8A Unit 5 Birdwatchers 执笔：仲慧梅 蔡君 札记
Welcome to the Unit
Warm-up activities
1 Read the conversation between Eddie and Hobo. Check understanding of ‘birdwatching’.
2 Elicit from Ss what opinions are expressed by Eddie and Hobo.
Ask two more able students to role-play the conversation.
3 Ask more able Ss to name some birds in English.
4 Introduce the overall context of the unit and the main task.
Presentation
1 The purpose of Part A & B is to activate Ss’ideas and generate an interest in birds in the wild. Ask Ss to read the descriptions in Part A and identify the birds.
2 Ask several students which bird they like best and why. Then tell Ss to ask their partners. Encourage Ss to include not only factual details but as many as ideas as possible.
Language points
What are you doing tomorrow?, go birdwatching, at the market, Beijing Ducks, roast chickens, long-winged, web-footed, long pointed wings, fly to northern countries, have colorful feathers
Homework
1 Learn the language points by heart
2 一课三练 P.55
3 Preview the Reading Part.
Presentation (Reading A)
1 Before Ss look at this page, review vocabulary of wildlife and conversation previously taught.
2 Write the title ‘Zhalong-A special place’ on the board. Ask Ss what they know about it. Ask where do you think it is? What kind of animals live there? Etc. . Encourage any contributions.
3 Encourage Ss to visit some of the websites providing information about Zhalong before the lesson.
4 Ask pairs of Ss to exchange information and opinions about the different materials they are studying.
5 Ask more able Ss to look for names and descriptions of birds. Have a class feedback using Ss’ research skills.
6 Read the title and explain the context. Ask questions about why Ss think that Zhalong is a special place.
7 Ask Ss to skim the text quickly,focusing on key words and main points only. Set a strict time limit and tell them in advance that they only have 8 minutes, for example, to read the text. Then ask volunteers to each read a paragraph to the class.
9 Ask Ss to write a caption for each paragraph.
Presentation (Reading B)
1 Ask students to do Part B1 as a quiz.
2 Divide the class into groups of six. Choose a group to start the competition. Ask what does ‘endangered’ mean? Set a time limit for each group to answer.
3 In pairs, Ss read and complete the conversation. Invite some of them to read it in front of the class.
Presentation (Reading C)
1 Divide the class into teams of 4-5 students. Do Part C1 as a quiz. Set a time limit.
2 Ask students to correct the false sentences.
3 Encourage discussions about why a sentence is wrong in order to develop Ss’ deductive skills.
Language points (Part A)
A nature reserve, in north-east China, one of the world’s most important wetlands, wildlife, provide sth. for sb. ,different kinds of, all year round, for a short stay, there are many fish, catch them for food, the rare red-crowned cranes, change the wetlands to make more space for farms, less and less space for wildlife, have enough space, the Chinese government, protect these endangered birds, a lot tourists, members of our Birdwatching Club, study the different kinds of birds, the changes in their numbers, a bird count, the importance of wetlands
Language points (Part B)
Areas of land with wet ground, areas of land for farming, a place to live or stay, in a dangerous state, a large number of, people who are traveling, be important for
Language points (Part C)
Find food easily, in other parts of the world, have enough space to live, the ideal home for many plants, fish and birds
Homework
1 Learn the language points by heart.
2 一课三练 P.56-57
3 Preview the Vocabulary Part.
Presentation （Vocabulary）
1 Elicit some adj. with negative meaning, e.g., ‘unhappy’, ‘uncomfortable’. Write the word on the Bb and underline the prefixes. Explain that these prefixes change the meaning of an adj. from positive to negative.
2 Before starting on Part A, revise the meaning of all the positive adj. Ask more able Ss to use the words to make sentences to check comprehension.
3 Explain the context of Part B.
4 In pairs, Ss select suitable adj. from Part A. Then ask each pair to compare answers with another pair. Check answers with the class as awhole.
Language points
A protected area, leave litter
Homework
1 Learn the language points by heart.
2 一课三练 P.58
3 Preview the Grammar Part.
Presentation （Grammar Part A）
1 Talk to Ss about organizing a school trip.
2 Ask Ss to think of a school trip they would like to join in the future. Try to find some ads to help them to choose an event.Write some questions on the Bb:
* When does the walk/competition start/finish?
* What time does the coach leave?
* Where/When do we meet?
3 Point out the use of the time expression ‘tomorrow’.
4 Elicit the use of the simple present tense to talk about future events.
5 Explain the context of Mr Wu planning a school trip to Beijing Wildlife Park. Point to the timetable and ask questions.
Presentation （Grammar Part B）
1 Ask Ss What are you doing tonight? to elicit sentences with the present continuous tense.
2 Elicit from Ss the use of the present continuous tense. Point out that when using the present continuous tense to talk about the future, we normally talk about future events which are scheduled for the immediate future.
3 Carefully explain the context of Part B.
4 Ask students to read the conversation on their own, trying to make sense of it without focusing on the tense. Then ask them to fill in the blanks.
4 Ss read the conversation in pairs, checking the correct use of the verb forms.
Presentation （Grammar Part C）
1 Elicit from Ss some sentences with adverbs.
2Write the adv. From the table on the Bb, ask more able Ss to underline the suffix ‘-ly’ in the examples and formulate the rule.
3 Ask Ss to add more examples to each group of adj. in the table.
4 Check answers with the whole class.
5 Ask Ss to Complete ‘Work out the rule’.
6 Ask Ss to read the article in Part C2 silently on their own first. Ask Ss to complete the article using the correct adv. From Part C1.
7 Ask Ss to work in pairs and rearrange the words to complete sentences in Part C3.
Language points
Return to school, at the entrance, sandwiches, greet us politely
Homework
1 Learn the language points by heart.
2 一课三练 P.59-60
3 Preview the Integrated skills Part.
Presentation （Integrated skills A）
1 Try to maintain Ss’ interest in birdwatching and Zhalong.
2 Remind Ss of the article about Zhalong which they read in the reading section. Ask Ss if they remember any facts about Zhalong.
3 Ask Ss to read the quiz and try to answer the questions from the memory and general knowledge.
4 Explain that Ss will listen to a radio program about Zhalong. Play the recording. Students listen carefully and tick the second column of boxes as they hear it.
4 Check the correct answers with the whole class.
5 Ask students to read the report in Part A3 in pairs. Go through the words in the bracket.
Presentation （Integrated skills B）
1 Close the books and listen to me while I read the conversation. Ask students to repeat the sentences as they hear them.
2 Ask students to practice the conversation in pairs and then change roles.
3 Ask students to work in pairs and create another conversation by replacing the underlined words.
Language points
including
Homework
1 Learn the language points by heart.
2 一课三练 P.61
3 Preview the Study Skills, Main task & C
Presentation （Study skills）
1 Brainstorm from Ss when people need to take notes. Read 2-3 sentences and ask Ss to take notes as a warm-up activity.
2 Ask Ss what kind of notes are considered good.
3 Explain the context of Part A. Ask students to do the task on their own and then compare their answers with a partner.
4 Elicit from Ss other short forms widely used in dictionaries or other written texts.
5 Tell students to read them again.
Language points （Study skills）
For example, per cent
Presentation （Main task）
1 Introduce the topic of joining an organization. If possible, find out about similar writing.
2 Introduce the idea that people need to apply formally before they are accepted to join a club..
3 Explain the context of Part A. Go through the application form and explain any unfamiliar or difficult vocabulary.
4 Ask Ss to discuss their own details with a partner.
Language points （Main task）
Application form, date of birth,
Presentation （Checkout）
1 Ss do Part A on their own and compare their answers with a partner. Ask them to practice reading the conversation in pairs.
Language points （Checkout）
simply
Homework
1 Learn the language points by heart.
2 一课三练 P.62-64
3 Preview the Unit 6