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1、Teaching Design(A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE)AimsTo develop reading abilityTo learn something about farmingProceduresI. Warming up Warming up by singing a songHello, everyone. We shall read about a man who works the land today. Firstly, lets enjoy a poem written by Li Shen. Then we will loudly read the
2、English version of this poem together.II. Pre-reading1.Questioning and answeringRice is the main food in South China. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there were suddenly no rice to eat?For reference: Then people in the south would have to change their eating habit. They could turn to pota
3、toes, wheat flour, cow and sheep cheese, cabbage, onions and garlic for food. They are the bases of the traditional food in North China.2. Giving background information about Professor Yuan LongpingHave you ever heard of a man called Professor Yuan Longping? Would anyone of you tell the class someth
4、ing about him?For reference: Professor Yuan Longping is a Chinese agricultural scientist. Professor Yuans breakthrough scientific achievement led to the worlds first successful and widely grown hybrid rice varieties, revolutionizing rice cultivation in China and tripling production over a generation
5、. His approach to rice breeding then spread internationally throughout Asia and to Africa and the United States, providing food for tens of millions and leading to his becoming known as the Father of Hybrid Rice.III. Reading1. Skimming Task1: Skim the passage and try to summarize the main idea of th
6、e text. Task2: Skim the passage again and try to match the main idea with each paragraph. Para1 A. Dr Yuans dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuans personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuans biography(传记) Para4 D. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.2. Scanning (making a resume for Dr Yuan) Scan the passage and find out
7、the relevant information on the screen. After that I will ask one student to share your information with us and write down your answer on the blackboard. Resume Name: Nationality: Date of birth: Appearance: Education: Personality: Achievement: Dreams: Hobbies: For reference: Name: Yuan Longping Nati
8、onality: Chinese Date of birth: 1930 appearance: sunburnt, strong, slim Education: Southwest Agricultural College personality: care little about being rich and famous Achievement: Super Hybrid Rice Dreams: To produce a kind of rice that could feed more people; to export his super hybrid rice Hobbies
9、: Listening to Violin, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading 3. Careful reading Task1: Read the passage carefully and finish the relevant activities one by one. Para 1: 1) What does Dr. Yuan look like? Why? 2) What happened to him in 1974? Para2: 1)Why did Dr. Yuan want to increase the rice output
10、when he was young? 2) How does he help rid the world of hunger? Para3: Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality is not true? (A) A. 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 comfo
11、rtable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. Para4: 1) What does “dreaming for things, however, costs nothing”.mean? 2) How many dreams are mentioned in Para4？Task2: Read the passage again and finish the following exercises.(True or False) 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer tha
12、n a scientist. (F) 2 Dr Yuans rice is one of the most suitable ways for Chinas farmland. (T) 3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. (T) 4 Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. (T) 5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. (T)3. Post-reading Task1: D
13、iscussion If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ? For reference: Saving food Fighting against wasting Making good use of the waste land Preventing the pests from eating our crops Improving the quality of the soil Inventing a new kind of food Develop
14、ing the technology to increase the output of the rice. Task2: Understanding difficult sentences In groups of four, analyze the structure of the difficult sentences. If you have any problems which are too difficult for you to solve do not hesitate to put them to me.IV. Homework 1) Underline some useful words and phrases in the reading passage . 2) Finish off Ex1,Ex2 on Page12- 3 -
