Working the land(Periods 1 Warming up and Reading)
periods 1 warming up and reading
the general idea of this periodthis period includes warming up,pre-reading,reading and comprehending of unit 2.it introduces something about agriculture,especially about dr yuan and his super hybrid rice.it can help the students,especially the students in cities,know something about agriculture.in fact this world faces a serious problem—starvation.so after reading the passage about dr yuan the students will know the importance of his achievement to man.of course they will learn from dr yuan some noble characters,and learn how they should try their best to make contributions to the society.teaching important pointshelp the students to understand the passage better.learn and master the important words and phrases in this period.how to help the students make up their minds to make contributions to the society in the future like dr yuan.teaching difficult pointshow to help the students improve their reading ability and understand the passage better.how to master the important language points in this passage.teaching methodsfast reading to get the general idea of the text.detail reading to understand the passage better.explanation to help the students master some language points.discussion to help the students understand better what they’ve learned and to use the knowledge they’ve learned in this period.teaching aidsa tape recordera multimedia
three dimensional teaching aimsknowledge and skillstrain the students’ reading ability.learn the following useful words,expressions and drills:words:sunburn,struggle,super,expand,circulate,equip,exportexpressions:rid...of,be satisfied with,lead a...life,search for,would rather,thanks to,with the hope of,rather than drills:1) this special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.2) he cares little about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life.3) he also doesn’t care about being famous.4) he feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.5) his other hobbies include playing mah-jong,swimming and reading.6) wishing for things,however,costs nothing.enable the students to learn more about agriculture,countryside and farming.they can exchange their experience with each other by talking and realize the role that agriculture plays in human life from this part.process and strategiesfast reading to make the students get the main idea of the passage.explanation to make the students master some language points.