必修四 Unit 2 warmming up reading.ppt

Para 2 Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s personality is not true? A. He cares little about money and fame. B. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. C. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich  and famous people. D. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous. The Peasant’s lot Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day. * * * barren ?[b?r?n] 贫瘠的,荒芜的 plough ?[plau] v.??用犁耕田,?耕犁,?开(路) v.??用犁耕田,?耕犁,?开(路) kill off n.??犁,?耕地,?铲雪机 select ?[s?l?kt]? vt. 选择,挑选,选拔 remove [r?muv] 1.脱去2.移动 3.消除 ,去掉， v. 杀光;灭绝 loose [lus] a. 1. 松的,松散的 2. 未予束缚的;未控制的 [s?u] sow v.??播种,?散布 fertilize [f?t!,a?z] v.使肥沃;施肥 pest [p?st] 1. 有害的动物,害虫;有害的植物 rid sth of sth v.使摆脱，使除掉 soil [s??l] n. 1. 土,泥土,土壤 drought ?[draut] n. 1. 干旱 2. 旱灾 personality ?[,p?sn?l?t?]? 1. 人格,品格 2. (显明的)个性,性格 3. 名人,名士 biography ?[ba?ɑgr?f?]? n. 1. 传记 2. 传记文学 output [aut,put]? n. 1. 出产; 2. 产量 Step 1: warming up QQ-farm peanut rice corn watermelon farming apple soil food climate remove sow plough harvest store kill off select … sell sunny cloudy flood drought snowstorm … rich poor/barren wet … sorghum dry hard loose First, buy or select the seeds from the store. Second, we need to plough or turn over the soil. Third , we sow the seeds in the soil. Finally, we can harvest our grain/sorghum/peanuts . In order to improve the output of the crop, we need to rid the soil of the weed, water the crop, fertilize the soil and kill off the pest. water the crop rid the soil of the weed fertilize the soil kill off the pest to improve the output of the crop Step 2: pre-reading What problem do they show ? How do you feel when you see the pictures? What’s your prediction about the text? StepⅠ: Reading for organization and language Match the main idea of each part. para1 para2 Para3 Para4 A. Dr Yuan’s dreams. B. Dr Yuan’s personal