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Unit 2words and expressions1.struggle Vi eg: The little boy struggled with the thief bravely.They had to struggle with/against all kinds of difficulties.She struggled to keep back the tears.He has been struggling for success in business.=He has been struggling to succeed in his business.为了事业的成功，他一直努力奋斗着。
n. eg: After a long struggle ,she gained control of the business.Her struggle with the disease lasted ten years.高考连接：The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle ______.A to be heardB to have heardC hearingD being heard2.hunger n[U]eg: In those days ,many persons died of hunger .（死于饥饿）[C] 欲望，渴望eg: The child has a strong hunger for knowledge.强烈的求知欲The whole world has a hunger for peace.v. hunger to do sth. 渴望干某事 hunger for sth.渴望得到某物eg: The whole world hungers for peace.3.disturbing adj. disturb v. disturbedadj.eg: The news from the front is disturbing.The disturbing news soon got around the town.I am sorry to disturb you so early.They were all disturbed by the disturbing news ; that is ,the news disturbed all of them.S he was disturbed about her mother’s sudden illness.I felt disturbed to hear of your illness.4.expand eg:The eagle expanded his wings.He is thinking of expanding his business.Metals expand when they are heated .Our foreign trade has expanded greatly in recent years.In ten years ,the city’s population expanded by 10%.搭配expand …. in/into…..把….扩展. expand on/upon 详细阐明Eg: He expanded his short story into a novel.I don’t understand your reasoning. Can you expand on it?5.thanks to eg; Thanks to your timely help, I managed to finish the work on time.It was thanks to his advice that I succeeded.表示“原因”的介词短语还有：due to（一般不放于句首） ; as a result of ,because of ;owing to ； on account of; in that(引导原因状语从句)eg：The accident was due to his careless driving .Owing to your timely help, we finished the work ahead of time.As a result of the bad weather ,the football match was put off.His request is unreasonable in that he knows we can't afford it.We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather.6.rid……of eg：You should rid yourself of the bad habit.We try to rid the house of mice.拓展get/be rid of 摆脱；除掉eg:I can’t get rid of this headache.She was glad to be rid of him.：warn sb. of sth.; inform sb. of sth. ; cure sb. of sth. ; rob sb.of sth.;7.be satisfied with eg:I was satisfied/pleased/content with the result.be satisfied to do 对做某事感到满意eg: He was satisfied to win the race.拓展: Some people are hard to satisfy.(vt)There was a satisfied look on his face.(adj)The answer was quite satisfying /satisfactory to him.(adj.)To our satisfaction, he accepted our invitation.(n.)8 .would rather eg: I would rather play football this afternoon, if you don’t mind.I’d rather not let him know the truth.Would you rather stay here or go home?I would rather stay at home than go out. =I would stay at home rather than go out.would rather 后跟从句时，表示主语宁愿让某人做某事，从句用虚拟语气即用一般过去时表示与现在或将来事实相反；用过去完成时表示与过去事实相反。
话题17 农业开展〔Unit 2 Working the land〕晨读背诵话题单词1. protection 【prəˈtekʃən】n. 保护；防卫2. technique 【tek ˈni:k】n. 技术；技巧3. irrigation 【ɪrɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n】n. 灌溉；冲洗4. import 【ɪm ˈpɔːt】n. & v. 进口；输入5. production 【prəˈdʌkʃən】n. 产品；总产量6. sow 【səʊ】v. 播种；散布7. insect 【ˈɪnsekt】n. 昆虫8. discovery 【dɪˈskʌvərɪ】n. 发现；被发现事物9. practical 【ˈpræktɪk(ə)l】adj. 实际；实用10. fortunately 【ˈfɔːtʃənətlɪ】adv. 幸运地11. typical 【ˈtɪpɪk(ə)l】adj. 典型12. actually 【ˈæktʃuəl ɪ】adv. 事实上13. operate 【ˈɒpəreɪt】v. 运转；操作14. silence 【ˈsaɪləns】n. 寂静；沉默15. confuse 【kənˈfjuːz】vt. 使迷惑；混淆16. applaud 【əˈpl ɔːd】v. & n. 拍手喝彩；赞同17. direction 【dɪˈrekʃ(ə)n】n. 方向；指示18. root 【ruːt】n. 根19. fertilizer 【ˈfɜːtɪlaɪzə(r)】n. 肥料20. poison 【ˈpɒɪwho came to interview the most famous scientist in Ch ina, who would rather be called “a farmer〞. Indeed, like many Chinese farmers, Yuan in his 70s and has devoted most of his life to growing rice in paddy fields, but unlike those farmers, he reaps the seed from experimental fields only for hybridizing rice.汉语大意：袁隆平，中国最著名“农民〞二十世纪六十年代，袁首次提出超级水稻想法。
Unit 2Working the landA Shepherd Saved Six Runners from Extreme Weather duringDeadly Ultra-marathon in China中国牧羊人从极端天气中救下六名超级马拉松选手A shepherd in northwest China has been credited with saving six trail runners from dangerously extreme weather, according to state media. Twenty-one other runners died during the 100-kilometer (62-mile) race on Saturday.According to China National Radio, Zhu Keming was grazing his sheep near the high-altitude Huanghe Shilin Mountain in Gansu Province when the weather turned sour. He sought refuge in a cave where he had stored some firewood and clothes near the running trail.“The weather that day was really uncommon. It was foggy and raining and windy and sometimes hailing(下冰雹). That kind of weather is really rar e, ” Zhu told China National Radio.As temperatures dropped, runners started reported suffering from hypothermia(体温过低), while others went missing. Marathon organizers called off the race and launched a search party of 1, 200 people to scour(搜查) the complicated terrain(地形), in an operation that continued after dark.主题语境人与社会课标话题对社会有突出贡献的人物思维品质通过了解文章的内容, 理解一位平凡的人做的不平凡的事情, 激发学生们养成热心助人的优良品格。
《unit2 Working The Land 》示范说课稿Unit 2 Working The Land (NSEFC B4)Reading: A Pioneer For All PeopleA teaching plan interpretationTarget students: students of average level in Senior 2Period under interpretation: The second period of Unit 2 Working the LandTime: 2nd, Dec, 2008Teaching material: Reading passage A pioneer for all peopleTeaching aids: A multi-media set for teaching, a tape recorder, a power-point display works Teaching aims:a) Knowledge-oriented aims: Some idiomatic phrases and complicated sentences.b) Ability-oriented aims: Comprehension of Dr. Yuan’s work and life.c) Moral-oriented aims: Analyze Dr. Yuan’s characteristics and personality traits.Teaching principles:a)student-centered and teacher-directedb)task-based learning and purpose-focused teachingc)the communicative language teaching approachTeaching methods:a)free talkb)question and answer activityc)group presentationd)pair worke)role-playDifficult teaching point:Help students how to conclude Dr Yuan’s personality through the descriptions about his appearance, achievements and dreams.Important teaching points:Encourage students to be ambitious like Dr Yuan and follow his steps to make contributions.Exploring work before class:•New words & expressions•Assigned the students to surf on the Internet to find out some information about Chinese agriculture and Yuan Longping.Aims: 1. Remove the language obstacles before class and develop students’ habit of self-study.2. Gain some background information about Yuan Longping.Teaching procedures:Step 1: Lead-in (2m’)Show pictures of hungry Africans and draw out Dr. Yuan.Aim: To grab students’ attention and lead in the topic of the passage.Step 2: Task-based reading (7m’+ 5m’+8m’)1. First reading (group work and discussion) (7m’)The students will be given 7 minutes to skim for:1) the main idea of the whole passage (4m’)2) the main idea of each paragraph (3m’)Aim:To enable students to get a general idea and the organization of the passage.2. Second reading (individual work and chart filling) (5m’)Students will be divided into 4 groups to finish 4 different tasks. This time more detailed information is called for. After the reading, there will be different tasks for different groups. Group 1: Dr Yuan’s appearance and Dr Yuan’s achievementGroup 2: Dr Yuan’s biographyGroup 3: Dr Yuan’s personalityGroup 4: Dr Yuan’s dreamsAim: This task is aimed to develop students’ ability of reading for useful information within a limited time. Meanwhile, the teacher can help to remove the language obstacles in the reading passage.3. Dig-in reading (pair work and personality recognition) (8m’)How do you like Dr. Yuan? What characters can you conclude from these sentences?Try to summarize Dr. Yuan’s characteristics.Aim: To enable students to get a deeper understanding of Dr. Yuan and appreciate his noble personality.Step 3: Movie watching (3m’)A 3-minute short movie about Dr. Yuan will be played in order that the whole class may know him better.Aim: To know Dr. Yuan better in a vivid way.Step 4: An interview (pair work and role-play) (5m’+5m’)Suppose Dr. Yuan will visit our school and he will answer the questions after a speech.Prepare some questions, which may cover his life, agricultural research work, even his hobbies or love story and then show your interview.Aim:1. The interview focuses on teamwork, cooperation and collaboration.2. The purpose is to develop the students’ random thinking skills and practice their oral English.Step 5: Feedback (number game) (4m’)The students will play a number game--- What’s your lucky number? There are nine numbers to choose from and each number represents a different task. The task is mainly about the words, phrases and comprehension of the passage.Aim:To check the teaching effect and consolidate students’ basic knowledge about words and sentences.Step 6: Self assessment and assignment (1m’)Check out how much you have learned in class!Write an article which is entitled Dr. Yuan in my eyes.Aim: 1.To expand the information and to broaden students’ minds.2.To consolidate the knowledge and help improve students’ writing.。
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE造福全人类的先驱者Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. 尽管他是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁隆平仍然认为自己是个农民，因为他在田间耕作，进行科学研究。
Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. 的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸和手臂，以及他那消瘦而结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样。
过去50年来他一直在努力帮助他们。
Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.袁隆平种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻”的稻种。
In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. 1973年他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先锋。
This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. 这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获20%的产量。
Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.如今中国每年生产的稻米60%以上出自这种杂交稻种。
人教版高中英语必修4《Unit 2 Working the land》教案人教版高中英语必修4《Unit 2 Working the land》教案【一】教学准备教学目标(1)知识目标：让学生通过阅读课文更多地了解我国著名的农业科学家袁隆平的科研成果及其影响。
(2)能力目标：让学生进一步使用恰当地阅读方式与技能，如略读(skimming)，快速阅读(fast reading)，细读(close reading)等(3)情感目标：让学生不但学习袁隆平的科研精神，更要学习他不计较名利，踏踏实实的生活态度。
教学重难点1.阅读课文更多地了解我国著名的农业科学家袁隆平的科研成果及其影响。
教学过程1. 话题的引导。
(Pre-reading)1).开头通过设计了一首熟悉的诗歌，让学生知道话题---farming.2).涉及到提高产量从而解决世界饥荒问题，从而引出本节课的中心话题--伟大人物袁隆平。
2. 跟读与限时阅读完成导学案练习贯彻目的与困难策略，指导学生根据不同的阅读目的，在阅读的不同阶段，灵活使用各种阅读策略，捕捉文章主要信息，理解作者的写作意图，突破本文的教学重点与难点。
采用整体语言教学法和任务型语言教学法。
1)、通过限时阅读训练，引导学生如何利用略读(skimming)的方法把握文章的大意，侧重培养快速阅读理解能力和文章中心把握能力。
2)、精读各个段落语段，侧重培养快速捕捉文章重要细节的能力和猜测生词的能力，学会欣赏文章中的优美句子。
3：阅读过程--浅层次阅读。
(Reading I)1). 其中关于人物的基本信息中，通过设计了一个信息表格的浅层次阅读练习，对文中人物有了初步了解。
2). 关于他的梦想，书本上描写得非常生动，我让班里有艺术特长的学生画了一幅漫画，利用画面反映课文第四段所描述的内容，同时用第一人称配了声音效果。
4. 阅读过程--深层次阅读。
(Reading II)在处理了一些简单信息之后，阅读人物最重要的是要读出人物不同于其他人的成就以及值得学生学习的一些可贵品质。
人教版高中英语必修四Unit2 Working the land1 struggle [ˈstrʌgl]vi.搏斗；奋斗；努力；争取n.打斗；竞争；奋斗【例句】They had to struggle against/with all kinds of difficulties.他们必须和各种各样的困难作斗争。
After 5 years’ of struggle,people in Wenchuan are living a normal life now.经过五年的努力，现在汶川人民的生活步入了正轨。
【搭配】struggle against/with与……斗争struggle for 为争取……而斗争struggle to do 努力去做struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来 a life-and-death struggle生死搏斗【辨析】battle, war, campaign, struggle, fight这些名词均有“战斗，战争”之意。
•battle：侧重指战争中的一次较全面、时间较长的战斗，也指陆军或海军在某一特定地区进行的战斗，或个人之间的争斗。
•war：是战争的总称，一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争。
•campaign：通常指在一场大的战争中在某一地区进行的一连串有既定目的的军事行动。
也可作引申用。
•struggle：指激烈或时间持续长的战斗或奋力斗争。
•fight：最普通用词，含义广，指战斗、斗争或打斗。
2 hunger [ˈhʌŋgə(r)] n.饿，饥饿；欲望vt.& vi.（使）饥饿【例句】His hunger for knowledge drove him to the library.他对知识的强烈愿望驱使他上图书馆。
These students hunger for new knowledge and ideas.这些学生渴望学到新知识，获得新思想。
I. 教材分析本单元的中心话题是“农业"，学生通过讨论和阅读了解有关农业、农村和农作物种植的内容。
让学生了解农业在整个人类生活中的重要性，了解农村生活，了解中国农民的生活现状，提高他们对农业的认识，并且帮助他们更深刻地理解农业科学家袁降平的科学研究的价值。
培养学生从小养成爱惜粮食，不铺张浪费的好习惯。
同时让学生了解organic farming以及它对人们生活的重要性，进一步扩大学生的关于农业方而的词汇量，并通过写一则海报提高学生的写作水平。
1WARMING-UP通过提问有关农业、农村和农作物种植的内容，让学生谈谈自己対农村和农业劳动的认识或经验。
教师可通过讨论让学生互相学习，相互交流经验以增加他们的农业知识。
2PRE-READING部分有两组问题。
在第一组问题中，讨论大米在东亚和东南亚国家人民生活中的重要性；而第二组问题则提出世界部分地区所面临的饥饿问题。
由此激发学生对世界的关注，培养学生的同情心。
3READING部分介绍中国著名的农业科学家袁降平的生平和他的杂交水稻。
第一段描述了袁博士的外表一一他更象一个农民而不象一个科学家，农村就是他做科研的殿堂。
他的科研成果就是超级杂交水稻。
第二段描述他的家庭出身，学业，献身水稻科研的原因及所取得的成就。
第三段告诉我们袁博士过着跟普通人一样的生活却干着伟大的事业。
即使在功成名就之后，他也淡泊名利，有着无私奉献的高尚精神。
4COMPREHENDING部分设计了三个练习。
第一个是判断练习，学生根据课文中理解和收集的信息做出判断，其至通过讨论才能做出判断。
第二个是词语理解题。
第三个练习提出问题，要求学生在阅读课文后作出冋答，以检验他们的理解力和训练他们的归纳总结能力。
5LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE部分学习本单元重点词汇和语法项目。
词语学习部分采用给出词义而让学生从课文中找出与之匹配的词，然后用所找的词汇完成笫二个练习中的短文，以及用课文中意义相近的词汇替换练习三句中划线部分。
