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Unit 5 Work education
Lesson 3 Learning by doing
New Words
base [beɪs]
n. 基地;总部;基础
sickle [ˈsɪkl]
n. 镰刀
bend [bend]
v. (使四肢等)弯曲
stem [stem]
n. 茎;柄
basic [ˈbeɪsɪk]
adj. 基本的;基础的
bend down 蹲下;弯腰
training [ˈtreɪnɪŋ]
n. 训练;培养
combine [kəmˈbaɪn]
v. (使)结合
When did the author take the educational tour?
Where did the school organize the trip to?
What would the students learn to do on the trip?
4. How long did it take the author to learn the basic skills of harvesting rice?
5. What did the author do when he got back home in the evening?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
On September 22.
A rice farm.
They would learn how to harvest rice by hand.
It took the author ten minutes.
He took a shower and had dinner.
Careful reading
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What is the activity in each picture?
patient [ˈpeɪʃnt]
adj. 有耐心的;能容忍的
shower [ˈʃaʊə(r)]
n. 淋浴
taste [teɪst]
v. 尝;尝出
n. 味道;爱好
n. 病人;患者
above [əˈbʌv]
prep. 在……上面;超过
centimetre [ˈsentɪmiːtə(r)]
n. 厘米
Read about Jack's educational tour again and fill in the blanks.
Jack took part in an out-of-school activity on September . The trip was called“Celebrating the Festival". At the rice farm, Jack learned how to use a sickle. It was difficult to master the
skills. That evening, Jack had the dinner. From this tour, he realised the rice in his bowl came __________________. Jack enjoys this new way of learning—the______________ tour.
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most delicious
a long way
educational
basic
Harvest
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Do you have any skills or knowledge about these activities?
Choose the suitable title for each part.
Before the educational tour
After the educational tour
During the educational tour
Read the passage and choose a title for it.
A The Harvest Festival
B Farming skills
C My one-day educational tour
Fast reading
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Read Paragraphs 1-2 and answer the questions.
1.What was the special learning activity described in the passage?
An educational tour to a rice-farming base.
2.When did this educational tour take place?
On September 22.
3.What specific skill were the students going to learn during this tour?
How to harvest rice by hand.
1. Why did the rice taste much sweeter than before for the author?
Because the author participated in harvesting rice by himself and realized the hard work behind it, so he felt the rice was sweeter.
2. What can we infer from Tim cutting his finger?
Harvesting rice by hand is not easy and there may be some difficulties or dangers.
3. What does the author think of educational tours?
The author thinks educational tours combine learning with travel and physical training, and they are a great way of learning.
Further thinking
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e.g. a good student three groups
some flowers an English project
定语 (Attributes)
用来说明名词或代词的品质与特征的词或词组叫作“定语”。形容词、数词、代词、名 词、介词短语等都可以作定语。定语通常放在所修饰词的前面,被称为前置定语。
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Grammar focus
Pay attention to the parts in yellow.
• I just experienced a new way of learning called an educational tour.
• It was an out-of-school activity.
• We knew nothing about using a sickle before.
We use an attribute to modify a noun. An attribute can be an adjective, adverb, noun, numeral, possessive pronoun, prepositional phrase, or a clause.
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Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions.
1.What four steps did the farmer teach for harvesting rice?
Take your sickle, bend down, hold the rice stems, and cut them at 15-25 cm above ground level.
2.How long did it take the writer to learn the basic skills?
Ten minutes.
3.What does the phrase “tried our best” tell you about the students’ attitude?
They were all working hard and making an effort, even when it was difficult.
Read Paragraph 4 and answer the questions.
1.How did the writer feel when returning home, and why?
Tired and hungry because of the physical work during the tour.
2.Why did the rice taste sweeter to the writer this time?
Because he/she understood and experienced the hard work behind harvesting rice.
3.What valuable lesson did the writer learn about rice production?
There’s a lot of work involved in getting rice from the field to the bowl.
A Our school organised the trip to a rice farm.
B There was a long way to go from rice in the field to rice in my bowl.
C The educational tour tomorrow is very important.
D There is nothing difficult in the world.
Pay attention to the parts in yellow and circle the attributes in the sentences.
I just experienced a new way of learning called an educational tour.
It was an out-of-school activity.
We knew nothing about using a sickle before.
We use an attribute to modify a noun. An attribute can be an adjective, adverb, noun, numeral, possessive pronoun, prepositional phrase, or clause.
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