Unit 6 BirdwatchingPeriod 1 Welcome to the unitTeaching aims and demands: 1. To learn the common names of birds 2. To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. 3. To arouse the students interest in birds in the wild. Key points: To learn the common names of birds Difficult points: To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance. Teaching aids: recorder and pictures Teaching methods: Communication and description Teaching procedures: Step 1 Presentation 1. Talking about birds Show the pictures of different kinds of birds and talk about them focusing on whats special about the birds. Learn the new words (Revise some old words at the same time, like wing/ feather/ beak) 2. Do Part A on Page75.Step 2 Practice 1. Show the pictures together and then get the students to give their names. Make sure all the students can read the names correctly. 2. Play a game: reading and guessing (guess what bird it is.) e.g. I live in wetland. I am very tall. I have long beak, long neck and long legs. I have black and white feathers. Who am I? (a crane) 3. Ask students Which is your favorite bird? Why? Practice Part B on Page75 in pairs Step 3 Production Make up new conversations using Part B as a model and act them out. Step 4 Presentation 1. Say: We love birds. Eddie loves birds, too. Listen to the tape and find the answers to the following questions. 1) What is Eddie going to do? 2) Does he really love birds? 3) What kind of birds does he like best? 2. Practice reading in pairs and try to act it out.Step 5 Production 1. Choose a kind of birds and describe its appearance using the new words.2. Do some exercises.1) I hope to go _ (birdwatch) someday.2) Among all the birds, I like cranes _ (good).3) How many _ (type) of tigers are there in the world?4) The other _ (wing) of the bird was hurt. HomeworkWrite a short passage about your favorite bird (5-6sentences) .Period 2 ReadingTeaching aims and demands: 1. To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context. 2. To revise and expand vocabulary in the context wildlife and conservation. 3. To reinforce students ability to skim text for overall meaning and scan for details. 4. To encourage the students to join Birdwatching Club. 5. To get more detailed information about Zhalong Nature Reserve. 6. To analyze the sentences for the students to get a better understanding. 7. To make sure the students know the importance of wetlands and nature reserves Key points: To develop the ability to infer the general meaning from title and context. Difficult points:To reinforce students ability to skim text for overall meaning and scan for details Teaching aids: Recorder and pictures Teaching methods: Reading and skimming Teaching procedures:Step 1 ReviewShow some pictures and guess the name of the bird.Step 2 PresentationShow some pictures and teach the new words in the article.Step 3 New lessonListen to Sandy and answer the following questions:1. Where is Zhalong Nature Reserve? 2. Why is it a perfect place for wildlife? 3. Why are more and more birds in danger? Step 4 ComprehensionDo part B1、B2 on the Ss textbooks. Check the answers one by one.Read the article then do True or false. Check the answers.Step 5 SummaryComplete their conversation with the words in the article.(B4)Step 6 Language pointsStep 7 Exercises Step 8 Homework1. Describe Zhalong Nature Reserve. 2. Make a plan how to protect the endangered wildlife with your classmates or family.Period 3 GrammarTeaching aims and demands:1. To make sure the students understand the use of to-infinitives for purpose.2. To be able to use verbs + objects + to-infinitives to make sentences.Important points:The use of to-infinitivesTeaching steps:Step1 PresentationTranslation1.他来上海拜访他的朋友。2.政府应该立法来保护野生生物。3.为了省钱，她每天回家吃午饭。4.为了赢得下个月的比赛，他们每天刻苦训练。Use these sentences to give the students some examples about to-infinitives for purpose.Step 2 IntroductionWe can use to-infinitives to express purpose.e.g. I often go to the market to watch birds. Now the Chinese government has made laws to prevent all these things.We can also use in order to to express purposes. This is more formal than to-infinitives.e.g. Some people want to make the wetlands smaller in order to have more space for farms and buildings. Take a notebook with you in order to write down what you see.Step 3 Exercises1. Match the first parts of the sentences on the left with the second parts on the right.Write the correct letters in the blanks.(Page 73)2. More exercises1. 我呆在那儿看看会发生什么。(I stayed there to /in order to see what would happen.)2. 为了不忘记，他记下了我的电话号码。(He wrote down my telephone number in order