Unit2WorkingthelandPartOne:TeachingDesign1．Asamplelessonplanforreading(Workingtheland)AimsTohelpstudentsdeveloptheirreadingability.Tohelpstudentslearnaboutworkingtheland.ProceduresI.WarmingupWarmingupbyquestioningHello,everyone.Weshallreadaboutmanwhoworksthelandtoday.Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketogrow?Howwillyougrowit?(Forreference:Mr.Li,Iworkedwithmyfatherinthericefieldlastyear.Wegrowhybridriceanduseanimalwastestomakethesoilrich.)Hasanyoneofyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyoudothere?(Forreference:IwenttoChuankouthedaybeforeyesterday.Itisasmallmountainvillage75linorthofBeijing.Iwenttheretovisitmyuncle’sfamily.Ilikethatsmallbeautifulvillageverymuch.)Whoarefromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?用心爱心专心116号编辑(Forreference:Mr.Li,DouJunandIarefromafarmer’sfamilyinourclass.Wegrowwheatandraisepigsonourfarms.Andbothofourfamilyaregoingtoexpandtheareaoffieldsthisyear.)WarmingupseeingandlisteningBoysandgirls,Ishallshowyousomephotosoffarmingfirst.Lookatthisone.Whataretheseppeopledoinginthefields?Yes,itisspringandtheyareplantingrice.Lotsofpeopleintheworldliveonrice.Ithinkyoulikeeatingrice,too.PlantingriceHereisanotherphotoaboutfarming.Themandrivingthetractorinthephotoisplowingthelandtopreparefortheplanting.Hedoesnotgrowricethere.Whatkindofcropishegoingtoplanthere?PlowingthelandThisphotoisinteresting.ThewomanfarmerfromTibetisharvestinghercropsnotintheopenfieldbutinaplastichouse.Forgenerations,thepeopleinTibetAutonomousRegion,havefarmedthelandusingtraditionalmethods.Butinrecentyears,thingshavebeguntochange.Allthefarmersadmittthenewwaysarebetter.用心爱心专心116号编辑IndoorharvestingII.Pre-reading1.QuestioningandansweringRiceismainfoodinSouthChina.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?(Forreference:Thenthesouthpeoplewouldhavetochangetheireatinghabit.Theycouldturntopotatoes,wheatflour,cowandsheepcheese,cabbage,onionsandgarlicforfood.TheyarethebasesofthetraditionalfoodinNorthChina.)Ifyouhadthechancetodoonethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?(Forreference:Iwouldtrytoendhungerbypopularizingtheadvancedfarmingtechniques.Moderntechniquescouldbeintroducedtoincreasethericeoutput,andexpandtheareaoffields.)2.GivingbackgroundinformationaboutProfessorYuanLongpingHaveyoueverheardofamancalledProfessorYuanLongping?Wouldanyoneofyoutelltheclasssomethingabouthim?用心爱心专心116号编辑(Forreference:ProfessorYuanLongpingisaChineseagriculturalscientist.ProfessorYuan'sbreakthroughscientificachievementledtotheworld'sfirstsuccessfulandwidelygrownhybridricevarieties,revolutionizingricecultivationinChinaandtriplingproductionoverageneration.HisapproachtoricebreedingthenspreadinternationallythroughoutAsiaandtoAfricaandtheAmericas,providingfoodfortensofmillionsandleadingtohisbecomingknownasthe"FatherofHybridRice."III.Reading1.ReadingaloudtotherecordingComprehension—understandingwhatyouarereading—isimportant.Toreadinthoughtgroupsisaneasy,yeteffective,wayofimprovingreadingcomprehension.Nowturntopage9andreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextAPIONEERFORALLPEOPLE.Payattentiontothethoughtgroupsinthesentenceswhilelisteningandreadingaloud.2.ReadingandunderliningReadthetextagainandunderlineallthecollocationsinthepassage.Youareaskedtocopythemtoyournotebookafterclassashomework.用心爱心专心116号编辑CollocationsfromAPIONEERFROALLPEOPLEcallsb.…,re...
