一名优秀的教师在教学方面无论做什么事都有计划和准备，作为教师就要根据教学内容制定合适的教案。教案可以让学生们能够在上课时充分理解所教内容，帮助教师缓解教学的压力，提高教学质量。写好一份优质的教案要怎么做呢？小编收集并整理了“unit 3 The land down under reading”，欢迎大家阅读，希望对大家有所帮助。

Unit3Thelanddownunder
Period3and4Reading
Ⅰ.Teachinggoals:
1.Targetlanguage:
①Importantwordsandphrases:represent;beusedto;cometo;claim;resemble;havesthdone;haveaninfluenceon/upon;transform
②Importantsentences:
ModernAustraliaismadeupofsixstatesandtwoterritories.
In1770,CaptainJamesCookclaimedtheeastcoastofthecontinentfortheBritishCrown.
ManyAboriginesandInlandersweremovedandhadtheirlandtakenawayfromthem.
AftertheSecondWorldWar,Australiabegantotransformitselfintothemoderncountryitistoday.
2.Abilitygoals:
EnablestudentstotalkaboutAustralia’shistory,composition,peoples,birthanditslanguage.
Ⅱ.Teachingimportantpoints:
1.howtouseimportantwordsandphrases.
2.analyseimportantsentences.
Ⅲ.Teachingdifficultpoints:
Getthemainideaofeachpartsofthetext.
Ⅳ.Teachingmethods:
1.Fastreadingandcarefulreading.
2.Asking-and-answeringactivity.
3.Languagelearning
Ⅴ.Teachingaids:
Multimediaandablackboard,ataperecorder,etc.
Ⅵ.Teachingprocedures:
StepⅠGreetings:
Greetthewholeclassasusual;dutyreport
StepⅡPre-reading:
Wehavelearnedseveralarticlesaboutintroducingacountrybefore,todaywe’regoingtolearnanotherarticle.
(1)WhatdoyouknowaboutAustralia?
Australiawasdiscoveredabout53000yearsago.ItispossiblethatthefirstpeoplecrossedintoAustraliafromAsiaongreatlandbridgewhenthewateraboveoftheoceanswaslower.
(2)LookatthemapofAustralia.Australiaissurroundedbymanyoceans:theIndianoceaninthewest,theSouthernOceaninthesouthandthePacificOceaninthenortheast.
(3)ShowmorepicturesaboutAustraliatothestudents.
Whichquestionswillbeansweredinthepassageandtickthem.
1.HowlargeisAustralia?
2.WhenwasAustraliafounded?
3.WholivesinAustralia?
4.WhatisthecapitalofAustralia?
5.WhatanimalsarenativetoAustralia?
6.WhatisAustraliafamousfor?
7.WhatdoestheAustraliaflaglooklike?
8.HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia?
9.HowisAustralianEnglishdifferentfromBritishandAmericanEnglish?
StepⅢFastreading
Howmanypartscanthepassagebedividedinto?Five
What’sthemainideaofeachparagraph?
Para1:Theportraitofanation
Para2:ThefirstAustralians
Para3:Anationofprisoners
Para4:Anothernewworld:Thebirthofanation
Para5:SpeakAustralian?Noworries!
StepⅣCarefulreading
1.TheAustralianflagshows________.
A.theUKflagandsevenstars
B.theUSAflagandalargestarwithsevenpoints
C.theUKflagandsixlargestarswithsevenpoints
D.theUKflag,alargestarandagroupofsmallstars
2.WhowerethefirstpeopletoarriveinAustralia?
A.Spanish,PortugueseandDutch.
B.PrisonersandcriminalsfromEngland.
C.AboriginesandTorresStraitIslanders.
D.Asianexplorers.
3.Accordingtothetext,Asiancountrieshave_________onAustraliaculture.
A.greatinfluenceB.littleinfluence
C.noinfluenceD.noeffect
4.In1770,CaptainJamesCookclaimedtheeastcoastofthecontinentforthe_______Crown.
A.BritishB.Spanish
C.PortugueseD.American
5.Whatdoestheword‘‘claim’’meaninParagraph3of‘‘Anationofprisoners?’’
AustraliaA.needB.demandC.believeD.buy
6Itwas________thatmadetheoriginalAustralianssuffer.
A.theAmericanWarofIndependence
B.CaptainJamesCook
C.theEnglishprisoners
D.thefirstfleetof11ships
7.AftertheSecondWorldWar,Australiabeganto_______
A.formthecommonwealth
B.transformitselfintothemoderncountryasitistoday
C.changeitsattitudetowardsimmigration
D.sufferfromtheDepressionofthe1930s
8.Thelastpartofthetexttellsus__________.
A.AustralianEnglishisthesameasBritishEnglish
B.therearenodifferencesbetweenAustraliaEnglishandBritishEnglish
C.allthewordsinAustralianEnglishhaveadifferentmeaningfromBritishwords
D."downunder"meansthecountryofAustraliatoAustralians
9.FromthenationalflagofAustralia,wecanknow________.
A.thereare5statesaltogetherinAustralia
B.peopleofAustralialikeAmericansociety
C.peopleofAustraliathinktheyhavesomethingtodowiththeEnglishpeople
D.Australiasufferedfromimmigration
10FromthetextwecaninferAustraliacameintobeing________thecontinentbegantoexist.
A.longbeforeB.longafter
C.at.thesametimewhenD.shortlyafter
StepⅤPost-reading
Answerthefollowingquestions.
1)WhatdothesymbolsontheAustralianflagrepresent?
Sixofthepointsrepresenttheoriginalstates(WesternAustralia,SouthAustralia,Queensland,NewSouthWales,Victoria,Tasmania)andtheseventhstandsforalltheterritories.TheotherstarsontheflagrepresenttheSouthernCross.
2)WhowerethefirstpeopletoarriveinAustralia?
TheAboriginesandTorresStraitIslanders.
3)WhywereprisonerssenttoAustraliaafter1788?Whereweretheyfrom?
TheAmericanWarofIndependencemadeitpossibleforEnglandtosendprisonerstoNorthAmerica.TheywerefromAmerica.
4)WhathappenedtotheoriginalAustralianswhentheEuropeannewcomersarrived?
ThenewcomerschangedthewaylandwasmanagedandintroducednewplantsandanimalsthatwereharmfultotheAustralianecosystems.Asaconsequence,theoriginalAustralianssuffered.
5)WhatwastheproblemwithAustraliasConstitution?
TheConstitutiongoverningsixstatesstatedthatmenwerefreeandequal,explainedtheirbasecivilrightsanddescribedthenewgovernment.
6)HowdidthetwoWorldWarschangeAustralia?
AftertheFirstWorldWar,thecountryexperiencedsocialandeconomicunrestandsufferedfromtheDepressionofthe1930s.AftertheSecondWorldWar,Australiabegantotransformitselfintothemoderncountryasitistoday.
7)HowdoesAustralianEnglishdifferfromBritishEnglish?
AustralianEnglishdiffersfromBritishEnglishinpronunciationandsomeofthevocabulary.
StepⅥ.LanguagePoints
1.represent:vt.
①=depict描绘，塑造Thepicturerepresentsahuntingscene.②=state陈述representsth.Tosb.=representtosb.sth.
e.g.Thelawyerrepresentedtothecourtthatthecriminalwasmentallyunstable.
represent…as…称……为
e.g.Herepresentshimselfasawealthyman,butinfacthewasaspoorasachurchmouse.
③=standfor/symbolize代表，象征
e.g.Themoonrepresentsmyhearts
④=onbehalfof作为……的代表
e.g.I’dliketothankyourepresentingmywholefamily.
TheQueenwasrepresentedatfuneralbytheBritishambassador.
representationn.makerepresentationstosb.
representativeadj.
2.cometo:
①=arrive到达，抵达
Gostraightontillyoucometoacrossroad.
Theanswercametomeatlast.
②=toconcern谈到；涉及
Whenitcomestotennis,youcan’tbeather.
③=toamountto总计；
Thebillcameto5milliondollars.
3.claimvt.
①=toaskfororstateoneshouldhavesth.提出要求；索取；认领；声称有……的权利
Sheclaimstheownershipoftheland.
Hasanyoneclaimedthiswatch?
AsmallterroristgrouphasclaimedresponsibilityforthebombinginLondon.
②=state/declaretobetrue
Don’tclaimtoknowwhatyoudon’tknow.
Theyclaimthattheyhavediscoveredacurefordisease.
n.putin/make~forsth　提出损害赔偿，增薪等要求
　~tosth;对某事物的权利
makeaclaimtosth要求得到某物；认领某物
haveaclaimonsb/tosth有（没有）对某人或某物提出要求的权利
layclaimtosth声称对．有所有权
4.consequencecf.resultnv.
n.①.(pl)结果，后果，影响
take/suffer/bearthe~sofone’saction
承担自己行动的后果
②．重要性
It’sofno~.　这无关紧要
③．asaconsequence
１）由于．．．的缘故=inconsequence（ofsth）
２）作为．．．的结果=asaresultofsth
eg.1)Hewasfoundguiltyandlostherjobinconsequence.
2).ThetsunamihitthecoastlinearoundtheIndianOcean.Asaconsequence,thousandsofpeoplediedandmorebecamehomeless.海啸袭击了印度洋沿岸地区．结果，成千上万的人丧生,更多的人无家可归
5.resemblesb/sth（insth）（不用进行时）与他人或他物（在某方面）相似Heresembleshisfatherinappearanceornature.
resemblancen.
havelittle/no~tothefact与事实相去甚远／根本不符相似,，相象
resemblancebetweenAandBcf.similarity
6.havesbdosth.
havesb/sthdoing
havesthdone(bysb)
1)让别人干某事=getsthdone
2)遭受到某种不愉快的事
eg.1)Pleasehave/getyourhaircut.
2)LastnightMr.Smithhadhishousebrokeninto
3)KingCharleshadhisheadcutbyrevolutionaries.
7.haveaninfluenceon/upon=haveaneffecton/upon
influencesb./sthaffectsb./sth
e.g.Idon’tthinkthiskindofsystemwillhaveagreatinfluenceonourschool.
8.transform…into…把……化作/变作……=change…into…
e.gTheGreenshavetransformedtheirgarageintoaguesthouse.
Ageneratortransformsmechanicalenergyintoelectricity.
StepⅦ.SummaryandHomework.
Gooverthelanguagepointsandreadthetextagain.
Finishtheexercisesintheworkboo

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Unit 2 Working the land Periods 1 Warming up and Reading教案

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

Longping

Born

Graduated

Appearance

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.?

RecordafterTeaching

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.?

Unit 2 Working the land Period3 ExtensiveReading

Period3ExtensiveReading
TheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod
Thisperiodisaboutthereadingofthepassages:Organicfarming.Itcanhelpthestudentslearnsomethingmoreaboutthemodernagriculture.?
TeachingImportantPoints?
Helpthestudentstounderstandthepassagesandrealizetheimportanceoforganicfarming.
TeachingDifficulties?
Howtoimprovethestudents’readingability.?
Howtohelpthestudentsunderstandtheadvantagesoforganicfarming.?
TeachingMethods?
Asking-and-answeringactivitytocheckthestudents’understandingofthetext;individual,pairorgroupworktofinisheachtask.?
TeachingAids?
Ataperecorder?
Amulti-mediacomputerandablackboard?
ThreeDimensionalTeachingAims
KnowledgeandSkills?
Trainthestudents’readingability.?
Learnsomeusefulwordsanddrill.?
Enablethestudentstoknowthedifferencesbetweenorganicfarmingandchemicalfarming.?
ProcessandStrategies?
Pairworktotalkabouttheadvantagesoforganicfarming.?
Individualworktofinisheachtask.?
FeelingsandValue?
Throughthereadingofthispassagethestudentsmayhaveabetterunderstandingoftheadvantagesoforganicfarming.Itisimportantaspeoplearemoreandmoreconcernedaboutthequalityofthefoodweeat.?
TeachingProcedures?
Step1Warmingup?
1.Greetings?
2.Checktheanswersoftheexercisesaboutthe-ingformasthesubjectandobject.
Step2Readingforstructure?
T:IntheReadingpartwelearntsomethingaboutplantingrice,butdoyouknowwhatisthebestwaytoplantrice??
Ss:...?
T:Todaywe’lllearnapassageaboutorganicfarming.Nowpleasereadthetextandtrytofindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.I’llgiveyoufiveminutes.?
(fiveminuteslater)?
T:WhowouldliketotellmethemainideaofParagraphOne??
S:It’s“Whatis‘organicfarming’?”?
T:That’sright.HowaboutParagraphTwo??
S:Themainideais“Thefertilizerthatorganicfarmerspreferisnaturalwastefromanimals”.?
T:Thankyouforyourgoodanswers.Let’scometothenextparagraph.?
S:Themainideaforthelastparagraphis“Organicfarmerschangecropseverytwoorthreeyears”.?
T:Everyonehasdoneagoodjob,Ihopeeveryonegotalltheanswersbyyourself.
Step3Readingfordetails?
T:Nowpleasereadthepassageagain,andtrytofindalltheanswersforthefollowingquestions:?
1.Whatisorganicfarming??
2.Whatproblemsarecausedbyusingchemicalfertilizers??
3.Whydoorganicfarmersgrowpeasorsoybeansaftercornorwheat??
T:Finish?Anyonegetstheanswerforthequestions??
Suggestedanswers:?
1.Organicfarmingmeansgrowingcropswithoutchemicalfertilizers.?
2.Therearethreeproblems.First,chemicalfertilizersaffectthesoilandthewatersupplybadly.Second,theyallowfarmerstogrowthesamecropyearafteryearandexhaustthesoil.Third,theykillbothhelpfulandharmfulpests.?
3.Farmersgrowpeasorsoybeansaftercornorwheatsothatpeasandbeanscanputmineralsbackintothesoil,makingitrichandhealthyandreadytogrowmorewheatorcorn.
Step4ExtensiveReading?
T:Pleasereadthetextforthethirdtime,thenfillinthefollowingtable.?
(Fiveminuteslatertheteacherchecktheanswersonebyone.)?
AdvantagesoforganicfarmingReason
1.Farmersusenaturalwastefromanimals.1.Thismakesthesoilricherinmineralsandsomorefertile.
2.Thesoilisnotexhausted.2.Peasandsoybeansrenewthemineralsinthesoilanditbecomesrichandhealthy.
3.Theyusethesoiltobestadvantage.3.Theyplantcropsthatneedsurfacesoilandnextcropsthatgrowatadeeperlevel.Sothewindandwaterdoesn’tcarryawaythesoil.Alltherichnessofthesoilisused.
Step5Retelling?
T:Nowpleaseretellthetextaccordingtothefollowingchart,youcandiscussingroups.Organicfarming?
1.Cropsgrowingwithnaturalfertilizers.?
2.Farmersprefernaturalwastefromanimals.?
①make...richerandmorefertile①leaving...isnotgood?
②reduce...andhelp...strong②grow...yearafteryear?
③thefertilizerskill...andhealthy?
④keepfree...fromchemicals?
(Threeminuteslater,theteacherasksomestudentstohaveatry)
Step6Languagepoints?
Teacherexplainstheimportantwordsandexpressionsfromthereading.Trytouseasmanyexamplesaspossibletoillustratethepoint.Afterillustration,teachercangivestudentssomeexercisetoconsolidatetheirunderstanding.?
Step7SummaryandHomework?
T:Todaywelearnedapassageaboutorganicfarming.Ifyouareinterestedinit,youmayfindmoreinformationaboutitontheInternetafterclass.What’smore,youshouldfinishyourworkbookexercises.Somuchfortoday!?
TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard
Unit3Workingtheland
Period3Extensivereading
1.reducev.makesth.smallerinsize,number,degree,price,etc.?
e.g.Thecompanytriestoincreaseprofitsbyreducingcosts.?
Wehavereducedexpensesthisyear.?
2.supplyv.givesb.sth.thatisneededoruseful?
e.g.HekeptmewellsuppliedwithcupsofcoffeewhileIwrotethereport.?
Theshopwasunabletosupplywhatshewanted.?
3.refertov.mentionorspeakofsb./sth.?
e.g.WhenIsaidsomepeoplewereverystupid,Iwasn’treferringtoyou.?
Don’trefertothismatteragain.?
RecordafterTeaching
ActivitiesandResearch
Theteachermayencouragethestudentswhoareinterestedinorganicfarmingtofindmoreinformationaboutitandshareitwithotherstudentsinclass.?
ReferenceforTeaching
LanguagePoints?
1.reducev.makesth.smallerinsize,number,degree,price,etc.?
e.g.Thecompanytriestoincreaseprofitsbyreducingcosts?
公司尽力通过减少花销来提高利润。?
Wehavereducedexpensesthisyear.?
今年我们已经减少了业务开支。
2.supplyv.givesb.sth.thatisneededoruseful?
e.g.HekeptmewellsuppliedwithcupsofcoffeewhileIwrotethereport.?
当我写报告时,他不断地给我提供咖啡。?
Theshopwasunabletosupplywhatshewanted.?
在这家商店她买不到她所想买的东西。
3.refertov.mentionorspeakofsb./sth.?
e.g.WhenIsaidsomepeoplewereverystupid,Iwasn’treferringtoyou.?
当我说有些人是很愚蠢的时候,我不是说你。?
Don’trefertothismatteragain.?
别再提这件事了。?
Sentencesandstructures?
Findoutallthesentenceswith“v.+ing”forms,andtrytorememberthem.?
Translatethefollowingsentences,andtellwhatpartofspeechestheredpartsareusedas.?
1.它也指用自然肥料而不是化肥种植的庄稼。?
Italsoreferstocropsgrowingwithnaturalratherthanchemicalfertilizers.?
注:growing...在句中充当定语。修饰crops。
2.他们说,把这种肥料施在农田里会使土壤含有更丰富的矿物质,而（土壤）也会更加肥沃。?
Puttingthisintheirfields,theyargue,makesthesoilricherinmineralsandsomorefertile.?
注:Putting...在句中充当状语。?
3.这一点很重要,因为土壤改良了,农作物的病虫害就减少了,因而有助于农作物的茁壮成长。?
Thisisimportantbecausedevelopingahealthysoilreducesdiseasesincropsandhelpsthemgrowstrongandhealthy.?
注:developing...在句中充当主语。
4.然而使用化肥会带来很大的问题。?
However,usingchemicalfertilizersisabigproblem.
5.第一,在田地里长期遗留化学物质对土壤和水源不利。?
Firstly,leavingchemicalsinthegroundforalongtimeisnotgoodforthesoilorthewatersupply.?
注:leaving...在句中充当主语。
6.不同的是,有机耕作的农民们坚持每隔两三年换种农作物。?
Instead,organicfarminginsistonchangingcropseverytwoorthreeyear.?
注:changing...在句中充当宾语。
7.这些农作物将矿物质带回土壤,使之肥沃强效,适宜于种植要求土壤肥沃的农作物,例如玉米和小麦。?
Theseputthemineralsbackintothesoil,makingitrichandhealthyandreadytogrowcropsthatneedrichandfertilesoillikecornorwheat.?
注:making...在句中充当状语。
8.但无论他们种什么,他们确保在收割后留在地里的东西成为来年农作物的天然肥料。?
Butwhatevertheygrowtheymakesurethatwhatisleftinthegroundafterharvestingbecomesanaturalfertilizerforthenextyear’scrops.?
注:harvesting...在句中跟after一起充当时间状语。?

Unit 2 Working the land教案

Unit2Workingtheland
核心单词
1.struggle
v.挣扎；努力；拼搏；斗争
n.(为争取自由、政治权利等而进行的)斗争，奋斗
常用结构：
strugglewith与……斗争
strugglefor为争取……而斗争
struggleagainst与……斗争；为反对……而斗争
struggletodosth.(=makegreateffortstodosth.)
努力做某事
struggletoone’sfeet挣扎着站起来
Shestruggledtokeepbackthetears.她努力忍住泪水。
Itwasahardstruggletogetmyworkdoneontime.
为使工作按时完成,我做了一番努力。
易混辨析
struggle/fight
struggle指较长时间的、激烈的斗争，往往指肉体及精神上的战斗。
fight意为“搏斗，打斗，打架”，表示“斗争”时，包含体力和勇猛的因素。
高手过招
(1)单项填空
Theworkingpeoplehaveneverstoppedtheirstruggleunfairtreatment.（2010•01•山西太原五中检测）
A.againstB.forC.fromD.to
(2)完成句子（原创）
①我们应当帮助那些仍在为独立而斗争的人们。
Weshouldhelpthosewhoarestill.
②他们得和各种各样的困难作斗争。
Theyhadto.
(1)解析：选A。struggleagainst意为“同……作斗争”；strugglefor意为“为了……而斗争”。
(2)①strugglingforindependence
②strugglewith/againstallkindsofdifficulties
2.expand
v.扩大；扩展；增加；增长；（使）膨胀；阐述；使变大
常用结构：
expand...into...将……扩展/发展成……
expandon阐述；详谈
Heisthinkingofexpandinghisbusiness.
他在正考虑扩大他的生意。
Intenyearsthecity’spopulationexpandedby12%.
十年之中,该市人口增加了百分之十二。
联想拓展
expansionn.展开；膨胀；扩展
expansiveadj.广阔的；易膨胀的
易混辨析
expand/extend/spread/stretch
expand意为“展开，扩大”，不仅指尺寸的增加，还可指范围和体积的扩大。
extend意为“伸出，延伸”，指空间范围的扩大，以及长度，宽度的向外延伸，也可指时间的延长。
spread意为“传播；蔓延；铺开”。一般指向四面八方扩大传播的范围，如传播（疾病），散布（信息）等。
stretch意为“伸展(身体等)，拉长；连绵”，一般指由曲变直，由短变长的伸展，不是加长。
高手过招
选词填空（expend/extend/spread/stretch）（原创）
①Thefiresoontothenearbyhouses.
②ThetouristseasonfromMaytillOctober.
③Aballoonwhenitisblownup.
④Thecatoutinfrontofthefire.
答案:①spread②extends③expands④stretched
3.equip
vt.equipmentB.equipped;equipments
C.equipping;equipmentsD.equipping;equipment
(2)完成句子（原创）
①Thesoldierswerewell(装备)weapons.
②Thislibrary(为……而装备)atomicresearch.
③Ourclassroom(装备有)acomputerandataperecorder.
(1)解析：选A。equip...with...意为“用……装备……”，被动形式为beequippedwith。第二空equipment意为“装备；设备”，是不可数名词。
(2)①equippedwith②isequippedfor
③isequippedwith
4.regret
vt.因为
Thankstoyourhelp,weweresuccessful.
由于你的帮助，我们成功了。
Thankstoyou,Iwassavedfromdrowning.
多亏你，我才没被淹死。
Thankstothebadweather,thematchhadbeencancelled.
多亏了这倒霉的天气，比赛被取消了。（反语）
联想拓展
表示“因为，由于”的短语还有：
becauseof，owingto，onaccountof，dueto，asaresultof。
温馨提示
以上这些都是介词短语，因此后面可以跟名词或动名词而不可以跟从句。
高手过招
单项填空
①Itwasyourtimelyhelpthatweaccomplishedthetaskontime.（2010•01•山西运城检测）
A.BecauseB.thankC.thankstoD.as
②thenewpolicy,wearenowhavingahappylife.（2010•01•安徽亳州检测）
A.ThankstoB.Because
C.ForD.Thanksfor
①解析：选C。because和as虽然也表示“因为，由于”，但后面需接句子，而句中是短语，故应用thanksto。句意为：幸亏你及时帮忙，我们才按时完成了任务。
②解析：选A。考查近义词辨析。thanksto意为“多亏了”；because后应加句子;for表示补充说明的原因。
8.rid...of
摆脱；除去
Youshouldridyourselfofthatbadhabit.
你应该改掉那个坏习惯。
联想拓展
beridof摆脱
getridof摆脱；除掉；去掉
ridoneselfofdebt还清债务
breakawayfrom摆脱；放弃
Youmustbreakawayfromsuchabadhabit.
你必须改掉这样的坏习惯。
Itwon’tbelongbeforewecanbe/getridofthepestaltogether.
不用太久，我们就能把这种害虫消除干净。
高手过招
同义句转换（原创）
Couldyouridyourselfofthebadhabitofsmoking?
Couldyouthebadhabitofsmoking?
答案:getridof
9.wouldrather
宁愿，宁可
I’dratheryoudidn’t.(常用来委婉拒绝别人)
我希望你不要。
HewouldratherstayathomewatchingTV.
他宁愿待在家里看电视。
I’drathernotgothere.我宁愿不去那里。
I’dratheryoucametomorrowthantoday.
我宁愿你明天来而不是今天来。
I’dratherhavemadeatelephonecalltohimyesterday.
我昨天本想给他打个电话的。
联想拓展
wouldrather...than...是常用句式，意为“宁可（愿）……（而）不要（愿）……”
wouldrather＋从句时，从句要用虚拟语气，用动词的过去时表示。
wouldratherhavedone本想做……（而实际上未做）
高手过招
单项填空
①—Shallwegoskatingorstayathome?
—Whichdoyourself?（2010•01•江西南昌检测）
A.doyouratherB.wouldyourather
C.willyouratherD.shouldyourather
②I’dratherthebasketballmatchlastnight.Otherwise,Iwouldhavefinishedmypaperworkbynow.
（2010•01•江苏徐州检测）
A.nothavewatchedB.notwatch
C.hadn’twatchD.haven’twatch
①解析：选B。考查wouldratherdosth.这一结构的用法。而do,will和should都不能与rather搭配。wouldrather(not)dosth.意为“宁愿（不愿意）做某事”。
②解析：选A。wouldrathernothavedone意为“本不想做……（实际却做了）”。后一句句意为：否则我现在已经完成了我的文件。所以前句表示“本不想看球赛却看了”，故选A。
10.leadto
通向；导致；造成（后果）
注意：leadto中的to为介词，该短语后可跟名词或动名词。
Thecaraccidentledtohisbeingkilled.
那次车祸导致他死亡。
AllroadsleadtoRome.
条条大路通罗马。
Eatingtoomuchsugarcanleadtohealthproblems.
吃太多糖会导致健康问题。
Hiscarelessnessledtohisfailure.
他的粗心导致了他的失败。
联想拓展
resultin导致
resultfrom由……导致
高手过招
单项填空
Thestudentsintheuniversityarealltakingcoursesadegree.（2010•01•山东烟台检测）
A.stickingtoB.leadingto
C.turningtoD.referringto
解析:选B。考查动词短语辨析。stickto坚持;leadto导致，引起；通往；turnto求助，转向，查阅；referto指的是；谈论，查阅。由句意“大学生都在学习课程，以取得学位”可知，答案为B。
11.buildup
逐步建立；逐渐增强；加强；树立；积累
Thecompanyhasbuiltupafinereputation.
该公司已建立起良好的信誉。
Youmustbuildupyourstrengthafteryourillness.
你在病后必须要增强体力。
高手过招
完成句子（原创）
①我们应该鼓励孩子们树立信心。
Weshouldencouragethechildrento.
②看到你的词汇量在逐渐增长我很高兴。
I’mverygladtoseethatyourvocabularyis.
答案:①builduptheirconfidence
②graduallybuildingup
12.focuson
集中（注意力、精力等）于……；对(某事或做某事)予以注意；使聚焦于；使直射于
Hefocusedhismindonhislessons.他把心思集中在功课上。
Todaywe’regoingtofocusonthequestionofhomelesspeople.今天,我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。
Anearˉsightedpersoncannotfocusaccuratelyondistantobjects.近视的人看不清远处的物体。
联想拓展
focusone’sattentiononsth.=center/concentrate/fixone’sattentiononsth.集中注意力于……
高手过招
完成句子（原创）
①在我看来，学校应该把精力集中在教学上。
Inmyopinion,schoolsshould.
②他把相机对准了远处的高楼。
Hehiscamerathehugebuildinginthedistance.
答案:①focusattentiononteaching
②focused；on
重点句型
13.In1974,hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.
1974年，他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先锋。
不定式放在表示次序的词thefirst,thelast,thebest以及theonly,thevery,theright等词后面,且这些词与动词不定式有逻辑上的主谓关系，结构为：thefirst/last/best/only/very/right...+n.+todosth.表示“第一个/最后一个/最好的一个/唯一的/恰好的/合适的……做某事的人/物”。
Heisalwaysthefirsttocomeandthelasttoleave.
他总是第一个来并且最后一个离开。
Thelastmantoleavethesinkingshipwasthecaptain.
最后一个离开正在下沉的船的那个人是船长。
高手过招
单项填空
HeisthelastpersontoMary’sbirthdayparty.（原创）
A.toinviteB.tobeinvited
C.invitedD.beinginvited
解析：选B。考查不定式作定语的用法。当名词前面有序数词或last,next等词修饰时，名词后面多用不定式作定语。如NewZealandwasthefirstnationinmoderntimestoallowwomentovote.新西兰成为现代史上第一个允许妇女有选举权的国家。
14.Usinghishybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.
用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出的粮食比以前多了一倍。
倍数表达法：
A＋be＋倍数＋as＋adj.＋as＋B
A＋be＋倍数＋比较级＋than＋B
A＋be＋倍数＋（由某些形容词变化而来的）n.＋of＋B
I’mnotgoingoutwithamanwho’stwiceasoldasme.
我不愿意和一个年纪比我大一倍的男人一起参加社交活动。
Wegotthreetimesasmanypeopleasexpected.
来的人超过我们预料人数的两倍。
You’renothalfascleverasyouthinkyouare.
你可不像自己想像的一半那么聪明。
高手过招
单项填空
Whatatable!I’veneverseensuchathingbefore.Itisitislong.（原创）
A.halfnotaswideasB.widenotashalfas
C.nothalfaswideasD.aswideasnothalf
解析：选C。考查倍数表达法。表达倍数的结构应该是：A+be+倍数+as+adj.+as+B。as...as中间是形容词或副词的原级，而不可以是比较级或最高级。
15.Thisalsokeepstheair,soil,waterandcropsfreefromchemicals.
这还可以让空气、土壤、水以及农作物不受化学物质的污染。
keep...freefrom无……的；免于……；摆脱……（常用作表语、后置定语或补语）
联想拓展
befreetodosth.自由地做，随意地做
setsb.free释放某人
get/givesth.forfree免费得到/赠送
asmokeˉfreeroom/area无烟室/区
freeofcharge免费
高手过招
完成句子
用这个东西把桌子罩住，免得有灰尘落在上面。
thetabledirtybyputtingacoveroverit.
答案:Keep;freefrom

Unit2 Working the land Period 1 Warming up and pre-reading教案

Unit2Workingtheland
Period1Warmingupandpre-reading.
Step1Lead-in.
PoemByLiShen
Farmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.
Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.

ThenletonestudentrecitethepoeminChinese.
Step2Warmingupbyquestioning
Hello,everyone.Weshallreadaboutmanwhoworksthelandtoday.Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketogrow?Howwillyougrowit?
(Forreference:Mr.Li,Iworkedwithmyfatherinthericefieldlastyear.Wegrowhybridriceanduseanimalwastestomakethesoilrich.)
Hasanyoneofyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyoudothere?
(Forreference:IwenttoChuankouthedaybeforeyesterday.Itisasmallmountainvillage75linorthofBeijing.Iwenttheretovisitmyuncle’sfamily.Ilikethatsmallbeautifulvillageverymuch.)
Whoarefromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?
Step3Pre-readingandtalking
Questioningandanswering
RiceismainfoodinSouthChina.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?
(Forreference:Thenthesouthpeoplewouldhavetochangetheireatinghabit.Theycouldturntopotatoes,wheatflour,cowandsheepcheese,cabbage,onionsandgarlicforfood.TheyarethebasesofthetraditionalfoodinNorthChina.)
Ifyouhadthechancetodoonethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?
(Forreference:Iwouldtrytoendhungerbypopularizingtheadvancedfarmingtechniques.Moderntechniquescouldbeintroducedtoincreasethericeoutput,andexpandtheareaoffields.)

GivingbackgroundinformationaboutProfessorYuanLongping
HaveyoueverheardofamancalledProfessorYuanLongping?Wouldanyoneofyoutelltheclasssomethingabouthim?
(Forreference:ProfessorYuanLongpingisaChineseagriculturalscientist.ProfessorYuansbreakthroughscientificachievementledtotheworldsfirstsuccessfulandwidelygrownhybridricevarieties,revolutionizingricecultivationinChinaandtriplingproductionoverageneration.HisapproachtoricebreedingthenspreadinternationallythroughoutAsiaandtoAfricaandtheAmericas,providingfoodfortensofmillionsandleadingtohisbecomingknownasthe"FatherofHybridRice."
Step4.Reading
Readingaloudtotherecording
Comprehension—understandingwhatyouarereading—isimportant.Toreadinthoughtgroupsisaneasy,yeteffective,wayofimprovingreadingcomprehension.Nowturntopage9andreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextAPIONEERFORALLPEOPLE.Payattentiontothethoughtgroupsinthesentenceswhilelisteningandreadingaloud.

Abriefintroduction:
YuanLongpingisknownasChina’s“fatherofhybridrice”.It’ssaidthatinChina,weeatdependingon“TwoPing”----DengXiaoping,whomadethepolicyofSystemofProductionResponsibility,&YuanLongping,whoinventedhybridrice.
YuanLongping,whowasborninSeptember,1930,graduatedfromAgricultureDepartmentinSouthwestAgriculturalInstitute.Hehasbeenworkingonagricultureeducation&theresearchintohybridricesincehelefttheinstitute.
Inthe1960s,whenChinawassufferingfromseriousfamine,hecameupwiththeideaofhybridrice,whichhasahighyield(oroutput).Tenyearslater,hesucceededininventinganewspeciesthatproduceda20percenthigheryieldthancommontypesofrice.
Yuandevotedhimselftotheresearchintoagriculture,&washonoredbyUNESCO&FAO(联合国教科文组织）.Althoughheis74yearsold,heisstillworkingontheresearchintoagriculture.

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