课程内容

Unit 6《Birdwatchers》（3）
Studying aims
1. To learn some new words
2. To learn more about Yancheng Nature Reserve
3. To learn suffixes -er, -or and -ist
4. To learn how to make an application
    盐城丹顶鹤保护区是国家级珍禽自然保护区，位于盐城市区正东方向40公里。该区主要保护类型是内湿地和水域生态系统，主要保护对象是湿地及丹顶鹤等珍贵水禽。
    盐城大丰麋鹿自然保护区地处黄海之滨，境内拥有大面积的滩涂、沼泽、盐碱地，动植物资源丰富。大丰国家级麋鹿自然保护区是太平洋西岸古生镜保护最完好的半原始湿地。
Yancheng Nature Reserve is in Jiangsu Province in East China.
It covers an area of over 45,300 square kilometres. It became one of the world's most important wetlands in 2002.
Yancheng Nature Reserve is home to different kinds of plants and birds. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but there are some in Yancheng Nature Reserve.
It is the second largest home to red-crowned cranes in China. About 300 to 1000 red-crowned cranes fly to Yancheng Nature Reserve every year to spend the winter. It is a perfect place to go birdwatching.
People celebrate the World Wetlands Day on 2nd, Feburary each year.
We should protect the wetlands not only because they are homes to many plants, birds and red-crowned cranes, but also because they are important to the survival of people all over the world.
What should we take with us?
Daniel is asking Sandy for some advice before going birdwatching. Work in pairs and ask for advice on an activity. Use the conversation below as a model.
Daniel: What should we take with us when we go birdwatching, Sandy?
Sandy: You'd better take a pair of binoculars. They'll help you see the birds more clearly.
Daniel: OK. What else should we take?
Sandy: You should take some water. Usually it takes hours to watch the birds. You may get thirsty.
Daniel: All right. Anything else?
Sandy: Take a notebook with you to write down what you see.
Daniel: Ok. Thanks, Sandy.
Useful expressions
How to give advice?
1. How about doing ...?
2. What about doing ...?
3. You'd better do ...?
4. Why not do ...?
5. Why don't you ...?
6. Shall we do ...?
7. It's best (for sb.) to do ....
8. Let's do sth together!
9. You should ...
Discussion
What should we do and what shouldn't we do to protect wildlife?
We should
·Write to newspapers and magazines about the wildlife in danger
·Make some posters and ask more students to love wildlife
·Be friendly to wildlife
·Make more nature reserves
We shouldn't
·Hunt them for food
·Buy works of art made of birds' feathers
·Cut down trees
·Take the wetlands
·Catch the birds
·Frighten the birds
Study skills
suffixes -er, -or and -ist
名词后缀
-ist指相信某种理论或制度或经常做某项工作的人：tourist（旅行者），chemist（化学家），communist（共产党员），typist（打字员），violinist（小提琴家），artist（画家），scientist（科学家）
-er加在动词后指人或机械；加在地名后面指该地区的人：employer（雇员），speaker（说话者），driver（司机），farmer（农民），painter（画家），worker，writer，reporter（记者），amplifier（扩大器），Londoner（伦敦人），New Yorler（纽约人）
-or指人或物monitor（班长），accumulator（蓄电池、存储器），actor（演员），collector（收集者），professor（教授）
用所给单词的适当形式填空：
Birds are (1)______(sing). They can make beautiful sounds.
Some (2)______(act) can make different did sounds. It is very interesting.
A lot of (3)______(tour) go to the wetlands to watch birds every year. There are many (4)______(visit) at bird shows too.
Some (5)______(art) like to paint birds. The birds in their pictures are really beautiful. Some (6)______(write) like to include birds in their poems too.
Birds are part of our lives. They are our friends.
Main Task
What activities can we do to protect these rare birds?
How can we join the Birdwatching Club?
1. Fill in the application(申请) form
2. Write an application letter
Birdwatching Club  (Application form)
Name: Amy
Address: Room 402, 38 Hill Road, Sunshine Town, Beijing
Telephone number: 010-55586390
School: Beijing Sunshine Secondary School
Grade: 8
E-mail address: Amy@sunshinetown.com.cn
Favourite subjects: PE and Science
Interests and hobbies: volleyball, singing, dancing
Free time: from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sundays
例文
Dear Chairperson,
I would like to join the Birdwatching Society.
First, let me introduce myself. I am a Grade 8 student at Sunshine Middle School. My favourite subject is Biology. I am very interested in learning about different kinds of plants, birds and animals. I enjoy the natural world.
I would like to become a member of the Birdwatching Society and take part in activities. I want to know more about birds, and I think it is important for me to do something to protect them.
I can take part in activities from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
I will be very happy if I can become a member of your society. You can call me on 010-55586390 or email me at amy@sunshinetown.com.
Yours sincerely,
Amy
Find out the main idea of each paragraph.
(   ) Para 1    a. Her phone number and e-mail address.
(   ) Para 2    b. Amy's school life and hobbies.
(   ) Para 3    c. The reason why Amy wants to join the club.
(   ) Para 4    d. The purpose(目的) of the letter.
Paragraph 1: the purpose(目的) of the letter
  I would like to be a member of ___________.
Paragraph 2: your school life and hobbies
  I am a student at ___________ School and I am in Grade ___________.
  I am interested in ___________.
  I also like ___________.
Paragraph 3: The reason why you want to join the club
  I would like to be ... because ....
  I think it is important for me to do ....
Paragraph 4: your telephone number and e-mail address
  I will be very happy if I can become a member of your club.
  You can call me on ... or e-mail me at ....
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