Learning about Language优质课一等奖

必修四Unit 2 Learning about Language教学设计

教学过程：

Teaching aims:

1. Target Language

a.Words and phrases

sunburn, struggle, super, expand, circulate, equip, export, rid ... of, be satisfied with, lead a ... life, search for, would rather, thanks to, with the hope of, rather than b. Important sentences

This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. P10 He cares little about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life. P10 2. Ability goals

Enable Ss 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. In fact this world faces a serious problem—starvation. 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. 3. Learning ability goals

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 tape recorder, a projector and a computer. Teaching procedures

Warming up and reading

Step 1.Warming up

1: Watch the video (Poem---Planting seeds by Li Shen) Question: What does the poem talk about? 2: Lead -in Show the students some pictures and have them talk about the pictures

Some farmers are working in the field Show some foods to students ( sorghum /wheat/ rice. /Tomatoes / corn / potatoes / cabbages / carrots) Get the students to answer the following three questions and express there own opinions. Q1: Are you from a farmer’s family? What do you know about farming? Possible answer: Yes, my father is a father. In my opinion, farming is hard work. People have to plant crops, smooth away weeds and get in crops at the right time. They have to get up early to work in the field so as to protect themselves from the sunshine. Q2: If there was no food one day, what would happen? Possible answer: hungry / died Step 2 Pre-reading

lead the students to pay attention to the people---Yuan Longping Ask : What do you know about him? --------Father of Hybrid Rice Then lead to the topic of the reading passage. A Pioneer For All People Step 3 Listening Listen to the tape, try to find out some information of the hero. Name ____________

Age ____________ Job _____________ Education _________ Achievement _______ Hobbies __________ Step 3 Fast reading

Read the passage quickly and answer the true-or- false questions 

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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. 3.Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. 4. Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. 

5. Dr Yuan enjoys a simple life than most rich and famous people. Step 4 Careful reading

Read each paragraph and answer the following questions: Para 1:

1.What dose Dr. Yuan look like? Why? 2.What is his achievement? Para 2:

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Why did Dr. Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?

2.How does he help rid the world of hunger? Para 3.4 1. What kind of life is Dr. Yuan leading? 2.What is Dr Yuan’s dream? Step 5 Skimming:

find out the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph 1 2 3 4 Main Idea His appearance and achievements

His birth, education and research

His personality His dream Step 6 Homework

1.Learn the poem The Peasants’

Lot Li Shen (772-846) Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day? 2. Finish the exercises in Learning about Language. 3. Recite 10 new words.