Unit2 Working the land-

unit2 working the land
period 1 warming up and pre-reading.
step 1 lead-in.
poem by li shen
farmers weeding at noon,sweat down the field soon.
who knows food on a tray,due to their toiling day.

 then let one student recite the poem in chinese.
step 2 warming up by questioning
hello, everyone. we shall read about man who works the land today. have you ever grown any plants? if not, what kind of plant would you like to grow? how will you grow it?
(for reference: mr. li, i worked with my father in the rice field last year. we grow hybrid rice and use animal wastes to make the soil rich.)
has anyone of you ever been to the countryside? what did you do there?
(for reference: i went to chuankou the day before yesterday. it is a small mountain village 75 li north of beijing. i went there to visit