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Unit 2 Working the land

Period 2 Language points

Teaching goals Enable Ss to learn more about agriculture, countryside and farming. Help Ss learn how to describe Dr Yuan Longping including his personality.

Teaching important and difficult 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 learn more about agriculture.

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

Teaching aids A tape recorder, a projector and a computer.

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Step Ⅰ

Here are some explanations about the boldface words in our text. 一

vocaburary

1. struggle v to make great efforts e.g. They have struggled for years to free their country from the enemy. stuggle to do sth 挣扎做某事

他努力控制住自己的脾气。

He _____ ____ control his temper. I’m struggling to finish the huge the work you gave me.

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sunburnt adj sun-tanned e.g. His sunburnt skin looks healthy.

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super adj (infml) excellent; splendid e.g. You’ll like her, she’s super. You look super in your new clothes. It was super of you to help.

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expand v (cause sth to) become greater in size, number or importance e.g. Metals expand when they are heated. Why not try to expand your story into a novel?

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equip v supply sb/sth (with what is needed, for a particular purpose) equip sb with sth用……装备 equip sb for sth为……装备

be equipped with 装备有 你的训练使得你能够胜任将来的工作。

Your training will equipe you for your future job. Translate: The worker equipped the bike with a head light. 那个工人给自行车装了一个前灯。

7. export v send (goods) to another country for sale e.g. India exports tea and cotton to many different countries. This company has a large home market but doesn’t export.

8 regret 后面常跟动词的ing 形式，只有在对将谈到的事情表示遗憾时用动词的不定式。

Regret doing sth __________________ regret to do sth ______________________ 她为自己发了脾气而深感后悔。She deeply _____ ______her temper. Translate: We regret to inform you that your passport application has been refused.

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9. rid ... of make sb/ sth free from (sb/ sth unpleasant) e.g. We all wish that we would rid the world of famine. The farmer recently tried to rid the house of rats.

10. lead ... a life, live ... a life e.g. Now we are leading a happy life. In the old days farmers led a terrible life in the country.

11. be satisfied with, be content with e.g. The young lady isn’t satisfied with the peaceful life. Are you satisfied with his answers?

12. would rather, prefer to would rather do sth e.g. I’d rather walk than take a bus. I’d rather you knew that now, than afterwards. 他宁愿到农村去工作。He ______ ______ work in the countryside . Translate: I would rather you had gone there,too. __________________________ I’d rather you came text weekend. ___________________________________

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Summary: Would rather +从句，常用虚拟语气。如表示与现在的事实或将来的愿望相反，谓语一般用__________时态；如表示的与过去的事实相反，从句中应用

_________________时态。

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