新人教必修4Unit2Workingtheland全套教案

1、新人教必修4教案 Unit2 Working the land全套教案Unit 2 Working the landTeaching aims:1. Target Languagea.Words and phrasessunburn, struggle, super, expand, circulate, equip, export,  rid . of, be satisfied with, lead a . life, search for, would rather, thanks to, with the hope of, rather

2、 than  b. Important sentencesThis special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. P10He cares little about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life. P102. Ability goals Enable Ss to learn more about agriculture, countryside a

3、nd farming. By talking they can exchange their experience with each other. By reading they will realize the role that agriculture plays in human life. In fact this world faces a serious problemstarvation. So after reading the passage about Dr Yuan students will know the importance of his achievement

4、 to man. Of course they will learn from Dr Yuan some noble character.3. Learning ability goals Help Ss learn how to describe Dr Yuan Longping including his personality.Teaching important points a. Help to comprehend the text and grasp the main idea of the text.b. Grasp the usage of some words and ex

5、pressions.c. How to help students make up their minds to make contributions to motherland in the future like Dr Yuan.Teaching difficult points a. How to help students learn more about agriculture.b. Help students really master the usage of words and expressions.Teaching methods Talking, questioning-

6、and-answering activity and reading.Teaching aids A tape recorder, a projector and a computer.2 / 19Teaching procedures & waysThe first period  ReadingStep 1.Greeting and Revision1. Greet the students as normal.2. Revise the warming up with the following questionHow do you think to

7、 grow our main food-rice?-1)First, the farmers plow the field. They have to make the soil loose enough to plant crops.2)Second,grow some young plants3)Third, they insert the young plants into the loose field.4)At last ,they will get the harvestStep 2 Pre-reading1 Ask the following questions 1).Whats

8、 the main food in Canada and USA:- potatoes and bread2).What is the main food in South America:- corn/maize3 )What is the main food in Southeast Asian countries: - rice2 Show the students some pictures and ask the questionWhat is happening to these people in East Asian and Southeast Asian count

9、ries?Then show more news like that:International Facts on Hunger and Poverty (2002)1)Every 8 seconds, a child somewhere in the world dies from starvation. 2)More than 800 million people in the world suffer from malnutrition (營養(yǎng)不良)-799 million of them are from the developing world. More than 153 mill

10、ion of them are under the age of 5.At last ask the students to discuss:If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do?Encourage the students to tell their opinions, Then give a conclusion: The only way to solve the food shortage problem is to increase the ou

11、tput of the grain crop per land area through the advancement of science and technology. 3. lead the students to pay attention to the people-Yuan LongpingAsk : What do you know about him?-Father of Hybrid Rice Then lead to the topic of the reading passage. A Pioneer For All PeopleStep 3 Listenin

12、gListen to the tape, try to find out some information of the hero.Name _Age    _Job    _Education _Achievement _Hobbies _Step 4 Fast readingRead the passage quickly and answer the true-or- false questions 1.Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2. Dr Yuan

13、s kind of rice is the most suitable for Chinas farmland. 3.Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. 4. Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. 5. Dr Yuan enjoys a simple life than most rich and famous people.Step 5 Careful readingRead each paragraph and answer the

14、 following questions:Para 1: 1.What dose Dr. Yuan look like? Why?2.What is his achievement?Para 2:1. Why did Dr. Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?2.How does he help rid the world of hunger?Para 3.41. What kind of life is Dr. Yuan leading?2.What is Dr Yuans dream?Step 6 Sk

15、imming: find out the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph-Main Idea1-His  appearance and achievements2-His birth, education and research3-His personality4-His dreamStep 7 Homework1.Learn the poemThe Peasants LotLi Shen (772-846)Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food

16、 on a tray,  Due to their toiling day?2. Finish the exercises in Learning about Language.3. Retell the text in about 150 words.Notes:a. Use the first person to retell the story.b. Try to use the proper conjunctions.The second period Learning about Language(The ing form as the Subject & Obje

17、ct) AimsTo help students learn about The ing form as the Subject & Object.To help students discover and learn to use some useful words and expressions.To help students discover and learn to use some useful structures.ProceduresI. Warming upWarming up reading aloud the text A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOP

18、LELanguage is learned in context. So lets first review the text learned yesterday by reading it aloud. Try to force out your English slowly and clearly. II. Discovering useful words and expressionsIn pairs do the exercises 1, 2 and 3 on pages 11 and 12. You must finish them in 5 minutes.III. Learnin

19、g about grammar1. Read and identifyRead the text about Yuan Longping again, paying attention to the sentences which use the ing form as the subject and object. In the sentence “Wishing for things, however, cost nothing. “the ing is used as subject. It can be also used as object of the sentence.

20、 For example: Yuan Longping likes playing his violin. 2. Consolidating by do exercisesTo consolidate your understanding you will be given 10 minutes to go over exercises 1,2,3,4 and 5 on pages 12 and 13. You may just write on your text book. I mean the students book you are working by. III. Rea

21、dy used materials for The ing form as the Subject & Object) 語法學(xué)習(xí)動(dòng)名詞 1. 動(dòng)名詞作主語1） 名詞直接放在句首作主語。例如：Using the right hand to shake hands is a convention in many countries.用右手握手是許多國家的一種習(xí)俗。2） 動(dòng)名詞在“It is no use/ no good/ fun / a waste of time/ a good pleasure 等名詞 + doing”結(jié)構(gòu)中作主語，it為形式主語。3） 動(dòng)名詞在“It is usel

22、ess/ nice/ good/ interesting/ worthwhile 等形容詞 + doing”結(jié)構(gòu)中作主語。4） 動(dòng)名詞在“There is(was) no + doing”結(jié)構(gòu)中作主語。 2. 動(dòng)名詞作賓語1） 有些動(dòng)詞后面要求跟動(dòng)名詞作賓語。常這樣用的動(dòng)詞有：admit 承認(rèn) ； excuse 原諒 ； postpone 拖延 ；anticipate 期望； fancy 想象practise 練習(xí)； appreciate 欣賞； finish 完成； prevent 防止； avoid 避免；forbid 禁止； propose 建議； consider 考慮； forgiv

23、e 寬??； recollect 回憶；delay 耽擱； imagine 想象； resent 厭惡； deny 否認(rèn)； involve 涉及；resist 抵制； detest 厭惡； keep 保留； risk 冒險(xiǎn)； dislike 討厭； mind 在意； save 挽救； dread 害怕； miss 錯(cuò)過； suggest 建議； enjoy 喜歡； pardon 原諒；understand 理解； escape 逃避；permit 允許2） 有些動(dòng)詞短語后也要求跟動(dòng)名詞作賓語。常這樣用的動(dòng)詞短語有：cant stand 忍不住； cant help 忍不??； feel like

24、想，欲； give up 放棄； put off 推遲3） 動(dòng)名詞常跟在介詞或介詞短語后做賓語。常這樣用的介詞短語有：instead of, look forward to, object to, keep on, see about, take to 等。我們終于克服了所有的困難。4） 在“have difficulty (trouble, problem, a hard time, fun, a good time) (+in) + 動(dòng)名詞； be busy (in) + 動(dòng)名詞；waste time (in) + 動(dòng)名詞；lost time (in) + 動(dòng)名詞；There is no

25、point (in) + 動(dòng)名詞”等結(jié)構(gòu)中，動(dòng)名詞做介詞賓語，in常要省去。5） 在復(fù)合賓語中，用it作形式賓語，將動(dòng)名詞短語放在后面。例如：I consider it a waste of time arguing about it.我認(rèn)為辯論這事是很浪費(fèi)時(shí)間的。6） 在“there be”結(jié)構(gòu)當(dāng)中，be為動(dòng)名詞時(shí)，該結(jié)構(gòu)也是一種帶邏輯主語的動(dòng)名詞形式。例如：We can imagine there being a lot of fuss about it.我們可以想象到人們對(duì)此大驚小怪。Were you disappointed at there not having been more

26、gifts?你對(duì)沒有更多的禮物感到失望嗎？3. 動(dòng)名詞的被動(dòng)式1） 動(dòng)詞need, require, want, deserve后，用動(dòng)名詞的主動(dòng)形式表示被動(dòng)意義。其用法相當(dāng)于不定式的被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。2） 在（be）worth后面只能用動(dòng)名詞的主動(dòng)態(tài)來表示被動(dòng)意義。The third period Using Language (Organic Farming)AimsTo help students read the passage Organic Farming.To help students to use the language by reading, listening, speakin

27、g and writing.ProceduresI. Warming upWarming up by listening and reading aloudLanguage is created to be listened to and spoken first. So open your book to page 13 and read it aloud while listening to the recording. Watch your pauses between the thought groups. II. Guided reading1. Reading and t

28、ranslatingRead the text sentence by sentence, and put it into Chinese. Who will be the first to try. I will only have four of you to do this task. OK, Wang Shan. You got it, the opportunity, I mean.  2. Reading and underliningNext you are to read and underline all the useful expressions or

29、 collocations in the passage. Copy them to your notebook after class as homework.3. Doing exercisesNow you are going to do exercises No. 1, 2 and 3 on page 14 following the article. 4. ListeningFor listening turn to page 14 and then 15 for the listening exercises 1, 2 and 3.  Are you

30、ready? 5. Reading, speaking and writingWhen trying to argue people into or out of doing something we may use the following expressions: I would rather I dont likebecauseId preferbecause Its a great pity thatShould I / we? Its better toThis is good value because If I have a choice

31、 Id choosebecauseWhat is the advantage of? You need toIn pairs you are to make up a dialogue to argue each other into or out adopting organic farming. I will argue with your monitor, Liang Bochao. Get started. III. Guided writing 1. Writing a posterWriting a poster which includes all the i

32、nformation about the uses of computer so that you will encourage more farmers to buy and use. You are asked to base your poster on the overall pattern of the article you learned Organic Farming. Limit your poster to between 200 and 250 words.2. Writing a speech Write a speech for Professor Yuan

33、 Longping. He is to attend an international conference on modern agriculture. You may also make use of the library and network resources for the task. IV. Further applying  Finding informationRead online to find as much information as possible about Professor Yuan Longping and his research grou

34、p. Share your findings with you partner next time you are here. Writing a reportGo back home to interview your parents or your grandparents about Chinas agriculture, its past and present situations. Write a report in English in about 500 words as a weekly project. Acting a text playTurn either one o

35、f the two articles into a text play. Rehearse it and play it in front of the class. The play shall last at least 10 minutes.V. Closing downClosing down by filling a formTo end the period please fill in the form below.What is organic farming?definition characteristics potentials Closin

36、g down by imagingImagine and write about what the agriculture will be like 50 years from now in the future. Use your imagination to compete for “wild thinking prize”.The fourth period ListeningStep 1 Pre-listening1. Talk about the the differences between organic farming and fertilizer farming. And s

37、how the picture2. Introduce some new words in the listening passagevalley  competitor  determinedpour  carrotscucumbers   pumpkins  attack  spread like wildfire  sigh  solidStep 2 Listening Listen to the tape and answer the following questions:1. What doe

38、s the passage tell us?2. What do the words in the first column mean?Crops grown means how their crops grow. Well or bad?      Fertilizer means what kind of fertilizer they use. Organic or chemical?      Other plant nutrition means maybe, besides thos

39、e two fertilizers, they still had some more powerful ones.Listen to the tape and finish the formStep 3 Get the students to answer:2 Why do you think the results from the two farmers are so different?3 Look at the summaries of the story. Decide which is correct and explain why the others are wrong.St

40、ep 4 Listening textHand out the listening material , listen to the tape , then complete the passage with the right answersStep 5 Listening on Page 48Listen to the tape ,and Put these stages of turning fertile land into a desert in order.Fertile farmland. (  )      Soil is bl

41、own away. (  )      Plants die. (  )      Land becomes dry.  (  )      Not enough water.  (  )     Soil turns to sand.  (  ) Step 6 Listening text Give the students the listening m

42、aterial to finishThe fifth period WritingStep 1 SpeakingTry to find reasons to persuade people to buy your food. These words and expressions may help you.     I would rather.    I dont.because.    Id prefer.because.    Should I/we.?Its better to.This is good value because.If I have a