1、Unit 2 Working the LandWarming Up&ReadingWhat do people do in these places?Do you know the farming steps?ploughing(犁田)seeding(播种)fertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)transplanting(移植)harvesting(收获)winnowing (扬谷)Today our world houses more than 6.5billion people.Worldwide,more than 1 billion people currently
2、 live below the international poverty line,earning less than$1 per day.854 million people across the world aresuffering from hunger,up from 852 million a year ago.Six million children under the age of 5die every year as a result of hunger.Every day,almost 16,000 children die from hunger.One child ev
3、ery five seconds.Chinas population decreased about47million during 1959 and 1961.“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”.原子弹让中国人不再受恐吓原子弹让中国人不再受恐吓!袁隆平袁隆平(Father of Hybrid Rice)使中国人不再挨使中国人
4、不再挨饿饿!Yuan longping He is father of hybrid rice(杂交水稻），who was lately awarded“the Nobel Prize of Asia”.He received the honor for his great contributions(贡献）to hybrid rice research and the work he did to improve rice production in developing countries.Now he is head of the National Hybrid Rice Researc
5、h and Development Center in Hunan Province,China(中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).He is called a pioneer for all people.A Pioneer for All PeopleYuan Long pingPeople all over the worldScanning:Find out the main idea of each paragraph.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.Dr Yuans biographyDr Yuans personal life
6、.Dr Yuans dreams.Para 1Para 2 Para 3Para 41.What dose Dr.Yuan look like?Why?2.What is his achievement?Para 1He looks like a farmer(his sunburnt face and arms and his slim,strong body)because he always works under the sun for a long time.He produces super hybrid rice.Careful reading He is more a farm
7、er than a scientist.Personal informationName:Nationality:Born:Age:Occupation:Education:Dream:Yuan LongpingChinese in 193086scientist/farmerSouthwest Agriculture College,in 1953To export his hybrid rice so that itcan be grown around the globePara 2a.He was born in 1930.b.He graduated from Southwest A
8、griculture college.c.In 1950,Chinese farmers produced fifty million tons of rice.d.200 million 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 les
9、s developed countries.Put the events 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
10、 a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Para.3 Dr Yuans personal lifeA 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。I dont think that your suggestion wil
11、l work.2.whom he has struggled for the past 50 decades.struggle v.“斗争斗争;拼搏拼搏;努力努力”e.g.He has struggled with sickness for a few months.数月来他一直在与疾病作斗争。数月来他一直在与疾病作斗争。They were poor and had to struggle for a living.他们很穷他们很穷,必须为生活而努力。必须为生活而努力。He struggled with the thief.他同小偷进行了搏斗。他同小偷进行了搏斗。He struggled to
12、 control his temper.他努力控制住自己的脾气。他努力控制住自己的脾气。【拓展拓展】1)struggle 还可用作名词还可用作名词,表示表示“奋斗奋斗;努力努力”等。等。e.g.In 1862 the American slaves won their struggle for freedom.1862年美国黑奴赢得了年美国黑奴赢得了为自由而进行的斗争的胜利。为自由而进行的斗争的胜利。2)常见搭配常见搭配:struggle for 为为而斗争而斗争struggle against 向向做斗争做斗争;同同搏斗搏斗struggle on 拼命活下去拼命活下去;继续努力继续努力str
13、uggle to ones feet 挣扎着站起来挣扎着站起来根据句意根据句意,用适当的介词或副词填空。用适当的介词或副词填空。(1)They had to struggle _ their lives _ weather and wild animals in that area.(2)In order to protect the environment,we should struggle _ all kinds of pollution.(3)He agreed to struggle _,though he was hoping to retire.(4)After a few mi
14、nutes,the young man struggled _ his feet,glaring at the enemy.foragainstagainstontobattle,fight,war,struggle,campaign作名词作名词时的用法区别时的用法区别battle 战役战役(指大规模会战指大规模会战),战争。战争。如：如：an important battle in the Pacific campaign They died in battle.fight 意为意为“打架打架,战斗力战斗力”,企图通过打击企图通过打击或用武力伤害敌人或从敌人那里夺权。如：或用武力伤害敌人或从
15、敌人那里夺权。如：The two boys had a fight.Theres no fight left in him.war“战争战争,大战大战”,指在国家、民族或派别指在国家、民族或派别之间进行的公开的、使用武力的、常持续一段之间进行的公开的、使用武力的、常持续一段时间的冲突的状态时间的冲突的状态;“斗争斗争”,为与某些被认为为与某些被认为是有害之物作战或使其结束而作的齐心协力是有害之物作战或使其结束而作的齐心协力的努力或斗争。如的努力或斗争。如:the war against acid rain The two countries were at war for two years.
16、struggle意为意为“奋斗奋斗,挣扎挣扎”,尤指在困境中尤指在困境中的抗争。如：的抗争。如：She spoke of her struggles with shyness.Police said there were no signs of a struggle.campaign意为意为“战役战役”,在一场战争中在一场战争中,为达到一个宏大的目的而采取的一系列为达到一个宏大的目的而采取的一系列的军事举措的军事举措;还可指还可指“(政治或商业性政治或商业性)活动活动,竞选运动竞选运动”。如：如：a campaign to stop people smokingThat politician won the presidential election campaign and became the President.
