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If I ask you what you have already known about farming, maybe few of you can answer this question well. Now we’ll learn something about farming in old China. Before we explain the passage, I will ask you a question. Do you know something about Yuan Long Ping? Can you tell me something about him? You may tell me in Chinese.(He is the father of rice. He has made the significant contribution to the Chinese agriculture in modern China)He is a modern Jia Sixie in China. Now today let’s explain Lesson94. This passage is about a farming pioneer in old China Jia Sixie and his book Qi Min Yao Shu.Please open your books to page 38. Look at the screen and read through the teaching aims. (I will explain it briefly)Step 2: presentation 1. Listen and answerFilm some questions about the passage on the screen, play the tape and ask the students to listen and answer. I will finish the task paragraph by paragraph.Paragraph 1: What were the people in other countries doing while the farmers in China were developing the science of farming?Paragraph 2: a. Who was Jia Sixie? When and where was he born?b. What did he do after he finished his work for the government?c. How did he work on his research into agriculture?Paragraph 3: What did he advise farmers to do for keeping seeds?Paragraph 4: a. What did farmers have to do before they sowed seeds in the soil?b. What did he suggest for removing weeds?c. What did he say about planting wheat?Paragraph 5: a. What book did he write?b. When did he write the book?c. How many characters does the book have?d. What is the book about?Paragraph 6: What do you think of the book?(It built up the system of the science of agriculture in China. It not only stimulated the agriculture at that time, but also influenced the agricultural advance in China)2. Scanning and understandingWell, I will leave you three minutes to read aloud the passage. Please look through the passage and get the general idea of each paragraph. After you finish, match each passage with the answers:Paragraph 1. a. introduction to Jia SixieParagraph 2. b. how to keep seedsParagraph 3. c. the earliest research for agriculture in old ChinaParagraph 4. d. Qi Min Yao ShuParagraph 5. e. a summary of the knowledge of farmingParagraph 6. f. how to improve the soil conditionStep 3: Language study Language points will be collected and printed on student’s sheet, including the grammar explanation. I will explain them in detail one by one.Step 4: Consolidation 1. Retell the passageAfter explaining the language points, I will go back to the text. I will show the key words on the slides and ask the students to retell the passage in their own words. Key words: one of first countries. to study the science of farming, the earliest research. Jia Sixie one of the pioneers of farming, returned home, worked on research into agriculture, collected and studied information, did experiments, learnt from, a book called Qi Min Yao Shu, some advice on how to keep seeds and how to improve soil condition, advice on growing green vegetables and fruit trees, keeping animals and making wine, an important summary of farming.2. Finish workbook Ex2I will leave the Ss three minutes to finish it. Then I will have a check.Step 5: Class-work or homeworkThe final purpose of learning the English language is to use it . I will arrange them to write a passage about Yuan Long Ping. The students can imitate Lesson 94. The information about Yuan will be given out to them.Blackboard DesignUnit 24 L94 A farming pioneerName: Jia SixieBorn: in the 6th century ADBorn place: Yidu ShandongWork: in the government in GaoyangWrote Book: Qi Min Yao ShuBook about: farming, gardening, growing, keeping, etc. Student’s sheet: I. Explaining and examples about new words and expressions 1.“develop” means“to grow gradually or make more advanced”.(发展、开发、发育、成长) e.g The child is developing well.The argument developed into a bitter quarrel.The place is being developed by a London company.2. keep”means“support or raise”(培育、饲养、供养)e.g His father kept a lot of bees/goats/hens in the past. He scarcely earns enough to keep himself and his family.3.“knock out of” means“to remove sth. from sth. else”(从…中敲出…)e.g The sudden hit knocked two teeth out of his mouth. He knocked the knife out of the thief’s hand.Knock-phrases:knock at/on(敲…) Who is knocking on/at the window?knock over(撞翻、打翻) Little Mary knocked over the glass of milk.knock down(撞倒) The old man was knocked down by a car.Knock against(撞击) The child knocked his head against the tree.4. “point out” means“direct attention to”(指出) e.g He pointed out many mistakes in my composition.I must point out that further delay would be unwise.5.“turn over”means“roll from one side to the other”.(翻转)e.g. The doctor turned him over and examined his back.turn on/off(开/关电灯、收音机等)Turn on /off the tap/TV set /lights.turn up/down(调高/低) I can’t hear the radio well, could you (责任编辑：admin) |