Task 1 Individual Work Before Class (20 minutes)
Activity (1) Read the words and expressions and fill in the blanks.
① If we sell goods to foreign countries, we e_______ goods to foreign countries.
② If metal is heated, it will e________.
③ Before a computer room is used, it must be e________ with computers.
④ The machine outside is making a lot of noise, which is d________.
⑤ He was absent yesterday. T_______, he didn’t know what the homework was.
⑥ H_______ drove him to steal something to eat.
⑦ The bird is kept in the cage. It has no f________.
⑧ Ten years is a d________.
⑨ If all the doors and windows are closed, the air inside can’t c_________.
⑩ In summer, we’ll get s________ because the sunshine is so strong.
Activity (2) Read the passage and answer the following questions.
① Why did Yuan Longping want to increase the rice output when he was yong?
② About how many years did it take him before he was able to develop super hybrid rice?
③ What countries benefit from his super hybrid rice?
Task 2 Individual Work In Class (10 minutes)
Activity (1) Read and summarize
Main ideas
Para1:__________________________________________________________
Para2:__________________________________________________________
Para3:__________________________________________________________
Para4:__________________________________________________________
Activity (2) Check and share
