Let’s have a competition and see

who can name the birds first.

1. strong, brown feathers, broad wings

__________eagle

2. white feathers and long thin neck ______swan

3. tall, long legs, long thin neck _______crane

4. small, brown and grey feathers _______sparrow

Zhalong

n. 大自然 , 自然界

Kekexili

Wolong

Red-crowned cranes

Wetland

Northeast

Northwest

Southwest Southeast

N

E

S

W

wetland

Wetlands can provide food and cover for a lot of wildlife.

n. 湿地

vt. 提供 n. 庇护所

perfect

It’s a perfect place to go travelling.

adj. 极好的 ,完美的

cent

n. 分 ; 分币

twenty cents

fisherman

pl. fishermen

Some fishermen keep fishing in nature r

eserves.

fish

n. 渔民 , 钓鱼的人

vi. 捕鱼

tourist

Many tourists come here during their

holiday.

n. 旅行者 , 观光者

1. Where is Zhalong Nature Reserve?

2. Why is it a perfect place for wildlife?

3. Why are more and more birds in

danger?

It is in Heilongjiang in north-east

China.

Listen and answer the questions.

Because it provides food and cover.

Because they do not have enough

living space and food.

B1. Sandy does not know the

meanings of some words in the

article. Help her match the

words on the left with the

meanings on the right. Write

the correct letters in the blanks.

1. provide ____ a. stop something from

happening

2. perfect ____ b. know

3. lead to ____ c. a person who is

travelling or visiting a place

4. prevent ____ d. give something to

someone or something else

5. tourist ____ e. the best

6. understand ____ f. have something as a

result

a

bc

d

ef

B2. Sandy wants to tell her

classmates about the article.

She wrote down some

important information. Can you

find it in the article on page 70?

Help her fill in the blanks the

correct letters.

a About birds in Zhalong

b What the Birdwatching Society members do

c More people can help count and describe

the birds

d Birds in Zhalong are in danger

e About Zhalong Nature Reserve

Paragraph 1 ___ Paragraph 2 ___

Paragraph 3 ___ Paragraph 4 ___

Paragraph 5 ___

e a

d b

c

B3. Daniel wants to send an email

about Zhalong to his friend in

the UK. Help him check for

mistakes. Write a T if a

sentence is true or an F if it is

false.

1 Zhalong is an important wetland in the

world.

2 Birds can find food and cover in Zhalon

g.

3 The birds in Zhalong live in large cages.

4 Most birds are active at night.

5 Forty per cent of cranes live in other par

ts of the world.

all year round.

in the daytime.

Zhalong.

6 The Chinese government has made l

aws to protect wildlife.

7 Zhalong needs more people to feed t

he birds.

8 Studying Zhalong helps us learn abo

ut protecting wildlife.

count and

describe the birds.

B4. Daniel is asking Sandy some

questions about Zhalong.

Complete their conversation

with the words in the article on

page 70.

Daniel: Where’s Zhalong Nature Reserve,

Sandy?

Sandy: It’s in _____________ Province in

North-east China.

Daniel: Do you know the importance of the

reserve for wildlife?

Sandy: Yes. It provides food and _______ f

or wildlife. It’s a _______ place for

some _________.

Heilongjiang

cover

perfect

rare birds

Daniel: Do lots of birds go there?

Sandy: Yes. Many birds live there

____________, while some go there

only for a __________.

Daniel: Are the birds there facing any

problems?

Sandy: Yes, but our government has made

______ to protect them.

all year round

short stay

laws

Daniel: What do members of the Birdwatc

hing Society do?

Sandy: They ______ the birds in Zhalong

once a year. Now they’re inviting

some tourists to ______ and

_______ the birds.

count

describe

study

1) area n. 地区；区域，范围；面积 表示面积是不可数名词 ,常用短语有 i

n area。 e.g. The flat is about 120 square

metres in area.

这座公寓的面积大约 120平方米。

1. The area provides food and cover for a

lot of wildlife.

表示地区、区域是可数名词，复数 +s。e.g. Lots of students can’t go to school in poor areas. 贫困地区有很多孩子不能上学。2) provide vt. 意为“提供，供给” , 其

后常接名词或代词。常见短语为provide sth. for sb./ provide sb. with sth., 意为“为某人提供某物”。

e.g. The peasants provide vegetables for us. 农民供给我们蔬菜。

3) cover n. 封面 (C); 庇护所 (U) vt. 覆盖 ; 包括e.g. The wetlands provide cover for wildlife. 湿地为野生生物提供庇护所。 Our school covers an area of 3000 square metres. 我们学校占地面积为 3000平方米。 Write your name on the cover of your book. 把你的名字写在书的封面上。

2. Many birds live in Zhalong all year

round, while some go there only for a

short stay.

1) all year round 是个固定词组，意为“一年到头 , 全年”。

e.g. He makes a lot of money all year

round.

一年到头他赚了许多钱。 类似的短语： all day long 整天

2) while 在此处用作连词，意为“然而，但是”，表示对比，它连接的前后两个句子是并列关系。

e.g. Some people waste food while others

haven’t enough.

一些人浪费食物，然而有些人还没

有足够的食物。

3) stay n. 停留 e.g. We only intend to make a short

stay here.

我们只想在这儿作短暂的逗留。 stay v. 停留 e.g. She stayed to take care of her

mother.

她留下来照料她母亲。

3. There are not many cranes left in the

world, and 40 percent of them live in

Zhanlong.

per cent 意思是“百分之……” , 用来表示百分比。

e.g. Forty per cent of the students in

my class are girls.

我的班里 40% 的学生是女孩。

4. This will lead to less and less space for wildlife.

1) lead vi.&vt. 领导 , 带领 e.g. You lead, and I’ll follow. 你领导，我服从。 lead to 导致 e.g. Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.

过量的工作和过少的休息会引起 疾病。

2) less and less 与 fewer and fewer, 意 思均为“越来越少”。前者修饰不 可数名词 , 后者修饰可数名词。 e.g. There is less and less space for

wildlife.

野生动物的空间是越来越少了。 There are fewer and fewer

wild animals.

野生动物是越来越少了。

5. Now the Chinese government has

made laws to prevent all these things

in Zhalong.

prevent v. 预防；防止 e.g. Scientists are trying to find ways

to prevent disease.

科学家们正试图找到预防疾病的 方法。

prevent sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事同义短语 : stop sb. (from) doing sth. 和 keep sb. from doing sth.

e.g. We should prevent/ stop/keep

people (from) hunting wildlife.

我们应该阻止人们猎杀野生生物。

6. We need more people to count and

describe the birds.

describe vt. 描述；说成；形容； e.g. He described the accident in

detail.

他详细地描述了这次事故的情况。

Please describe what you saw.

请描述你所见到的情形。

7. We hope this will help people understand

the importance of the wetlands.

understand v. 懂得；明白；理解 e.g. I don’t understand what you’re

talking about. 我不明白你在说什么。

He is trying his best to understand his

meaning.

他正在尽力弄明白他的意思。

1. 政府为越来越多的珍稀鸟类提供了庇护所。

The government provides the cover for more and more rare birds.

2. 一些鸟飞去南方作短暂停留。 Some birds fly to the south for a short

stay.

3. 我们希望这些信息能帮助人们明白保护自然的重要性。

We hope the information will help people

understand the importance of protecting

the nature.

4. 他们正在研究老虎在数量上的变化。 They are studying the changes in tigers’

numbers.

5. 地球上的居住空间越来越小了。 There is less and less living space on

the earth.

6. 请给老人让个地方。 Please make space/room for the old

man.

1. Describe Zhalong Nature Reserve.

2. Make a plan how to protect the

endangered wildlife with your

classmates or family.