人教版英语必修4 Unit 2 Working the land.doc

Unit 2 Working the land Teaching aims: 1．Topic Agriculture; a pioneer in farming; organic farming and green food 2．Useful words and expressions: Nouns: hunger, output, freedom, violin, motorcycle, grain, mineral, supply, bacteria, pest, level, summary, exchange, nutrition Verbs: hunger, sunburn, struggle, expand, circulate, satisfy, equip, export, confuse, reduce, supply, exchange Adjectives: sunburnt, satisfied, suitable, chemical, whatever, certain Expressions: thanks to, rid… of , be satisfied with, lead a …life, would rather, refer to 3。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 object Wishing for things, however, coasts nothing. His other hobbies include playing mah-jong, swimming and reading. Teaching procedures Period 1 Reading Step 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 vegetable winter melon bitter gourd 苦瓜 pumpkin broccoli 绿花菜 celery芹菜 cauliflower 花菜 Step 2. Reading Task 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 farming. B. The great achievements that Yuan Longping has made. C. A brief introduction to Yuan Longping. D. History of farming in China. 2．How many parts can the passage be divided into? A. 3