1、PoemBy Li ShenFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.A poemFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.Warming up1.Have you ever grown any plants?If so,what did you do to grow them?If
2、 not,what kind of plant would you like to grow?How will you grow it?What do you know about“farming”?wheat sorghumrice corn Potatoes Staple food select the weeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fertilize farming stepsPre-reading What is the main food in all East Asia
3、n and Southeast Asian countries?Rice.It is said that there are 2.4 billion people to eat rice every day throughout the world.If there was no rice one day,what would happen?In the late 1990s,Brown,an American scholar,came up with the theory of Chinese Menace(威胁威胁),which said that in the 2030s,Chinese
4、 population will add up to 1.6 billion,and had the question who would feed the large population in China as well as in the world.Just at that time,a Chinese scientist declared to the world that China can solve the problem by himself and help to solve the same problem in the world.happy sad nervous s
5、hy prouddreamingTask 1 SkimmingHow can he solve this problem?Thats how he regards himself.Task 2 ScanningFind out the main idea of each paragraph.Para1 A.Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B.Dr Yuans personality.Para3 C.Dr Yuans biography.Para4 D.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE M
6、atch the following headings with the right paragraphs.Para.1 Dr Yuans appearance and his achievementTask 3 Careful readingQ1:What does Dr Yuan look like?He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim,strong body.He is more like a farmer than a scientist.Q2:What is his achievement?He grows what is called
7、 super hybrid rice,which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.True or False:1.Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.2.Dr Yuans kind of rice is the most suitable for Chinas farmland.FTPara 2His biographyTimeinformation19301953As a young manLast yearnowBorn in
8、 Beijing Southwest Agriculture College Hunger was a great problem Saw the great need for increasing the rice output 200 million tons produced Circulating his knowledgePara2a.He was born into a poor farmers family.b.He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college.c.In 1950,Chinese farmers produced fi
9、fty million tons of rice.d.2 billon tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice.e.He searched a way to increase rice outputs without expanding the area of fields.f.He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries.Proper order:uPut Dr Yuans biography
10、in right order.acbedfWhich of the following description about Dr Yuans personality is not true?A.He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.B.He cares little about money and fame.C.He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.D.He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and fa
11、mous people.Para.3 Dr Yuans personalityPara 41.What does“Wishing for things,however,costs nothing.”mean?2.Dr Yuan has dreams not only when he is _ but also when he is_.Dreams are free and everybody can have ideas about what they would like their future life to be.asleepawakePara41)The first dream2)T
12、he second dreamProduce a kind of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanutThe first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the worldRevision.(personal information)Name:Nationality:Age:Occupation:Education:Dream:Achievements:Hobbies:Pe
13、rsonal information(Resume)Name:Nationality:Birth:Age:Occupation:Education:Personality:Dreams:Yuan LongpingChinese in 1930;in a poor family77Scientist of farmingSouthwest Agriculture College,in 1953 His first dream His second dreamcare little about money and famePersonal informationAchievements:Hobbi
14、es:grow rice that has a high outputcirculate his knowledge abroadgive money to equip others for their research playing his violinlistening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingriding his motorcycle to his rice fieldshard-workingunselfishdeterminedenergeticintelligentconfidentactivemodest1.They spe
15、nd their lifetime on their researches.2.They make great contributions to mankind and the whole world.3.They have their dreams and make great efforts to make them true.4.They both lead a busy life.5.They love their work with their pure love.6.Theyre selfless and seldom think of themselves.7.During th
16、e work,they never give up but just keep on,so theyre determined.1.They have been doing their researches in different fields.2.They have different ways of working.3.Their receiving education is different.4.The difficulty in working is different for different sexes.5.They two got different results of
17、researches.6.They hold their different dreams.facts about Yuanfacts about Yuans super hybrid rices super hybrid rice capacity(能力能力)Applica-tion(应用应用)Contribu-tionfuturecan produce 1/3 more of the crop in the same fields;more than 60%of therice in China from this hybrid strainbesides China,knowledge
18、being circulated in India,Vietnam and otherless developed countries to increasetheir rice harvestrice harvests being produced twice aslarge;22%of people fed from just 7%of the farmland in China;the UN ridding the world of hungerthe rice being grown all over theworldT or F 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer
19、than a scientist.2 Dr Yuans rice is one of the most suitable ways for Chinas farmland.3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax.4 Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake.5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.1.workvt.耕种耕种(土地土地);使工作使工作;开动开动;创造创造(奇迹奇迹);经营
20、经营(工厂、农场等工厂、农场等)vi.工作工作;(机器等机器等)开动开动;(办法、计划等办法、计划等)行得通行得通work the land=grow crops on it 耕耘土地耕耘土地He works a big farm.他经营着一个大的农场。他经营着一个大的农场。They are working the land together.I dont think that your suggestion will work.2.This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the cr
21、op in the same fields.这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。三分之一的产量。it 在句中作形式宾语在句中作形式宾语,真正的宾语为真正的宾语为to produce,结构为结构为:动词动词(make,feel,think,regard)+it+adj+to do.e.g.We think it important to learn English well.3.Born in a poor farmers family in 1931,Dr.Yuan graduate from Southwest Agriculture Coll
22、ege in 1953.袁博士袁博士1931年出身于一个贫苦农民的家庭年出身于一个贫苦农民的家庭,1953年毕业于西南农学院年毕业于西南农学院。graduate n.毕业生毕业生undergraduate 本科毕业生本科毕业生post-graduate 硕士毕业生硕士毕业生,研究生研究生graduate vi.常跟介词常跟介词from,表示表示“毕业于毕业于”graduation n.毕业毕业e.g.After his graduation from college,he went to work as an engineer in a company.=After he graduated
23、from college,he went to work as an engineer in a company.bachelors degree 学士学位学士学位masters degree 硕士学位硕士学位doctors degree 博士学位博士学位4.Dr.Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of fields.袁博士寻求一种在不扩大种植面积的情况下袁博士寻求一种在不扩大种植面积的情况下提高水稻产量的方法。提高水稻产量的方法。1)search 强调搜查强调搜查,一般表示
24、目标明确范围较小。一般表示目标明确范围较小。search sb.搜身搜身;search pl 搜查某地搜查某地search for 强调寻找强调寻找,一般表示范围较大。一般表示范围较大。search for sb 寻找某人寻找某人The police searched the woods for the lost child.Scientists are still searching for a cure to the common cold.search/search for/in search ofThe officer went up _ the murder.The thieves
25、are _ the hidden treasure in the museum.Birds fly to the south _ the winter sunshine.to search searching for in search of6.circulate v.循环循环,交流交流 circulation n.e.g.Rumors circulated quickly.The blood circulates around the body.7.Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as b
26、efore.用他的杂交水稻种子用他的杂交水稻种子,农民们种出比以前多农民们种出比以前多一倍的粮食。一倍的粮食。倍数词倍数词(twice/half/three times/a quarter etc.)+as+形容词原级形容词原级+as 表示表示“是是的多少倍的多少倍”。e.g.The number of the students in our school is _ in their school.我们学校学生的数量是他们学校的两倍。我们学校学生的数量是他们学校的两倍。twice as large as that英语中的倍数表达法共有三种形式英语中的倍数表达法共有三种形式:(1)倍数倍数+形容
27、词形容词/副词的比较级副词的比较级+than.(2)倍数倍数+as+形容词形容词/副词的原级副词的原级+as.(3)倍数倍数+the+名词名词+of.This building is five times higher than that one.这座楼比那座楼高出五倍。这座楼比那座楼高出五倍。This building is five times as high as that one.这座楼是那座楼的五倍高。这座楼是那座楼的五倍高。This building is five times the height of that one.这座楼是那座楼的五倍高。这座楼是那座楼的五倍高。The n
28、ew building is four times the size of the old one.It is reported that the United States uses _ energy as the whole of Europe.A.as twice B.twice much C.twice much as D.twice as muchD 8.Indeed,he believes that a person with too much money has more,rather than fewer troubles.1)too much 与与much too的区别的区别
29、too much通常位于动词之后通常位于动词之后,修饰动词修饰动词,too做做much的状语的状语,后面也可接名词。后面也可接名词。She does talk too much,doesnt she?He has too much work to do.而而much too则常用在形容词或副词之前修饰则常用在形容词或副词之前修饰形容词或副词。形容词或副词。The dress is much too long for me.这衣服我穿太长了。这衣服我穿太长了。I got into the taxi and drove much too fast.我上了出租车我上了出租车,并开得飞快。并开得飞快。
30、2)rather than 而不是而不是Mary,rather than her roommates,is going to Beijing.要去北京的是玛丽要去北京的是玛丽,而不是她的室友们。而不是她的室友们。注意注意:rather than 连接两个名词或代连接两个名词或代词作主语时词作主语时,谓语动词应与谓语动词应与rather than 前面的名词或代词在人称前面的名词或代词在人称和数上保持一致。和数上保持一致。She ran rather than walked.她跑着而不是走着。她跑着而不是走着。He is a student rather than a worker.他是学生他是
31、学生,不是工人。不是工人。They lost some books rather than money.他们丢了一些书他们丢了一些书,而不是钱。而不是钱。I decided to write rather than(to)telephone.我决定写信而不打电话。我决定写信而不打电话。DiscussionWhat is happening to these people?Even if Dr.Yuans dreams come true,can this really solve starvation?If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world,what would you do?How to solve hunger?making good use of the waste land developing the technology to inventing a new kind of foodimproving the quality of the soil preventing the pests from eating our cropsHomework:finish the exercise
