Unit6 Period 1

Unit 6 Birdwatching Comic strip &Welcome to the unit

He is watching the birds.He is a birdwacther.

He likes birdwatching.

crane

wing

long neck

tail long legs

feather

sparrow

brown and grey feathers

a long tail

swanlong thin neck white feathers

They are rare birds (珍稀鸟类). We can see them rarely.

eagle

broad wings

brown feathers

Match the birds with the descriptions

1 Crane b b tall, long legs long thin neck 2 Sparrow a small brown and grey feathers 3 Swan d long thin neck white feathers 4 Eagle c broad wings brown feathers

a

c

d

It has white feathers.

It has broad wings and brown feathers.

It has brown and grey feathers.

It has many long things like long legs and a long neck.

Make a dialogueA: Do you like birds?

B: Yes, I do.A: Which bird do you like best? B: I like the … best.

A: Why?B: Because it… .

Listen and find out which kind of bird they are talking about.

a

b

c

d

Read and answer questions:1. What bird does Simon like best? Cranes. 2. How many types of cranes are there in the world? There are only 15 types of cranes.

Eddie loves birds, too. Listen to the tape and find answerthe questions:

Which birds do you think Eddie likes? Can you guess? He likes hens and ducks.

Read and answer: 1. Why does Eddie often go to the market? He often goes to the market to watch the birds. 2. Does he really like watching the birds? No, he doesn’t. He likes eating them.

Work in pairs and act the conversation out with the pictures.1. 2.

3.

4.

Catherine和Victor正在谈论他们喜爱的小鸟，你也来加入吧! oing to do this afternoon? Catherine: What are you g______ irdwatching Victor: I am going b_____________. Would you like to go with me ? est Catherine: Ok. Which bird do you like b_____? Victor: I like b_____ rown eagle best. Catherine: Why? Victor: Because they are very strong. road They have b_______wings and can fly to a high place. How about you? avourite bird? Which is your f________ wans best . Catherine: I like s ____ They are very beautiful. When they fly ,they look like fairies.(仙女) o . Victor: Well, let’s g__

Birds in danger