Reading (I)

Teaching goals:

1. To infer general meaning from title and context.

2. To check understanding by evaluating sentences

3. To skim text for overall meaning and scan for details

Focuses:

To revise and expand vocabulary in the context of wildlife and conversation

Difficulties:

To infer the meaning of words from the context

1. T: Do you know where birdwatchers watch birds? Elicit Ss’ answers on he Bb: in the country parks; special nature reserves.

2. Write the title: Zhalong--- A special Place on the Bb. Ask Ss what they know about Zhalong. Encourage any contributions.

3. Conclude this on Bb: birds come to Zhalong are water birds. They live on wetlands to feed, breed or rest for all or part of their life cycle. Some swim under the water to get food; Some feed at the edge of water and on land; and others find food in the vegetation in the wetlands. Many species of water birds are migratory. They breed in one wetland area and fly to a different one to spend the cold months. They sometimes interrupt their journey and stop at other wetlands to rest and feed.

4. Ask pair Ss to exchange their information and opinions about the different materials they are studying.

1. Ss skim the text quickly, focusing on the keywords and main points only.

2. Pair Ss ask and answer the questions in class and check together.

(1)What birds come to Zhalong?

(2) Why is zhalong a special space ?

(3) Do birds live in Zhalong all year round?

(4) What does Chinese government want to do?

(5) What do people should do for birds?

(6) What do you think about after listening to the tape?

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