Unit 2 Working the land教案.docx

1、Unit 2 Working the land教案Unit 2 Working the landI教学内容分析本单元以“农业”为中心话题，涉及了农村、农业产量、我国著名的杂交水稻专家袁隆平和有机农业等一些问题。Warming Up部分通过3个问题和两幅图，使学生达到热身的效果。有些学生有过在农村生活经历，让他们简短地讲出来，与其他同学一起分享，一起了解一些有关农业的知识。因为这部分的问题，对于农村的孩子，他们有生活，就有话说；对于城市里的孩子来说，有新鲜感，所以能比较容易调动起学生的积极性。Pre-reading部分以水稻这种农作物为主设计了三个问题，这三个递进式问题的设计，力图激发学生已有的

2、知识和经验，发挥学生的想象力来更好地理解课文。另外，还可以激发学生的同情心和人道主义精神。Reading部分是对一位伟大的科学家“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平的介绍。本文通过介绍他的家庭背景、学业、科研成就、无私品质、和普通人一样的生活，使一位普通、朴实又务实的中国农业科学家形象活生生地展现在学生面前。Comprehending部分设置了四个练习，主要用来帮助学生更好地理解阅读课文的内容。Learning about Language部分帮助理解本单元重点词汇和语法。本单元的语法是动词-ing形式作主语和宾语。 Using Language部分综合训练学生的听说读写能力。本部分紧扣本单元的话题，讲到了

3、什么是有机农业、有机农业的好处和有机农业在农作物种类选择方面的具体做法。其中写作部分使学生复习了如何表达建议并学习怎样用英语设计食品小广告，突出了实用性。Summing Up部分让学生对本单元所学的知识进行归纳。Learning Tip指导学生在写作或会话过程中记笔记，使学生讲话或写作时条理清晰，层次分明。 II教学重点和难点1. 教学重点(1) 本单元有关农业的词汇和短语；(2) 本单元的语法：动词-ing 形式作主语和宾语；(3) 了解农业，提倡绿色农业，学习袁隆平的无私、务实品质。2. 教学难点(1) 认识绿色农业，克服传统农业思想，向科学家学习，以提高自身的素质；(2) 学会提出自己的

4、理由说服别人；(3) 学会设计小广告。III教学计划本单元建议分六个课时：第一课时：Warming up, Listening (Workbook) & Talking (Workbook)第二、三课时：Pre-reading, Reading & Comprehending第四课时：Learning about Language第五课时：Reading (Using Language) & Reading task (Workbook)第六课时：Listening (Using Language), Listening task (Workbook) & Reading, speaking

5、and writing (Using Language)IV教学步骤：Period 1 Warming up, Listening (Workbook) & Talking (Workbook)Teaching Goals: 1. To arouse Ss interest in learning about farming.2. To develop Ss speaking ability.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Leading-inPurpose: To activate Ss and arouse them to say some words about

6、farming.To lead Ss to the topic of this unit through the questions.1. Show the pictures about the country life. 2. Ask Ss the following questions and then present their views to all classmates (1) Who is from countryside?(2) Who has the experience of going to the countryside? (3) What did you do the

7、re?(4) How is the farmers life there? (3) How much do you know about farming? 3. Encourage Ss to give five or six words that are used to describe agriculture. Suggested Answer:Step 2. Pre-listeningPurpose: To help Ss learn about the context of the listening text.1. Ask Ss to discuss with their partn

8、ers in groups of four according to the picture.(1) Is it farmland or desert?(2) Can farmland become a desert?(3) How can humans change a desert back into farmland?2. After the discussion, ask Ss to present their opinions to all classmates.Step 3. Listening (Workbook)Purpose: To get the main informat

9、ion in the listening part.To develop Ss listening abilityTo learn some information about agriculture in desert.1. Ask Ss to listen to the tape, focus on the stages of turning fertile land into a desert and then finish Ex1 on P48.2. Ask Ss to listen to the tape again and finish the Ex2 on P48. May I

10、suggest? Let me suggestbecause But what/how about? Perhaps we should considerbecause I would rather Its better to If I have a choice Id choose Dont you think should If it would be fair. In my opinionStep 4. Homework1. Ask Ss to read the new words and expressions on P96. 2. Ask Ss to prepare a dialog

11、ue to persuade people to agree with you on choosing someone as your favorite.Periods 2 & 3 Pre-reading, Reading & ComprehendingTeaching Goals: 1. To learn about Yuan Longping.2. To develop Ss some basic reading skills.3. To arouse Ss interest in learning about agriculture, the reading text and Profe

12、ssor Yuans quality.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Pre-readingPurpose: To arouse Ss interest in learning about Yuan longping. 1. Show some pictures, and encourage Ss to give as much information as possible. 2. Let Ss work in pairs to discuss the following questions.（1）Do you think there is enough rice t

13、o eat in the world now? What if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice enough to eat? （2）What would you do to end hunger if many people go hungry in the world as showed in the 4th picture?. Step 2. Leading-inPurpose: To arouse Ss interest in the text and encourage Ss to imagine the content of the text.

14、1. Ask Ss to answer the questions below. (1) Who is the person in the picture? (2) Can you guess what his job is? 2. Ask Ss to talk about Yuan longping according to what they know.Step 3. Fast readingPurpose: To get a brief understanding of the text.1. Ask Ss to read the text quickly and try to get

15、the main idea of the text.2. Ask Ss to get the main idea of each paragraph and complete the following form.ParagraphsHints1234Suggested Answers:ParagraphsHints11 The scientists appearance 2 His achievementsuper hybrid rice.21 Yuans family background 2 His agricultural research 3 Yuans noble personal

16、ity.4 Yuans dreams.Step 4. Intensive readingPurpose: To get Ss to have some details in the text.1. Ask Ss to read the text carefully and work in pairs to finish Ex1 of Comprehending on P11.2. Ask Ss to take the quiz below and see whether Ss can grasp the details of the text.(1) Why does Yuan want ev

17、eryone to call him a farmer? A. Because he is one of Chinas most famous scientists. B. Because he works the land to do his research. C. Because his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of other Chinese farmers. D. Because he thinks of himself as a farmer.(

18、2) The second paragraph tells us that nearly _million tons of rice was produced by Chinese farmers last year. A. 200 B. 50 C.20 D 500(3) Thanks to his research, farmers are producing harvest _ as large as before. A. 22% B. twice C. 7% D. four times(4) Dr Yuan still has the following hobbies except_

19、in his spare time now. A. Playing the violin. B. Playing mah-jong. C. Swimming D. Reading.(5) How does professor Yuan feel about money? A. Money is the most important in his life. B. Too much money can bring more happiness rather than troubles. C. Money is nothing. D. He cares little about the money

20、 spent on himself.(6) What was not once in Professor Yuans dream? A. Rice was as tall as sorghum. B. Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn. C. Each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut. D. He exported his rice and it was grown all over the world. Suggested Answers:(1) D (2) A (3) B (4) A (5

21、) D (6) D Step 5. Language point Purpose: To train Ss listening ability and language capacity.1. Ask Ss to listen to the tape and follow it in a low voice.2. Divided Ss into four groups. Each group is supposed to read through each part, and then find the following phrases. Group one: do ones researc

22、h in many ways struggle for the past five decades the first agricultural pioneer makes it possible to do something hybrid strainGroup two: graduate from Southwest Agriculture College devote his life to as a young man search for circulating his knowledge less developed countries thanks to get rid of

23、Group three: be satisfied with cares little about lead a comfortable life rather than equip somebody would rather prefer to do something twice as large as Group four: wish for things with the hope of cares for people 3. Ask Ss to find following sentences and try to explain them in English. Let them

24、pay more attention to the underlined part of each sentence.(1) He wants everyone to call him a farmer, for thats how he regards himself. (2) In many ways, he is one of them, and he has struggled for the past five decades to help them. (3) At that time, hunger was a serious problem in many parts of t

25、he countryside. (4) Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. (5) Wishing for things, however, costs nothing.Suggested Answers: (1) It means he thinks of himself as a farmer but other people may think of him as a famous scientist or a rich man. (2) It means he do

26、es not only look like a farmer but also he works in the fields with farmers. In fact, he does scientific research for them. (3) It means that many people were very hungry and they even became ill and died because there was not enough food. (4) It means that farmers growing his rice species are produ

27、cing rice twice as much as they did in the past. (5) It means that dreams are free and everybody can have ideas about what they would like their future life to be.Step 6. RetellingPurpose: To train Ss memory. To improve Ss ability of retelling.1. Encourage Ss to use some important words and phrases

28、to retell the text.do ones research in many ways struggle for the past five decades the first agricultural pioneer makes it possible to do something hybrid strain graduate from Southwest Agriculture College devote his life to as a young man search for circulating his knowledge less developed countri

29、es thanks to get rid of be satisfied with cares little about lead a comfortable life rather than equip somebody would rather prefer to do something twice as large as wish for things with the hope of cares for people 2. Ask some Ss to present their retold story before the class.Step 7. DiscussionAsk

30、Ss to discuss the following questions with their partners and give their own opinion.1. What reason made Dr Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?2. How does he help rid the world of hunger?3. Does Dr Yuan live a rich life because of his research?4. What should we learn from Dr Yua

31、ns personality?Suggested Answers: 1. Dr Yuan wanted to increase the rice output because he saw many people go hungry when he was young. 2. He helps the world get rid of hunger by producing a hybrid strain of rice which increases the harvest.3. No, he doesnt live a rich life, instead ,Dr Yuan is leading a simple life, doing his research, listening to his music and riding his motor-bike.4. Dr Yuan is a simple, academic man who is mor