Unit 6 BirdwatchingPeriod 6 TaskLearning aims 1.To learn to fill in an application form.2.To learn to write an application letter.Learning activitiesActivity one Preview一、写出下列单词划线部分音标、词性和词义。1. form _2. birth _3. address _4. hobby _5. application_ 二、翻译下列短语。1. 一份申请表 _2. 出生日期 _3.兴趣和爱好 _4.保护野生生物的活动_ 5. 加入观鸟俱乐部_6. 成为成员 _7. 对感兴趣 _8. 来参加俱乐部活动 _9.按电话号码给某人打电话 _10. 给某人发电子邮件到信箱 _三、了解重点句型的用法。I think it is important for me to do something to protect birds.句意：_think it (is) adj for sb to do sth. 表示“认为做某事怎么样。”翻译：我觉得学好英语很必要。_Activity two Lead-in. Fill in the application form with your own information.Activity three PresentationStep 1 Listen to the letter and find the answers to the questions. 1. Who is the chairperson of the club?_2. How did Amy get interested in the club ?_3. What are Amys favourite subjects ? _4. What are her hobbies and interests? _5. Why does she want to become a birdwatcher?_Step 2 Read the passage quickly.Activity four Reading and writingStep 1 Sum up the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1 _Para 2 _Para 3 _Para 4 _Step 2 Find the useful words, phrases and sentences in the passage._Step 3 Work in groups to write an application letter using Amys letter as an example.Think about:(1) Why do you write the letter?(2) Something about yourself.(school/grade/favorite subjects/interests and hobbies/clubs and activities to protect wildlife)(3) Why would you like to join the club?Step 4 Writing 1. Use the model of an application letter below. Dear xxx, APPLICATION TO JOIN THE BIRDWATCHING CLUBI and I would like to I am a .My favourite.I am interested in .Every Sunday.I would like to because I .I think I want to . I can .I will be happy if .You can calland e-mail.Yours sincerelyxxx2. Show some good letters in front of the whole class, and then exchange, read and correct. Exercises【检测反馈】一、根据提示完成句子。1. My h_ are travelling and collecting stamps.2. After you fill in an _(申请)form, you can join the birdwatching group.3. My date of _ (出生) is May 12th ,1993.4. Please come to these club a_ on Sundays.5.You can call me _ 0513-85123456 or e-mail me _ Lily 163.com.二、用所给词的适当形式填空。1. That will suit me_(nice). 2. The little boy is_(able) to reach the apple. He is too short.3. He failed his Maths examination because of his_(care) work. 4. What prevented you from_(join) us last night? 5. You should have good_(manner) all the time. Exercises【巩固提升】一、用动词的适当形式填空。1. The meeting _ (start) at 8:30 am and _ (finish) at 3:30 p.m.2. We _ (have) pizza for dinner tonight .3. They _ (see) many different kinds of birds at Beijing Wildlife Park yesterday.4. If more and more wetlands _ (disappear), there _ (be) less and less space for plants, animals and birds.5 ._ (not drop) litter carelessly.6. Mr. Green _ (not go) home until he finished his work. 7. Mother told me _ (wash) the clothes at home.8. Its important for the students _ (write) carefully and clearly.二、完形填空。I would like to make a comment (发表意见) on the plastic bags which we use in our daily life. I thought that the 1 effect (影响) from all these bags on our environment was well 2 and that most people know they should not keep 3them but collect them in the dustbin. However, one of the 4 near my home seems to 5 more of these bags than ever before. Red ones, white ones and blue onesit makes no 6 . They dont care about the 7 of environment. They keep using plastic bags to wrap (包装) most of the things every day. 8 I went shopping the other day, I bought two things, and I was given three bags to wrap 9 . Is it necessary to use so many bags? Everyone should realize how 10 it