Learning about Language教学内容

Period 1 Warming up and Reading

Teaching goals

To help students develop their reading ability. To help students learn about working the land. Help Ss learn how to describe Dr Yuan Longping including his personality. Teaching important points

a. Help to comprehend the text and grasp the main idea of the text. b. Grasp the usage of some words and expressions. c. How to help students make up their minds to make contributions to motherland in the future like Dr Yuan. Teaching difficult points

a. How to help students learn more about agriculture. b. Help students really master the usage of words and expressions. Teaching methods

Talking, questioning-and-answering activity and reading. Teaching aids

A computer and a projector. Teaching procedures &ways

Step ⅠGreetings and leading in Show ss a poem in English and ask them to recite the Chinese version.

Then ask ss what the poet wanted to express in the poem. StepⅡ

Pre-reading

Lead ss to discuss “What would happen if tomorrow there were suddenly no rice to eat ?”and “If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do? ”

StepⅢ Reading Fast Reading

1.Get ss to read the passage quickly and match the main idea with each paragraph. 2. Scanning Complete the notes about Yuan Longping. Name ____________

Age ____________ Nationality __________Occupation ___________ Education _________Dream ______________ Achievement _________________________ Hobbies _____________________ 3.Careful-reading Para.1 His appearance and achievement 1. What dose Dr. Yuan look like? Why? 2.

What is his achievement? Para.2His biography Find the information to fill in the chart.

Para. 3

Dr Yuan’s character

Which of the following descriptions about Dr. Yuan’s personality is NOT TRUE?

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 people. Para 4

His dreams 1) The first dream 2) The second dream Step ⅣGroup work Make an interview between a journalist and Dr Yuan with the information from the text or what you know about him. Step V Homework 1. Review the reading passage and the new words. 2. Write an short article about Dr Yuan.