【正文】 China was the first country in the world to study the science of farming． 2） The text does not tell us where the earliest research centre for agriculture was． 3） Both Yidu and Gaoyang where Jia Sixie once lived and worked are in Shandong Province． 4） He didn’t want to work in the government． So he returned home and spent his time on agriculture． 5） He advised the farmers to choose the best seedheads，which were much bigger than others． 6） After the seeds were sown， they should be knocked out of the seedheads． 7） He pointed out I was important that wheat should be planted with space between the plants． 8）He did experiments to show his way was better． 9） The book called Qi Min Yao Shu was written over years ago． Key： 1） False（ China was one of the first countries in the world to study the science of farming． ） 2） False（ China was the earliest research centre for agriculture． ） 3） True 4） False（ After years of working in the government， he returned home and spent his time on agriculture． ） 5） False（ The best seedheads were those with the best colour． ） 6） False（ Before the seeds were sown， they should be knocked out of the seedheads． ） 7） False． （ He said that it was important to plant wheat close together． ） 8） True 9） False（ The book was written during the years 533～ 544， that is， over 1 400 years ago． ） 6． 請學生利用課文所提供的內容 ， 挑出有關描寫賈思勰研究農業(yè)的詞語： 1） spent his time on research into agriculture； 2） collected information， studied it， did experiments and learnt from the experiences of farmers； 3） studied ways of keeping seeds； 4） studied how to improve soil conditions； 5） learnt how to clean rough ground before planting crops… 學生先在小組內交流并相互啟發(fā) 、 補充 ， 然后請學生在班上交流 。 5．布置作業(yè) 1）預習第 9 95課； 2）完成練習冊中安排的練習。將學生分為兩人一組練習對話。 學生應能熟練地把直接引語轉換為間接引語 。 如學生沒提及天氣情況 ，教師可用問題加以引導： Good！ You’ve given me a lot of words that have something to do with farming． What about the weather？ Do you think that weather is important in farming？ Why？ 2． 準備放對話錄音 。教師可給予必要的提示。 Key： 1） People in other countries were trying to catch wild animals and birds and were still collecting seeds and nuts while farmers in China were developing the science of agriculture． 2） He wrote a book called Qi Min Yao Shu a