1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014-2015学年高中英语海南同步教案：Unit2（人教新课标必修4）概论Unit 2 Working the land教学目的和要求（Teaching aims and demands）类别课程标准要求掌握的项目话题Agriculture：a pioneer in farming；organic farming & green food词汇hunger sunburn sunburnt struggle super output expand equipcirculate satisfied freedom violin motorcycle grain
2、exportsuitable chemical confuse mineral reduce supply bacteriapest level whatever summary exchange nutrition certain词组、短语rid . of be satisfied with lead a . life would ratherrefer to功能建议（Suggestions & advice）I would rather . I dont like . because .I prefer . because . Its a great pity that .Should I
3、/we .? Its better to .You need to . May I suggest .?But what/how about .? Let me suggest Leng Jianli because .If I have a choice Id choose . because .Perhaps we should consider Leng Jianli because .语法动词的-ing形式作主语和宾语的用法（The ing form as the subject & object）Wishing for things, however, cost nothing.Hi
4、s other hobbies include playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.随堂练习1、The topic of this unit is about agriculture. As you know, there is a famousscientist in agriculture. Do you know who Yuan Longping is and why he is so famousin the world?Now please fill in the blanks with proper words if you know s
5、omething about him.The Chinese people said, “We have enough food to eat because we depend on two“Pings”:One is Deng Xiaoping and the other is Yuan Longping.”The westernerseven say that hybrid rice is the fifth invention of China. As a result, famousscientist Yuan Longping is called“the Father of hyb
6、rid rice”, who has made greatcontribution to the development of hybrid rice and brought benefit to people ofthe world.2、Think about each statement and tick the correct boxes. True FalseDr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. Dr Yuans kind of rice is most suitable for Chinas farmland. Dr Yuan woul
7、d rather work than relax. Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. 3、The following sentences are taken from the reading passage. Explain what theunderline words mean.He wants everyone to call him a farmer, for tha
8、ts how he regards himself.It means he thinks of himself as a farmer but other people may think of himas a famous scientist or a rich man.In many ways, he is one of them, and he has struggled for the past five decadesto help them.It means he does not look like a farmer but also he works in the fields
9、 withfarmers. In fact, he does scientific research for them.At that time, hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside.It means that many people were very hungry and they even became ill and diedbecause there was not enough food.Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests t
10、wice as large as before.It means that farmers growing his rice species are producing rice twice as muchas they did in the past.Wishing for things, however, costs nothing.It means that dreams are free and everybody can have ideas about what they wouldlike their future life to be.课堂笔记1、Thanks to his r
11、esearch, the UN is trying to rid the world of hunger.由于他的研究，联合国正在使世界摆脱贫困。thanks to由于；多亏I was late for school thanks to the traffic jam.由于交通堵塞，我上学迟到了。Thanks to your help, Ive made great progress in English.多亏你的帮助，我在英语方面进步很大。相关链接because of，as a result of，due to，owing to，on account to这些短语都有“因为，由于”的意思。2
12、、Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.用他的杂交水稻种子，农民种出比以前多一倍的粮食。twice as . as比多一倍；是的两倍形容词原级as . as的前面可以用倍数词（如half，a quarter，one-third，twice，three times）Their school is three times as large as ours.他们的学校是我们学校的三倍。He drank one-third as much beer as I（drank）.他喝的啤酒是
13、我喝的三分之一。You bought twice as many books in the bookstore as I yesterday.昨天你在书店买的书是我买的两倍。相关链接My father is three years older than mother.=My father is older than my mother by three years.我的爸爸比我的妈妈大三岁。3、However, he cares little about spending the money on himself or leading acomfortable life.但是他很少想到要把钱花
14、在自己的身上，或者享受舒适的生活。care about在意；喜欢（=care for，like）有兴趣This young lady cares more about clothes than anything else.这个女士喜欢穿着胜过其他一切。（最喜欢衣着）I care little about what you said at the meeting.我不在意你在会上说了些什么。4、And he would rather keep time for his hobbies.他宁愿把时间花在自己的爱好上。would rather do（than do）宁愿干；宁可干would rath
15、er have done过去宁愿干但没干成We would rather stay at home than go to see such a film.我们宁愿呆在家里也不愿去看这种电影。Did you go to the party?Yes, but I would rather not have（gone there）. There were few I knew.你昨天参加那个聚会了吗？去了，但我宁愿不去，那儿的人我几乎都不认识。5、He used to walk to his rice fields twice a day, but now he prefers to ride hi
16、smotorcycle.他过去一天两次走着去田头，现在更喜欢骑摩托车去。used to do过去常常干 be used to do被用来干be used to doing习惯干 get used to doing变得习惯干My parents used to go to work on foot.我父母亲过去常常步行上班。（现在不是了，强调对比）This brush is used to paint the wall.这把刷子是用来刷墙的。Most of us are used to the climate here.我们大多数人已经习惯这儿的天气了。When did you get used
17、 to the food here?你是什么时候开始习惯这儿的食物的？6、Instead, organic farmers insist on changing crops every two or three years, forexample, corn or wheat followed by peas or soybeans.而有机耕作的农民们坚持每两到三年换种农作物。例如：种玉米或小麦后再改种豌豆或大豆。insist on坚持要求，坚持要做insist that sb（should）do sth坚持要求某人要做某事This young graduate insist on worki
18、ng in Tibet.=This young graduate insist that he（should）work in Tibet.这个年轻的大学毕业生坚持要到西藏去工作。They insisted on the whole family moving to Canada.=They insisted that the whole family（should）move to Canada.他们坚持全家人都搬到加拿大。但是，若表示“坚持认为”，则不用以上结构。The girl insisted that she was right.这个女孩坚持认为她是对的。练习Did you used t
19、o A in this river?A.swim B.swam C.swimming D.having a swimThis kind of paper is used to A a picture.A.draw B.drawing C.drew D.drawsHow long have you C used to the weather here?A.got B.get C.been D.beingWhy do you care C about such books?A.few B.many C.little D.a lot ofHe insisted on B on the floor.A
20、.laying B.lying C.lie D.sleepThis new playground is B than that one.A.three times as large B.three times largeC.as larger as three times D.two times larger语法：The ing form as the subject & object（-ing形式作主语或宾语）特别注意：动词原形在句子中不能用作主语或宾语，取而代之的是动词的-ing形式。造飞机比造火车难。错：Make a plane is more difficult than make a
21、 train.正：Making a plane is more difficult than making a train.说明：第一个making为主语，第二个making是介词than的宾语。打扫街道是她的专职工作。错：Clean streets is her full-time job.正：Cleaning streets is her full-time job.（cleaning，主语）我们大多数人喜欢踢足球。错：Most of us like play football.正：Most of us like playing football.（playing，宾语）练习1、Find
22、a sentence from the reading passage that means even a poor person canhave a wish.“Wishing for things costs nothing.”2、Rewrite the following sentences using ing from as the subject.EXAMPLE：It is necessary to get water from wet to dry places.Getting water from wet to dry places is necessary.It is nice
23、 to help people in need of help.Helping people in need of help is nice.It is not easy to grow super hybrid rice.Growing super hybrid rice is not easy.It is not difficult to learn more about farming.Learning more about farming is not difficult.In the countryside it is not as easy to do research as in
24、 the city.Doing research in the countryside is not easy.To get rid of hunger is very important in some African countries.Getting rid of hunger is very important in some African countries.It is important to explain this again or we will get confused.Explaining this again is important or we will get c
25、onfused.重点词汇1、struggle vt.&vi.斗争；拼搏；挣扎；努力The cat was struggling in his arms.那只猫在他的手臂中挣扎。He has been struggling with/against illness for many years.他与疾病搏斗了许多年。He has been struggling for success in his business.为使事业成功，他一直努力奋斗着。练习看，一些动物在洪水中挣扎。Look, some animals are struggling in the flood.2、rid . of vt
26、.摆脱；除去=get rid of n.You should rid yourself of that bad habit.=You should get rid of that bad habit.你必须改掉那个坏习惯。Why not rid the flies of the kitchen as soon as possible?=Why not get rid of the flies in the kitchen as soon as possible?为什么不尽早把厨房里的苍蝇除掉？I have not got rid of my cold yet.我的感冒还没好。3、be sati
27、sfied with=be pleased with对满意The teacher was quite satisfied with my answer.=The teacher was quite pleased with my answer.老师对我的回答很满意。Are you satisfied with what I said?你对我的话满意吗？练习总的来说，公众对政府的工作是满意的。Generally speaking, the public is satisfied/pleased with the governmentwork.4、lead/live a . life过着生活Led
28、 by our Party, we lead/live a happy life.在党的领导之下，我们过着幸福的生活。Before liberation the working class led/lived a hard life.解放前，劳动人民过着艰苦的生活。练习很多科学家过着简朴的生活，尽管他们比较富裕。Many scientists lead a simple life though they are rich enough.5、export输出；出口 import进口 port n.港；港口China exports more and more goods to other cou
29、ntries.中国向国外出口越来越多的商品。Japan imports wood from Canada.日本从加拿大进口木材。This country is richer and richer by exporting oil.这个国家通过出口石油变得越来越富有。6、confuse vt.使迷惑；使为难 confusion n.混乱；混淆The difficult question confused him.这个难题使他困惑。People were confused by a lot of information.人们被大量的信息弄糊涂了。I confused her with her si
30、ster because they are so alike.因为她和她的妹妹长得太像，所以我把她们两人认错了。The thief escaped in the confusion.这个小偷在混乱中逃脱。7、refer to查阅；提到，谈到；指的是In his speech he didnt refer to the problem at all.在他的演讲中，丝毫未触及那个问题。If you have some questions, refer to the guidebook.如果你有问题的话，参阅旅游指南。What do these numbers refer to?这些数字表示什么意思？Dont worry about it. He didnt refer to us.别担心，他不是指我们。- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网