1、Unit 2 readingWorking the land Pre-reading1.What makes you interested about the text?Why?The information:1)However,he doesnt care about being famous.He feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.2)He would much rather keep time for his hobbles.3)Indeed,he believes that a person with too much
2、 money has more rather than fewer troubles.Pre-readingThe language1)Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.2)This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.3),for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.Pre-reading2.How ca
3、n you understand the following new words?Can you read them correctly?1)sunburnt(sun+burnt;heart+broken;man-made;strong-minded;well-educated)2)output(out+put;income;overcome;breakthrough;handshake;haircut)Pre-reading2.How can you understand the following new words?Can you read them correctly?3)freedo
4、m(free+dom;wisdom;boredom)4)satisfy(satisfied/satisfying)5)produce-producer-product-production 6)supermarket;superstar;superman3.Can you read the following new words correctly?statistic(s);decade;disturbing(disturb);expand;export;circulate;nationality;personality;occupation;bacteria(bacterium);nutri
5、tion;mineral;comment A Pioneer for all PeopleWhile-readingLearning aims1.To get some information about Dr Yuan Longping;2.To practice some useful reading skills;3.To acquire some important expressions used to describe a great person.1.What is the main idea of the passage?Give one sentence to summari
6、ze it.The passage is mainly about an _ pioneer named _ who worked hard to produce _rice.2.Why is Dr.Yuan a pioneer for all people?_ _SkimminghybridagriculturalYuan LongpingDr.Yuan developed super hybrid rice to help Chinese farmers and hungry people around the world.Scanning:Comprehending paragraph
7、by paragraph(1).The first paragraph:Yuan Longping thinks he is a _.He has _face and arms and _,_body.Dr.Yuans _ He works hard and grows super _ rice.In 1973,he became a pioneer to grow rice that has a high _.Dr.Yuans _The paragraph is mainly about _.farmersunburnthybridslimoutputstrongappearance Dr.
8、Yuans appearance and his achievement achievementParagraph 2Timeinformation1930_As a young man1950In a recent harvestnow_ in a farmers family Southwest Agricultural College _ was a disturbing problem.Saw the great need for increasing the rice output.200 million tons produced _ his knowledgeOnly _ mil
9、lion tons producedMeans?22%7%UNrid the world of hungerThe paragraph is mainly about _Dr.Yuans biography.Born1953Hungerfifty-sixCirculating (1)He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.(2)He cares little about money and fame.(3)He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.(
10、4)He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.The paragraph is mainly about _.Paragraph Three:(True or false)he doesnt like money and fame.TrueTrueTrueFalseDr.yuans personalityParagraph Four(1)The first dream:_ _(2)The second dream:_ rice plants as tall as sorghum to export his rice so
11、that it can be grown around the globe Post-reading:I.Read aloud the text and try to fill in the blanks according to the passage.When he was young,Yuan Longping saw the great need for increasing the rice _ and then hunger was a _problem in China.He wanted to increase rice harvests without _the area o
12、f the fields.In 1973,a special strain of rice could produce 20%more of the _ in the same fields._ his research,the UN has more tools to rid the world of _.He is now _ his knowledge in less developed countries and he wants to _ his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.Though he has been _for
13、 the past five decades,Dr.Yuan is quite_ with his life.outputdisturbingexpandingThanks tocrophungercirculatingexportstrugglingsatisfiedShow time Imagine you are a journalist.You have a task to interview Dr Yuan Longping,according to what we have learned today.Make up a short dialogue with your partn
14、er.III.Explain the following sentences using different grammar structure and your own words.1.As a young man,he saw the great need for increasing the rice output._ _ 2.At that time,hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the country._Even he was a young man,he knew how important it was to p
15、roduce bigger rice crops.During his early years,much of the countryside was troubled by hunger.III.Explain the following sentences using different grammar structure and your own words.3.Using hybrid rice,farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before._ _ 4.Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him._As they use his hybrid rice,farmers are producing twice as much rice as before.He is not interested in buying things for himselfor in having a comfortable life.
