife.1) lead vi.&vt. 领导, 带领 e.g. You lead, and Ill follow. 你领导，我服从。 lead to 导致 e.g
25、. Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness. 过量的工作和过少的休息会引起疾病。 2) less and less 与 fewer and fewer, 表示“越来越少”。前者修饰不可数名词, 后者修饰可数名词。 e.g. There is less and less space for wildlife. 野生动物的空间是越来越少了。 There are fewer and fewer wild animals. 野生动物是越来越少了。5. Now the Chinese government has made laws
26、 to prevent all these things in Zhalong. prevent v. 预防；防止 e.g. Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent disease. 科学家们正试图找到预防疾病的方法。 prevent sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事同义短语: stop sb. (from) doing sth. 和 keep sb. from doing sth.e.g. We should prevent/ stop/keep people (from) hunting wildlife. 我们
27、应该阻止人们猎杀野生生物。6. We need more people to count and describe the birds. describe vt.描述；说成；形容； e.g. He described the accident in detail. 他详细地描述了这次事故的情况。 Please describe what you saw. 请描述你所见到的情形。 7. We hope this will help people understand the importance of the wetlands. understand v. 懂得；明白；理解 e.g. I don
28、t understand what youre talking about. 我不明白你在说什么。 He is trying his best to understand his meaning. 他正在尽力弄明白他的意思。 Step 6 Exercises Translation.Step 7 Homework1. Describe Zhalong Nature Reserve. 2. Make a plan how to protect the endangered wildlife with your classmates or family.GrammarTeaching aims a
29、nd demands:1. To make sure the students understand the use of to-infinitives for purpose.2. To be able to use verbs + objects + to-infinitives to make sentences.Important points:The use of to-infinitivesTeaching steps:Step1 PresentationTranslation1.他来上海拜访他的朋友。2.政府应该立法来保护野生生物。3.为了省钱，她每天回家吃午饭。4.为了赢得下个
30、月的比赛，他们每天刻苦训练。Use these sentences to give the students some examples about to-infinitives for purpose.Keys: He came to Shanghai to visit his friends. The government should make laws to protect wildlife. They practice hard every day in order to win the match next month.Step 2 IntroductionWe can use t
31、o-infinitives to express purpose.e.g. I often go to the market to watch birds. Now the Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things.We can also use in order to to express purposes. This is more formal than to-infinitives.e.g. Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings. Take a notebook with you in order to write down what you see.Step 3 Practice1. Amy is t
