1、Unit 24 The science of farming一、教學(xué)目標(biāo)與要求通過本單元教學(xué)，繼續(xù)學(xué)習(xí)、穩(wěn)固有關(guān)直接引語(yǔ)和間接引語(yǔ)的內(nèi)容。學(xué)生應(yīng)能熟練地把直接引語(yǔ)轉(zhuǎn)換為間接引語(yǔ)。復(fù)習(xí)有關(guān)談?wù)撎鞖獾脑掝}，能熟練的描述各種天氣。通過對(duì)課文的學(xué)習(xí)，讓學(xué)生了解我國(guó)歷史上農(nóng)業(yè)開展的情況，并能用英語(yǔ)進(jìn)行簡(jiǎn)單描述。二、教學(xué)重點(diǎn)與難點(diǎn)1重點(diǎn)詞匯develop；experience；knock out of；point out；turn over；go against；a-gree to do ；now and then2重要句型 1The soil should also be turned over wit

2、h a fork so that the weedswould be destroyed2The book，which has 110 000 characters，is about both farming andgardening3語(yǔ)法 間接引語(yǔ)：1He said that the best seed-heads should be hung up to dry2They asked him if it was a good idea to sow wheat close together3They asked him whenhe harvested the wheat4He advis

3、ed/told farmers to do things at the right time of year4日常交際用語(yǔ) 談?wù)撎鞖釺alking about the weather：1Its a beautiful day today2Its going to be dry and sunny for the next two days3Whats the weather going to belike at the weekend？4They say its going to be wet and windy三、課型一對(duì)話課教具 錄音機(jī)，投影儀。課堂教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)1教師通過以下步驟導(dǎo)入本課：向?qū)W

4、生提出以下問題：1Have you ever been to a farmbefore？2When we talk about the farm，what words can you think of？可將學(xué)生給出的詞語(yǔ)列在黑板上，借以復(fù)習(xí)相關(guān)詞匯。如學(xué)生沒提及天氣情況，教師可用問題加以引導(dǎo)：Good！Youve given me a lot of words that have something to do with farm-ingWhat about the weather？Do you think that weather is important in farming？Why？2準(zhǔn)

5、備放對(duì)話錄音。借助投影片打出以下聽前提問：1Whats the weather like for thenext two days？2Whats the weather going to be like at the weekend？放錄音一至兩遍，請(qǐng)學(xué)生答復(fù)上述問題，教師予以必要訂正。Key：1Its going to be dry and sunny for the next two days2Its going to be wet andwindy3再次放對(duì)話錄音，學(xué)生跟讀。將學(xué)生分為兩人一組練習(xí)對(duì)話。數(shù)分鐘后，請(qǐng)兩、三組同學(xué)到前面表演。教師指導(dǎo)學(xué)生歸納在本課中有關(guān)談?wù)撎鞖馇闆r的常用語(yǔ)句

6、見日常交際用語(yǔ)局部，并提供新的情景，由學(xué)生編小對(duì)話。情景1：You are supposed to plant trees with your classmates tomorrowNow you aretalking about the weather reports with your classmates and discuss what to do if it rains to-morrow情景2：You and your friends are planning a trip to the country by bike this coming Sun-dayFrom the wea

7、ther reports you already know that it is going to be fine in the morningand there will be a strong wind in the afternoonTalk with your friends and make a careful plan about your trip經(jīng)數(shù)分鐘練習(xí)后，教師可請(qǐng)幾位同學(xué)到前面進(jìn)行表演，教師予以講評(píng)。4要求學(xué)生將該課對(duì)話以狄克為第一人稱的角度，改寫為一篇短文。教師可給予必要的提示。提示語(yǔ)：1a farmer，living in England；2beautiful day

8、，working in the fields；3talk-ing about the weather；4decide what to do for farm work給出首句：I am a farmer，living in the west of England要求學(xué)生根據(jù)對(duì)話，參照老師所給提示及首句，編寫短文。Model：I am a farmer，living in the west of EnglandI am always busy with my farm workItsa beautiful day today and Im now working in the fields wi

9、th TimTim is helping me at themomentWere talking about the weather for the next two days and also for the comingweekendAnd weve decided to sow carrot seed tomorrow and pick the rest of the cabbagesbefore the weather changes當(dāng)堂要求學(xué)生完成，如時(shí)間允許，可請(qǐng)幾位同學(xué)朗讀自己的短文，教師予以講評(píng)。5布置作業(yè)1預(yù)習(xí)第94、95課；2完成練習(xí)冊(cè)中安排的練習(xí)二閱讀理解課教具 錄音機(jī)，

10、投影儀。課堂教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)1檢查生詞及短語(yǔ)。2教師通過以下提問導(dǎo)入正課：Every day people need a lot of foodAnd the food main-ly comes from the corn，the wheat，the rice and so onFarmers grow them year after yearand provide us with enough foodIn our country we still have a lot of people who are farm-ersAnd many farmers still work with their

11、 hands though lots of machines are used every-whereIf I ask you what you have already known about farming，maybe few of you can an-swer this question wellNow well learn something about farming in old China，3教師給出讀前提問：1What were the people in other countries doing while the farm-ers in China were devel

12、oping the science of farming？2What book did he write？What is thebook about？教師給學(xué)生數(shù)分鐘，要求學(xué)生快速閱讀課文。之后請(qǐng)同學(xué)答復(fù)上述問題。Key：1People in other countries were trying to catch wild animals and birds and werestill collecting seeds and nuts while farmers in China were developing the science of agricul-ture2He wrote a

13、book called Qi Min Yao Shu and the book is about both farming and gar-dening4放課文錄音，學(xué)生跟讀一至兩遍。教師就課文內(nèi)容提問，檢查學(xué)生的理解程度可參閱練習(xí)冊(cè)中所列出的問題5教師用投影儀打出以下statements，要求學(xué)生判斷其正誤。并對(duì)錯(cuò)誤的statements 進(jìn)行修改。1China was the first country in the world to study the science of farming2The textdoes not tell us where the earliest resea

14、rch centre for agriculture was3Both Yidu andGaoyang where Jia Sixie once lived and worked are in Shandong Province4He didnt wantto work in the governmentSo he returned home and spent his time on agriculture5He ad-vised the farmers to choose the best seed-heads，which were much bigger than others6Af-t

15、er the seeds were sown，they should be knocked out of the seed-heads7He pointed out itwas important that wheat should be planted with space between the plants8He did experi-ments to show his way was better9The book called Qi Min Yao Shu was written overyears agoKey：1FalseChina was one of the first co

16、untries in the world to study the science offarming2FalseChina was the earliest research centre for agriculture3True 4FalseAfter years of working in the government，he returned home and spent his time on a-griculture5FalseThe best seed-heads were those with the best colour6FalseBe-fore the seeds were

17、 sown，they should be knocked out of the seed-heads7FalseHesaid that it was important to plant wheat close together8True 9FalseThe book waswritten during the years 533544，that is，over 1 400 years ago6請(qǐng)學(xué)生利用課文所提供的內(nèi)容，挑出有關(guān)描寫賈思勰研究農(nóng)業(yè)的詞語(yǔ)：1spent his time on research into agriculture；2collected information，st

18、udied it，didexperiments and learnt from the experiences of farmers；3studied ways of keeping seeds；4studied how to improve soil conditions；5learnt how to clean rough ground before plant-ing crops學(xué)生先在小組內(nèi)交流并相互啟發(fā)、補(bǔ)充，然后請(qǐng)學(xué)生在班上交流。7布置作業(yè)1復(fù)述課文；2完成練習(xí)冊(cè)中所安排的練習(xí)。閱讀理解課教具 錄音機(jī)，投影儀。課堂教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)1通過提問溫習(xí)第一局部課文內(nèi)容：1Which country

19、 was the earliest research centrefor agriculture？2Farmers in China were developing the science of agriculture while peoplein other countries were still trying to catch wild animals and birds and were still collectingseeds and nutsWhat does it show？3Who was Jia Sixie and where was he born？4Whatdid he

20、 do after Jia Sixie returned home after working many years for the government？5Canyou tell us something about his advice to the farmers？6When did he write his book calledQi Min Yao Shu？And what is the book about？Please give an example2檢查第一局部課文復(fù)述。3教師用投影儀打出以下表格，要求學(xué)生在閱讀第95課的同時(shí)，利用課文中所提供的信息填寫表格，介紹賈思勰在?齊民

21、要術(shù)?中有關(guān)種莊稼的一些建議：Say something about Jia Sixies pieces of advice from his book“Qi Min Yao Shu學(xué)生先在小組內(nèi)交流并相互啟發(fā)、補(bǔ)充，然后請(qǐng)學(xué)生在班上交流。4布置作業(yè) 1復(fù)述課文，重點(diǎn)介紹賈思勰在?齊民要術(shù)?中有關(guān)種莊稼的建議；2完成練習(xí)冊(cè)中所安排的練習(xí)。三語(yǔ)言訓(xùn)練課教具 投影儀。課堂教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)1教師檢查課文復(fù)述。2教師從本單元詞語(yǔ)中選擇局部常見詞語(yǔ)，配以例句介紹給學(xué)生。要求學(xué)生反復(fù)練習(xí)這些例句，并請(qǐng)同學(xué)造句，教師予以講評(píng)訂正。詞語(yǔ)：loaf；experience；knockout of；condition；ro

22、ugh；point out；turn over；go a-gainst；plough；year after year例句：1Here are four people but Ive got only three loaves of breadWhat shall I do？2Have you had any experience in this kind of work？3Jia Sixie told the farmers to knockthe seeds out of the seed-heads before sowing them4She was knocked out by the

23、 sadnews5What are conditions like in your country now？6Look at his handsThey are roughwith work7He pointed out that it was very foolish to do that8The soil must be turnedover before planning9He turned over a page or two10He went against his motherswishes11Farmers plough their fields in autumn or spr

24、ing12Year after year I got a letterfrom him on New Years Day3書面表達(dá)練習(xí)中文提示用投影片打出：1周蘭生在城市，去年去農(nóng)村經(jīng)歷難忘；2建議教師去農(nóng)村學(xué)農(nóng)；3周蘭響應(yīng)，乘火車前往老家；4設(shè)想農(nóng)村生活艱苦；5后來發(fā)現(xiàn)機(jī)械化程度高，農(nóng)村大變樣英文提示用投影片打出：1experience；2point out；3farming；4advise somebodyto do something ；5conditions ；6remove將首句給出：Zhou Lan was born in a big city七、八分鐘后，請(qǐng)幾位同學(xué)朗讀自己的短文

25、，教師予以講評(píng)。Model：Zhou Lan was born in a big cityShe had never been to the country until last summervacationIt was a wonderful experience for herBefore the vacation，her teacher pointed out that it was important for the students tolearn something about farming，and advised them to go to the countryside fo

26、r a visitSoZhou Lan took a train to her hometown-a small village in Sichuan ProvinceBefore sheleft，she had thought that the conditions there must be very bad：the road must be rough；and the farmers will do nothing but remove weeds every dayWhen she got there，she wassurprised to see that machines were

27、 used a lot in the fields and the living conditions therewere much better than she had thoughtShe stayed there for two weeks and was very muchinterested in farming4布置作業(yè) 1預(yù)習(xí)第25單元；2完成練習(xí)冊(cè)中安排的練習(xí)。四、難句分析1He is always busy with his farm work他總是忙于他的農(nóng)場(chǎng)工作。be busy with的意思是“忙于。例如：Mother is always busy with her

28、housework媽媽總是忙于家務(wù)。They pretended to be busy with preparation for the exam他們裝著忙于備考的樣子。busy也常用于be busy doing sth意思是“忙于做某事。例如：They are busy making paper flowers他們忙著做紙花。Mother is always busy doing her housework媽媽總是忙于做家務(wù)。2In the following spring，the seeds should be knocked out of the seed-heads and sown到

29、第二年春天把種子從谷穗里打出來，然后再播種。knock out of是動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)，“從中敲出。例如：The sudden blow knocked two teeth out of his mouth這突然的一擊把兩顆牙齒從他的嘴里打出來了。The diamond was knocked out of the ring when I dropped it我的戒指掉下來時(shí)，鉆石被敲出來了。knock構(gòu)成的短語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞還有：knock at敲，knock against撞擊，knock down撞倒，knock over撞翻等。Who is knocking aton the door？誰(shuí)在敲門？The car knocked the bike over汽車把自行車撞倒了。The child knocke