主要包括以下教学环节和内容设计 

StepⅠ. Lead-in & Warming up

T: Morning, everyone! Are you ready for this class?

Ss: Yes.

T: Do you know this poem? [T may ask Ss to read the poem together]

  Farmers weeding at noon,

Sweat down the field soon.

Who knows food on a tray,

Due to their toiling day.

What does it describe? 

T: What do farmers usually do all the year round?

Ss: plough, sow the seeds, remove the weeds, grow rice…

T: Why do they work hard to grow rice?

Ss: …

T: What would happen if there were suddenly no rice to eat? 

StepⅡ.Reading

(1) Read for main idea

T: Please read the passage on Page10 quickly and think about the main idea.

The passage mainly tells a(n) ________________________ named Yuan Longping who worked hard to_______________________________________________.

  Suggested answers: agricultural pioneer/famous scientist; produce a new strain of rice — super hybrid rice

(2) Read for key information

T: Good. What does each paragraph tell about? Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.

Para1               A. Dr Yuan’s dreams.

  Para2               B. Dr Yuan’s personality.

  Para3               C. Dr Yuan’s biography.

  Para4               D. Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement.

[Before doing it, T goes through the headings together with students and solve some difficult words.]

 Suggested answers: DCBA

(3) Read for detailed information

T: Now let’s go to the details. Please read Para1 and think about the following questions.

Para 1 Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement

Q1: What does Dr Yuan look like?

Q2: What is his achievement?