Unit24Thescienceoffarming一、教学目标与要求通过本单元教学,继续学习、巩固有关直接引语和间接引语的内容。学生应能熟练地把直接引语转换为间接引语。复习有关谈论天气的话题,能熟练的描述各种天气。通过对课文的学习,让学生了解我国历史上农业发展的情况,并能用英语进行简单描述。二、教学重点与难点1.重点词汇develop;experience;knockoutof;pointout;turnover;goagainst;agreetodo;nowandthen2.重要句型1)Thesoilshouldalsobeturnedoverwithaforksothattheweedswouldbedestroyed.2)Thebook,whichhas110000characters,isaboutbothfarmingandgardening.3.语法间接引语:1)Hesaidthatthebestseed-headsshouldbehunguptodry.2)Theyaskedhimifitwasagoodideatosowwheatclosetogether.3)Theyaskedhimwhenheharvestedthewheat.4)Headvised/toldfarmerstodothingsattherighttimeofyear.4.日常交际用语谈论天气(Talkingabouttheweather):1)It’sabeautifuldaytoday.2)It’sgoingtobedryandsunnyforthenexttwodays.3)What’stheweathergoingtobelikeattheweekend?4)Theysayit’sgoingtobewetandwindy.三、课型(一)对话课Ⅰ.教具录音机,投影仪。Ⅱ.课堂教学设计1.教师通过以下步骤导入本课:向学生提出下列问题:1)Haveyoueverbeentoafarmbefore?2)Whenwetalkaboutthefarm,whatwordscanyouthinkof?可将学生给出的词语列在黑板上,借以复习相关词汇。如学生没提及天气情况,教师可用问题加以引导:Good!You’vegivenmealotofwordsthathavesomethingtodowithfarming.Whatabouttheweather?Doyouthinkthatweatherisimportantinfarming?Why?2.准备放对话录音。借助投影片打出以下听前提问:1)What’stheweatherlikeforthenexttwodays?2)What’stheweathergoingtobelikeattheweekend?放录音一至两遍,请学生回答上述问题,教师予以必要订正。Key:1)It’sgoingtobedryandsunnyforthenexttwodays.2)It’sgoingtobewetandwindy.3.再次放对话录音,学生跟读。将学生分为两人一组练习对话。数分钟后,请两、三组同学到前面表演。教师指导学生归纳在本课中有关谈论天气情况的常用语句(见日常交际用语部分),并提供新的情景,由学生编小对话。情景1:Youaresupposedtoplanttreeswithyourclassmatestomorrow.Nowyouaretalkingabouttheweatherreportswithyourclassmatesanddiscusswhattodoifitrainsto-morrow.情景2:YouandyourfriendsareplanningatriptothecountrybybikethiscomingSun-day.Fromtheweatherreportsyoualreadyknowthatitisgoingtobefineinthemorningandtherewillbeastrongwindintheafternoon.Talkwithyourfriendsandmakeacarefulplanaboutyourtrip.经数分钟练习后,教师可请几位同学到前面进行表演,教师予以讲评。4.要求学生将该课对话以狄克为第一人称的角度,改写为一篇短文。教师可给予必要的提示。提示语:1)afarmer,livinginEngland;2)beautifulday,workinginthefields;3)talkingabouttheweather;4)decidewhattodoforfarmwork给出首句:Iamafarmer,livinginthewestofEngland.要求学生根据对话,参照老师所给提示及首句,编写短文。Model:Iamafarmer,livinginthewestofEngland.Iamalwaysbusywithmyfarmwork.It’sabeautifuldaytodayandI’mnowworkinginthefieldswithTim.Timishelpingmeatthemoment.We’retalkingabouttheweatherforthenexttwodaysandalsoforthecomingweekend.Andwe’vedecidedtosowcarrotseedtomorrowandpicktherestofthecabbagesbeforetheweatherchanges.当堂要求学生完成,如时间允许,可请几位同学朗读自己的短文,教师予以讲评。5.布置作业1)预习第94、95课;2)完成练习册中安排的练习。(二)阅读理解课(Ⅰ)Ⅰ.教具录音机,投影仪。Ⅱ.课堂教学设计1.检查生词及短语。2.教师通过以下提问导入正课:Everydaypeopleneedalotoffood.Andthefoodmainlycomesfromthecorn,thewheat,thericeandsoon.Farmersgrowthemyearafteryearandprovideuswithenoughfood.Inourcountrywestillhavealotofpeoplewhoarefarmers.Andmanyfarmersstillworkwiththeirhandsthoughlotsofmachinesareusedevery-where.IfIaskyouwhatyouhavealreadyknownaboutfarming,maybefewofyoucananswerthisquestionwell.Nowwe’lllearnsomethingaboutfarminginoldChina,3.教师给出读前提问:1)WhatwerethepeopleinothercountriesdoingwhilethefarmersinChinaweredevelopingthescienceoffarming?2)Whatbookdidhewrite?Whatisthebookabout?教师给学生数分钟,要求学生快速阅读课文。之后请同学回答上述问题。Key:1)PeopleinothercountriesweretryingtocatchwildanimalsandbirdsandwerestillcollectingseedsandnutswhilefarmersinChinaweredevelopingthescienceofagriculture.2)HewroteabookcalledQiMinYaoShuandthebookisaboutbothfarmingandgardening.4.放课文录音,学生跟读一至两遍。教师就课文内容提问,检查学生的理解程度(可参阅练习册中所列出的问题)5.教师用投影仪打出以下statements,要求学生判断其正误。并对错误的statements进行修改。1)Chinawasthefirstcountryintheworldtostudythescienceoffarming.2)Thetextdoesnottelluswheretheearliestresearchcentreforagriculturewas.3)BothYiduandGaoyangwhereJiaSixieoncelivedandworkedareinShandongProvince.4)Hedidn’twanttoworkinthegovernment.Sohereturnedhomeandspenthistimeonagriculture.5)Headvisedthefarmerstochoosethebestseed-heads,whichweremuchbiggerthanothers.6)Aftertheseedsweresown,theyshouldbeknockedoutoftheseed-heads.7)HepointedoutIwasimportantthatwheatshouldbeplantedwithspacebetweentheplants.8)Hedidexperimentstoshowhiswaywasbetter.9)ThebookcalledQiMinYaoShuwaswrittenoveryearsago.Key:1)False(Chinawasoneofthefirstcountriesintheworldtostudythescienceoffarming.)2)False(Chinawastheearliestresearchcentreforagriculture.)3)True4)False(Afteryearsofworkinginthegovernment,hereturnedhomeandspenthistimeonagriculture.)5)False(Thebestseed-headswerethosewiththebestcolour.)6)False(Be-foretheseedsweresown,theyshouldbeknockedoutoftheseed-heads.)7)False.(Hesaidthatitwasimportanttoplantwheatclosetogether.)8)True9)False(Thebookwaswrittenduringtheyears533~544,thatis,over1400yearsago.)6.请学生利用课文所提供的内容,挑出有关描写贾思勰研究农业的词语:1)spenthistimeonresearchintoagriculture;2)collectedinformation,studiedit,didexperimentsandlearntfromtheexperiencesoffarmers;3)studiedwaysofkeepingseeds;4)studiedhowtoimprovesoilconditions;5)learnthowtocleanroughgroundbeforeplantingcrops…学生先在小组内交流并相互启发、补充,然后请学生在班上交流。7.布置作业1)复述课文;2)完成练习册中所安排的练习。阅读理解课(Ⅱ)Ⅰ.教具录音机,投影仪。Ⅱ.课堂教学设计1.通过提问温习第一部分课文内容:1)Whichcountrywastheearliestresearchcentreforagriculture?2)FarmersinChinaweredevelopingthescienceofagriculturewhilepeopleinothercountrieswerestilltryingtocatchwildanimalsandbir