Periods1WarmingupandReading
TheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodincludesWarmingup,Pre-reading,ReadingandComprehendingofUnit2.Itintroducessomethingaboutagriculture,especiallyaboutDrYuanandhissuperhybridrice.Itcanhelpthestudents,especiallythestudentsincities,knowsomethingaboutagriculture.Infactthisworldfacesaseriousproblem—starvation.?SoafterreadingthepassageaboutDrYuanthestudentswillknowtheimportanceofhisachievementtoman.OfcoursetheywilllearnfromDrYuansomenoblecharacters,andlearnhowtheyshouldtrytheirbesttomakecontributionstothesociety.?TeachingImportantPoints?Helpthestudentstounderstandthepassagebetter.?Learnandmastertheimportantwordsandphrasesinthisperiod.?HowtohelpthestudentsmakeuptheirmindstomakecontributionstothesocietyinthefuturelikeDrYuan.?TeachingDifficultPoints?Howtohelpthestudentsimprovetheirreadingabilityandunderstandthepassagebetter.?Howtomastertheimportantlanguagepointsinthispassage.?TeachingMethods?Fastreadingtogetthegeneralideaofthetext.?Detailreadingtounderstandthepassagebetter.?Explanationtohelpthestudentsmastersomelanguagepoints.?Discussiontohelpthestudentsunderstandbetterwhatthey’velearnedandtousetheknowledgethey’velearnedinthisperiod.?TeachingAids?Ataperecorder?Amultimedia?
ThreeDimensionalTeachingAims?KnowledgeandSkills?Trainthestudents’readingability.?Learnthefollowingusefulwords,expressionsanddrills:?Words:sunburn,struggle,super,expand,circulate,equip,export?Expressions:rid...of,besatisfiedwith,leada...life,searchfor,wouldrather,thanksto,withthehopeof,ratherthan?Drills:?1)Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.?2)Hecareslittleaboutspendingthemoneyonhimselforleadingacomfortablelife.?3)Healsodoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamous.?4)Hefeelsitgiveshimlessfreedomtodohisresearch.?5)Hisotherhobbiesincludeplayingmah-jong,swimmingandreading.?6)Wishingforthings,however,costsnothing.?Enablethestudentstolearnmoreaboutagriculture,countrysideandfarming.Theycanexchangetheirexperiencewitheachotherbytalkingandrealizetherolethatagricultureplaysinhumanlifefromthispart.?ProcessandStrategies?Fastreadingtomakethestudentsgetthemainideaofthepassage.?Explanationtomakethestudentsmastersomelanguagepoints.?FeelingsandValue?Itcanhelpthestudents,especiallythestudentsincities,knowsomethingaboutagriculture.?
TeachingProceduresStep1Warmingup?T:Goodmorning/afternooneveryone.?Ss:Goodmorning/afternoon,teacher.?T:Inunit1thepreviowswelearntsomegreatwomen.Todaywe’lllearnsomethingaboutafamousman.Atfirstlet’slookatthefollowingpicturesandtellmewhatthepeoplearedoing??
!--?xml:namespaceprefix=vns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"/--Ss:Theyarefarming.?T:Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming??(Showthefollowingchartwordbywordonthescreen,andaskthemtotellmore.)?soilcropsploughingweatherandclimateirrigating...T:Maybeeveryoneknowssomethingaboutthemodernagriculture,butdoyouknowanythingabouttheagricultureinthepast?Thenshowthestudentsthefollowingpictures:?Agricultureinthepast?
Themodernagriculture
Step2Pre-reading?Thepurposeofthisstepistoletthestudentsknowtheimportanceofrice.Byansweringthetwoquestions,thestudentscaneasilyunderstandwhywecallDrYuanLongpingapioneerforallpeople,andwhyhedevotesallhislifetothericeresearch.?T:WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries??Ss:Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.?T:Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftherewassuddenlynoricetoeat??Ss:Ifthathappened,peopletherewouldsufferfromstarvation.Peoplewouldbepanic(惊慌)andthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.?T:ButtodayitwillnothappenbecauseDrYuanLongpinghelpsus.Sotodaywe’lllearnapassageaboutDrYuan,theFatherofhybridrice.Let’scometothetext.?Step3Fastreading?ThereadingmaterialisaboutanagriculturalpioneernamedYuanLongpingwhoworkedhardatanewstrainofrice.Ithasprovedsosuccessfulthathistechnologyspreadintoothercountries.Thepurposeofthefastreadingistoletthestudentsfindsomeusefulinformation,andgetfamiliarwiththetext.Sointhisstep,theteachercandesignsomequestionstheforthestudents,sothattheycaneasilyfindtheanswersandfinishthereadingtask.?T:Readthetextfastandfindouttheanswerstothequestionsonthescreen.ThenI’dliketoaskyoutoanswerthem.?Showthequestionsonthescreenandgivethestudentsthreeminutestoreadthetextquickly.?1.WhatisDrYuan’sappearance??2.What’shisachievement??3.Doyouthinkheisagreatman?Why?Threeminuteslater.?T:Nowwhowouldliketoanswerthefirstquestion??S:1.Hehasasunburntfaceandarmsandaslim,strongbody.Heismorelikeafarmerthanascientist.?T:Youareright,verygood!Whataboutthesecondone??S:2.Hegrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice,whichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.Thankstohisresearch,theUNistryingtoridtheworldofhunger.Usinghishybridricefarmers’producingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.?T:Doyouthinkheisagreatman?Why??(Ssgivetheirownanswers.)?Step4Detailedreading?T:Pleasereadthetextagain,andtrytofindtheanswersforthefollowingquestions:?I’llgiveyoufourminutes.?1.WhydidDrYuanwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung??2.Howdoeshehelpridtheworldofhunger??3.WhatkindoflifeisDrYuanleading??4.UseafewwordstodescribeDrYuan’spersonality.?Fourminuteslater.?T:Whohavefoundtheanswerforthefirstquestion??Suggestedanswers:?1.DrYuanwantedtoincreasethericeoutputbecausehesawmanypeoplegohungrywhenhewasyoung.?2.Hehelpstheworldgetridofhungerbyproducingahybridstrainofricewhichincreasetheharvest.?3.DrYuanisleadingasimplelife,doinghisresearch,listeningtohismusicandridinghismotor-bike.?4.DrYuanisasimple,academicmanwhoismoreinterestedinhelpingothersthanbeingfamous.?Step5Extensivereading?T:Nowpleasereadthetextforthethirdtime,thenfillthefollowingchart:?Ssreadandfillthechart:?
NameYuan
LongpingBorn
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Hehas__________faceandarms.Hisbodyis__________but__________.Allthismakeshimlookasareal__________.Achievements
Hesucceededin__________.?Hebecamethefirstagricultural__________intheworldtogrow__________whoseoutputishigh.Hehelpedthegovernmenthighlyincreasethe__________ofgrain.Personality
1.carelittlefor__________2.wouldliketolivealifeof__________3.hasgreat__________.?Step6Discussion?Doyouwanttoendthefamine(饥荒)intheworld?Ifyouhadthechancetodoonethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo??Inventanewkindofplanttoproducemorefood.?Findasortoffertilizer(肥料)togivericeenoughnutrition.?Stopthepollutiontotheenvironmentandprotectthesoilinthefield.Step7Languagepoints?Theteacherexplainstheimportantwordsandexpressionsfromthereading.Trytouseasmanyexamplesaspossibletoillustratethepoint.Afterillustration,theteachercangivethestudentssomeexercisetoconsolidatetheirunderstanding.?Step8Homework?FinishtheexercisesonWorkbook.?Prepareforthenextclass.?TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard
Unit2Workingtheland
Period1WarmingupandReadingLanguagefocus?1.rid...ofmakesb./sth.freefrom(sb./sth.unpleasant)?e.g.Weallwishthatwewouldridtheworldoffamine.?Thefarmerrecentlytriedtoridthehouseofrats.?2.leada...life,livea...life?e.g.Nowweareleadingahappylife.?Intheolddaysfarmersledaterriblelifeinthecountry.?3.wouldrather,preferto?e.g.I’dratherwalkthantakeabus.?I’dratheryouknewthatnow,thanafterwards.?
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ActivitiesandResearch
ResearchoncropsThisactivityisintendedforgroupcooperation.Thestudentshavetoassignthemselvesthework.Thestudentsareaskedtostudythreeorfourcropsthataregrownontheland,includingwhereitgrows;thevarieties;itsidealenvironment.Thisactivityisimportantforthestudentsasitencouragesindependentlearninganddevelopsresearchskills.?1.Assigneachgrouptofindouttheinformationofonekindofcrop.?2.StudentscansearchsomeinformationontheInternet,theycanalsogainalotofinformationfromagoodsetofencyclopedia.?3.Encouragethemtodotheworkoutofschoolashomeworkorindependentprojectwork.?4.Helpthestudentsorganizetheirinformationunderthethreeheadings:geography,varietiesandenvironment.?5.Whenstudentspresenttheirwork,praisetheireffortsinclassandgivethemencouragementandsuggestionstoimprovethequalityoftheirfutureprojects.?6.Teachercanalsodisplaythestudents’projectsforotherclassesandtheirparentstosee.?ReferenceforTeaching?BackgroundInformation?
1.Crops1)Cucumbers?Cucumbersaregrownforeatingfreshorpreservingaspickles.Theymustbegrowninwarmtemperaturesandfullsunlight,andwillnotstandfrost.Cucumbersmaturequicklyandarebestsuitedtolargegardensbutcanbegrowninsmallareasifcagedortrellised.?Cucumbersdobestinloose,sandyloamsoilbutcanbegrowninanywelldrainedsoil.Removerocks,largesticksandtrashbeforepreparingthesoil.Leavefinepiecesofplantmaterialsuchasdeadgrassandsmallweeds.Theywillhelpenrichthesoilwhenturnedunder.Spadethesoiltoadepthof8to12inches.Thisisaboutthedepthreachedbymostshovelsorspadingforks.Turneachshovelofsoilcompletelyoversoallplantmaterialsarecoveredwithsoil.?2)Tomatoes?Tomatoesarewarmseasonplantsrequiringatleastsixhoursperday.Temperaturesareveryimportant.Mostvarietiesoftomatoeswillnotsetfruitunlesstheaveragenighttimetemperaturestaysabove55degrees.Ifnighttimetemperaturesareexpectedtodropbelow55degrees,protecttheplantsusingapolyethylenefilm.?Oneofthemostcommonproblemswithtomatoesiscalledblossomendrotwhichappearsasagrayordarkleatheryscarorrotontheblossomendofthefruit.Itisusuallycausedbysuddenorinconsistentmoisturelevelsinthesoil.Itcanalsobecausedbyalackofcalciuminthesoil.Anothercommonproblemoftomatoesisblossomdrop.Thiscanoccurifnighttimetemperaturesdropbelow55degreesandplantsarenotprotected.Germinationandtubegrowtharesoslowthattheblossomsdropoffbeforetheycanbefertilized.?3)Peas?Peasareafrost-hardy,cool-seasonvegetablethatcanbegrownthroughoutmostoftheUnitedStates,whereveracoolseasonofsufficientdurationexists.Forgardeningpurposes,peasmaybeclassifiedasgardenpeas(Englishpeas),snappeasandsnowpeas(sugarpeas).Gardenpeavarietieshavesmoothorwrinkledseeds.Thesmooth-seededvarietiestendtohavemorestarchthanthewrinkled-seededvarieties.Thewrinkled-seededvarietiesaregenerallysweeterandusuallypreferredforhomeuse.Thesmooth-seededtypesareusedmoreoftentoproduceripeseedsthatareusedlikedrybeansandtomakesplit-peasoup.Snappeashavebeendevelopedfromgardenpeastohavelow-fiberpodsthatcanbesnappedandeatenalongwiththeimmaturepeasinside.Snowpeasaremeanttobeharvestedasflat,tenderpodsbeforethepeasinsidedevelopatall.TheSouthernpea(cowpea)isanentirelydifferentwarm-seasonvegetablethatisplantedandgrowninthesamemannerasbeans.?
2.IsOrganicFoodSafe?Yes.Organicfoodisassafetoconsumeasanyotherkindoffood.Justaswithanykindofproduce,consumersshouldwashbeforeconsumingtoensuremaximumcleanliness.Ascitedabove,organicproducecontainssignificantlylowerlevelsofpesticideresiduesthanconventionalproduce.ItisacommonmisconceptionthatorganicfoodcouldbeatgreaterriskofE.colicontaminationbecauseofrawmanureapplicationalthoughconventionalfarmerscommonlyapplytonsofrawmanureaswellwithnoregulationwhatsoever.Organicstandardssetstrictguidelinesonmanureuseinorganicfarming:Eitheritmustbefirstcomposted,oritmustbeappliedatleast90daysbeforeharvest,whichallowsampletimeformicrobialbreakdownofanypathogens.?Whydoesorganiccostmore??Thecostoforganicfoodishigherthanthatofconventionalfoodbecausetheorganicpricetagmorecloselyreflectsthetruecostofgrowingthefood:substitutinglaborandintensivemanagementforchemicals,thehealthandenvironmentalcostsofwhicharebornebysociety.Thesecostsincludecleanupofpollutedwaterandremediationofpesticidecontamination.Pricesfororganicfoodsincludecostsofgrowing,harvesting,transportationandstorage.Inthecaseofprocessedfoods,processingandpackagingcostsarealsoincluded.Organicallyproducedfoodsmustmeetstricterregulationsgoverningallthesestepsthanconventionalfoods.Theintensivemanagementandlaborusedinorganicproductionarefrequently(thoughnotalways)moreexpensivethanthechemicalsroutinelyusedonconventionalfarms.Thereismountingevidencethatifalltheindirectcostsofconventionalfoodproductionwerefactoredintothepriceoffood,organicfoodswouldcostthesame,or,morelikely,becheaperthanconventionalfood.?
3.InternationalCoalitionProposesWorldHungerReformsRome,Italy,May28—Aninternationalcoalitionpromotingplant-basedsolutionstoworldhungerproposedsweepingreformstodelegatestotheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationmeetingonworldfoodsecurityinRome.Thepurposeofthemeetingwastorepairaflawedprocessthatwassupposedtoreducethenumberofchronicallyhungrypeopleintheworldbyhalfbytheyear2015.?Thecoalition’spositionpapermakesseveralcreativepointstocleartheimpasse:?Akeyrootcauseofworldhunger,asidefromnaturaldisasters,pests,andwars,hasbeentheinsistencefirstbycolonialpowersandnowbycorporateinterestsonproductionofcashcropsforexport,inplaceofsufficientnutritious,safe,andaccessiblefoodforthelocalpopulation.?Internationaltradecannotsolveworldhungerbecauseitshiftslimitedagriculturalresourcestoproductionofcashcropsforexport,andpeoplewhodon’thaveaccesstofoodandotherbasicnecessitiesoflifehavenothingtotrade.?Westernmeatindustries,facingpublicawarenessofthehealthimpactsandstrictenvironmentalregulationsathome,seektoexploitthenaturalresources,cheaplabor,andpotentialmarketsoflow-incomefood-deficientnations(LIFDNs).?Thedefinitionoffoodsecurityasthesustainableavailabilityofsufficientamountsofnutritious,safe,andaccessiblefoodstuffsleadsinevitablytothechoiceofplant-basedsolutionsandtheavoidanceofanimal-basedsolutions.?Affluentnationsshouldactupontheirmoralobligationtoprovidetheresourcesnecessarytotransportanddistributewesternfoodsurplusestotheworld’shungrypeopleandtohelpsetupsustainableproductionofsufficientnutritious,safe,andaccessiblelocallygrownplant-basedfoods.Theyshouldreducetheirowndependenceonanimal-baseddietstoreleasefoodstuffsforthehungry.?LIFDNsshouldscrutinizecarefullyalloffersofresourcestomakesurethatthesetrulymeettheirneeds,ratherthanthoseofwesterncorporateinterests.Theyshouldinsistonbuildingupsustainableproductionofsufficientnutritious,safe,andaccessiblelocallygrownplant-basedfoods.?Inadditiontodistributingthepositionpapertothedelegates,coalitionactivistsalsohandedoutleafletsattheFAORomeheadquarters.AdditionalactionsareplannedinconnectionwiththeWorldFoodSummittobeheldin!--?xml:namespaceprefix=st1ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"/--RomeinNovember.?MembersofthecoalitionincludeFARM,aU.S.non-profitorganizationwhichhaspromotedsustainable,humanefarmingpracticessince1976,andtwoItaliangroups,SocietaVegetariana(Milan)andProgettoVivereVegan(Florence).?
4.Hunger:VegetarianSolutionsNow—Vegfam?Vegfamisacharitableorganizationwiththemissiontofeedthehungrywithoutexploitinanimals.
Itwasfoundedin1963inEnglandbyChrisandJanetAldous.LaterRuthandFriedensternHowardbecameTrustees.FriedenandotherscontinueitsworktodayoutoftheofficeinDevon,England.(VEGFAM,TheSanctuary,NrLydford,Okehampton,DevonEX204AL,England)Forover30years,Vegfamhasbeenworkingwithandinfluencingmajorcharitiesaroundtheworld,byco-financingprojectsthatdonotexploitanimals.Vegfamworksthroughindigenouson-the-spotrepresentatives,andworkswithexistingcharitiestosupportimmediateandlong-termfoodandwater-aidprojects.Inworkingwithexistingcharities,Vegfameducatesthesegroupsabouttheneedforreliefeffortsthatdonotfeedthehungryattheexpenseofanimalsandtheenvironment.Short-termaidforfaminevictimsincludespurchasinggrains,legumes,fruits,nuts,andvegetables,andprovidingwatersupplies.Long-termaidincludesprovidingseedsforplanting,irrigationprojects,diggingwaterwells,providingfruitandnuttrees,providingvegetableplotsand/ortrainingpeopletogrowvegetables,andLeafConcentrateprojects.SomeofthecountriesaidedbyVegfamareIndia,Bangladesh,Vietnam,Sudan,Ethiopia,Nigeria/Biafra,Somalia,Syria,Lebanon,Zimbabwe,andmanymore.In1994helpwassenttoAngola,Rwanda,andBosnia.Donationsmadein1995were,insterling;(1=about$1.60),andtheamountsaresmallcomparedtoneed,tMALAWI(MonkeyBay)1000tofinancerunningaFruitTreeNursery.TheprojectisdoneinconjunctionwithConcernUniversalandtheWildlifeSocietyofMalawi.?INDIA(Madurai)1265fortwowellsinKarumbalaiforpoorvillagerswhowouldotherwisehavetowalkafar.1935tofeedorphansintheorphanageatChathirpatti.(TheorphansaretakeninfromvariousdisastersinIndia:flood,earthquake,plague,etc.)BothoftheseeffortsareinsupportoftheworkofPastorJesudoss.?INDIA(Jaipur)500fortheleafconcentratechildfeedingprogramsrunbyFindYourFeet.?INDIA(HimalayasKumaon)500foramedicinalandculinaryherbnurserywhichwillhelpsubsistencefarmersearnalivingandovercomeafoodshortage,andpreservethewild-growingherbsthatarebeingexcessivelyharvested.?ELSALVADOR2500forgrowinganddryingcowpealeavestoaddtochildren’ssnackstoalleviatemalnutrition,incooperationwithalocalagency,andFindYourFeet.?Sofarin1996donationshavebeenmadet?INDIA,throughPastorJesudoss:500tohelpfeedrefugeesfromSriLanka,and1220totheorphanage.?ZAMBIA:3000foramaizegrindingmill,donatedthroughtheZambianSocietyOfVegetarians.?MEXICO:2000foradriedleafprojectofFINDYOURFEETwithcooperationofalocalagency.?NIGERIA,andawaitingfunding,isasoyflourdistributionprojecttobeconductedbytheNigerianVegetarianSociety.?
5.SomethingAboutChineseAgriculture?Chinaisacountrywhosepopulationranksthefirstintheworld.Inordertofeedthewholepopulation,Chinesefarmersmustproduceenoughfood.Ontheotherhand,theyshouldproducemoreandbetterproductswhichcanbeexportedtoimprovetheirlivingstandard.ButChinaonlyhas7%ofthelandwhichcanbeusedforfarming.Therefore,farmersinChinahavealwaysbeenlookingforbettermethodsandtechniquestoproducemorefood.Theyhavealsohadtofindwaystoworkonmorelandwithfewerhands.Inthepast20years,greatachievementshavebeenmadeinChinaandChina’sfarming.Withthehelpofnewtechniquesandtheoutstandingworkofscientists,Chinahasnotonlysolvedtheproblemofhungerbutalsotakenaleadinagriculturalresearch,especiallyinsuperhybridrice,cropgenome,fertilizerandsoon,causingproductstomultiply.?Itisakindofagriculturealthoughtherearedifferencesbetweenlandagricultureandwateragriculture.Fishfarminginvolveshumanhelpandproducesfishproteincropsratherthanvegetableormeatproteincrops.Ithasbeenusedfor2000yearsinChina,EgyptandRome.Fishcaneitherbekeptinearthenpondsorincageswithflowingwaterpassingoverthefish.Iffisharekeptinearthenpondstheycanbefedeitherwithextranaturalfoodorwithspeciallyproducedfishfood.Iffisharekeptincagestheyhavetobefedonthespeciallyproducedfishfood.Whenthefisharereadytobeharvestedandsoldforeating,theearthenpondscanbeemptied(ifallthefisharetobeharvested)orthewaterreduced(ifsomeofthefisharetoremain).Inthecagesallthefishwouldbeharvestedtogether.Thereistheproblemofdiseasewithfishkeptincages.Theyaregenerallytooclosetogethersotheygetlice.Theseparasitescanbekilledbygivingmedicinetothefish.Butastimegoesby,themedicineisnotabletokillallthelice.Soifsomeofthelicegetontothewildfishtheykillmanyofthemaswildfishhavenomedicinetoprotectthem.Sofishfarmingcancauseproblemsforwildpopulationsoffish.?
6.ModernAgricultureForthousandsofyearstraditionalagricultureinChinadidnotchangeverymuch.Mostfarmswereone-familybusinesses.AlthoughChinaisaverybigcountry,only7%ofthelandcanbeusedforfarming.ItisonthisarablelandthatthefarmersproducefoodforthewholepopulationofChina.?Itisfromtheearly1990sthatscientistsstartedtodevelopnewtechniquestoincreaseagriculturalproductionwithoutharmingtheenvironment.Chemicalfertilization,forexample,helpstoproducebettercrops,butisharmfultotheenvironment.Newtechniquesshouldincreaseagriculturalproductionbutalsobefriendlytoenvironment.Futureagricultureshoulddependonhightechnologyaswellastraditionalmethods.Notonlyfoodproductionisimportantbutalsotakingcareoftheenvironment.?ThebiggestproblemofChinesefarmersistheshortageofarableland.Usingthelatesttechnologies,Chinesescientistsgrowvegetablesingreenhouses.Therootsofthesevegetablesarenotplantedinearthbuthanginwaterthatcontainsallthenutrientstheyneedtogrow.Today,manyvegetablesarenotgrowningardensbutingreenhouses.Theyareprotectedfromthewind,rainandinsects.Thetemperatureiscontrolledwithcomputers,orkeptthesame,nomatterhowtheweatherisoutside.?Languagepoints?1.DrYuangrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice.?袁博士种植了被人称作超级杂交水稻的稻谷。?what=thething(s)that?Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.?这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。?it在句中作形式宾语,真正的宾语为toproduce...,结构为:动词(make,feel,think,regard...)+it+adj.+todo。?e.g.WethinkitimportanttolearnEnglishwell.2.Sincethen,hehasdevotedhislifetofindingwaystogrowmoreandmorerice.?从那以后,他就把毕生精力投入到水稻高产的研究中。?devoteoneselfto+n./doing献身于,致力于?注意:to为介词,后面接v.-ing。类似的短语还有lookforwardto,listento,getto,replyto,apologizeto,belongto,agreeto等等。3.DrYuansearchedforawaytoincreasericeharvestwithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.袁博士寻求一种在不扩大种植面积的情况下提高水稻产量的方法。?注意:search强调搜查,一般表示目标明确范围较小。searchsb.搜身;searchsomeplace搜查某地searchfor强调寻找,一般表示范围较大。?searchforsb.寻找某人?e.g.Thepolicesearchedthewoodsforthelostchild.?警察在树林里寻找失踪的小孩。?Scientistsarestillsearchingforacuretothecommoncold.?科学家们仍然在寻找普通感冒的治疗方法。4.Thankstohisresearch,theUNistryingtoridtheworldofhunger.?由于他的研究,联合国正在努力清除世界饥饿。?thanksto=becauseof;owingto?e.g.Thankstoyoursupport,wewonthegame.?由于你的支持,我们赢得了比赛。5.Usinghishybridricefarmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.?用他的杂交水稻种子,农民们种出比以前多一倍的粮食。?倍数词(twice/half/threetimes/aquarter,etc.)+as+形容词原级+as...表示“是……的多少倍”。?e.g.Thenumberofthestudentsinourschoolistwiceaslargeasthatintheirschool.?我们学校学生的数量是他们学校的两倍。6.However,hecareslittleaboutspendingthemoneyonhimselforleadingacomfortablelife.但是他很少想到要把钱花在自己的身上,或享受舒适的生活。?leada...life过……生活。英语中少数动词,包括一些不及物动词的宾语可能是与它同源的名词类似的短语动词有:diea...death,smilea...smile,dreama...dream,livea...life,sigha...sigh,etc.。?care(little/much)about:beconcernedabout“关心,介意”,后面跟从句时,about常省略。?carefor:lookafter照料;likeorwant想要,喜欢?e.g.AlbertEinsteindidn’tcaremuchaboutwhattowear.?WouldyouhelptocareformypetwhileIamaway?7.DrYuanismoreafarmerthanascientist.?与其说袁博士是一个科学家不如说他是一个农民。?bemorethan=notonly不仅仅,超过?e.g.Learningismorethanreading.?bemore+A+than+B与其说是B还倒不如说是A?e.g.Heismoreanordinarypersonthanaleader.?
作为优秀的教学工作者,在教学时能够胸有成竹,教师要准备好教案,这是教师需要精心准备的。教案可以让学生能够在教学期间跟着互动起来,让教师能够快速的解决各种教学问题。所以你在写教案时要注意些什么呢?急您所急,小编为朋友们了收集和编辑了“Unit 5 Canada—“The True North” Warming Up, Pre-reading and Reading教案”,仅供参考,大家一起来看看吧。
Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”
WarmingUp,Pre-readingandReadingI.单元教学目标技能目标SkillGoalsTalkaboutthebasicinformationaboutCanada—location,maincities,customsandculturaldiversity.Learnhowtoreadatravelingreportandusemaps.Learntoexpressdirectionsandpositions.MastertheNounClause-Appositiveclause.Learntowriteareporttoexpresswhatyouhearandseeinaplace.II.目标语言功能句式表示方向的句式Whereis...?Howdoesonegoto...?Inwhatdirectionis...?Is...closeto/farfrom...?Howfaris...?表示位置的句式Itis/liesinthenorth/southof...Itis/liestothesouth/east/northwestof...Itiswithin...Kilometersof...Itis/liesonthewest/east.Theplaceisontheborder.Yougoalongthecoast.Itiseast/westof...Itisfarawayfrom...Onegoesnorthward.词汇1.四会词汇QuizCanadianministercontinentbaggagechatsceneryeastwardwestwardupwardsurroundharbormeasureaboardeaglewithinborderslightacreurbantopicmixmixturebushmaplefrostconfirmwealthydistancemistmistyschoolmateboothdowntownapproximatelydawnbuffetbroadnearbytraditionterrifyterrifiedpleasedimpressimpressive2.词组Primeminister,ratherthan,settledown,managetodo,catchsightof,haveagiftfor,inthedistance语法NounclauseastheappositiveIII.教材分析本单元通过两位女孩李黛玉与刘茜的加拿大之旅,向我们展示了加拿大的一些基本概况,包括它的地理位置、主要城市、风土人情以及它的多元文化。通过学习本单元,让学生对加拿大有了更多的了解,使学生能够用所学的词汇与句式表达方向与位置,并学会条理地写出旅游过程中的所见所闻。Period1warmingupTeachinggoals1.Targetlanguage1.Learnsomewords.multicultural,scenery,surround,harbor,Canadian,Vancouver,Toronto,Calgary,Ottawa,beaver,polar,penguinLearntheinformationaboutCanada.Mastertheexpressionsfordescribingdirectionsandlocations.TalkaboutthebasicinformationaboutCanada—location,maincities,customsandculturaldiversity.TeachingimportantpointsLearntoreadthetravelingreportaccordingtothetravelingroute.TeachingmethodsAsking-and-answeringactivities;Teachingaids:acomputerTeachingprocedures:Step1lead-in1.Doyouliketogosightseeing?2.Whichcountrydoyouliketovisit?3.Whatcanyouseeinthesecountries?Showsomepicturesoffamouscountry:Britain,France,USA,Japan,CanadaWhat’syourfirstimpressionofthiscountry?beautiful,modern,attractive,pleasant…Step2QuizHowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?IfyouhaveachancetohaveatriptoCanada,whatdoyouwanttoknowaboutit?Canadaisamulticulturalcountry.Itisthesecondlargestcountryintheworld.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutCanada?Workinpairsandanswerthisquiz1.C2.D3.A4.B5.AStep3introductionIntroducesomeinformationofCanada.Position:CanadaisinnorthernNorthAmericaSize:thesecondlargestcountryintheworldhasanareaof9,984,670squarekilometers;thedistancefromeasttowestis5,500kilometerspopulation:apopulationof30million.History:ThefirstsettlersarrivedfromEnglandin1497.SettlersfromFrancereachedCanadain1534Languages:Officiallanguages:EnglishandFrenchClimate:differentfromareatoarea(asinchina)Resources:berichinforests,coal,oil,waterStep4practiceKnowledgeaboutCanada:TrueorFalse.1.CanadiansspeakEnglishandFrench.2.TorontoisthecapitalofCanada.3.CanadaliesinthenorthofSouthAmerica.4.Canadaisthelargestcountryintheworld.5.CanadaisonthenorthofUSA.6.ThenationalanimalofCanadaispolarbear.7.CanadaisamemberoftheBritishCommonwealth.8.TheHeadoftheCanadianGovernmentisthePrimeMinister.Step5speaking1.IntroducesomethingaboutCanadatoyourfriends.2.fillintheblanks.Canadaisa__________(多文化的)country.Itcoversanareaof_____millionsquarekilometersandis__________________(第二大)countryintheworld.______isitscapital.Canadiansspeak_________________.________isthenationalflowerand_________isthenationalanimal.Homework:1.previewthereading2.Englishweeklypage1reading.
Period2reading教案Teachinggoals1.Targetlanguagea.重点词汇和短语ratherthan,baggage,scenery,eastward,chat,surround,harbor,measure,aboard,haveagiftfor,within,managetodo,catchsightof,eagle,acre,urbanb.重点句子2.AbilitygoalLearnhowtodescribetheplacesthatLiDaiyuandLiuQianvisitinCanada.Understandthenounclauseusedasappositive.EnablethestudentstounderstandthedetailsofthepassageaboutCanadaandfindthecorrectanswerstothequestionsinthepost-reading.3.LearningabilitygoalsImprovethestudents’readingability-guessingwords,searchingforinformation.LearntheinformationaboutCanada.Mastertheexpressionsfordescribingdirectionsandlocations.Teachingimportantpointsa.Findtheanswerstothequestionsinpost-reading.Learnthemethodsofwritingatravelingreportabout.b.Understandtheuseofnounclause-appositiveclause.Learntoreadthetravelingreportaccordingtothetravelingroute.Teachingmethods1.Skimmingandscanning;2.Asking-and-answeringactivities;3.Listeningmethod.TeachingaidsAcomputerTeachingproceduresStep1revisionSaysomethingaboutCanada.Step2leadinWhatkindofpassageitis?A.astoryB.apieceofnewsC.anadvertisementD.atraveljournalLet’sstartthetripwithLiDaiyuandLiuQiantogether.WhatdoyouexpecttoseeifyoutakeatriptoCanada?Step3fastreading1)Readthroughthepassageandfindoutwhichplacesarementionedinit.Thendrawthemincirclesonyourmap.2)Whatdoes“TheTrueNorth”mean?“TheTrueNorth”isthetrainthatgoesacrossCanada/thecross-Canadatrain.>Step4carefulreadingFillinthechart.BasicFactsaboutCanadaDistancefromeasttowestcoastOceansoneastandwestcoastsPopulationWheremostCanadiansliveLocationoflargestfreshwatersupplyKeypointaboutVancouverKeypointaboutCalgaryKeypointaboutThunderBayIfIwouldliketogotoVancouver,whatcanIdothere?Canyoutellmemoreaboutthecity?Keywords:thewarmest;themostbeautiful;mountains;thePacificOcean;skitheoldestforestsThenIwouldliketoknowsomethingaboutCalgary.CanyoutellsomethingaboutCalgary?Keywords:CalgaryStampede;cowboys;haveagiftfor;prizes.HowaboutThunderBay?Whereisit?Thekeywords:atthetopendof…;busyport;closeto…thefact…surprisemanypeople.Step5postreadingAnswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whichcontinentarethecousinscrossing?4.WhathappensattheCalgaryStampede?5.HowareoceanshipsabletoreachthecenterofCanada?6.WhataresomeofCanada’sgreatestnaturalresources?Step6retellingLiDaiyuandLiuQiantookthetraininCanadafrom_____to_____.Theircousins’friend,DannyLin,tookthemtothetrainstationtocatch“_______________”.Canadaisthe________biggestcountryintheworld.Itis5,500kilometersfrom______to_______.Astheygo________,theysawbeautifulsceneryaswellascities.Vancouveris___________bymountainsonthenorthandeast.Whenthecousins_______________intheseats,theylookedoutofthewindow.Theysawmountaingoatsandevena_______bear.Calgaryisfamousforitscompetition.ManyofthecowboysfromalloverNorthAmerica______________________workingwithanimals.Thenthey_____________awheat-growingprovince.ThunderBayisabusyport.Itis__________thecenterofthecountry.Suggestedanswers:1.west;east2.TheTrueNorth3.second4.coast;coast5.eastward6.surrounded7.settleddown8.grizzly9.haveagiftfor10.wentthrough11.closetoStep7Discussion1.Whichpartofthecountryinterestsyoumost?2.IfsomedayyougotoCanada,wherewillyougo?Why?Homework1.Remembertheunderlinedsentences.2.WriteashortpassagetoreportwhatLiDaiyuandLiuQiansawinCanada.3.Englishweeklypage4part1,2
Unit3TheMillionPoundBank-Note
WarmingUp,Pre-readingandReading
Period1Warmingup!--?xml:namespaceprefix=vns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml"/--Step4Retelling1.Showthekeywordsandrelevantpicturesonthescreen,usingthecomputer.2.Askthestudentstoretellthewholescene,accordingtothefollowingkeywords:summer,1903,HenryAdams,Americanbusinessman,rescued,Britishship,London,withoutmoney,lost,walkdown,street,ledto,tworichbrothers,madeabet,aletter,amillion-poundbank-note,open,twoo’clock.T:Now,lookatthekeywordsandpictures,whocanretellthereading?S1:Itwasthesummerof1903,andHenryAdams,anAmericanbusinessman,hadsomeveryluck.HewasrescuedatseabyaBritishshipthattakeshimtoLondonwherehefindshimselfwithoutmoney,friendsortheprospectofagoodjob.HewaslostandaloneinLondon.Hehadnomoneyanddidnotknowwhatheshoulddo.Walkingdownthestreet,heheardsomeonecallinghim.Thenhecameinandwasledtotworichbrothers,RoderickandOliver,whomadeasecretbetandgavehimaletterinwhichtherewasaone-million-poundbanknote.Hewasaskedtoopentheletteruntiltwoo’clockintheafternoon.Roderickbelievesthatamancan’tsurviveinthecityforamonthwithonlyamillionpoundbanknoteinhispossessionbutOliverbelieveshecan.(TheplaytakesusalongonHenry’smisadventureswithhumorandsurprisetodiscoverwhowillwinthebet.)Step5Summarywhatdoyouthinkofthisplay?Ismoneysoimportant?Homework1.Reviewthekeysentencesinthispart.2.Englishweeklypage4part2
Unit2Workingtheland
TheFirstPeriodReading
Teachinggoals
EnableSstolearnmoreaboutagriculture,countrysideandfarming.
HelpSslearnhowtodescribeDrYuanLongpingincludinghispersonality.
Teachingimportantanddifficultpoints
a.Helptocomprehendthetextandgraspthemainideaofthetext.
b.Grasptheusageofsomewordsandexpressions.
c.Howtohelpstudentslearnmoreaboutagriculture.
Teachingmethods
Talking,questioning-and-answeringactivityandreading.
Teachingaids
Ataperecorder,aprojectorandacomputer.
StepⅠGreetingandleadingin
T:Hello,everyone.
Ss:Hello,teacher.
T:Inlastunitwelearntsomegreatwomen.Todaywe’lllearnafamousman.Whowillitbe?Atfirstlet’slookatthetwopicturesonPage9.Whatarethepeopledoing?
Ss:Theyareplantingrice.
T:Canyoutellmesomethingaboutrice?
S:Ricegrowsinthesouth.
S:Butinsomeplaceofthenorthwecanalsofindrice.
T:Yeah.Youareright.Infactriceisacerealgrainthathasbeengrownforatleast5,000yearsandiseatenby2.4billionpeopleeverydaythroughouttheworld.InAustralia,farmershavehadtostrugglewiththeirharshenvironmenttogrowrice.
Ss:Really?
StepⅡWarmingup
T:Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketogrow?Howwillyougrowit?
S:Ihaveevergrowncornandpotatoes.Inautumn,myfatherandIploughedthesoildeepforthefirsttime,theninthenextspring,weploughedthesoilforasecondtime,thistimeIputthecornseedsintothetunnelfollowingmyfather.Finallymyfathercoveredthecornseedsbyploughingagain.
T:Verywell.Haveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyoudothere?
S:Yes,Iwenttheretoseemygrandfather.InthevillageIplayedwithotherboysinthelittlestreamandcaughtlittlefish.Ievenhelpedmygrandfathergetinthecornbycuttingthecornstems,whichmademetired.
T:Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?
S:Yes,myfatherisafarmer.Inmyview,farmingishardwork.Peoplehavetoplantcrops,smoothawayweedsandgetinthecropsattherighttime.Theyhavetogetupearlytoworkinthefieldsoastoprotectthemselvesfromthesunshine.
T:That’sright.Inthenorth,thebiggestworrythatfarmershaveisthedrought.Whenitdoesn’train,andtheycan’tirrigatethecrops,thecropswilldieandtheywillhavenothingafterhardworking.
StepⅢPre-reading
1.Whataretheseriousproblemstheworldfacestoday?
Environment
Population
Naturalresources
Wars
Poverty
Hunger…
Morethan800millionpeoplegotobed
hungryeveryday.-theWorldHealth
Organization(WHO)
Onebillionpeopleintheworldsufferfrom
hungerandmalnutrition.
About24,000peopledieeverydayfrom
hungerorhunger-relatedcauses.Three-
fourthsofthedeathsarechildrenunderthe
ageoffive.-http://
2.Whatcanwedotosolveworldhunger?
Controlthepopulation
Openmoreareasforgrowing
Increasetheoutputofcrops
StepⅣFastReading
1Whatisthemainideaofeachpara?
Para1Hisdreams
Para2Hispersonality
Para3Howhethinksofhimselfandhisachievement
para4Hisbiography
(4,3,1,2)
2ListentothetapeandcompletethefollowingnotesaboutYuanLongping.
Name:______________________Nationality:____________________
Age:_______________________Occupation:____________________
Education:__________________________________________________
Dream:____________________________________________________
Achievement:_______________________________________________
Hobbies:___________________________________________________
Answers:
YuanLongpingChinese77scientist/farmergraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953toexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobein1974,developedhybridrice,whichproduces1/3morethannormalricelisteningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreading
StepVPleasereadthetextagainandanswerthesequestions.
1Whatisspecialabouthisrice?(makeitpossibletodo…)
Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.
2Whatishiscontributiontotheworld?(thanksto…/rid…of…)
Thankstohisresearch,theUNhasmoretoolsinthebattletoridtheworldofhunger.
3Whatishisattitudetolife?(besatisfiedwith…/careabout…)
DrYuanissatisfiedwithhislife.However,hedoesn’tcareaboutbeingfamous.
StepVIHomework
FinishingtheexercisesinLearningaboutLanguage.Exercise1,2and3areaboutusefulwordsandexpressions.Finishthem.Nexttimewe’llchecktheanswers.Ok,classisover.Seeyounexttime.
Period2
Languagepoints
Herearesomeexplanationsabouttheboldfacewordsinourtext.
一vocaburary
1.strugglevtomakegreatefforts
e.g.Theyhavestruggledforyearstofreetheircountryfromtheenemy.
stuggletodosth挣扎做某事
他努力控制住自己的脾气。He_________controlhistemper.
I’mstrugglingtofinishthehugetheworkyougaveme.
2.sunburntadjsun-tanned
e.g.Hissunburntskinlookshealthy.
3.superadj(infml)excellent;splendid
e.g.You’lllikeher,she’ssuper.
Youlooksuperinyournewclothes.
Itwassuperofyoutohelp.
4.expandv
(causesthto)becomegreaterinsize,numberorimportance
e.g.Metalsexpandwhentheyareheated.
Whynottrytoexpandyourstoryintoanovel?
6.equipv
supplysb/sth(withwhatisneeded,foraparticularpurpose)
equipsbwithsth用……装备equipsbforsth为……装备
beequippedwith装备有
你的训练使得你能够胜任将来的工作。
Yourtrainingwillequipeyouforyourfuturejob.
Translate:
Theworkerequippedthebikewithaheadlight.
那个工人给自行车装了一个前灯。
7.exportv
send(goods)toanothercountryforsale
e.g.Indiaexportsteaandcottontomanydifferentcountries.
Thiscompanyhasalargehomemarketbutdoesn’texport.
8regret
后面常跟动词的ing形式,只有在对将谈到的事情表示遗憾时用动词的不定式。
Regretdoingsth__________________regrettodosth______________________
她为自己发了脾气而深感后悔。Shedeeply___________hertemper.
Translate:
Weregrettoinformyouthatyourpassportapplicationhasbeenrefused.
9.rid...ofmakesb/sthfreefrom(sb/sthunpleasant)
e.g.Weallwishthatwewouldridtheworldoffamine.
Thefarmerrecentlytriedtoridthehouseofrats.
10.lead...alife,live...alife
e.g.Nowweareleadingahappylife.
Intheolddaysfarmersledaterriblelifeinthecountry.
11.besatisfiedwith,becontentwith
e.g.Theyoungladyisn’tsatisfiedwiththepeacefullife.
Areyousatisfiedwithhisanswers?
12.wouldrather,preferto
wouldratherdosth
e.g.I’dratherwalkthantakeabus.
I’dratheryouknewthatnow,thanafterwards.
他宁愿到农村去工作。He____________workinthecountryside.
Translate:
Iwouldratheryouhadgonethere,too.__________________________
I’dratheryoucametextweekend.___________________________________
Summary:
Wouldrather+从句,常用虚拟语气。如表示与现在的事实或将来的愿望相反,谓语一般用__________时态;如表示的与过去的事实相反,从句中应用_________________时态。
二Somedifficultsentences
1.Indeed,hissunburntfaceandarmandhisslim,strongbodyarejustlikethoseofmillionsofChinesefarmers,forwhomhehasstruggledforthepastfivedecades.的确,他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和手背,以及他那瘦削而又结实的身体,就跟其他成千上万的中国的农民一样,过去50年来,他一直在努力帮助他们。
Forwhom…为______+引导词的结构的定语从句,注意,struggle后面的for的干扰,forthepastfivedecades是“过去50年来”Translate:
Themanwithwhomyoutalkedisourmanager._______________________________________
Theylivedinabighouse,infrontofwhichstoodabigtree.
___________________________________________________.
2.Dr.YuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalledsupperhybridrice.
袁隆平博士培植出了超级杂交水稻。Whatiscalledsuperhybridrice是由what引导的______从句,在整个句子中充当______的_____语,。此外,此结构还可以作_____或_____.
如:请相信我的话。___________________________
他所说的话全是真实的。_______________________________.
3.In1974,hebecamethefirstagriculturepioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.1974年他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先锋。
本句理解的难点是动词不定时togrowricethathasahighoutput作_________,修饰先行词________,注意:前面的序数词first一起了一定的作用,因为先行词前有__________,后面一般用动词不定时作定语。类似的还有thesecond,thelast,theonly等。翻译:
昨天晚上,约翰最后一个离开教室。______________________________________________.
4.Thespecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone–thiremoreofthecropinthesamefields.这些特殊的水稻使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。
Makeit…todosth意思是____________________.it在句中作_________,真正的宾语是_________________________________.翻译:
好天气使我们下周的旅行成为可能。_____________________________________________.
Answers:1.介词你刚才给他说话的那个人是我们的经理。他们住在一个大房子里,房子前面有一颗大树。名词grow的宾语主语表语PleasebelievewhatIsaid.Whathesaidistrue.3.定语pioneer序数词Johnwasthelastonetoleavetheclassroomyesterday.4.使……成为宾语toproduceone–thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.Goodweathermakesitpossibletomakeourtripnextweek.
高考链接
1.InsomepartsofLondon,missingabusmeans_____foranotherhour.(2002,上海)
A.waitingB.towaitC.waitD.tobewaiting
2.Victorapologizedfor______toinformmeofthechangeintheplan.(2004,上海)
A.hisbeingableB.himnottobeable
C.hisnotbeingableD.himtobenotable
3.Themaninsisted____ataxiformeeventhoughItoldhimIlivednearby.
A.findB.tofindC.onfindingD.infinding(2004江苏)
4.AccordingtoarecentUSsursey,childrenspendupto25hoursaweek____TV.
A.towatchB.towatchingC.watchingD.watch(2004上海)
5.Hegowell-preparedforthejobinterview,forhecouldn’trisk____thegoodopportunity.
A.toloseB.losingC,tobelostD.beinglost(2005上海)
6.Progresssofarhasbeenverygood.___,wearesurethattheprojectwillbecompletedontime.
A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Besides(2006浙江)
7.Tenyearsagothepopulationofourvillagewas_____thatoftheirs.(2008陕西)
A.astwicelargeasB.twiceaslargeas
C.twiceasmuchasD.astwicemuchas
8.Somechildrenwanttochallengethemselvesbylearningalanguagedifferentfrom____theirparentsspeakathome.(2008浙江)
A.whatB.thatCwhichDone
9.-Haveyougotanyparticularplansforthecomingholiday?
________,I’llvisitsomehomesfortheoldinthecity.(2008安微)
A.IfeverB.IfbusyC.IfanythingD.Ifpossible
10.Thechairmanthought_____necessarytoinviteProfessorSmithtospeakatthemeeting.
A.thatB.itC.thisD.him
AnswersBCCCBCBBDB
PERIOD3
OrganicFarming
Teachingaims
Toimprovethestudents’readingability---tofindtheexplanationforthewordsorexpressionstheydonotknowinthereadingpassage.
Teachingaids
Multi-media
Teachingprocedures
Step1:Leadin
Whatisthesubstanceweputonthesoiltomakecropsgrow?
Itisfertilizer.
Howmanykindsoffertilizersdofarmersuse?
Therearetwokinds.Theyarechemicalfertilizersandnaturalones.
Whichkinddofarmersusewhentheyaredoingorganicfarming?
Doyouknowaboutorganicfarming?Todaywe’regoingtoreadapassagewiththetitleOrganicFarming.
Step2:Scanning
Readthefirstparagraphandfindout
1whatorganicfarmingis.
Organicfarmingmeansgrowingcropswithoutchemicalfertilizers.
Step3:Intensivereading
1HowcanOrganicfarmersmaketheirsoilfertile?
Organicfarmersusenaturalwastefromanimalsinsteadofchemicalfertilizers.
2Butwhydon’ttheyusechemicalfertilizers?
Becauseusingchemicalfertilizerscausesproblems.
Readthesecondparagraphandanswer-----
3Howmanyproblemsarecausedbyusingchemicalfertilizers?
Three.Theyareasfollows.
Firstly,chemicalfertilizersaffectthesoilandthewatersupplybadly.
Secondly,theyallowfarmerstogrowthesamecropyearafteryearandexhausttheoil.
Thirdly,theykillbothhelpfulandharmfulpests.
Readthewholepassageagainandfillinthetable.
Advantagesoforganicfarming
Reasons
1.Farmersusenaturalwastefromanimals.Thismakesthesoilricherinmineralsandsomorefertile.
2.Thesoilisnotexhausted.Peasandsoybeansrenewthemineralsinthesoil.Thesoilbecomesrichandhealthy.
3.Theyusethesoiltobestadvantage.
Theyplantcropsthatneedsurfacesoilandnextcropsthatgrowatadeeperlevel.Sothewindandwaterdoesnotcarryawaythesoil.Alltherichnessofthesoilisused.
Step4:Discussion
Findoutwhattypeofwritingthepassageis.Discusshowtoreadandwritethiskindofpassage.
Step5:Homework
Readthetextandtranslatethefollowingphrases:
aswellas____________foralongtime________________
buildup______________leadto_______________
turnto_________________focuson______________
keep(prevent)…from_______________
Answers:
也好长时间逐渐增强;建立;开发导致;造成求助于集中(注意力,精力等)于阻止
PERIOD4don’treadinthemovingbusorinbed.”Doingeye-exerciseswillhelpyoukeepgoodeyesight.
Ifyoufailtokeeptheserules,youwillbecome
short-sightedsoonerorlater.
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