普通高中课程标准实验教科书—英语第四册[人教版]Unit 2 Working the landTeaching aims:1．Topic Agriculture; a pioneer in farming; organic farming and green food2．Useful words and expressions:Nouns: hunger, output, freedom, violin, motorcycle, grain, mineral, supply, bacteria, pest, level, summary, exchange, nutritionVerbs: hunger, sunburn, struggle, expand, circulate, satisfy, equip, export, confuse, reduce, supply, exchangeAdjectives: sunburnt, satisfied, suitable, chemical, whatever, certainExpressions: thanks to, rid… of , be satisfied with, lead a …life, would rather, refer to3。Functional items: 1. Suggestions You’d better… May I suggest..? It’s better to…? Should I/we …? Let’s …. Perhaps we should… But what /how about…? You need to… 2. Advice Be careful! Don’t forget.. Please make sure that… You should… Please remember… You’d better… 3．Grammar The –ing frorm as the subject and objectWishing for things, however, coasts nothing.His other hobbies include playing mah-jong, swimming and reading. Teaching proceduresPeriod 1 ReadingStep 1. Warming up Discuss:1．What are the problems of the world today?2．How can we improve the output of the grain?3．Is there enough land for people to grow plants? If not, what should we do?Background knowledge:Organic farming 有机农业 natural fertilizers 天然traditional farming 传统农业 hybrid rice 杂交水稻 peanut 花生 wheat sorghum 高粱 corn grain potato turnip 萝卜 sugarcane onion cucumber soybean vegetablewinter melon bitter gourd 苦瓜 pumpkin broccoli 绿花菜celery 芹菜 cauliflower 花菜 Step 2. ReadingTask 1: Ss discuss and finish Ex 1 on page 10.Task 2: Ss read and answer the following questions:1．What’s the passage mainly about?A. The great achievements China has made in farmi...
