Learning about Language教案（名师）

Unit 2 Working the Land

Reading---A Pioneer For All People Section 1.

Pre-reading

Brainstorm:

_____

____________

_ _

farming

______weather. .

_ ______ ..

Section 2. While-reading Skimming: Listen to the tape of the reading passage and finish the following tasks.

Task 1: The main idea of the passage is about _______________ who made a great contribution to producing better _________.

Task 2:

Match the following headings(标题)to each paragraph.

Para.1

A. Dr Yuan’s dreams.

Para.2

B. Dr Yuan’s personality.

Para.3

C. Dr Yuan’s biography(传记).

Para.4

D. Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement.

Scanning:

Read each paragraph carefully and finish the following tasks. Para.1

True or False

1.Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.(

) 2.Dr Yuan’s kind of rice is the most suitable for China’s farmland.(

)

Para 2：What does the word “battle”

refer to in the second paragraph?

A. The low rice output.

B. Ridding the world of hunger.

C. Fighting against farming.

D. The freedom to do research.

Para 3：Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s personality（个性）

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（名声）. C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.

Para4: Filling the blanks 1. what is the topic sentence ?

___________________________ 2. His first dream is to ____________________________________ His second dream is to__________________________________

Section 3. Post-reading

Task 1:

Looking at the video and make their own conversation (If you are a interviewer, your partner are Dr Yuan, and had the chance to interview Dr Yuan, what would you like to ask about him.) For example,

Interview: Do you have any other idea about the shape of the rice? Dr Yuan:

Maybe, ... ...

Task 2: Writing a profile (人物简介) for the text Name Yuan Longping

Nationality

Date of birth

Appearance

Education

Personality

Achievements

Dreams and Hobbies

Section 4: Homework and Exercise.