第35/734期初二教案

深圳市新华中学  文雯

 

 

Making rural life easier (P2)

 

 

I. Lead-in

·What can we make with bamboo?

 Basket, furniture, tissues, artwork, shelter.

 

 

II. Fast reading 

 

 

 

III. Detailed reading

·Paragraph 1

Topic sentence: Now, a new bamboo washing machine might help them solve this problem.

 

·Reading strategy 1: When we read a piece of news, we can usually find out the main idea from the topic sentence in the first paragraph. 

 

·Paragraphs 2-3

Some information about the invention

Facts about the topic

 

Para 2

The introduction of a bamboo washing machine

A simple version of a traditional washing machine.

 

 

Para 3

Reddot winner 2020

Who: A team of 7 members

Where: The School of Design at Dalian Minzu University

What:“Best of the Best”Prize

 

Designers’ opinions about the invention

 

·Reading strategy 2: Phrases like “XXX said” and“XXX says” are used to show people’s feelings or opinions about an event.

 

·Reading strategy 3: Key words that echo the title (呼应主题) of an article can be found in the article itself. 

 

III. Post reading

·98.99 million rural people lifted out of poverty (over the last 10 years)

·832 counties and 128,000 villages

·Reducing 70 percent of poverty worldwide since the late 1970s.

 

Describe a person fighting poverty

Who?

• Principal of the Huaping Senior High School for girls.

What has she done?

• helped girls continue their education for over 40 years

• asked for donations to provide money for school 

 

How many girls has she helped?

•More than 1,800 students have been sent to universities and colleges.

 

Describe a person fighting poverty

 

1. XXX as a role model in the fight against poverty, he/she is a …

2. devote oneself to … /  inspire sb. to  …  /  volunteer to …  

3. Thanks to one’s efforts  / Because of one’s hard work,  … 

 

Zhang Guimei                       

 

Mao Xiangping                          

 

Lv Junyao                  

 

·What do the designers think of their creation?

They were happy with the results.

 

IV. Summary

Every ordinary person can make great things to fight poverty in China.

 

V. Homework

1. Search for more information about ordinary people fighting poverty. 

 

2. Pick someone who has fought poverty and write an essay about them.

 

Phrases & Sentence patterns

1. XXX as a role model in the fight against poverty, he/she is a …

2. devote oneself to … /  inspire sb. to  …  /  volunteer to …  

3. Thanks to one’s efforts  / Because of one’s hard work,  … 

 

 

Zhang Guimei as a role model in the fight against poverty, she is a Principal of the Huaping Senior High School for girls. Zhang has devoted herself to helping girls continue their education for over 40 years. At the same time, she has been busy asking for donations to provide money for school. Thanks to her efforts, more than 1,800 students have been sent to universities and colleges. 

 

As an ordinary woman, she became a legend. We should learn from her, as ordinary people can do great things!