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Unit 5
Into the wild
Writing
At the end of the class, students will be able to:
1. write down some notes about the the red-crowned crane, such as appearance, habitat and migration;
2. work in groups to discuss the questions about the passage and underline useful expressions for writing;
3. work in groups to talk about a familiar animal;
4. write an article about the animal discussed by using what you learned today.
Learning objectives
1 Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What animal is mentioned in the song
2. What do you know about the real story in the song
Activity 1 Watch and learn more (together)
1 Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What animal is mentioned in the song
2. What do you know about the real story in the song
The red-crowned crane is mentioned in the song.
A young girl who loved red-crowned cranes sacrificed for an injured red-crowned crane.
The song is written in honor of the girl.
2 Read the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.
1 What symbolic meaning does the red-crowned crane have in Chinese culture
2 What does the red-crowned crane look like
3 Where can you find the red-crowned crane
4 Where does the red-crowned crane migrate to
5 What does the red-crowned crane eat
Activity 2 Read for structure (together)
2 Read the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.
In Chinese culture, the red-crowned crane has long been regarded as a symbol of happiness and good luck. It is one of the largest cranes in the world, standing at about 150 cm tall. The feathers of the bird are as white as snow, except for some black ones on its face, neck and wings. Its unique feature, from which it gets its name, is the bright red skin on the top of its head. The red-crowned crane is found in China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
2 Read the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.
In China, it spends the warmer months in the rivers and wetlands in the north-east. When the weather gets cold, it migrates to east-central China. Its food includes fish, snails and water plants. It only breeds where the natural habitat is safe. Thanks to increasing protection measures, the number of red-crowned cranes in China is on the rise.
2 Read the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.
1 What symbolic meaning does the red-crowned crane have in Chinese culture
It has a symbolic meaning of happiness and good luck in Chinese culture.
2 What does the red-crowned crane look like
It has white feathers except for some black ones on its face, neck and wings. It also has bright red skin on the top of its head.
2 Read the paragraph about the red-crowned crane and answer the questions.
4 Where does the red-crowned crane migrate to
It migrates to east-central China when the weather gets cold.
3 Where can you find the red-crowned crane
It can be found in China, Russia, Mongolia, Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
5 What does the red-crowned crane eat
It eats fish, snails and water plants.
3 Choose an animal you want to write about and make notes.
Animal:
Appearance:
Habitat:
Siberian crane
About 140 cm in height, generally shorter than the red-crowned crane.
Nearly all snowy white feather except for some black ones that are only visible in flight.
Featherless reddish face
In East Asian where its numbers are known as the eastern populations.
3 Choose an animal you want to write about and make notes.
Migration:
Diet:
Other information:
Most to China in winter;
Smaller populations to Iran in winter.
Fish, insects, the roots and tubers of water plants and so on.
A symbol of elegance, purity, good fortune and long life.
Activity 3 Read for useful expression (group work)
4 Read and find out the useful expressions used to describe animal’s appearance, habitat, migration, diet or other information.
It’s …tall.
It gets its name from…
Its unique feature is …
Its food includes …
It is a symbol of …
Can you add more
What animal you want to write about
Finish the form alone.
Write a short description of the animal.
Activity 4 Write (13 mints) (together)
项目 标准 评价依据
内容 完整并且清楚、合理、逻辑性强
词汇语法 词汇使用准确、恰当；多样
语法结构 使用准确、恰当
多样
篇章结构 整体结构清晰
句间和段间衔接有效
意义连贯
写作规范 单词拼写正确
标点符合规范
大小写符合规范
5 Write a short description of the animal. Use the notes in activity 2 and expressions in the box to help you.
Useful expressions
It is... tall.
It gets its name from...
Its unique feature is...
Its food includes...
It is a symbol of...

The Siberian crane is also known as the snow crane. It is about 140cm in height, generally shorter than the red-crowned crane. Its feathers are nearly all snowy white except for some black ones that are only visible in flight. Its featherless face is reddish in colour. The Siberian crane is usually found in East Asia, where its numbers are known as the eastern populations. These migrate to China in winter. Other much smaller populations migrate to Iran in winter. The snow crane has a good and diverse appetite, including fish, insects, the roots and tubers of water plants and so on. In Chinese culture, the snow crane is a symbol of elegance, purity, good fortune and long life.
Sample writing
Share and comment.
Revise your article.
Activity 5 Revise (group work)
项目 标准 评价依据
内容 完整并且清楚、合理、逻辑性强
词汇语法 词汇使用准确、恰当；多样
语法结构 使用准确、恰当
多样
篇章结构 整体结构清晰
句间和段间衔接有效
意义连贯
写作规范 单词拼写正确
标点符合规范
大小写符合规范
Find some stories/poems between human and the red-crowned crane online and share them in the next class;
Search online to find a film/story that is about the relationships between humans and animals. (use the form on handout as guidance)
Homework

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