人教版高中英语必修四Unit2Workingtheland(ReadingAPioneerForAllPeople)教学设计孙智琳

1、2015年4月9日Unit 2 Working the land(Reading A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE)I. Teaching aims and demands1. Master the new words and expressionsA. Words and phrasessunburn struggle decade super crop hunger disturbing expand circulate battle ridof be satisfied with would rather equip export therefore rather tha

2、n lead alife search for with the hope of thanks to B. Key sentences1. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat?2. These increased harvests mean that 22% of the worlds people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in the world.3. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are pr

3、oducing harvests twice as large as before. 4. He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. 5. He awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.6. Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.2. Ability goal Train students listening, speaking abilit

4、y and cooperation learning ability. Enable students to learn more about agriculture, countryside and farming. By talking they can exchange their experience with each other. By reading they will realize the role that agriculture plays in human life. 3. Emotion goal In fact, this world faces a serious

5、 problemstarvation. So after reading the passage about Dr. Yuan, students will know the importance of his achievement to man. Of course, they will learn from Dr. Yuan some noble character.II.Teaching important pointsHelp to comprehend the text and grasp the main idea of the text.Grasp the usage of s

6、ome words and expressions.Help students to make up their minds to make contributions to motherland in the future like Dr.Yuan.III.Teaching difficult points How to help students learn more about agriculture.Help students really master the usage of words and expressions.Teaching MethodsTask-based lang

7、uage teaching method and reading skillsV.Teaching aids Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams, blackboard.VI.Teaching procedures1. Pre-reading by questioning and answeringQ1: Rice is the main food in South China. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there were suddenly no rice

8、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.Q2: If you had the chance to do one thing to help end

9、 hunger in the world, what would you do?For reference: I would try to end hunger by popularizing the advanced farming techniques. Modern techniques could be introduced to increase the rice output, and expand the area of fields.2. Listen to the tape and read the passage quickly to find the heading of

10、 each paragraph.Pair work：Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLEPara. 1 A. Dr. Yuans dreamsPara. 2 B. Dr. Yuans personalityPara. 3 C. Dr. Yuans biographyPara. 4 D. Dr. Yuans appearance and his achievement (1-d 2-c 3-b 4-a)3. Scan to get detail informationName

11、Yuan LongpingAge85 (as of 2015)NationalityChineseOccupationAgricultural scientist Educationgraduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953Dreamto export his hybrid rice so that it can be grown around the globeAchievementin 1973, developed hybrid rice which produces 20% more of the crop in the

12、same fieldsHobbieslistening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading4. Fast reading(1) True or false1. Dr. Yuans rice is one of the most suitable ways for Chinas farmland. （True）2. Dr. Yuan doesnt care about being famous. （True）3. Dr. Yuan enjoys listening to violin music, swimming an

13、d running. （False）4. Dr. Yuan is quite satisfied with his life. （True）(2) Multiple Choices1. Which of the following description about Dr.Yuans appearance is not mentioned?A. He has a slim and strong body.B. He has a sunburnt face. C. He is very tall. D. He looks more like a farmer than a scientist.

14、2. Which of the following description about Dr. Yuans personality is not true? A. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous. B. He cares little about money and fame. C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous peop

15、le.3. Dr. Yuans dream about rice was not that _. A. each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn B. the rice plants as tall as sorghum C. each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut D. the rice plants as tall as sunflower (C A D)(3)Answer the following questionsQ1: Why did Yuan Longping want to incr

16、ease the rice output when he was young?For reference: Dr. Yuan wanted to increase the rice output because he saw many people go hungry when he was young.Q2: What do you think is the main reason for Dr. Yuans success?For reference: I think Dr. Yuan was successful because he kept working and did not g

17、ive up. 5. Retell the text by filling the following blanks.Yuan Longping is known as Chinas “father of _ rice”. Because Yuan Longping grows what is called_hybrid rice. _in 1930, Dr.Yuan_from Southwest Agricultural College in_. When Yuan Longping saw the great need for_the rice output, he _for a way

18、to increase rice harvests without_the area of the fields. The increased harvests mean that 22% of the worlds people are_from just 7% of the farmland in China. He became the_agricultural_in the world to grow rice that has a high_. Yuan devoted himself to the research into agriculture. Keys: hybrid super Born graduated 1953 increasing searched expanding fed first pioneer output6. Self-assessment7. Homework(1)Surf the Internet to find more information about fa