Working the land学案

Unit 2 Working the land

Period 4 Using language: Extensive reading

Teaching aims:

I. Topics: Chemical or organic farming

II. Useful words and expressions: Chemical, production, bacteria, pest, nutrition, mineral, discovery, focus, soil, reduce, root, skim, underline, summary, comment, build up, lead to, focus on, kee p...free from/ of

III. Ability and emotion

1.Develop Ss’ reading skills by extensive reading and enable them to learn how to use different

reading skills to read different reading materials.

2.Have Ss tell about modern agriculture and organic farming.

3.Let Ss have a better understanding of organic farming and pay attention to the quality of food

we eat.

Step1 Leading in

Ask Ss what they know about organic farming. Collect their ideas on the blackboard.

Step 2 Skimming

Ask Ss to skim the passage and find the main idea of this passage and each paragraph.

1 Ask Ss to scan the passage to locate particular information and answer the following questions in Exercise 1 an then fill in the form about the methods and advantages in Exercise 2.

Methods of organic farming Advantages of methods

1.Farmers use natural waste from animal.This makes the soil richer in minerals and so

more fertile.

Step 4 Careful reading

Ask Ss to read the passage carefully and then write a summary of the passage following the procedure in Exercise 3.

1).What is organic farming?

2).What problems are caused by using chemical fertilizers?

3).Why do organic farmers grow peas or soybeans after corn or wheat?

Step 5 Retelling

Now please retell the text according to the following chart, you can discuss in groups. Organic farming

1.Crops growing with natural fertilizers.

2.Farmers prefer natural waste from animals.

①make...richer and more fertile①leaving...is not good

②reduce...and help...strong②grow...year after year

③the fertilizers kill...and healthy

④keep free...from chemicals

Step 6 Language points

Teacher explains the important words and expressions from the reading. Try to use as many examples as possible to illustrate the point. After illustration, teacher can give students some exercise to consolidate their understanding.

Language Points

1. Many farmers welcomed them as a great way to stop crop disease and increase production.

很多农民喜欢使用化肥，把化肥作为防止农作物病虫害和提高产量的重要手段。production：n. 生产，制造

e.g. ________ of computers has increased double in the last few weeks.

近几周以来电脑的产量增加了一倍。

This new theatre is becoming known for its good ________.

这家新剧院因上演的节目好而渐渐出名。

2. These chemicals in the food supply build up in people’s bodies over time.

随着时间的推移，食物中的这些化学成分会在人体中堆积。

Build up: 变得更大、更多或更强

e.g. Traffic is ________ ________ on roads into the city.

来往的车辆在通往市区的路上越聚越多。

The disease can also ________ ________ pressure in the inner ear leading to severe earaches.

这种疾病还会使内耳的压力更强，从而导致严重的耳聋。

3. Many of these chemicals can lead to canner or other illnesses.

很多化学成分能导致癌症或其他疾病。

lead to: 导致（某种）结果；造成

e.g. This misprint ________ ________ great confusion.

这个印刷错误造成很大的混淆。

Closing the factory will ________ ________ 300 job losses.

4.They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease.

他们（农民）关心的是保持土壤肥沃并且免受病害。

focus on: 集中（注意力、精力）于

e.g. Please ________ ________ ________ ________ the following problem.

请集中精力思考下列问题。

Many papers ________ ________ ________ ________ the controversy surrounding foreign affairs.