高一英语unit19 modernagriculture.docx
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高一英语unit19modernagriculture
高一英语Unit19 Modernagriculture
Ⅰ.TeachingGoals:
1.Talkaboutmodernagricultureandtheeffectsithasonpeople'slife.
2.Practisegivingadviceandmakingdecisions.
3.Use“It”foremphasis.
4.Readstatisticalgraphs.
5.Writeaplanforavegetablegarden.
Ⅱ.TeachingTime:
Fiveperiods
Ⅲ.BackgroundInformation:
1.AnAmericanSmallFarm
Lastyear,atharvesttime,wevisitedtheSteenhoekfarm,whichis2200mu,or340acres.Typicalfamilyfarmsarerunentirelybyfamilymembers,witheverymemberplayingavitalpartintheoperation.BothofthesefamiliesaredescendantsofDutchimmigrantswhosettledhereoveracenturyago.
TheSteenhoekfarmsupports3generations.ThefamilyofMr.andMrs.Steenhoekincludesthreechildrenand2grandchildren.Aswewillsee,thisfamilyisanexcellentexampleofhardworking,experiencedfarmerswhostayonthelandnotpurelybecauseofprofit,butbecausetheyarelivingalife-stylethatsatisfiesthem.SixtypercentoftheSteenhoek'sacresaredevotedtopastureland,onwhichtheyraise120beefcattle.Therestofthelandisusedforgrowingcorn.
Fifteenyearsago,theAmericanfarmeconomywasbooming.Farmerscouldspecialize,raisingonecrop,oronetypeofanimal.Today,withanuncertainfarmeconomy,suchanideaisconsideredfoolhardy,anddiversifyingisonewaythatfarmerscanlessontheirriskofloss.Forexample,ifweatheraffectsthesizeofacrop,thesaleofthelivestockwillmakeupthedifference.Iftheanimalsareplaguedbydisease,atleastthereisgraintotaketomarket.
KendallSteenhoek,Simon'seldestson,divideshistimebetweenrunningthismachineshopandfarmingzooacresofcorn.HeattendedacommunitycollegeinIowafortwoyearstostudydieselmechanics.Thenheopenedthisrepairshopforfarmmachinery.Kendallalsoplantsandharvestsover30000bushelsofcorneachyear,butitistheincomefromtherepairshopthathasenabledhimtostaywithinthefarmingcommunity.Theheavyequipmentusedonthefarmstodayisinconstantneedofmaintenance,andrequiresprecisiontoolingforrepairs.Byfar,themostimpressiveandcertainlythemostcostlypieceoffarmequipmentusedonasmallfarmisaharvestingmachinecalledacombine,whichcancostupto$100000.
ThistypeofmachineryiswhatmakestheAmericanfarmsoefficient.Withacombine,onemanandhisfamilycanharvestanentirecropofa500acrefarmintwoweeks.Thevalueofthecombineisthatitperformsseveralfunctions.Asitmovesthroughafieldofcorn,thissophisticatedmachinecutsthestalk,pluckstheear,discardsthestalk,shucksthecornkernelsofftheearanddepositesthekernelsinastoragebinintheback.Then,aspinningdeviceintherearofthecombineshredsthehusksandshaftsandscattersthemacrossthefield,toserveasmulch,cuttingdownonthepossibilityofsoilerosionfromwinterrains.ThemachineisevenmoreamazingwhenyouthinkthatithasbeeninuseonAmericanfarmsforonlyonegeneration.
2.Genes
Everylivingcellcontainsgenes.Theyaretoosmalltobeseeninamicroscope,buttheyarevitallyimportant.Eachsetofgenesinthebodycontainsalltheinstructionsneededtomakeahumanbeing.Somegenesdeterminehaircolor.Somedeterminetheshapeofanose.Somegeneshelpdetermineyourheightandevenyourweight.
GenesaremadeofachemicalcalledDNA—thelettersstandfordeoxyribonucleicacid(脱氧核糖核酸).Intheearly1950's,twoscientists,FrancisCrickandJamesWatson,figuredouthowthepartsofDNAfittogether.Oncescientistsunderstoodthisstructure,itbecamepossibletotakepiecesofDNAapartandputthemtogetherinnewways.Newkindsofgenescouldbemadeinthismanner.
Scientistshavestudiedthegenesofmanyplantsandanimals.Theyhaveworkedoutwhichgenesaffectthecolorofatomatoandthesticknessofitsskin.Workingoutwhichgenesdeterminewhichfeaturesiscalledgeneticmapping,scientistshavebeguntheHumanGenomeProject,anambitiousefforttomapallthegenesinthehumanbody.
Somegenesmaybeeffective.Forexample,somethingmightbewrongwiththegenethatmakesbloodclot(凝聚).Anindividualbornwiththisdefectivegenecouldsufferserioushemorrhages(出血)orevenbleedtodeathbecausehisorherbloodfailstoclot.Ifscientistseverlearnhowtomapallthegenesinourbodies,theycoulddeterminewhetherornotanunbornchildhasanydefectivegenes.Theymightevendiscoverhowtotreatthesegenesbeforethechildisborn.
TheFirstPeriod
TeachingAims:
1.Improvethestudents'speakingabilitybypractisinggivingadviceandmakingdecisions.
2.Enablethestudentstomastertheexpressionsofgivingadviceandmakingdecisions.
3.Getthestudentstolearnmoreaboutagriculture.
TeachingImportantPoints:
1.Howtoexpressoneself,usingwhatislearnedorgiven.
2.Howtoadvisesb.todosomethingandhowtomakedecisions.
TeachingDiff
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