Book4 Unit 2 Working the land

Step3.Researching cooperatively& answering questions(合作探究, 解决问题)

Learn the usages of the following language points and answer some questions in groups.

1.At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.(P10) 当时饥荒是许多农村地区面临的严重问题。

【词语拓展】

hunger n./v.饥饿；渴望；使……饥饿

hungry adj.饥饿的；渴望的

die of hunger 死于饥饿

hunger for/after sth.渴望

go hungry挨饿

【小试身手】根据括号内的汉语提示完成句子。

（1）The little boy who ran away from home soon felt ____________ .（饥饿）

（2）It，s terrible to_________ news when the family，s letters don，t arrive.（渴望）

（3）Many people in Africa had to(挨饿) ________and some even _________(死于饥饿)because of the lack of grain.

2.Dr.Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of fields.(P10)袁博士在不增加土地面积的基础上寻求达到增收的途径。

【词语拓展】search for；in search of；look for

search for 搜寻（动词词组）

in search of 搜寻（介词词组）

search...for 搜查某地/某人寻找某物

The dogs were in the forest in search of/looking for/searching for clues of the criminals. =The dogs searched the forest for clues of the criminals.

=The dogs were in the forest to look for clues of the criminals. 

【小试身手】选用上述短语填空。

(1)The poor professor felt everywhere on the floor _____________ his glasses.

(2)The police ____________ the thief ____________ the lost wallet.

(3)What are you _____________？You，ve been on net for ages.

3.Thanks to his research, the UN is trying to rid the world of hunger.(P10)

由于他的研究，联合国正在使世界摆脱饥饿。

thanks to=because of由于；多亏 

【即学即练】完成下列句子。

(1) ____________(多亏你的帮助),we were successful.

(2) _______(幸亏他体质好),Jack was able to pull through his recent serious illness.

4.You might guess that Dr Yuan, who is now rich and famous, is satisfied with his life.(P10)你可能会以为袁博士现在富裕了，出了名，他对生活就满足了。

【词语拓展】satisfy one，s needs满足某人的需要

be satisfied with 对……满意

with satisfaction 满意地

to one，s satisfaction 使某人满意的是……

be far from satisfactory 远远不能让人满意

satisfy vt. 使满意,使确信,使消除疑虑

【即学即练】将下列句子译成英语。

(1)考试结果让我们大家都满意。________________________________________

(2)他圆满的解释消除了我的顾虑。________________________________________

5.Indeed,he believes that a person with too much money has more, rather than fewer troubles.(P10)他确实认为，一个人有了太多钱，他的麻烦事只会更多，而不是更少。

【句型归纳】

rather than 而不是

would rather do sth.than do sth.else.宁愿干某事，而不愿干某事

would do sth.rather than do sth.else.宁愿干某事，而不愿干某事

would rather that sb.did/had done sth.宁愿某人干/干过某事

prefer to do sth.rather than do sth.else.宁愿干某事，而不愿干某事

prefer doing sth.to doing sth.else.宁愿干某事，而不愿干某事

【即学即练】完成下列句子。

（1）We ___________live in the countryside ________ in the city.

（2）I __________ you were here now.

（3）He __________staying home _________ climbing the mountain with his parents.

（4）It is you _____________ he that is to blame.

6.He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.(P10)于是他拿出好几百万元帮助其他人进行农业科学研究。

equip v.使(某人)具备条件；装备；配备

【词语归纳】

equipment n.装备；设备

equip sb.for/to do sth.使某人具备做某事的条件

equip...with...用……装备……

equip oneself with 使自己准备好做某事

【即学即练】根据括号内的汉语提示完成句子。

（1）Your training will ___________ .（使你能够胜任将来的工作）

（2）Please _________ a sharp pencil and a rubber for the exam.（为自己准备）

（3）A good education_____________ .（能受用终生）

7.Now Dr.Yuan has another dream: to export his rice so that it can be grown all around the globe.(P10)如今袁博士还有另外一个梦想：那就是看到他的稻谷长遍全球。

【词语归纳】

export v./n.输出；出口；出口物

exporter n.出口者 

exportation n.输出；出口

【即学即练】完成下列句子。

(1)原油已经取代咖啡成为我们的主要出口货物。

Oil has supplanted coffee _______________ .

(2)这家公司国内市场非常大，不需要出口。

This company has a large home market and_________ .

Step4.Summing &chewing, summarizing knowledge（总结反刍 ，知识梳理）

【近义词辨析】Discuss the usages of the following similar words and finish the exercises in groups:

1. expand, extend , spread 和 stretch

【课本原句】Dr.Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields.(P10)

expand “展开，扩大”与 extend，spread和stretch是同义词。