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课件网) Unit 5 Working the land 1. Understand the key vocabulary in the text and learn how to use the vocabulary correctly. 2. Learn to understand the use of subject clauses in context by introducing Yuan Longping. Can you guess the meanings of the words on the picture and explain them in English leisure tackle The busy employee enjoys his leisure time on the weekends. The repairman is able to tackle any problems with his tools. overcome devote The passenger overcome her fear of flying. The chicken jumped into the pot and devoted his life to us. boost be convinced The turtle uses a rocket to boost his speed. The doctor is convinced of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. (1) tackle: to take action to deal with sth. (2) overcome: to fight against something such as a feeling or a problem (3) devote: give your time and effort to sth. (4) boost: to increase something (5) be convinced: believe sth. (6) leisure: free time (7) consume: to use sth., especially fuel, energy or time (8) assume: to think or accept that sth. is true but without having proof of it (9) generate: to produce or create (10) conventional: tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general (11) crisis: a time of great danger, difficulty or confusion (12) be comprised of: be made up of (13) vision: the ability to think about or plan the future (14) deep down: in reality (15) celebrities: famous people (16) reality: fact _____ _____ _____ Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the words from the text. 1. To deal with this crisis, he chose to study agriculture. 2. He is a very good actor and he commits himself to every role that he takes on. 3. Yuan Longping strongly believed that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. To tackle devotes was convinced _____ _____ _____ 4. Yuan Longping, through intense effort, solved enormous difficulties and developed the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming. 5. This hybrid enabled farmers to increase their output greatly. 6. Students are encouraged to try a variety of free-time activities to reduce the intense stress from studying. overcame boost leisure Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the text. 1 The c_____ of a person are the special qualities that make him or her different from others. 2 Scientists from different countries have been pursuing various possibilities to overcome food s_____. 3 Many of us a_____ that earthquakes would never happen in our area. characteristics assume shortage 4 With more and more farm machines being used in the fields, the c_____ of fuel has been increasing. 5 Newspapers should pay less attention to media c_____ and more attention to our national heroes. 6 Our general manager tried his best to help overcome the difficulties we were facing during the financial c_____. 7 My mother is very c_____ and finds it hard to accept the modern lifestyle that I enjoy. cons ... ...
