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Unit 5 Working the Land

period 1 reading and thinking教学设计

课题

Period 1Reading and Thinking

单元 Unit 5 学科

Senior Grade 2

English 年级

This unit is about “Working the land”. The topic of reading text in this unit is Yuan

Longping and his innovative agricultural research achievements. By introducing Yuan

教材Longping's achievements and dreams, especially his original intention of engaging in

分析

agricultural research, this reading passage guides students to understand the

significance of agricultural innovation to alleviate the world hunger problem, and at the

same time, inspires students to set up lofty ideals and pursue their dreams persistently.

Knowledge objectives: grasp some important words, phrases and expressions in this

学习

part

目标Skill objectives: master related reading skills, for example, skimming, scanning

与核心素养

Emotional objectives: understand the significance of agricultural innovation to alleviate

the world hunger problem, and inspires students to set up lofty ideals and pursue their

dreams persistently.

重点

Help students to know how to use some words and sentences to describe a celebrity.

难点

The structure of difficult sentences

教学过程

教学环节 教师活动 学生活动

导入新课

Step1 lead –in Watch Video can

设计意图

Before you read, look at the photo and the title of the video improve their

the text. Discuss these questions in group. and interest in the

topic and

understand the

the content

easily.

is the man in the photo? What crops is he answer

holding in his hands?

do you know about the man?

What else do you want to know about him?

the

related

questions.

Use a video to show some content about

Yuan Longping and answer questions.

Questions：

What is a pioneer?

How do you understand the title “a pioneer for all

people”?

讲授新课

Step2 While-reading Skim the By skimming

passage, PPT4, Read the text and match the main idea with text and the

each paragraph. read the they can grasp

the main idea

and details

and

So

reading

Sometimes a passage does not say something passage

directly. But you can figure it out by looking for carefully

the clues and key words in each paragraphs.

Yuan conducted research and developed

hybrid rice.

Yuan is old but still working hard to

fulfill his dreams.

Yuan considers himself a farmer.

Yuan decided to study agriculture.

, paying clearly

attention quickly.

to some their

words

and

expression.

ability can be

improved little

by little.

Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people.

Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.

PPT5, “Reading of para. 1”

known as

……to

把…用于；献身；致力；专心

be devoted to= devote(oneself) to

致力于；专心于

PPT 6, “Question Time”

does Yuan Longping consider himself a

farmer?

does Paragraph 1 tell us about Yuan

Longping as a “pioneer for all people” directly and

indirectly ?

PPT 7, “Reading of para. 2”

3. shortage n. 不足；缺少；短缺

4. tackle vt. 解决；应付；处理

5. crisis （pl. crises）n.危机；危急关头

PPT 8, “Question Time”

3. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture?

PPT 9&10, “Reading of para. 3”

6. boost v. 使增长；使兴旺

n. 增长；提高；激励

7. yield n. 产量；产出

vt. 出产；产生效益等

vi. 屈服；让步

8. convince vt. 使相信；使确信；说服

9. characteristic n. 特征；品质

adj.典型的；独特的

10. attain v. 获得；得到

11. conventional adj. 传统的；习惯的

12. self-pollinate 自花授粉

13. assumption n. 假定；承担；权利获得

14. intense effort 不懈的努力

15. overcame 是overcome的过去式，“克服；

解决；战胜”

16. expand their output 增加产量

PPT 11, “Question Time”

is the main advantage of hybrid crops?

two challenges that Yuan faced.

PPT12“Reading of para. 4”

14. It is estimated that…据估计

15. domestic adj. 国内的；家用的

16. consumption n. 消费；消耗量

17. be comprised of 包含，由…组成

18. generate v. 产生；引起

19. strain n. 品种；拉伤；压力

20. innovation n. 改革；革新

PPT 13, “Question Time”

How has Yuan’s work helped China and other

countries?（pay attention to the data）

it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic

rice consumption in China is comprised of crops

generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains, and his

strains have allowed China’s farmers to produce

around 200 million tons of rice per year.

Yuan’s innovation has helped feed many other

countries that depend on rice as well, such as India

and Vietnam.

PPT14

21. Given that… 考虑到

22. leisure n. 休闲；空闲

23. deep down 在内心深处；本质上；实际上

n. 泥土；土壤；国土；领土

ity n. 名誉；名人

large donations大量捐款

PPT15

27. fulfill his dream 实现他的梦想

28. envision v.展望；想象

29. vision n. 想象；视野；视力

PPT16 Question time

7. What is Yuan’s latest vision?

8. Read Paragraphs 5 & 6 closely to find out what

Yuan Longping did after his great success.

PPT 17&18, Pair work

Translate the sentences：

Work in It can make

1. Translate the sentences：

pairs to them

carefully

think

and 1. Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that translate

of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has the

devoted his life.

finish task by

sentences themselves.

介词+关系代词构成的定语从句，修饰先行词

Chinese farmers，先行词是“人”用whom，先

行词是“物”用which。

译文：确实，他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为

之奉献了一生的千千万万的中国农民一样。

Today，it is estimated that about 60 percent of

domestic rice consumption in China is comprised

of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains, and

his strains have allowed China’s farmers to

produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.

这个句子真正的主语是从句that about

60……per year。因为主语太长，为了避免句子

头重脚轻，句首用It作形式主语。

译文：据估算，现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约

60%来自袁隆平的杂交水稻品种形成的作物，这

些品种(形成的作物)让中国农民每年能够生产

出大约两亿吨稻米。

PPT19,20&21Discussion

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of Complete They can find

the words in the box.

create creation creator creative

estimate estimation

educate education educator well-educated

generate generation

graduate graduation

Tip：Use word formation to guess the meaning

the the details as if

sentences they were in.

with the

correct

forms of

this

passage

Often，new words are not really “new”—they are

just different

forms of words that you may already know. For Complete

instance, a word the

ending with –ate is often a verb, while a word passage

ending in –tion is and

often a noun. Thus, we have communicate(verb) check in

and communication(noun). English has many groups

words patterns like this.

They can gain

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of

the words in the box.

school has thousands of bright young

students over the years.

students look for jobs after

university .

e of the of new strains of hybrid

crops, people in many parts of the world now have

more food to eat.

year, this new electric power

plant enough energy to power the whole city.

5. It was difficult to calculate exactly how many

trees had been cut down. However, a

general was possible.

PPT21Deep thinking

Question 1： In the writer’s eyes, what kind of

person is Yuan Longping?

Why does he/she think so?

True to himself, devoted (P1: father of hybrid rice Think

VS farmer about the more content by

Compassionate(P2: his parents’ wish VS his own

questions team work and

decision

Unyielding, innovative(P3: the general

and

discuss

thinking

their own.

on

assumption about hybrid rice VS his belief) how to

Generous(P4P5: Receiving numerous awards and deal with

making large donations VS caring little for

celebrity or money)

Ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams(P6)

Question 2：

the

problem.

Translate the passage in groups and understand

Yuan’s dream.

“我梦见我们的超高产杂交稻长得比高粱还

高，穗子有扫帚那么长，谷子有花生米那么大。

我好高兴！我走过去，坐在那个稻穗下乘凉。”

（袁隆平的“禾下乘凉梦”）

Possible version：“I dreamed that our super

high-yield hybrid rice grew taller than sorghum,

with each ear as long as a broom and each grain as

big as a peanut. How delighted I was! I went up,

sitting underneath the crops to enjoy the cool.”

Discuss these questions in groups.

1. Apart from rice, what are some other important

crops in China? What do you know about them?

2. Other than hybrid rice, what other hybrid

products do you know? Can you think of new

hybrid ideas?

Exercise

Complete the sentences with proper words.

1. It was not until I came here that I realized this

place was famous for not only its beauty but also

its weather.

lessons are now available online, from

which students can choose for free.（2020江苏）

ancient China lived an artist，paintings of

whom were almost lifelike.（2020全国III改编）

wrote many children’s books, nearly half of

which were published in the 1990s.

ng an atmosphere，in which employees feel

part of a team，is a big challenge.

课堂小结

Step5:Summary:

These are what we’ve learned in this passage.

Step6 Homework

Write a short passage to introduce Yuan’s life and

contributions.

Support your ideas with the examples from the

text.

（80-120词左右）

板书

Unit5 Working the Land

known as

……to

be devoted to= devote(oneself) to

3. shortage

4. tackle

5. crisis （pl. crises）

6. boost

7. yield

8. convince

9. characteristic

10. attain

11. conventional

12. assumption

13. intense effort

14. overcame

15. expand their output

16. consumption

17. be comprised of

18. generate

19. strain

20. innovation

21. Given that…

22. leisure

23. deep down

ity

large donations

27. fulfill his dream

28. envision

29. vision