Learning about Language课堂实录【2】

必修四

Unit2

Working the land

Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

重点词语：struggle, expand, thanks to, rid of, be satisfied with, would rather, keep free of, lead to,

2. Ability goals 能力目标

Enable Ss to learn the key words and sentences. 3.Teaching important points教学重点

Learn the key words and phrases. 4.Teaching difficult points教学难点

Understand the hard sentence.

5.Teaching methods教学方法

a. Individual, pair or group work to finish each task. b. Discussion. 6.Teaching aids教具准备

A recorder, a computer and a projector. 词汇用法

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Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. struggle for 为……斗争

struggle against 同……作斗争

struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来

运用: ⑴

She struggled _____ the independence of her country all her life. ⑵

We all struggle ________ the pollution of the environment. ⑶

The old man struggled ___ his feet, walking out of the room. 2. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. 袁博士要在不增加土地面积的基础上寻求达到增收稻谷的途径。(B4P10) 派生: expansion n. 展开; 膨胀; 扩展

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运用：⑴

金属受热膨胀。

Heat___________________. ⑵

在写作课上, 老师要求孩子们把一个句子扩展成一个故事。

The teacher asked the children __________________________ in the writing class. ⑶

你能详细说一下你的观点吗？

Could you please ___________________________? 3. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. 由于他的研究, 联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中有了更多的方法。(B4P10) thanks to 幸亏; 由于; 因为(=because of)

运用：⑴

由于校长的努力, 我现在又能回学校上学了。

______________________________, I can go back to school now. ⑵

由于天气很糟糕, 露天表演取消了。

________________________, the open-air show was cancelled. 4. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. 由于他的研究, 联合国在消除世界饥饿的战斗中有了更多的方法。

rid oneself of sb./sth. 摆脱；

从……中解脱

be rid of sb./sth 摆脱

get rid of 摆脱；

除掉

运用: 把下面句子翻译成汉语。

(1)They rid the house ___ old furniture. (2)Paul finally rid _____________ (摆脱了债务). (3)Bad habits ___________________ (很难改掉). 5. Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life. 袁博士对他的生活非常满意。(B4P10) be satisfied with 对……感到满意

运用: ⑴

她从来不满足于现状。

She’s never ______________the present situation.

⑵

你对他的解释满意吗? Are you ___________________________?

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6. He would much rather keep time for his hobbies. 他宁愿把时间花在自己的业余爱好上。(B4P10) would rather do sth.宁愿做某事

would rather do A than do B宁愿做A事而不愿做B事

would rather (that) sb. did 宁愿某人做某事

运用: 完成下列句子

⑴

I would rather_____ (stay) at home. ⑵

I would rather you _____(go) to the cinema now. ⑶

I would rather you ____ (come) tomorrow. ⑷

I would rather fail than _____ (cheat) in the examination. 7. They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease. 农民关心的是保持土壤肥沃并且面免受病害。(B4P14) 运用: ⑴

我们把书放进书柜以避免落上灰尘。

We put our books in a bookcase _______ ________________________ . ⑵

我们必须尽力使这条河流免受污染。

We must try our best________________ _________________ . ⑶

这是能让你远离疾病的最好方法。

That is the best way _____________________________. 8. Many of these chemicals can lead to cancer or other illnesses. 很多化学物质能导致癌症和其他疾病。(B4P14) 运用: ⑴

His carelessness ______(导致了) this. ⑵

This road _______(通向)that mountain village.

⑶

Einstein did many experiments，__________________(使他得出了这个结论). 句型积累

一、美句诵写

1. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.(L3, P10)这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。

句型: make it possible (for sb.) to do使(某人)做某事成为可能

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仿写: 请将下列句子译成英文。

⑴

这些新技术将使得从废弃物中回收可用之物成为可能。

The new techniques _____________ __________recover usable things from waste. ⑵

因特网已经使我们用更少的时间获得更多的信息成为可能。

The Internet _________________________________in much less time. ⑶

过去的几十年, 先进的医疗技术已经使得人们比过去活得更长成为可能。

In the last decades, advances in medical technology _____________ _________________________than in the past. 2. Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.(L19, P10)用他的杂交水稻种子, 农民们种出比以前多一倍的粮食。

句型：倍数词+as + 原级

+as... 是……的多少倍

说明: 英语中常用的倍数表达法还有：

⑴倍数

+ 形容词/副词的比较级

+ than... ⑵倍数

+ the +名词(length, width, height, size) + of... 仿写: 请用三种表达方式翻译下列句子。

这根绳子是那根的三倍长。

⑴

This rope is_________________ that. ⑵

This rope is_________________ that. ⑶

This rope is___________________ that. 3. It seems a strange name since all crops are organic no matter how they are produced.(L1, P13)这个名字看起来很奇怪, 因为不管怎样种植，农作物都是有机的。

句型: no matter what...不管/不论……

仿写: 请将下列句子译成英文。

⑴

不管做什么事, 你都必须非常细心。

_____________________, you must be very careful. ⑵

不论你选择哪一个, 你都会满意的。

__________________________, you will be satisfied. ⑶

不管你说什么, 我都喜欢听。

________________________, I like to listen.

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