1、Lead-inLead-inNan You No.2Hybrid Rice南优二号南优二号Who does the title refer to?Why is he called a pioneer for all people?n.person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.Read the first sentence of each paragraph.1.What kind of writing do you think this is?2.How does the author develop this artic
2、le?3.Where can you find such a piece of writing?Biography（传记）（传记）Magazine newspaperIn time orderStructure of the text：This passage is a biography developed in time order.Skimming readingSkimming readingBiographyeducationwork experienceidentitylife experienceappearancefunny storyachievementscontribut
3、ionsoccupationfamily lifequalitygeneral introductionContent of biography?Step 3.While-readingC.Yuan considers himself a farmer.D.Yuan is old but still working hard.A.Yuan decided to study agriculture.B.Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.1.Match the main ideas with each paragraph and summarize it.E
4、.Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.F.Yuans innovation helped to feed more people.Skim the text and match the main idea with each part.Status&AppearanceEducationResearch Activity 3 Use key words to summarize each paragraph.Yuan considers himself a farmer.Yuan decided to study agricult
5、ure.Yuan conducted research anddeveloped hybrid rice.Contributions&InfluencesQualitiesDreams&VisionsYuans innovation has helped to feed more people.Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.Yuan is old but still workinghard to fufill his dreams.2.Read and choose the best answer.1.From the first paragraph
6、，we know that Yuan Longping .A.is a farmer B.looks like a farmerC.has a weak body D.is Chinas most famous scientist2.How long did it take Yuan Longping to develop his super hybrid rice?A.12 years.B.14 years.C.21 years.D.30 years.3.Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture?A.Because his paren
7、ts wanted him to do so.B.Because he wanted to win awards in this field.C.Because farmers sometimes suffered from serious shortage of food at that time.D.Because he wanted to make more money by selling seeds.4.Which of the following can we know from the passage?A.Yuan Longping is living a life of lei
8、sure.B.Most experts on agriculture agreed on the possibility of developing a kind of hybrid rice.C.“Seawater rice”is a kind of rice that has a low output.D.Yuan Longping is not interested in becoming famous or wealthy.Activity 4 Read the text again and answer the questions.(P51 Exercise 3)1.Why does
9、 Yuan consider himself a farmer?2.Why did he choose to study agriculture?3.What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?4.How has Yuans work helped China and other countries?5.What is Yuans latest vision?1.Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?Yet,he considers himself a farmer because he co
10、ntinually works the land in his research.Because he continually works the land in his research.2.Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture?To tackle this crisis,he chose to He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat.3.What is the main adv
11、antage of hybrid crops?设计人员realizedlarger fieldsboost yields worked a challenging question)convincedthe creation of hybrid rice a great debate/it could not be done)overcameas a researcherin 1953 technical difficulties developedhybrid rice in 1974 4.How has Yuans work helped China and other countries
12、?Yuans innovation has helped feedYuans innovation has helped feed not just China,but many other countries that depend on rice as well,such as India and Vietnam.5.What is Yuans latest vision?Seawater rice.His latest vision for“seawater rice”has also become a reality his parents wish VS his own decisi
13、onthe general assumption about hybrid rice VS his belieffather of hybrid rice VS farmerWhat writing technique does the writer employ to exhibit Yuan Longpings qualities?retire to a life of leisure VS continue to work the land as a man of the soilContrast.modestdevoted bravecreativecompassionateinnov
14、ativeconfidentplainsimplecaringgenerousvisionaryoptimistic perseverantcaringsympatheticdetermined 2.receive numerous awards 1.tackle the crisis of food shortageHe is a _ scientist who continually works the land in his research.He is a _ man who has devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.He was an _
15、 man who wanted to solve the crisis of food shortage.He is a _ scientist who successfully developed the first hybrid rice and seawater rice.He is a _ man who makes large donations to support agricultural research.hardworkingcommittedambitiouscreativeselflessWhat are the qualities of Yuan Longping?(G
16、W)Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.create estimation education generation graduateOften,new words are not really“new”they are just different forms of words that you may already know.For instance,a word ending with ate is often a verb,while a word ending in tion i
17、s often a noun.Thus,we have communicate(verb)and communication(noun).English has many word patterns like this.creation estimate educate generate graduation1.This school has _ thousands of bright young students over the years.2.Most students look for jobs after university _.3.Because of the _ of new
18、strains of hybrid crops,people in many parts of the world now have more food to eat.4.Last year,this new electric power plant _ enough energy to power the whole city.5.It was difficult to calculate exactly how many trees had been cut down.However,a general _ was possible.estimationcreationgeneratede
19、ducatedgraduation1.Apart from rice,what are some other important crops in China?What do you know about them?WHEATgrown on different parts of Chinaused to make noodles and bread CORN popular in north and north-eastern China used both for food and for animal feed2.Other than hybrid rice,what other hyb
20、rid products do you know?Can you think of new hybrid ideas?Hybrid car Mole Yuan Longping,father of hybrid rice,_ his life to rice production.As a young man,he chose to study agriculture because he was _ about poor harvest and the _ of food for farmers.After _ enormous difficulties,he developed the f
21、irst hybrid rice in 1974,enabling farmers to _ a higher yield.It is estimated that 60%of rice _ in China comes from Yuans innovation.However,as a man of _,little does he care for money or fame.He impresses us with his ongoing ability to _ his dreams.His latest vision for“seawater rice”has become a _.Despite his advanced years,he is still full of _.devotesconcernedshortageovercomingattainconsumptionsoilfulfilrealityvisionSummarySummary My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.我毕生的追求就是让所有人远离饥饿。我毕生的追求就是让所有人远离饥饿。Yuan Longping
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