1、Working the Land Today our world houses 6.55 billion people.Today our world houses 6.55 billion people.65亿亿5千万千万 854 million people are suffering from hunger（饥饿）（饥饿）.8亿亿5千千4百万百万What should we do?Producing more crops is the best way.造福全人类的先驱者造福全人类的先驱者Go through the passage to catch the general idea.P
2、ara1 A.Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B.Dr Yuans personality.Para3 C.Dr Yuans biography.Para4 D.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.The whole class is divided into eight groups and each group will finish one task.Dr Yuans app
3、earance and his achievementName _Nationality _Occupation _Appearance _ _ Achievement _Yuan LongpingscientistIn 1974,developed hybrid rice which produces 1/3 more than normal riceFind detailed informationChineseHe has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim,strong body.He is more like a farmer than a sci
4、entist.Dr Dr Yuans Yuans biographybiography 1.Why did Dr.Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?2.How does he help rid the world of hunger?Because at that time,hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside.He saw many people were suffered from hunger when he was youn
5、g.He searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields.（super hybrid rice）a.He was born.b.He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college.c.Chinese farmers could only produced 50 million tons of rice.d.200 million tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid ri
6、ce.e.He searched a way to increase rice outputs without expanding（扩大）（扩大）the area of fields.f.He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating（传播）（传播）his knowledge in less developed countries.Proper order:acbedf193019531950Dr.Yuans personalityYou are very lucky!Please read Para 3 loudly and fluently
7、for us.satisfied withcare aboutSpendingleadingcomfortableequipFill in the blankHobbies:listening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingreadingFind out his hobbiesDr.Yuans dreams1)The first dream1)The first dream2)The second dream2)The second dreamFind out his two dreamsThe rice plants were_ sorghum
8、.Each ear of rice was _ an ear of corn and each grain of rice was_ peanut.as tall as as big asas huge asTo export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world Dr.Yuan leads a simple life.He _ work on the farm _ have a rest.He has struggled for five decades to search for a way to increase _ ou
9、tput.He cares _ about money and fame.Thanks to the discovery of _,his dream of ridding China of _ is realized.Now,he has another _-to export his rice so that it can be grown all over the _.ricehungerdreamworldlittlesuper hybrid ricewould ratherthanThats how he regards himself.1.They spend their life
10、time on their researches.2.They make great contributions to mankind and the whole world.3.They have their dreams and make great efforts to make them true.4.They both lead a busy life.5.During the work,they never give up but just keep on,so theyre determined.Similarities:1.Surf the Internet to find more information about Dr.Yuan Longping.2.Read the passage again and prepare for the language points.
