必修四unit2warmingup+reading

1、 新舟中學(xué) _年_月 _日 第_周 星期_ 教案編號(hào)_課題Unit 2 working the land教學(xué)目標(biāo)1. Learn Warming Up, and know some expressions related to the topic-farming.2. to make Ss be aware of the experience of Yuan Longping and learn from him.3. Learn the way to describe a person from what the person did, what she / he looks like an

2、d so on.教學(xué)重點(diǎn)Be familiar with the topic and the main idea of the text教學(xué)難點(diǎn)How to master and understand the main idea of the text.授課類型Warming up + Extensive reading教學(xué)方法Task-based teaching approach學(xué)法設(shè)計(jì)Self-learning + cooperative learning使用教具PPT and basic normal teaching tools教學(xué)過(guò)程教學(xué)環(huán)節(jié)教學(xué)內(nèi)容師生活動(dòng)Step 1Topic

3、Lead-in1. Turn to page 9 and look at the title and some pictures given on the book to get familiar with the topic. 2. And then Ss are asked to enjoy a poem by Li Shen:Farmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.Warming upQuestions that will be

4、used in this step are listed as following:1. Have you ever been to the countryside? what did you do there?2. Are you from a farmers family? what do you know about farming?Poem enjoyingWhole-class work教學(xué)環(huán)節(jié)教學(xué)內(nèi)容師生活動(dòng)Step 2Warming up(by Question and pictures)Step 3Reading (while-reading)Step 4Assignments

5、 Answers:farming stepsselect the weeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fertilize harvestMain agricultural cropsSorghum wheat crops cotton soybean sugarcane1. Brief introduction of Yuan LongpingHe is father of hybrid rice(雜交水稻），who was lately awarded “the Nobel Prize

6、 of Asia ”.He received the honor for his great contributions(貢獻(xiàn)）to hybrid rice research and work he did to improve rice production in developing countries.Now he is head of the National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Hunan Province,China(中國(guó)湖南省國(guó)家雜交水稻研究與發(fā)展中心).He is called a pioneer for

7、 all people.2. Fast-reading (Pair work)：Match the following headings(標(biāo)題）to each paragraph. A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLEPara1 A. Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B. Dr Yuans personality.Para3 C. Dr Yuans biography(傳記).Para4 D. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.3. Careful reading (para.1)Q1: What does Dr Yuan

8、look like?He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body.He is more like a farmer than a scientist.Q2: What is his achievement?He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.Para 2Put Dr Yuans biography in right or

9、der. a. He was born into a poor farmers family .b. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college.c. In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 5.5 billion tons of rice.d. 20 billon tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice. e. He searched a way to increase rice outputs without expanding the area

10、of fields.f. He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries.Answer: a c b e d fPara3Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality（個(gè)性） is not true?A. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.B. He cares little about mon

11、ey and fame（名聲）.C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Para41. What does “Wishing for things, however, costs nothing.” mean?Dreams are free and everybody can have ideas about what they would like their future life to be.2.What did Dr Yuans rice look like in his dream?The rice plants were as tall as sorghum.Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice