1、 Unit 2working the landThe first periodThe first periodWarming,Pre-reading and ReadingWarming,Pre-reading and ReadingIs it easy for farmers to get rice?导导Enjoy a poem By Li ShenFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.Do you know the Chinese
2、 poem?Do you know the farming steps?plow the fieldplow the fieldseeding(播种播种)grow some young plantsgrow some young plantsrice seedling transplanting (插秧插秧)fertilizing(施肥施肥)irrigating(灌溉灌溉)harvesting(收获收获)winnowing (扬谷扬谷)riceAccording to the World Health Organization(WHO):The world produces enough fo
3、od for everyone.More than 800 million people go to bed hungry every day.Read the statistics below.Did you know these facts before?What problem do they show?HungerJust 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
4、 in the world.A Chinese scientist is helping the hungry people.Who is he?Yuan Longping-Father of Hybrid Rice Father of Hybrid RiceWhats the meaning of“pioneer”?Pioneer n.person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.1.What is the main idea of the passage?The passage mainly tells us an The
5、 passage mainly tells us an agricultural pioneer named_ agricultural pioneer named_ who worked hard to produce a new who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice called_strain of rice called_ and tried to rid the world ofand tried to rid the world of_Thinking思思Yuan LongpingYuan Longpingsuper hybr
6、id ricesuper hybrid ricehungerhungerMatch the main idea with each paragraphMatch the main idea with each paragraph.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Para1 A.Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B.Dr Yuans personality.Para3 C.Dr Yuans biography(传记传记).Para4 D.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.Para1 his appearance and a
7、chievementQ1:What does Dr Yuan look likeWhat 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 main achievementWhat is his main achievement?He grows what is called super hybrid rice,which makes it possible to produc
8、e 20%more of the crop in the same fields.议、议、展、展、评评Para 2His biographyTimeinformationin _in 1953As a young manin a recent harvestnowHe is _ in India,Vietnam and many other _countries to increase their rice harvests.He was born He _ _Southwest Agriculture College He searched for a way to increase _ w
9、ithout _ the area of the fields.Nearly 200 million tons was produced circulating his knowledge1930 graduated from rice harvests expanding less developed Para3 His personalityWhich of the following description about Dr Yuans personality（个性）（个性）is not true?A.HeA.He is satisfied withis satisfied with h
10、is life because he ishis life because he is now rich now rich and famous.and famous.B.He cares little about money and fameB.He cares little about money and fame（名声）（名声）.C.HeC.He would rather would rather work work than than lead alead a comfortablecomfortable life.life.D.He enjoys a simpler life tha
11、n most rich and famous D.He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.people.his hobbies listening to violin music playing mah-jong swimming readingPara41)The first dream2)The second dreamProduce a kind of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanutThe first dream As tall as so
12、rghum As big as a corn To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the worlddiscussionWhat do you think of Yuan Longping?What do you think of Yuan Longping?Can you use some words to describe him and Can you use some words to describe him and why?why?hard-workingunselfishdeterminedenergeticin
13、telligentconfidentactivemodestIf you had the chance to If you had the chance to do something to help end do something to help end hunger in the world,what hunger in the world,what would you do?would you do?DiscussionDiscussionThe measures taken to deal with hungerInvent a new kind of plant to produc
14、e more food.Find a sort of fertilizerto give rice enough nutrition(营养营养).Stop the pollution to the environment and protect the soil in the field.Personal information(Resume简历简历)Name:Nationality:Birth:Age:Occupation:Education:Dreams:Yuan LongpingChinese in 1930;in a poor family85Scientist of farmingG
15、raduated from Southwest Agriculture College,in 1953 His first dream His second dreamPersonal informationAchievements:Hobbies:grow rice that has a high outputcirculate his knowledge abroadgive money to equip others for their research listening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingreading Yuan Long
16、ping,1._ grows what is called super hybrid rice,was born into a poor farmers family in 1930.When he was young he found 2._(hungry)was a 3._(disturb)problem in many parts of the countryside.So he searched for a way to increase rice harvests without 4._(expand)the area of the fields.In 1974,he 5._(bec
17、ome)the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has 6._ high output.This special strain of rice makes 7._possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.Thanks to his research,the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world 8._hunger.Yuan Longping is quite satisfied with his life.He feels being famous gives him 9._(little)freedom to do his research,and he also cares little about money.He 10._gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.whodisturbinghungerexpandingbecameaitoflessthereforeHomeworkwPreview language points
