1、Unit 2Working the landWhat do you see or do there?Have you ever grown any plants?If so,what did you do to grow them?If not,what kind of plant would you liketo try growing?How would you grow it?Do you know the farming steps?ploughing(犁田犁田)seeding(播种播种)fertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉灌溉)?transplanting(移植)
2、harvesting(收获收获)winnowing (扬谷)?If tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat,what would happen?Rice is main food in the East and Southeast Asian countriesWhat problem is the whole worldfacing?riceToday our world houses more than6.5billionpeople.Worldwide,more than 1 billion people currently live bel
3、ow the international poverty line(贫困线下）,earning less than$1per day.854 millionpeople across the world aresuffering from hunger,up from 852million a year ago.Six million children under the age of 5die every year as a result of hunger.Every day,almost 16,000children die from hunger.Onechild every five
4、 seconds.Do something to help end hungerin the world!celebrity“Just 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 in the world”.?原子弹让中国人不在受恐吓!袁隆平(Father of Hybrid Rice)使中国人不再挨饿!Yuan longping He is father of hybri
5、d rice(杂交水稻），who was lately awarded“the Nobel Prize of Asia”.He received the honor for his great contributions(贡献）to hybrid rice research and the work he did to improve rice production in developing countries.Now he is head of the National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Hunan Provinc
6、e,China(中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).He is called a pioneer for all people.Look at the title of the passage and the picture.A pioneer for all peopleYuan LongpingPeople all overthe worldA pioneer for all peopleName _ Age _Nationality _Occupation _Education _Dream _Achievement _Hobbies _Yuan Longping83agricult
7、ure scientist/farmerto export his hybrid rice so that it can be grown around the globe.In 1974,developed hybrid rice which produces 1/3 more than normal ricegraduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.Complete the notes about Yuan Longping.Chineseviolin music,mahjong,swimming,readingSkimmi
8、ngMatch the following headings(标题）to each paragraph.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLEPara1 A.Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B.Dr Yuans personality.（性格）Para3 C.Dr Yuans birth,education and researchPara4 D.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.1.What does Dr.Yuan look like?Why?2.What is his achievement?He looks like
9、a farmer because he always works under the sun for a long time.He produces super hybrid rice which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same field.Para.1Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement1.Why did Dr.Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?2.How does he
10、 help rid the world of hunger?Because at that time,hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.He saw the great need for increasing the rice output when he was young.He searched for a way to increase rice harvest without expanding the area of the fields.(circulate.in less develo
11、ped countries)Para.2Dr Yuans birth,education and researchPara.2a.He was born into a poor farmers family.b.He graduated from Southwest Agriculture College.c.In 1950,Chinese farmers produced fifty million tons of rice.d.2 billon tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice.e.He searched a way
12、to increase rice outputs without expandingthe area of fields.f.He helps ridthe world ofhunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries.Proper order:Put Dr Yuans biography in right order.acbedfWhich of the following descriptions about Dr.Yuans personality isNOT TRUE?A.Heis satisfied w
13、ithhis life because he isnow rich and famous.B.He cares little about money and fame.C.He would ratherwork than lead acomfortable life.D.He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Para.3 Dr Yuans personalityPara.41.What does“Dreaming for things,2.however,costs nothing.”mean?Dreams are
14、free and everybody can have ideas about what they would like their future life to be.The first dream?Produce a kind of rice that could feed more peopleAs tall as sorghum?As big as a cornAs huge as a peanutTo export his rice so that it can be grown around the globeYuan Longping is known as Chinas“fat
15、her of _ rice”.Because Yuan Longping grows what is called _ hybrid rice.Yuan Longping,who was born into a poor _s family in _,_ from Southwest Agricultural College in _.When Yuan Longping Retell the text by filling in the following blanks.hybridsuperfarmer1930graduated1953saw the great need for _ th
16、e rice output,he _ for a way to increase rice harvests without _ the area of the fields.Using his hybrid rice,_ are producing harvests _ as large as before.He became the _ agricultural _ in the world to grow rice that has a high _.Yuan devoted himself to the research into agriculture.increasingsearc
17、hedexpandingfarmerstwicefirstpioneeroutput1.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 countryside.When he was a young man,he knew how important it was to produce bigger rice crops.During his early years,muc
18、h of the countryside was troubled by hunger.Difficult sentences :Explain the following sentences in your own word3.Using his 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 hyb
19、rid rice,farmers are producing twice as much rice as before.He is not interested in buying things for himself or in living a comfortable life.Enjoy a videoHe was awarded“Figures of Touching China”in 200410Farmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling
20、 day.ATaskSuppose youreYuanLongping.Herearesomequestions foryou.1.Whatdo youthinkof thetitle(称号)“Father of HybridRice”foryou?2.Youarea scientist,butsomenewspapers callyoua farmer,whatdoyouthinkofthat?3.Youareworking ongrains,didyousufferhunger?4.Sofar,youhavedonemanyexperiments,failureandsuccessarehandinhand.Didyouwant togiveupatthemoment?5.what do you think of fame(名声)and money?6.Today,the young are eager to succeed without efforts,whats your advice for them?7.
