Unit5Bird-WatchersPERIOD7:INTEGRATEDSKILLSTeachingObjectives●Tolistentothetapefordetailsinordertoextractfactualinformation●Todoaquizbeforelisteningmayhelpthestudentstofocusontheinformationtheyaretryingtoget●Tounderstandtheinformationobtainedfromlisteningandknowhowtoresponsetoitbywritingareport●Toinvitepeopleandatthesametimegivetheinformationabouttimes,placesandactivitiesTeachingProceduresSTEP1Warmingup‘Yesterday,IwatchedaTVprogrammeaboutendangerbirds.Theyarefacingalotofproblems.’Farmerskeeptakinglandtomakefarmlands.Workerschangewetlandstomakemorespaceforfactoriesandbuildings.Thegovernmentdoesbusinessestheretomakemoney.Dividethestudentsintogroupsof4-5anddiscussaboutwhattheycandotohelp.havelawsofanimalprotectingbuildmoreandbiggernaturereservesSTEP2ZhalongNatureReserve‘Luckily,therearesomebignaturereserves.OneofthemisZhalongNatureReserve.Canyouguesshowbigitis?’Getthestudentstoguess.Andatthesametimeteachthewords‘hectare(s)’.‘ZhalongNatureReserveisreallyimportant.Doyouknowtheimportanceofwetlandsthere?’Inthisway,getthestudentstotalkabouttheimportanceofwetlandsonceagain.Itprovidesfoodandshelterforwildlifeandisanidealhomeforwildlife.Italsohelpstopreventfloods.Whenthereisaflood,thewetlandscanhelptoholdthewater.STEP3Doingthequiz‘Good!Nowlet’stesthowmuchyouknowaboutZhalong.’Getthestudentstodothequiz.Encouragethemtohavetheirownideas.Thenplaythetapeandletthestudentandtickoutthefactsmentionedinthetape.Checktheanswersandthendoaclasssurveytoseehowmanystudentsgetalltheanswersrightandhowmanyofthemgot4rightanswers.Praisethem.Puttheinformationintothesentencesandthengetthestudentstoreadthepassageloudly.Forstrongerclasses,pauseforthestudentstolistenandrepeat.Encouragethestudentstocatcheverywordinthepassage.STEP4CompletingSandy’sreportonZhalongInvitethestudentstocompleteSandy’sreportonZhalong.Firstgetthemchecktheanswersinpairs.Thengetseveralstudentstoreadoutthepassageandchecktheanswerstogether.Invitethestudentstoreadthepassageloudly.Andthengothroughthepassagetolocatesomeimportantsentencespatternthatwecanuseinourwritings.Ithas/coversanareaofmorethan210,000hectares.Zhalongisthehomeofalotofplantsandanimals,includingdifferentkindsofbirds.Itisaverygoodplacetogobirdwatching.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyprovidefoodandshelterforendangeredbirds.Theyareimportantalsobecausetheypreventflood.STEP5FinishingthefollowingexercisesGetthestudentstofinishthefollowingexercises.Encouragethemtofindtheanswersinthepassage.Directtheirattentiontothefollowings.Completethefollowingsentenceswithproperwords.1)Fujianisinsoutheast(东南部)China.2)Thebushesinthewetlandsprovide(提供)shelterforthebirds.3)HongshanZooisthehomeofalotofplantsandanimals,including(包括)awidevarietyofbirds.4)Wewillgobirdwatching(观鸟)thissummerholiday.5)Wemustdosomethingtoprevent(防止)theweatherfromgettinghotterandhotter.6)Thereisgoingtobeasnowstorm(暴风雪)tonight.STEP6ListeningtothedialogueSay‘Asyouknow,wetlandscanprovidefoodandsheltersforendangeredbirds.Theycanalsohelptopreventflood.Soitisreallyimportantforustoprotectthemandprotectthebirdsthere.ThestudentsinBeijingSunshineSecondaryareinterestedinbirds.Theyaregoingbirdwatching.ListentothedialoguebetweenSandyandSimon.Andfindouttheanswertothefollowingquestions.’Wherearetheygoingbirdwatching?(AtBeijingSunshineSchool.)Whenaretheygoingbridwatching?(OnSaturday,15thDecember.)Whattimedoesitstart?(At9:30a.m.)Whattimedoesitfinish?(At3:30p.m.)Whatcantheydothere?(Theycanseedifferentkindsofbirdsandenjoyaninterestingbirdshowthere.)Playthetapeforthestudentstolistenandanswer.Invitesomeofthestudentstogivetheanswers.Thengetthestudentstoreadtheinroles.Pointoutthatitisimportantforustoinvolvetheinformationabouttheplace,timeandactivities.(Usethe‘wh-’wordstohelpthemremember.)Forweakclassesitisalsonecessaryforustopickoutthesentencesexpressinvitations.Getthemtoreadthesentencewellbeforeaskingthemtomakeuptheirowndialogue.---WouldyouliketogobirdwatchingwithusatBeijingWildlifePark?---Yes,I’dliketo,but….STEP7MakingupnewdialoguesEncouragethestudenttomakeupnewdialoguestoinvitetheirclassmatestodosomethingtogether.Tellthemtheycannotonlyinvitetheirclassmatestogobirdwatching,butalsootheractivities,likegoingtothecinema,afootballgame,apartyetc.Getsomepairstoactouttheirdialogue.STEP8HomeworkFinishofftheexercisesintheEvaluationHandbookandLearningEnglish.
