Birdwatchers

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Taicang Experimental Middle School Feng Jie

Oxford English 8AModule 2 Unit 5

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Why is Zhalong a speWhy is Zhalong a special place?cial place?

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Tom, Lucy, Candy and Lily are friends, they want to be members of our Birdwatching Club. But they are in trouble now. What has happened to them?

Oh, my god! My …

1. Where is Zhalong?

2. Why is it one of the world's most important wetlands?

3. Do all the birds live in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round?

4. What rare birds live in Zhalong Nature Reserve?

1. Where is Zhalong?

Its in Heilongjiang in north-east China.

2. Why is it one of the world's most important wetlands?Because this area can provide food and shelter for wildlife. Its an ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds.

3. Do all the birds live in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round?No. Many birds live in Zhalong all year round, while some only stay there for a short time.

4. What rare birds live in Zhalong Nature Reserve?The red-crowned cranes live there.

Why?1. Some people want to change the wetlands to plant trees.

3. The U.N. wants to protect the endangered birds.

2. Many birds died because they didn’t have enough space.

1. (Line 13) …change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings.2. (Line 16)…because they do not have enough living space. Many of them died.

Why?3. (Line 17) The Chinese government wants to protect …, and they can….

What are we going to do?

What else should we do as members of this club?

Paragraph What’s the main idea?

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Where is Zhalong?

What kinds of animals live there?

What problems is the wildlife facing?

What are the birdwatchers going to do?

What should we do to protect wildlife?

Sum up

Group Work

Brainstorming Can you think of other useful ways to help people know the nature reserve of Zhalong?

Make a home page for the red-crowned cranes.

Write some articles about the cranes’ problems to the newspapers.

Give out leaflets about Zhalong.

Tell our parents or friends about the nature reserve and encourage them to tell it to their friends.

Make posters to show at school or in some public places.

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We are together, we are family, we should be in harmony!

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Zhalong

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HomeworkHomework1.Read the passage ‘the Geese are back’ and complete the given tasks on your answer sheet.

2. Search for some information about nature reserves in China in many ways. Then make a display about “Nature Reserves in China’ in two weeks. Each student has to make a poster showing his or her favourite nature reserve.

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