1、Father of Hybrid RiceAmy wants to write about Yuan Longping,a rice scientist.the rice that has a high outputhybridtitle agriculture hunger happen to adj.杂交的杂交的n.标题标题;职位名称职位名称n.农业农业n.饥饿饥饿碰巧碰巧advantageat presentcontribution increase production development n.优势优势,有利条件有利条件现在现在,目前目前n.贡献贡献vt.增加增加n.生产生产;产量
2、产量n.发展发展Read the information about Yuan Longping Amy has found,then answer the questions.1.Who is Yuan Longping?2.Why did he begin research into hybrid rice?He is a rice scientist,a member of the Academy of Engineering.He is called Father of Hybrid Rice.Because he saw people die of hunger in 1960.3.
3、Why does Amy admire him?Because Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of better rice plants and has solved the problem of hunger for many people.1.happen to find a natural hybrid rice plant what had many advantages over others happen to do sth.碰巧做某事碰巧做某事 e.g.我们打电话时她刚巧不
4、在家。我们打电话时她刚巧不在家。She happened to be out when we called.2.Contribution:his achievements have increased rice production by 20%30%.contribution n.贡献贡献 make a contribution to sth./doing sth.为为作出贡献作出贡献 e.g.每个人都应当为保护环境做贡献。每个人都应当为保护环境做贡献。Everyone should make a contribution to protecting the environment.incr
5、ease vt.增加增加increase by 增加了增加了increase to 增加到增加到e.g.这个镇的人口增长了这个镇的人口增长了5%。The population of this town has increase by 5%.人口已经增长到了人口已经增长到了180万。万。The population has increased to 1.8 million.Amy is writing her article.Help her complete it.Use the information in Part A on page 32 to help you.I think Yuan
6、 Longping,a rice scientist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering,is one of the greatest people that have ever lived.He was born on(1)_.In 1953,he began working as a(2)_ in an agriculture school after he graduated from college.In 1960,he saw people die of(3)_,so he began research into hy
7、brid rice.In 1964,he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many(4)_ over others.After nearly 7 September 1930teacherhungeradvantagesten years of hard work,he and his team finally developed a(5)_ of hybrid rice plant,which produced(6)_ per unit than other common kinds.In 1979,this new
8、 type of hybrid rice was introduced into(7)_.At present,over 100 countries in Asia,Africa and Americahave grown hybrid rice.Because of hisnew type20%more ricethe USAachievements,(8)_ has been increased by 20%30%,and in some places even more.He is considered the“_”.Yuan Longping has spent all his lif
9、e on the research and development of(10)_.He has solved(11)_ for many people.That is why I admire him so much.better rice plantsthe problem of hungerrice productionFather of Hybrid RiceNow prepare your own article.Look for information using the Internet,books or magazines.Remember to make some notes before writing your article.How to write an article about a person you admire:1.Who is he/she?2.When was he/she born?3.What did he/she do?4.Why do you admire him/her?1.Complete the written task.2.Finish the exercises on the workbook.
