Unit 2 Working the land
Lesson 4 Grammar
【三维目标】
Knowledge and skills: learn the verb –ing form, and use it correctly.
Procedure and methods: group work and discussion.
Emotion, attitude and value: let students master the grammar and use it properly.
【教学重难点】learn and master the grammar well, and use it fluently。
【课前预习】试着翻译下面这段话并写出划线部分在句子中作什么成分。
1.___________ 2.__________3.__________4._____________5.___________6.___________
课堂演练：
【考点一：】v-ing 形式做主语
听歌补全对话 Red (Taylor Swift)
________(Lose) him is blue like I’ve never know
________(Miss) is like dark grey all alone
______________(Forget) him was black trying to know somebody you never met
But _______(love)him was RED Yeah red
1.歌词中的动名词作__________,谓语动词为_______(单,复数）。
动词-ing形式作主语时常后置, 用it作形式主语，用形容词或名词作表语。常见的作表语的名词或短语有:
1).It +be +a waste of time doing 做……是浪费时间的2).It is/was no good/use doing 做……是没用的
3).It is/was hardly/scarcely worth doing 做……不值得4).It is/was worth doing 做……是值得的
5).There is no doing 法……; 不允许……
2.翻译：1.玩电脑游戏不好。 __________________________________________________________
= ___________ _________________________________________
2.花这么多钱买一个玩具是不值得的。_________________________________________ =_______________________________________________________________
【考点二：】v-ing 形式做宾语
He enjoys living on the earth.
只接V-ing 作宾语的动词：avoid, miss, put off; advise, finish, practise; enjoy, imagine, can’t help; admit, deny, envy; escape, risk, excuse; stand, keep, mind.
避免错过（少）延期; 建议完成多练习;喜欢想象禁不住; 承认否认与妒忌;逃避冒险莫原谅; 忍受保持(不)介意。
只接V-ing 作宾语的动词短语：insist on, object to, be good at, lead to, put off, give up, feel like,
look forward to, devote to, be worth, devote to, get used to,pay attention to
练习：
It took the workmen only two hours to finish ____ my car.
A. repairing B. repair C. to repair D. repaired
Jack said that he wouldn't mind___for us.
A. to wait B. wait C. waiting D. waited
【考点三：】 v-ing 形式作宾语补足语
His handsome look keeps many women thinking about him all day long.
常接在下列动词后面：
with复合结构中，表示主动关系。 The teacher came in with a lot of students ________(follow) her.
在have,leave,keep后。表示”使....一直做.....”强调动作一直在进行。
It’s not polite to keep someone _____________ _________(久等). (wait)
All people went out, leaving the little girl _____________________(一个人呆在家里). (stay)
感官动词：表示动作正在进行。
She saw our teacher __________________ ______(在做实验). (do)
I can smell something __________________________(厨房里有东西烧着了). (burn)
I was doing my lessons at home when I heard someone ____________________(在敲门). (knock)
感官动词有：
看：___________; ___________; __________; ___________;___________
听：___________; ___________
闻：___________ 感官动词：五看二听一闻
感觉：_________ 尝起来：_________
【考点四：】V-ing作定语
The man teaching in the class is actually an alien(外星人）.
前置定语
a swimming pool _______ 2)a sleeping bag_____________3) a waiting room_____(表示功能供.....之用）
a sleeping child ________5) working people____________6)the rising sun_______(表示正在..........的）
后置定语
The man teaching in the class is actually an alien(外星人）.
= The man ______________________ is actually an alien.
相当于一个定语从句，表示“..........的”
【课后延伸】：
设计意图：To master the grammar well， and can use it correctly.
Though it sounds a bit too dear (昂贵), it is worth ______.
A. being bought B. buying C. to buy D. buying it
_____ provides us with essential nutrients (营养), while ____provides us with oxygen. A. To eat; breathing B. Eating; to breathe
C. Eating; breathing D. Eaten; breathed
There is a great deal of evidence ________ that music activities engage different parts of the brain.
A．indicate B．Indicating C．to indicate D．to be indicating
4.在这儿等是没用的, 我们走吧。
________________________________________________________________________
5.你不能什么事都让父母做。
_______________________________________________________________________
Unit 2 Working the land
Lesson 6 Revision
一.词汇知识
1.pioneer___________2.reduce__________3.agricultural__________ 4.饥饿；欲望__________ 5.毕业于___________ 6.search for_________ 7.幸亏；由于_________
8.care about________ 9.expand_______10.build up________ 11.would rather____
12.make comments on_______ _13.be satisfied with________ 14.regret doing sth_____________15.focus on____________ 16.the amount of _________ 17.decade___________18.disappear__________ 19. die out _________ 20.keep away from______________
三.用下列短语的适当形式填空。
rid…of focus… on comment on be satisfied with
lead to build up reduce thanks to be equipped to avoid
We should ______our attention ________our study at school.
It was the driver’s carelessness that ________ the car accident.
The doctors tried their best to _______ the patient’s confidence before the operation.
My friend wrote a new book. Whether it is good or not, I don’t want to _____it.
Some fat people try to _____their weight by eating less.
The man ________ himself ________ debt at last.
7. Everyone ________ quite ________________ his performance.
8. ________________ his help，we finished our work on time.
9. It is better to ________ a little food ________ the night in case of need.
10. The patient must be separated to ______infecting others.
三. 完形填空
A long time ago, there was an emperor(皇帝). One day he told his horseman that if he could ride on his horse and 1 as much land area as he liked, he would give him the area of land he had covered. 2 enough, the horseman quickly jumped onto his horse and 3 as fast as possible to cover as much land area as he could. He 4 riding and riding, whipping the horse to go as fast as possible. Even when he was 5 or tired, he did not stop 6 he wanted to cover as much area as possible. When he at last covered a large amount of land, he was exhausted and was 7 . Then he asked himself, “Why did I 8 myself so hard to cover so much land area? Now I am dying and I only 9 a very small area to 10 myself.”
The above story is 11 to the journey of our 12 . We push ourselves very hard every day to make more 13 , to gain power or recognition. We neglect(疏忽，忘记) our 14 , time with our family and to appreciate(欣赏) the surrounding 15 and the things we love to do. One day 16 we look back, we will 17 that we don't really need that much, 18 then we cannot turn back time for what we have 19.
Life is not about making money. Life is definitely(肯定地) not about work! Work is only 20 to keep us living so as to enjoy the beauty and pleasures of life.
1. A. use B. cover C. work D. get
2. A. Good B. Strange C. Sure D. Interesting
3. A. rode B. ran C. expanded D. struggled
4. A. kept on B. asked for C. gave up D. succeeded in
5. A. sad B. excited C. confused D. hungry
6. A. but B. so C. because D. if
7. A. sleeping B. arguing C. dying D. smiling
8. A. push B. make C. destroy D. prove
9. A. need B. have C. find D. show
10. A. live B. bury C. support D. sleep
11. A. useful B. certain C. similar D. special
12. A. future B. past C. history D. life
13. A. friends B. progress C. discoveries D. money
14. A. health B. career C. honor D. freedom
15. A. things B. condition C. people D. beauty
16. A. before B. when C. unless D. since
17. A. realize B. regret C. apologize D. explain
18. A. or B. until C. however D. but
19. A. saved B. missed C. reduced D. won
20. A. possible B. probable C. necessary D. suitable
四．单句改错：
Tai Lihua, born in Yichang, fell into the silent world at the age of two. When she was seven, she went to a deaf and dumb school, that art opened a door to her. From then on, she decides to use dance to show her love for lives. Since she can’t hear the music, she has to dance to according to her teacher’s gestures. Which she has to do is remember every action and practice them again and again. Up to now she has invited to over 30 countries with her partners. Besides, she’s still very quiet. She says she’s like a sunflower but will smile at the sun forever.
完成句子
1. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, ________________________________________.(...过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们)
2. ______________________(由于他的研究), the UN has more tools in the battle to______________________________.(消除世界饥饿)
3. In 1974, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world ___________(grow) rice that has a high output.
4.________（出生于）1930, Dr Yuan ___________(从…毕业)Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.
5.家长们不应该让孩子们整天玩手机。 Parents should?not __________________________
Unit 2 Working the land (教师版)
Lesson 1 Reading
【三维目标】
1. Knowledge and skill ：To learn the text in this unit and improve students` reading ability.
2. Procedure and methods: group work and discussion
3. Emotion, attitude and value: to learn the best qualities of the great men and women.
【教学重难点】
1. Find out the main idea of the text and master the useful reading skills.
2. Can tell the main idea of the text and finish the exercises.
【课前预习】 自学完成下面习题：
设计意图： Learn some words and expression to understand the text better.
1.pioneer________ 2.循环，流传v. 3.agricultural_____________
4.饥饿；欲望__________ 5.毕业于___________ 6.search for_____________
7.幸亏；由于_________ 8.output n._____________ 9. expand v.____________ _
build______逐渐增强 11.lead ______ 导致 12. focus on_______________
13. keep free_____远离 14. prevent ____阻止… 15.comment on _____________
【课堂探究】：
Step 1源 Fast-reading
1. The style of the passage may be____.
A. a story B. a travel journal C. a biography (An introduction to a person)
2. the main idea of the text
The text is about a(n) 1. ___________ _______ named Yuan Longping who made a great contribution to finding ways to 2. ______________.
3. Skimming：Match the main idea of each paragraph.
Para1 A. Dr Yuan’s two dreams.
Para2 B. Dr Yuan’s personality(品格）and hobbies.
Para3 C. Dr Yuan’s biography(传记).
Para4 D. Dr Yuan’s appearance(外表）and his achievement.
Step2 Careful reading: make a resume about Yuan Longping.
Para 1 : ask Ss scan para.1 and answer two questions.
Q1: How does Dr Yuan look like ?(appearance)
_________ face and arms, slim and strong body
Q2: Achivement:__________________________
Para 2 : ask Ss scan para.2 and finish Dr Yuan’s biography（传记）.
Time
Information
1930
1953
As a young man
In a recent harvest
now
做题方法：划出时间词。
Para 3: ask Ss to scan para.3 and finish the following task.
What are his hobbies?
Hobbies:1._________________2.____________3._________4._________
Para 4: ask Ss to scan para.4 and answer the two questions.
1)What are his two dreams?
The first dream: ________________________________________________________________________
The second dream: ______________________________________________________________________
2)Why did he have a second dream after he achieved so much and realized the first dream?
_______________________________________________________________________________
【课后延伸】： Post-reading
根据课文“A Pioneer for All People”，在下文空格中填上恰当的词语，使文章连贯完整。
设计意图：To strengthen the understanding of the text.
From his sunburnt face and arms，Yuan Longping looks just like one of the millions of 1.______(China) farmers.He 2.___________(struggle) for these farmers for the past five decades.Yuan Longping has become the first agricultural pioneer 3.________(grow) rice with high output all over the world.This kind of rice 4.________(call) super hybrid rice.When he was still a young man，hunger used to be 5.________very disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.That's why he 6.______(decide) to increase harvests without 7.________(expand) the size of the fields.Thanks to his hard work，22% of the world's people are fed by only 7% of the farmland in China.However，Yuan Longping is not satisfied8.______ the 9.____________(achieve) he has made.He dreams of contributing even more 10.________the people of the whole world.
Unit 2 Working the land （教师版）
Lesson 2 (language points 1)
【三维目标】
1.Knowledge and skills：Students should master the words ,such as: stuggle,thanks to,rid of,satisfy,equip
2. Procedure and methods: group work and self-work.
3. Emotion, attitude and values: enable students to learn these key words
【教学重难点】to learn and master the key words ,at the same time finish the exercises using the words in this class.
【课前预习】：
设计意图： Get students refer to their dictionaries and get ready for the class.
struggle for ______________ 2. thanks to ______________ 3.be rid of ______________
4. be satisfied with ____________ 5. equip sb with sth_________ 6. export
7. expand 8. with the hope of 9. search for
课堂探究：
1.课本原句：Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers ， .
(...过去50年来，他一直在努力帮助他们)
struggle v.&n.斗争；搏斗；努力
[词语归纳]
struggle for 为……而斗争 struggle with / against与……作斗争
struggle to do sth.努力做某事 struggle to one’ s feet挣扎着站起来
[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。
1) They are _____ ___ (为……而斗争) the position.
2) They struggled all through the years __ ____ us _____ __ the Japanese.(介词)
3) The fox struggled ____ _ ___ (escape).
2.课本原句：In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world __ _____(grow的形式) rice that has a high output.
归纳：当名词前有形容词的最高级/序数词/the only/the last修饰时,并且这些名词与不定式之间有逻辑上的主谓关系。常用不定式作定语。结构为：the best/first/only/last...+n. + to do sth.表示“最好的一个第一个/唯一的/最后一个……做某事的人/物”。
e.g. She became the youngest athlete ______ __(win) the women' platform diving in 1991.
3.课本原句： (由于他的研究), the UN has more tools in the battle
to (消除世界饥饿)
①thanks to 幸亏；由于；因为 （ 短语中的to为介词，后接n./v-ing.）
联系：because of 因为，由于 due to由于 owing to由于
练习：1) the new policy, the economy in that country is revovering.
, we accomplished the task ahead of time.(由于好天气)
②rid...of...摆脱；除去（=get/be rid of）
类似搭配：使某人想起某事 rob sb. of sth.
warn sb of sth. cure sb of sb’s illness
练习：1）It is not easy to oneself a habit.
2）I`m very glad to be my bad cold.
3）We wanted to the house dust.
4.课本原句：Dr Yuan (对生活非常满意).
satisfy vt. 使满意；使满足
①satisfy/meet one’s needs/demands 满足某人的需要
②be satisfied with = be content with ___________________
I was not satisfied with the result. ____________________________
be satisfied to do 对做……感到满意 to sb’ s / sth’ s satisfaction 使某人满意的是
it is satisfying (to do sth) 做某事是令人满意的
备注：adj. satisfying 令人满意的；使人满足的 satisfied 感到满意的；满足的
[练习] 根据句子意思用satisfy 的适当形式填空。
1) I am not _______ _ (satisfy) with your work. You must improve it.
2) The result doesn’ t ___ _____ (satisfy) me.
3) It can be very ____ ____ (satisfy) to work in the garden.
5.课本原句：He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.
equip vt.&vi. ________ equipment n.[U] __________
They equipped themselves for the expedition.
______________________________________________
A good education should equip you for life.
_____________________________________________
[重点用法]
equip sb./sth. with 用……武装某人；用……装备某物
equip sb./sth. for 为……而武装某人；为……而装备某物
a piece of office equipment 一件办公设备
练习：1) Each bedroom is equipped a new air-conditioner.
2)The knowledge you learn at university will equip you your future.
【课后延伸】： 按照提示，完成句子或造句。
设计意图：Enable students to learn and use the key words freely.
1.我非常满意你所说的话。(be satisfied with)
______ __ a new policy, we are now living a happy life.(由于）
3. We must _____________________ __. (与困难作斗争).
4.对父亲来说，要摆脱烟是很困难的
It’s __________________________________________________ .
5.You are the only person____ ___(understand) me.
Unit 2 Working the land (教师版)
Lesson 3 (language points 2)
【三维目标】：
1.Knowledge and skills：Students should master the words ,such as: confuse,lead to,focus,reduce,regret,comment.
2. Procedure and methods: group work and self-work.
3. Emotion, attitude and values: enable students to learn these key words
【教学重难点】to learn and master the key words ,at the same time finish the exercises using the words in this class.
【课前预习】：查找下列单词或短语
设计意图： Get students prepared for the class.
be confused about _________ 2. lead to___________ 3. focus on ____________
4.reduce to ___________ 5. regret to__________ 6.comment on ___________
7.fertilize________ 8. sorghum______ 9. wheat ________
10. corn__________ 11.technology ______ 12.quality___________
【课堂探究】：
1.confuse vt. ①使迷惑；使为难
be/become/get confused about… (=be/become/get puzzled about…) 对……感到困惑
注意区分：confusing 令人困惑的 confused （人）感到困惑的
② 混淆；混同 confuse…with/and … 把…与…混淆
练习： I’m always________John and Paul——which one is John?
The twin sisters are so alike that I often her her sister.
If you try to learn too many things at a time, you may get .
2.lead to 导致；造成（后果） (其中：to为介词，后接名词或动名词。)
类似：result in 造成，导致 （后加 ） result from 由于；因---发生 （后加 ）
拓展：lead/live a --- life 过着---生活 lead sb. to do sth. 带领/使得某人做某事
lead sb. to some place 带领某人去某地 lead to some place 通往某地
练习：Eating too much sugar can .(导致健康问题)
The news (使我相信) that the earthquake is not so serious.
3.focus vt.&vi.__________ n. _______
翻译
1). Focus your camera. ___________________________。
2). Her beauty makes her the focus of attention. _________________________。
[重点用法]
focus on集中于 focus (one’ s attention/mind/efforts) on集中(注意力/心思/精力)于
[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。
1). The focus of recent research has been _______ (介词) environmental issues.
2). All eyes _______ _______ (集中于) her.
3). They focused their mind on ______ (do) the experiment.
4.reduce vt.减少；减缩
reduce... to...减少到;强迫，迫使，沦落到...(常用被动) The poor woman is reduced to begging.
reduce ...by...减少了
类似结构：增加到/减少到 增加了/减少了
练习：Production costs have been reduced one third.
I persuaded them to reduce the price of the shirt from 100 yuan 50 yuan.
5.regret vt. 遗憾；惋惜 n.遗憾；懊悔 to one’s regret 令某人遗憾的是---
She deeply regretted losing her temper.(翻译)
I regret to tell/inform you that you can’t sign your name on the paper.（翻译）
我很遗憾地告诉你，你没通过考试。
_______________________________________________________________________
Much _____ my regret , I'm unable to accept your kind invitation.
A. for B. with C. to D. by
6.comment n. 评论；议论 vi&vt. 表达意见；作出评论
comment on /about 评论某物 make comments on/upon sth. 评论某物
[重点用法]
comment on/about sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论
make comments/no comment on sth./sb. 对某事/某人评论/不进行评论
[练习] 按要求填空或翻译。
1). Have you _______ (make) any comment(s) on the recent developments?
2). Asked about the date of the election, the Prime Minister _______ _______ (发表意见), no decision had yet been made.
【课后延伸】：单项选择题。
设计意图：Enable students to learn and use the key words freely.
1. I regret ________ you that Tom failed the exams and he regretted _________ your advice.
A. to tell, not to follow B. telling, not following
C. to tell, not following D. telling, not to follow
2. The road _________ the city is lined with trees.
A. lead to B. result from C. result in D. leading to
3. Tom’s weight was reduced ______ 2 kilograms last year.
A. by B. to C. from D. in
4.She was asked about the pay increase but _______ _______ _______ (不进行评论) on it.
5.You should the lesson in class.
Unit 2 Working the land （教师版）
Lesson 5 Writing
【三维目标】：
1.Knowledge and skills：Students should master the useful words and expressions and ways about writing .
2. Procedure and methods: setting examples, group work and self-work.
3. Emotion, attitude and values: enable students to write a complete and fluent composition.
【教学重难点】to use the words and expressions, as well as the conjections correctly and write down a composition.
【课前预习】:
1.first of all 2.in order to __________ 3.necessary__________
4.recent _____________ 5.sitting posture___________6.vitamin A___________
7.near-sighted __________ 8. examination __________9.besides _____________
【课堂演练】：
step1: Review some useful expressions.
take good care of _____________ outdoor sports____________________
有足够的睡眠_________________ 定期检查 ____________________
it`s helpful to __________________ be sure to ____________________
其次，第二 _________________ 最后，第三___________________
step 2:Translate some sentences .
1. 最近一项测试表明，大约70%的学生近视____________________________________
2.为了保护好我们的视力，我们应该注意我们的读书坐姿。__________________________________________________________________________
3. It`s helpful to form the habit of doing eye exercises every day.
__________________________________________________________________________
4. We shouldn`t play the computer games for too long.______________________________
5. 多吃含维生素A的食物有益于保护视力。
_________________________________________________________________________
step3:Write a suggestion about improving our eye-sight.
____________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
step 4: Write a composition.
写作要求：假如你校学生最近进行体检，请根据你校学生的近视率上升趋势这一现象，用英语写一篇墙报稿，对改善视力提出几点建议。内容包括以下几点：
1.光线、读写姿势，看电视、用电脑时间‘
2.眼保健操，户外活动，睡眠时间；
3.多吃维生素A的食物，定期检查；
4.其他建议。
开头已写出：
A recent medical examination shows that around 70 percent of the students in our school are near-sighted. The problem we are facing is serious.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
【课后延伸】短文改错
设计意图：To improve students`s mistake-correcting ability ,which is helpful to write a composition.
A boy who was cleaning the shoes in the street said to young man passed by, “ Let me clean your boots.” It just spends you only a penny. But the man refused. Then the boy told him that he will clean his boot for nothing. The man agreed, and soon one of the boot shone brightly. Then he put other boot on the box, and the boy refused to clean it if he was paid two pence for his work. The young man refused pay anything and went away. But the well- cleaning boot made the dirty one so bad that he could not walk on. He returned back and gave the boy two pence.
