高中英语必修四Unit2WorkingthelandWarmingup学案.docVIP

- PAGE 1 - Teaching Design (A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE) Aims To develop reading ability To learn something about farming Procedures I. Warming up Warming up by singing a song Hello, everyone. We shall read about a man who works the land today. Firstly, let’s enjoy a poem written by Li Shen. Then we will loudly read the English version of this poem together. II. Pre-reading 1.Questioning and answering Rice is the main food in South China. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there were suddenly no rice to eat? For reference: Then people in the south would have to change their eating habit. They could turn to potatoes, wheat flour, cow and sheep cheese, cabbage, onions and garlic for food. They are the bases of the traditional food in North China. 2. Giving background information about Professor Yuan Longping Have you ever heard of a man called Professor Yuan Longping? Would anyone of you tell the class something about him? For reference: Professor Yuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist. Professor Yuans breakthrough scientific achievement led to the worlds first successful and widely grown hybrid rice varieties, revolutionizing rice cultivation in China and tripling production over a generation. His approach to rice breeding then spread internationally throughout Asia and to Africa and the United States, providing food for tens of millions and leading to his becoming known as the Father of Hybrid Rice. III. Reading Skimming Task1: Skim the passage and try to summarize the main idea of the text. Task2: Skim the passage again and try to match the main idea with each paragraph. Para1 A. Dr Yuan’s dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuan’s personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuan’s biography(传记) Para4 D. Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement. Scanning (making a resume for Dr Yuan) Scan the passage and find out the relevant information on the screen. After that I