1、At the end of March last year, the first victim of H1N1 was found in Mexico. The news c_ quickly across the nation. People there were not equipped to deal with this situation, which led to a panic. S_ show that more than 100 people have been affected by H1N1 at present. T_, it has become a d_ proble

2、m in many countries, especially Mexico and America. People in these areas have s_ hard against it.,A battle to rid the world of H1N1,irculated,tatistics,herefore,isturbing,truggled,Due to the serious disease, China has cut down the e_ of corn from Myanmar, which is used to feed pigs. Owing to the di

3、sease, the price of pork has been r_ rapidly. In addition, the tourism industry in Mexico, which has e_ in recent years, is depressed. Scientists are now doing some research on it, with the hope of working out a way to _ the world _ H1N1.We all hope to win the _. If so, it will _ people _ _ panic.,x

4、port,educed,xpanded,rid,of,battle,keep,free,from,complete the passage about Dr Yuan,Dr Yuan _ a simple life. He _ _ work on the farm than have a rest. He has _ for five decades to search for a way to increase rice harvest without _ the area of fields. _ to the discovery of super hybrid rice, his dre

5、am of _ China of _ is realized . Now, he has another dream-to _his rice so that it can be grown all over the world.,leads,would,rather,struggled,expanding,Thanks,ridding,hunger,export,He devotes most of his time to increasing rice output.,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,Chemical or Organic Farming,It is fertilizer.

6、,What is the substance we put on the soil to make crops grow?,How many kinds of fertilizers do farmers use? There are two kinds. chemical fertilizers and natural ones.,chemical fertilizers,animal waste,differences:,Chemical or Organic Farming?,Chemical farming is farming using chemical fertilizers.,

7、What is chemical farming? What is organic farming?,Organic farming is simply farming without using any chemicals.,Long-term use of chemical fertilizers can cause damage to the land and peoples health.,Problems caused by chemical fertilizers.,Find out the topic sentence of each paragraph,P1.,P2.,Farm

8、ers and customers turn to organic farming.,Other methods to keep the soil fertile.,P3.,P4.,skimming,2. Whats the disadvantages of chemical farming?,Careful reading: Para.1 渴求 We have a strong hunger for knowledge. We are hungering for knowledge. The whole world _ (渴望和平)。,died of hunger,are hungering

9、 for peace,2.Dont read in the sun. Its bad for your eyes. in the sun _ in the moonlight _ 在雨中 _ 在雪中 _,in the rain,in the snow,在陽(yáng)光下,在月光下,3.They focus on keeping their soil rich and free of disease. This also keeps the air, soil, water and crops free from chemicals. (be) free of / from sth. without st

10、h. 沒有， 不受損害 I like to live a life _ troubles. focus on Focus your attention on what I am saying. All your attention is focused on me.,free from,ones attention/ eyes,(be) rich in 盛產(chǎn)，豐富 China is _. 4. export vi. 折價(jià)銷售,on sale,for sale,6. I confused her with her sister because they are so alike. confuse

11、: vt. 使某人迷惑；把某事搞亂 The difficult question confused him. His unexpected arrival confused all our plans. confused confusing 1. I m _. Please say all that again. 2. They got _ by the _ problems.,confused,confusing,confused,感到迷惑的,令人迷惑的,7. insist on doing sth. insist that sb.(should) do sth. He insisted o

12、n _. ( 和我們一道去你家) The boy insisted on _ . ( 他爸爸帶他去北京) He insists that she _ (come) tomorrow. The boy insisted that he _ (not break) the window.,堅(jiān)持要做 , 堅(jiān)決要求做 ,going to your house with us.,should come,hadnt broken,being taken to Beijing by ,8.These chemicals in the food supply build up in peoples bodie

13、s over time. supply n. 供應(yīng)，供給u；供應(yīng)品c We have a good supply of food here. food supply In Sicuan the food is _(短缺). supply vt. 供應(yīng) supply sb with sth: supply sth to sb provide sb with sth: provide sth for sb 他們向孩子們提供玩具。 They supplied the children _ toys. They supplied toys _ the children. We supply the market _ fruits and vegetables. We supply power _ the three nearby towns.,in short supply.,with,to,wit