必修四Unit 2 Working the land教案（集體備課）
step ⅳ fast reading
the reading material is about an agricultural pioneer named yuan longping who worked hard at a new strain of rice. it has proved so successful that his technology spread into other countries. the purpose of fast reading is to let students find some useful information, and get familiar with the text. so in this step, teacher can design some questions for students, so that they can easily find the answers and finish the reading task.
t: please scan the passage and find out the answers to the questions on the screen. then i’d like to ask you to answer them.
show the questions on the screen and give students three minutes to read the text quickly.
1. why did yuan longping want to increase the rice output when he was young?
2. is dr yuan more of a scientist or more of a farmer? do you think he is a businessman?
3. how would you describe dr yuan’s personality? use three or four adjectives.
4. what do you think is the main reason for his success?
5. dr yuan thinks that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles. do you agree or disagree? why?
6. dr yuan developed super hybrid rice to help chinese farmers and hungry people around the world. can you think of any other major development that would make a great difference to world hunger?
step ⅴ explanation
show the following points on the screen.
1. struggle v to make great efforts
e.g. they have struggled for years to free their country from the enemy.
i’m struggling to finish the huge helping you gave me.
2. sunburnt adj sun-tanned
e.g. his sunburnt skin looks healthy.
3. super adj (infml) excellent; splendid
e.g. you’ll like her, she’s super.
you look super in your new clothes.
it was super of you to help.
4. expand v
(cause sth to) become greater in size, number or importance
e.g. metals expand when they are heated.
why not try to expand your story into a novel?
5. circulate v
(cause sth to ) pass from one person, place, etc to another
e.g. people who circulate false news are to be blamed.
yet reports of this kind have been circulated by our newspapers.
the news of the enemy’s defeat quickly circulated round the town.
6. equip v
supply sb/sth (with what is needed, for a particular purpose)
e.g. now all fishing boats are radio-equipped.
they can’t afford to equip their army properly.
please equip yourself with a sharp pencil and a rubber for the exam.
7. export v
send (goods) to another country for sale