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Module 2 Unit 6 Bird-watching
Reading I
Analysis of teaching material
This unit is the second unit of Module 2 in Book A, Grade 8. The topic of this module is ‘Nature and the Environment’, which presents the relationship between Man and the nature. The unit 6 ‘birdwatching’ is prepared well by unit 5 in which students have learned some useful expressions close to nature and the environment.
The theme of this unit is ‘Birdwatching’ and it is mainly about the introduction of rare birds and Zhalong Nature Reserve. This reading lesson is the second period of the unit, and the reading text is mainly about Zhalong Nature Reserve, a special place for birds. The main teaching content is focused on having a better understanding of Zhalong and the protection for the environment. So the teacher doesn’t spend too much time dealing with the words in class and some activities in the book will be adjusted. In this lesson, the bottom-up reading model will be emphasized.By reading the text, students will have a better understanding of Zhalong and their awareness of protecting wildlife and the environment will be improved.
Analysis of students
The students have been prepared well by the last lesson and they have known some kinds of birds and are capable of describing birds, while many students are not familiar with Zhalong. They may be interested in what kinds of birds live in Zhalong and what happens to them in this special world. In this way, the teacher will build a solid scaffold for students to get familiar with the topic by presenting some pictures. And the students will be able to express their ideas about the special place
The Grade 8 students are expected to master certain reading strategies, such as skimming, scanning, predicting and guessing meaning in the context. So it is necessary for the teacher to design some activities to guide the students to apply and strengthen their reading strategies and to cultivate their critical thinking.
Teaching Objectives
Knowledge and skills
By the end of the class, most students will be able to
read a passage ‘Zhalong --- a special place’ to find more information about Zhalong by applying suitable reading strategies, like predicting and scanning;
make a speech to introduce another special place (take Yancheng Nature Reserve as an example ) in groups by summarizing and imitating the main structures of the passage;
Process and methods
By the end of the class, most students will be able to
express their opinions about protecting the environment by discussing in group work and share a special place by making a speech in class;
get to know the importance of protecting birds;
Emotional attitude and values
By the end of the class, most students will be able to
express their love and care to the environment and wildlife;.
develop the awareness of the importance of protecting the environment and wildlife.
Focal and difficult points
Read for information. Find more information about Zhalong by applying suitable reading strategies --- scanning for details.
Read for language. Express their opinions about protecting the environment by discussing in group work and share a special place by making a speech in class
Teaching methods: Task-based Language Teaching Method, Communicative Language Teaching Method, and Bottom-up reading approach
Teaching aids: PPT, blackboard.
Procedures &time allotment Teacher’s activities Students’ activities Intention
Stage 1Lead-in(3 mins) 1. Greet students and lead in the topic.2. Present a picture to elicit some new words --- ’wetland ’&’provide’.Q: what can we see in the picture [Whole-class work]Describe the picture: birds, water, plants, ….Guess the meaning of new words in the situation. Prepare for the class and the following steps.
Stage 2 Pre-reading (2 mins) Predicting: (Title)What does the passage mainly tell us [Multiple-choice]Guess the main idea.why Zhalong is a special place. why Zhalong is a special place to travel Guide Ss to predict the main idea of the passage and increase Ss’ interest about the passage.
Stage 3 While-reading(18-20 mins) Fast readingMatch the main idea with each paragraph.Careful reading(Encourage Ss to work in pairs and have a better understanding of the details.)Para.1 Fill in blanks.One of the world’s ______ wetlands a ____place for some ___ birdsWhat is the meaning of ‘rare’
A. too many B. Not manyPara.2 Mark T or F. Many birds live in Zhalong all year round.( ) Most birds are active at night. ( ) There are many cranes left in the world. ( ) Forty per cent of cranes live in Zhalong. ( ) Para.3 Q&A:What problems is Zhalong facing What do the government do for Zhalong Para.4-5. Fill in the chart.Q: what do people do for Zhalong Who ActionsBirdwatching Society membersTourists Read quickly and get the main idea of each paragraphRead the passage carefully and complete tasks.Fill in blanks. Try to find some words to describe why Zhalong is a special place. (most important, perfect,rare.) and guess the meaning of ‘rare’.Mark T or F. Find something about birds in Zhalong and correct the sentences in pairs.Answer questions individually.Ss: Wetlands smaller/less and less space for wildlife/Fishermen keep fishing./not enough food to eat. Make laws to preventSpeak out answers individually.Ss: a.Members---study…/record types and changes in numbers.b.Tourists---help/count/describe 1.Guide Ss to get the main idea of the paragraph by using suitable reading tip.2.Guide Ss to find details of the passage by scanning the passage.
Stage 4Post-reading (17-20 mins) Summary[Group work]Make a speechPresent some pictures of Yancheng Nature Reserve.Make a speech. A special place in ChinaIf you are members of Birdwatching Society and you find Yancheng has the same problems as Zhalong, what do you want to say to the public (公眾) to protect the wetlands and wildlife in Yancheng Guide Ss discuss in groups.Students’ show time. Make a short summary, and divide the passage into three parts.A special place (Para.1-2)Problems (Para.3)Actions (Para.4-5)[Group work](1) Describe pictures together.(2) Discuss and write down their ideas and feeling about Yancheng.(3) [Show time] Make a speech about appealing more people to protect the environment and wildlife. (About 3 groups) 1.Guide Ss to summarize or reorganize the outline of the passage and prepare for the speaking task.2. Develop Ss’ awareness of the importance of protecting the environment and wildlife by the speaking task.
Stage 5Assign-ment (2 mins) 1．Make a short summary about the speeches and the lesson.2. Assign homework. If you are a bird, write a short passage about Zhalong in your eyes.---Zhalong in my eyes [Optional homework] Search http://www.chinabirdnet.orgfor more information about birdwatching in China. Summarize the lesson. 1. Consolidate the contents of the class, and check Ss’ understanding.2.Guide Ss to get to know more information about birdwatching and the environment.
Stage 6Black-board design Unit 6 BirdwatchingZhalong--- a special place smaller wetlandsWetlands Problems less space Provide not enough food Perfect to preventRare Actions to study/recordPrevent to count/describe
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