1、Working the landUnit 2 牵 手 课 堂vFarming in the United StatesvIn many parts of the world,farmers and their families live in villages or towns.In the United States,however,each farm family lives on its own fields.Instead of travelling from a village to the fields every morning,American farmers stay on
2、their own land throughout the week.They travel to the nearest town only on Saturdays for shopping or on Sundays for church.Their children usually take buses to large schools.These school buses serve all of the farm families living in the area.In some areas,there are small schools serving a few farm
3、families.Because the schools are not far,the children can walk to school.vOf course,life keeps changing for everyone,including farmers.Today in the American countryside there are cars,good roads and the Internet.And more and more modern machines,such as combines(联合收割机),tractors,trucks and so on are
4、used for farming.All of these have been changing farm life greatly.vFor many years,however,farming in the United States was often a lonely way of living.Farmers lived on farms or in villages out off the way and did their own farm work and sometimes they had to deal with the problems which happened a
5、round them,instead of getting help from others.They learned to try new methods,and to test their own ideas instead of following old ways.With the rapid development of American industry,of course,the agriculture has also made great progress.More and more farmers live a wealthy and happy life.vQuestio
6、n:vCan you tell me the old days of farming in the United States?vSection Warming Up and Reading 栏目导航课前教材预案课堂深度拓展课后限时作业课末随堂演练v .Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph.vParagraph 1:( ) A.Dr Yuan s dreams.vParagraph 2:( ) B.Dr Yuan s personality.vParagraph 3:( ) C.Dr Yuan s appearanc
7、e and hisv achievement.vParagraph 4:( ) D.Dr Yuan s biography.课前教材预案CDBAv .Scan the text and choose the best answer according to the text.v1.Yuan Longping works the land because_.vA.he is a farmervB.he is interested in farming vC.he wants to do his research by farmingvD.he has a slim and strong body
8、 v答案： Cv2.According to the text,nearly_million tons of rice was produced by Chinese farmers in a recent harvest.vA.20 B.200vC.50 D.500v答案： Bv3.Dr Yuan s hobbies include the following EXCEPT _.vA.listening to violin music B.playing mah jong vC.swimming and reading D.singing v答案： Dv4.How does Yuan Lon
9、gping feel about money？vA.Money is not important at all.vB.One has to own a large sum of money.vC.Too much money can only bring more troubles rather than happiness.vD.One has to spend all his money on his own research.v答案： Cv5.Which of the following statements tells the main idea of the text？vA.A farmer named Yuan Longping.vB.How Yuan Longping became rich and famous.vC.An agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice.vD.A new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice.v答案： C
