8A Unit 5 BirdwatchersContent: Comic strip and Welcome to the unitPeriod：101Teaching 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 birdsDifficult points: To talk about birds on two aspects: characteristics and appearance.Teaching aids: recorder and picturesTeaching methods: Communication and descriptionTeaching procedures:Step 1 Presentation1.Warm- activities up Play a piece of music called the seaside voice(There is sound by birds), then get the students to talk about it. e.g. Is it nice? (Yes) Where is the man playing the piano? (Near the sea) Whats near the sea? (Birds) Would you like to go and watch the birds near the sea? (Yes) Lets go birdwatching. Lets be birdwatchers. ( Teach go birdwatching / birdwatcher) Ask the students to say the English names of some birds.2. 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) Do Part A on Page75Step 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 the students Which is your favorite bird? Why? Practice Part B on Page75 in pairsStep 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.(问题见达标检测)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 outStep 5. Production1. Choose a kind of birds and describe its appearance using the new words.2. Complete the conversation（见达标检测）3. Translate into English. （见达标检测）Homework:1. Copy the new words three times and recite them.2. Look for more information about birds.3. Write a short article about your favorite bird (characteristics and appearance)4. Preview the new words in Reading (reading and reciting)5. Read Birds in Zhalong twice and try to do Part C1 on Page 79.复备栏目教学反思：达 标 检 测Unit 5 Comic strip and Welcome to the unit (50分)I. Answer the following questions(9)1. What is Eddie going to do?2. Does he really love birds?3. What kind of birds does he like best?II. Complete the conversation(27) Hobo: What are you going to _ tomorrow? Eddie: I am _ _ at the _ .Hobo: At the _ ?Eddie: I like the _ at the market. Beijing _ and roast _. Yummy.Hobo: But I think birds are our friends, so we should _ them.Eddie: Maybe you are right.III. Translate into English.(14) 1、去观鸟_ 2、在.市场上_ 3、鼓励某人做某事_4、参加观鸟俱乐部_5、飞往北方的国家_6、在夏天_ 7、彩色的尾巴_8A Unit 5 BirdwatchersContent: Reading (1)Period：102Teaching 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.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 detailsTeaching aids: Recorder and picturesTeaching methods: Reading and skimmingTeaching procedures:Step 1 Presentation1. Ask the students to talk about their favorite birds.：Which bird do you like best? B: I like best.A: Why? B: Because 2. Have a dictation of the new words and phrases go birdwatching at the market learn more about encourage to do sth. Crane northern 3. Talk about a picture of Zhalong. E.g. What can you see in the picture? ( Birds, water and land with plants) Why are so many birds here? ( They can swim and find food here.) What birds, do you think, are they? 4. Talk about a picture of red-crowned cranes and learn the new wor