DoyouknowwhatistheDoyouknowwhatisthered-crownedred-crownedcranecrane??Pre-readingPre-reading丹顶鹤Listentothesong“Thestoryofthered-crownedcrane”andgetthegeneralideaofthestoryyou’regoingtoread.Haveyoueverheardofthesong“Thestoryofthered-crownedcrane”?ItisaboutagirlcalledXuXiujuan.XiujuanwasborninZhalong,HeilongjiangProvince(省)in1964.Herfather’sjobwastolookafterred-crownedcranes.Xiujuanstartedhelpingherfatherwhenshewasyoung.Shesoonshowedagreatloveforthesewhitebirds.Shebecamegoodatraisingthem.WhenXiujuanwas21,shegotajobatanaturereserve(自然保护区)inJiangsuProvince.Sheenjoyedtakingcareofthebabycranes.Ifabirdbecamesick,shetookgoodcareofitandstayedwithiteverydayuntil(直到)itwasstrongenoughtoflyagain.InSeptember1987,oneofthebirdswentmissing.Theworkersinthenaturereservelookedeverywhere,butnoonecouldfindit.Xiujuanwasveryworried.Shelookedforitdayandnightfortwodays.Onthesecondnight,whileshewaslookingforthemissingbird,shefellintoariveranddied.Shewasonly23.Later,asongwaswritteninmemoryofXiujuan.ThoughXiujuandiedyoung,peoplealwaysrememberherwhentheyhearthesongorseeared-crownedcrane.Readthestoryandanswerthequestionsbelow.Readthestoryandanswerthequestionsbelow.1HowdidXuXiujuantakecareofthered-crownedcranesatthenaturereserveinJiangsuProvince?2WhathappenedtoXuXiujuaninSeptember1987?3Whywasthesong“Thestoryofthered-crownedcrane”written?Readthestoryagainandcompletethetable.Then,retellthestoryusinginformationfromthetable.WhenWhathappenedIn_______XuXiujuanwasborn.Inherearlyyears-Xiujuanhelped___________________red-crownedcranes.-Sheshowed_________________forthecranes.-Shebecame_________________thecranes.In1985-Shegotajobat________________inJiangsuProvince.-Ifabirdbecameill,she______________it,and_________________everydayuntilitwaswellIn1987-Onebirdwent_____________.-Theworkers_____________findit-Xiujuanwas__________andlookedforitfor_______.-She_____________ariverand____attheageof___.LaterAsongwaswritten_____________Xiujuan.
