高二必修4u2公开课.ppt

1、,An Early Farmer Pioneer,plough the field,What should a farmer do in his fields?,sow the seeds,What should a farmer do in his fields?,remove weeds,What should a farmer do in his fields?,fertilize,What should a farmer do in his fields?,Pre-reading,1.What could a farmer do in order to get good crops f

2、rom his fields?,2.Can you think about any books about farming?,There must be rules helping them.,An early farmer pioneer,Read the passage quickly and get the general comprehension of the passage. Page 52,1.Whats the main idea of the passage? 2.Who was Qi Min Yao Shu intended for?,1. What made Jia Si

3、xie become interested in improving Chinese farming? He saw how some farms produced good crops and healthy animals and others did not.,Finish the following tasks,2. How did he think he could help farmers? He thought that when he found the best agricultural methods he would write them down to all farm

4、ers.,hang seed-heads up to dry all winter, knock seeds out when they are sown,choose ones with the best colour,3. What advice did he give farmers? Make notes in the chart.,let animals eat them before planting,turn the soil over and cover so the weeds die.,deep ploughing,less deep ploughing,change cr

5、ops grown in the same field every year.,Pair work,Discuss the following questions and Take notes on your conclusions. 1.What ideas in QiMinYaoShu are still in farming today? 2.What problems do we have today in modern farming that Jia sixie did not have in his time?,Farmer still clear their fields of

6、 weeds. They still plough deeply the first time and less deeply the second time. In addition, farmers everywhere still understand that changing crops in the fields is still important.,Main problems in modern farming:,Write a report about how jiasixies idea are for modern times,using the above conclusions,1600 years ago Jia Sixie wrote a book Qi Min Yao Shu about good agricultural practices. Today some of Jia Sixies ideas are still very useful to