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Lesson 94

A Farming Pioneer

Keep 培育

Seed-head 种子穗

Knock out of

从…… 中敲出来

Weed 杂草

Turn over 翻动；耕翻

Gardening

园艺学

Vocabulary:farming n 耕作，农事seed-head n 种子穗keep v 培育

knock out of 从……中敲出来weed n 杂草turn over v 翻动；耕翻gardening n 园艺学

Answer the following questions

Who was Jia Sixie?

What book did he write?

What is the book about?

齐民要术

贾思勰

What did farmers first do before they sowed seeds in the soil ？A.choose the best seed-heads

B.hang up to dry the seed

C.knock out of seed-head

D.remove weeds

What did he suggest for removing weeds ？A.let sheep or cows walk on the land

B.let sheep or dogs run on the land

C.let sheep or horses play on the land

D.let sheep or pigs jump on the land

Language pointsHe advised farmers to choose the best seed-heads, the ones that had the best color.

oneEg:

1.Can I have an apple,a nice red ______?.2.I don’t want these green apples;I want the red______.

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Exercises:Say something about Jia Si Xie and his book1.Jia Si Xie was one of___________________

2.He lived in the_________century AD.3.He was born_______,___________________,

and worked in_________________.

4.He wrote a book called________________.

5.The book has _________characters.

the pioneer of farming sixth

in Yidu in Shandong Province

Gaoyang

Qi Min Yao Shu

110,000

6.The book is about both _______________.

7.This book was considered to be an important_________________________.

farming and gardening

summary of the knowledge of farming

Discuss:1.How to keep seeds after learning the text?

2.How to improve soil conditions?

Choose…., hang up to dry, knock out of

Clean rough ground, remove weeds, let sheep or cows, turn over,plant wheat close together

Homework:

1.Read the text again .

2.Finish the exercises of page 95.

3.Remember the new words of this lesson.

4.Prepare lesson 95.

Thank

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