1、Lead-inWhat is happening to these people?the starving SudanWhat do they need most?To the people foodstuff is all-important.Plow/plough the fieldDo you know how to get rice?grow young plantsinsert young plants into the fieldfertilizingGrowing harvestricePre-reading Answer the following questions:1.Wh
2、at is the main food in East Asian and Southeast Asian countries?Rice.It is said that there are 2.4 billion people to eat rice every day throughout the world.2.If there were 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),w
3、hich said that in the 2030s,Chinese population would 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 herself and help to solve the same prob
4、lem in the world.ReadingWhat may be the style of the passage?A.a story B.a travel journal C.a biography(An introduction to a person)Make a prediction Task 1 Listening and scanning Task 2 Skimming Task 3 Careful reading1.Who became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a h
5、igh output?And when?2.What did Yuan Longping invent?Yuan Longping,In 1974.Super hybrid rice.Task 1 Listening and scanningTask 2 SkimmingFind out the topic sentence of each paragraph.Para.3:Para.4:The topic sentence of each paragraphPara.1:Para.2:He became the first agricultural pioneer in the world
6、to grow rice that has a high output.He has devoted his life to finding ways to grow more and more rice.He cares little about spending the money on himself and would rather keep time for his hobbies.Dr Yuan s dreams.Para1 A.Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B.Dr Yuans personality.Para3 C.Dr Yuans biography.Para4
7、 D.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievements.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.Para.1 Dr Yuans appearance and his achievements.Task 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 fa
8、rmer than a scientist.Q2:What is his achievement?He grows what is called super hybrid rice,which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.Para 2His biographyTimeinformation19301953As a young manIn a recent harvestnowBorn into a poor farmers familySouthwest Agricultu
9、ral College 1.Hunger was a disturbing problem;200 million tons of rice was produced Circulating his knowledge2.Saw the great need for increasing the rice output.a.He was born in a poor farmers family.b.He graduated from Southwest Agricultural College.c.In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 5.5 million to
10、ns of rice.d.20 billion tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice.e.He searched for 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.acbedfPut Dr Yuans biography in the right ord
11、er.Proper order:Which 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 famous
12、people.Para.3 Dr Yuans personalityPara 41)The first dream2)The second dreamProduce a kind of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanutHis first dreamHis first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the globeStep 4.ConsolidationPersona
13、l information(Resume)Name:Nationality:Birth:Age:Occupation:Education:Personality:Dreams:Yuan LongpingChina in 1930;in a poor family82Scientist of farmingSouthwest Agricultural College,in 1953 His first dream His second dreamcare little about money and famePersonal informationAchievements:Hobbies:gro
14、w rice that has a high outputcirculate his knowledge abroadgive money to equip others for their research playing his violinlistening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimming and readingTrue or False?1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.2 Dr Yuans rice is one of the most suitable ways for China
15、s 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 person.The rice field is his stage for ever!A poemFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.1.If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world,what would you do?Homework:Homework:2.Preview what we will learn next period.
