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Unit 3 Traditional skills
Reading
牛津深圳·广州版 八年级下
Learning objects
3. Get the structure of the text and its main idea.
1. Learn new words and expression about fishing with birds.
2. Gain a deeper understanding of the content of the text.
4. Understand the author's writing intention and establish awareness of protecting traditional Chinese skills.
After learning this lesson, you can:
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Animals are humans’ friends. How do people and animals work together? Match the beginning of each sentence with the correct ending.
1 Farmers use cats ____ a to find thins.
2 Blind people use dogs ____ b to catch mice.
3 We used to use horses ____ c to guide them.
4 The police use dogs ____ d to pull carriages.
5 The rescue people use dogs ____ e to rescue people in times of danger.
b
c
d
a
e
Do you know what birds can do for people?
There is a traditional skill of catching fish with birds.
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fisherman
net
fishing boat
Oh! I know people fish with a net.
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fisherman n. /ˈfɪʃəmən/ a person who catches fish, either as a job or as a sport
net n. /net/ a piece of net used for a particular purpose, such as catching fish or covering sth
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I also know people fish with a fishing rod or with hands.
a fishing rod
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hands
Can you tell me how do people use birds to catch fish?
This kind of birds is cormorant. Have you heard it? Let’s read an article to see how they help people to catch fish.
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Pre-reading
This is Wang Damin. He is good at fishing with cormorants.
Job? (fisherman?)
Age? (young? old? how old?)
Shape? (tall? short? fat? fit?)
Does he like his job?
Free talk
Look at the pictures, and guess:
Skim the article on page 35. Then match the paragraphs with their main ideas.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
a describes a kind of bird.
b is about the future of fishing with birds.
c describes a fisherman.
d describes how the fisherman works.
b
d
a
c
Pre-reading
Wang Damin is a fisherman. Although he is ov