1、Lesson 9: Chinas Most Famous “Farmer”TitleLesson 9: Chinas Most Famous “Farmer”Teaching aimsKnowledge By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to read, understand and use the new words and phrases e.g. introduction, leader, produce,together with, since then.Ability 1. To be able to talk a
2、bout great people and their lives2. To use their imagination boldly and talk about their inventions.Emotion To encourage them to have a great dream and work hard for itTeaching difficult points and important points To use the new words and phrases to talk about great people and their lives and their
3、 inventions.Teaching toolsPPT, radioTeachers activitiesStudents activitiesAims Step1: Warm up1. Show some pictures and teach new words and phrases in the lesson. Learn new words and phrases in the lesson.To motivate the Ss and prepare for the new lesson.Step2:Lead-in 1.Ask:1)Did you have a dream whe
4、n you were a child? What was it? 2)Do you think great people work all the time and have no other interests at all?2.Play the audiotape for the last paragraph.Discuss the questions in every group.The Ss Listen and circle the hobby about Yuan Longping that is NOT mentioned in the lesson. To motivate t
5、he Ss and lead in the new concept.Step3: New Concept1. Play the audiotape for the lesson.2.Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F).1) He grew a new type of rice as a child. ( )2) He had an idea for hybrid rice in the 1960s. ( )3) He studied agriculture at university. ( )4) He is working hard
6、 on developing super hybrid rice now. ( )5) He plays the violin for half an hour before he goes to bed. ( )2. Read the lesson again and fill in the blanks. Listen and read after the tape.Read the lesson and finish the exercises. The Ss complete the exercise independently and then discuss the answers
7、 in groups.In order to correct the students pronunciationTo get to know the key information about the lesson.To get to know the details about the lesson.Step 4: RetellingShow some key words and help the Ss to retell the text.Retell the text in groups.To practice their speaking abilities.Step 5: Exer
8、ciseFill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.The Ss try to fill in the blanks with the words and phrases in the lesson.To check if they grasp themain words and phrases in the lesson.Step 5: Group Work 1.Show a picture about the interesting inventions.2.Talk about an inventio
9、n to make life better with their group members.Discuss it in groups and choose some of them to talk in class. To give Ss time to prac-tice their speaking abilities.Step6: WritingAsk the Ss to write a short passage about their invention.Write a short passage about their inventions.To give Ss time to
10、prac-tice their writing abilities.Home-work1.Finish off the exercises in the lesson.2.Copy your passage on the exercise book.Board Design Lesson9 Chinas Most Famous “Farmer”Words and phrases: super Father of Hybrid Rice-Yuan Longping Dreampeanut *since then Hard workvariety *together with Hobbies *introduction *produce *leader production3