译林牛津版初一上 8A

Unit 5

Unit 5

Reading 1

a special place

Zhalong

( 扎龙 )

• 1 Where is Zhalong?1 Where is Zhalong?

• 2 What is it?2 What is it?

• 3 Why is it a special place?3 Why is it a special place?

• 4 Who built it? Why?4 Who built it? Why?

Zhalong

*north

east

south

west

Where is Zhalong?Where is Zhalong?

northeastnorthwest

southwest southeast

It’s in north-east China.It’s in the northeast of China.

a nature reserve a nature reserve wetlandswetlandsa great place for a great place for wildlifewildlife

What is Zhalong?What is Zhalong?

provide food and shelter

the ideal home for different kinds of

plants, fish and birds

Why is it a special place?Why is it a special place?

* Many birds live in … all year round

and some go there for a short stay

catch many fish in the wetlands

for food

* an important living area for the rare

red-crowned cranes

not many

some of them

Who built it? Why?Who built it? Why? The Chinese The Chinese governmentgovernment..

It wants to do something for the It wants to do something for the

birds, especially some birds, especially some endangeredendangered

birds.birds.

It understands the It understands the importanceimportance of of protecting wildlife.protecting wildlife.

Why do some people want to

change the wetlands?

make more space for farms

and buildings

less and less space

What do a lot of tourists do

every year?go to Zhalong to watch birds

What are members of our Birdwatching Club doing this year?

studying: the different kinds of birds

the changes in their numbers

What shall we do to protect wildlife?

do a bird count once a year

need more people to help…

do something for…

help people understand the

importance of wetlands

make them take actions to protect

wildlife

• nature n. ( natural a.) • north-east importance(n.)

wetland government• wildlife endangered• provide tourist• shelter• rare• red-crowned crane

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1 Cranes are in danger.They are in a dangerous state.So they are __________ birds. And there are a few cranes in the world, so they are very ______.

2 Zhalong is an area of land with wet ground. So we can call it ____________.

3 It’s necessary to give animals something to eat and help them find some places to live or stay. That means we should _________ food and ________ for the animals.

4 What do we call the people who are travelling? Yes, they are travellers or ___________.

5 It’s important to protect the wildlife.So everyone should understand the _____________ of Nature Reserves.

6 Where’s Heilongjiang? It’s in the ___________ of China?

endangeredrare

wetland

provideshelter

tourists

importance

north-east

Unit 5

Reading 2

1.How long do the birds live in Zhalong?

2. Can you name a kind of birds? What do they eat?

Many birds live all year round, and some go there for a short stay.

The red-crowned cranes. They eat fish in the wetlands.

3. Why are more and more birds are in danger?

4. What are Birdwatching Club doing this year?

5.What do the club write this article for?

Because they don’t have enough space.

They are studying the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers.

They hope this will help most people understandAnd make them take actions to protect wildlife.

• Different people’s actions:

some people:

government:

tourists:

members of Birdwatching Club:

many people:

They want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings.

Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds.

They go to Zhalong to watch birds.

They are studying the different kinds of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers.

They do not understand the importance of wetlands.

1 Zhalong is a nature reserve in China.

2 Birds can find food easily in Zhalong.

3 Some birds go to Zhalong for a short stay.

4 The birds in Zhalong live in large cages.

5 There are a lot of red-crowned cranes in other parts of the world.

6 Many endangered birds live in Zhalong now.

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Zhalong is a nature reserve and it is an ideal home for birds

There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world.

7 Zhalong needs more people to feed birds.

8 Studying Zhalong helps us learn about protecting wildlife.

9 Members of the Birdwatching Club go fising in Zhalong.

10 Many birds are in danger because it is cold in winter.

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Zhalong needs more people to count and do something for the birds.

They are studying the different types of birds in Zhalong and the changes in their numbers.

They are in danger because they do not have enough space.

• Paragraph 1• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

• Paragraph 5

• Paragraph 6

• Zhalong needs help.• nature homes for red-crowned

crams and visiting birds• Don’t use wetlands for farms

and buildings• an ideal home of a lot of plants,

fishes, and birds• more and more birds are in

danger• making records of birds in

Zhalong

Paragraph 1Paragraph 1

Zhalong is …

It’s one …

The area is …because it …

It is …

Paragraph 2Paragraph 2

Many birds … ， some …

There are …and the birds …

Zhalong Nature Reserve is …for…

There are not … in the world .

… in Zhalong

Paragraph 3Paragraph 3

Some people want to …

This means…

Paragraph 4Paragraph 4

More and more ……in danger :

…not have enough space

Many… died.

The Chinese government … ， and

Zhalong is …

Paragraph 5Paragraph 5

Every year, a lot of tourists …

This year, members … are studying

…and …

Paragraph 6Paragraph 6

We do ……

We are now inviting …

We need … and …

Many people don’t …

We hope …help them and make them ……

扎龙自然保护区Zhalong Nature Reserve在中国的东北in north-east China

in the northeast of China世界上最重要的湿地之一 one of the world’s most important wetlands

为……提供食物和栖息地 provide food and shelter for …

(provide …with food and shelter)

常年 all year round 作短暂停留 for a short stay 稀有的丹顶鹤 rare red-crowned cranes 使更多的空间成为农场和建筑物 make more space for farms and buildings 有足够的空间 ( 去做…… ) have enough space (to do ……) 保护这些濒临灭绝的鸟 protect these endangered birds

作鸟数量的统计 do a bird count

研究它们数量上的变化 study the changes in their numbers

懂得湿地的重要性 understand the importance of wetlands

使他们采取行动去保护湿地 make them take actions to protect wetlands

Paragraph 1Paragraph 1

---- an ideal home for a lot of plants, fishes, and birds

a nature reservea nature reserve

inin north-east China= in the northeast north-east China= in the northeast of Chinaof China

one of the important wetlandone of the important wetlandss

a great place a great place forfor

provideprovide food and shelter food and shelter forfor……

the ideal home the ideal home forfor

Paragraph 2Paragraph 2

---- an important area for birds and red-crowned cranes

live in … all (the) year roundlive in … all (the) year round

forfor a short stay a short stay

many fish in the wetlandsmany fish in the wetlands

catch … catch … forfor food food

an important an important livingliving area area forfor……

not many some of them not many some of them

Paragraph 3Paragraph 3

---- Don’t make wetlands for farms and buildings

change the wetlandschange the wetlands

makemake more more space/room space/room forfor……

less and less space less and less space forfor……

Paragraph 5Paragraph 5

---- watch and study the birds in Zhalong

every year, a lot of touristsevery year, a lot of tourists

watch birdswatch birds

this year, members of this year, members of

the different kinds of birds…the different kinds of birds…

the changes the changes in in their numberstheir numbers

Paragraph 6Paragraph 6

---- Zhalong needs help.

do a bird count = count birdsdo a bird count = count birds

invite … to…invite … to…

count and do something for…count and do something for…

the importance ofthe importance of … …

help… understandhelp… understand

make…take some actions to…make…take some actions to…

1 政府为越来越多的珍稀鸟类提供了理想家园。

2 一些鸟飞去南方作短暂停留。

3 我们希望这些信息能帮助人们明白保护自然的重要性。

4 他们正在研究老虎在数量上的变化。

5 地球上的居住空间越来越小了。

6 请给老人让个地方。

The government provides the ideal home for The government provides the ideal home for more and more rare birds.more and more rare birds.

Some birds fly to the south for a short stay.Some birds fly to the south for a short stay.

We hope the information will help people understand We hope the information will help people understand the importance of protecting the nature.the importance of protecting the nature.

They are studying the changes in tigers’ They are studying the changes in tigers’ numbers.numbers.

There is less and less living space on the earth.There is less and less living space on the earth.

Please make space/room for the old man.Please make space/room for the old man.

1 We should protect the dangerous birds.1 We should protect the dangerous birds.

2 Can you make a space for me?2 Can you make a space for me?

3 We understand the important of learning 3 We understand the important of learning English.English.

4 Elephants are the biggest alive animals on land.4 Elephants are the biggest alive animals on land.

5 Shanghai is one of the largest city in the world.5 Shanghai is one of the largest city in the world.

We should protect the We should protect the endangeredendangered birds birds.

Can you make Can you make space(space( 不可数不可数 )) for m for me?e?The living space is less and less. = The living areas

are fewer and fewer.

We understand We understand thethe importance importance of learning of learning English.English.

Elephants are the biggest Elephants are the biggest livingliving animals on land. animals on land.

Shanghai is Shanghai is one ofone of the largest the largest citiescities in the world. in the world.

1 Why Zhalong is a special place ?

2 Why are the wetlands are very important?

3 Where do many red-crowned cranes live now?

4 What will happen if people change the wetlands to make space for farms and buildings?

5 What does the Birdwatching Club need people to do?

Because it is the ideal home for many plants, fish Because it is the ideal home for many plants, fish and birds.and birds.

Because they provide food and shelter for birds.Because they provide food and shelter for birds.

They live in Zhalong.They live in Zhalong.

The birds will not have enough space to The birds will not have enough space to live.live.

It needs people to count and do something for It needs people to count and do something for the birds.the birds.