Lesson Seven Spring Sowing I. Teaching obiectives: After learning this unit, students are supposed to 1. get familiar with the rules of word formation 2. get familiar wi ts. 3. retell the text as a whole 4. have a thorough understanding of the whole text: S rIn 5. get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily IL Listening and spea king activities 1. Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks about the main ideas of the article 2. Talk about what values and moral principles are being idealized in the text and discuss the questions on the text IlL. Reading Comprehension and language activities 1. Pre-reading discussions: 1)What changes have taken place in social ethics since our grandfathers'time? 2)Is our interest in this kind of story about the past simply a matter of idle curiosity? 2. Background knowledge: The author told a story about a young couple's first day of spring sowing; they worked very hard and full of ardor to create their common future 3.T Part One(paragraphs 1-3): The description of the background of the story and the introduction of the two main characters of the story Part Two(paragraphs 4-8): After eating their breakfast, the young couple went to get the preparation for the work of spring sowing which is very important to Part3(paragraphs9-20): The detailed description of their first day of spring sowing work. They worked quite hard and full of ardor to create their common future Part4(paragraphs21-26): They finished the work of the first day of the first spring planting 4. Language points 1) Vocabulary (1) rake out sth. to clear usu. by shaking and pulling a tool inside it ihf e.g. The boiler should be raked out once a month to prevent blocking by old ashes. yJBsj3 灰阻塞,锅炉每月都要进行清扫。 (2) open up: cause sth. to be available for development, production,etc.开发:生产Lesson Seven Spring Sowing I．Teaching Objectives: After learning this unit, students are supposed to: 1. get familiar with the rules of word formation ; 2. get familiar with some grammatical points; 3. retell the text as a whole; 4. have a thorough understanding of the whole text: Spring Sowing; 5. get a list of the new words and expressions and be able to use them freely in writing and daily conversation; II. Listening and speaking activities 1. Listen to the recording of the text and fill in the blanks about the main ideas of the article. 2. Talk about what values and moral principles are being idealized in the text and discuss the questions on the text. III. Reading Comprehension and Language Activities 1. Pre-reading discussions: 1) What changes have taken place in social ethics since our grandfathers’ time? 2) Is our interest in this kind of story about the past simply a matter of idle curiosity? 2. Background knowledge: The author told a story about a young couple’s first day of spring sowing; they worked very hard and full of ardor to create their common future……. 3.Text analysis: Part One(paragraphs 1-3): The description of the background of the story and the introduction of the two main characters of the story. Part Two(paragraphs 4-8): After eating their breakfast, the young couple went to get the preparation for the work of spring sowing which is very important to them. Part3 (paragraphs9-20): The detailed description of their first day of spring sowing work. They worked quite hard and full of ardor to create their common future. Part4 (paragraphs21-26): They finished the work of the first day of the first spring planting. 4.Language points: 1) Vocabulary (1).rake out sth. : to clear usu. by shaking and pulling a tool inside it 清扫 e.g. The boiler should be raked out once a month to prevent blocking by old ashes.为防炭 灰阻塞，锅炉每月都要进行清扫。 (2) open up : cause sth. to be available for development, production, etc.开发；生产