1、9B Unit 2 Great people Study skills&TaskFormal and informal languageGreetingsEndingsIdioms（习语）（习语）Abbreviations（省略）（省略）Contractions（缩写）（缩写）formal languageinformal languageWho?unfamiliar peopleteachersbossfriendsparentsFinish the exercise on Page 31Neil Armstrong.Who is he?What does he do?Why is he f
2、amous?He is a famous astronaut.Because he was the first man to walk on the moon.Yuan Longping.Who is he?Can you say something about him?He is a rice scientist.What does he do?He saw people die of hunger,so he beganresearch into hybrid rice.He happened to find a natural hybrid riceplant that had many
3、 advantages over others.When was he born?2.What did he do after graduating from college?He was born on 7 September,1930.He worked as a teacher in an agriculture school.Read Part A on P32 and answer the following questions.3.Why did he begin research into hybrid rice?4.What is he considered?Because h
4、e saw people die of hunger.He is considered the“Father of Hybrid Rice”.I think Yuan 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 g
5、raduated from college.In 1960,he saw people die of(3)_,so he began research into hybrid rice.7 September 1930Finish Part B on P33.teacherhungerIn 1964,he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many(4)_ over others.After nearly ten years of hard work,he and his team finally developed a
6、(5)_ of hybrid rice plant,which produced(6)_per unit than other common kinds.In 1979,this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into(7)_.At present,over 100 countries in Asia,Africa and America have grown hybrid rice.advantagesnew type20%more ricethe USABecause of his achievements,(8)_ has been inc
7、reased by 20%-30%,and in some places even more.He is considered the(9)_.Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of(10)_.He has solved(11)_ for many people.That is why I admire him so much.rice productionRead it together.“Father of Hybrid Rice”better rice plantsthe proble
8、m of hungerIntroduction Main body Conclusion Part One Introduce the person you want to write about.Part Two Write some detailed information about Yuan Longpings life,such as date of birth,major events and so on.Part Three Explain why I admire Yuan Longping.the first paragraph the second paragraphthe
9、 third paragraphWriting structureConclusion Introduction Introduce the person you want to write about.Main body Write some detailed information about his or her life.Explain why you admire him or her.Outline for writing about a famous person:Group work:Look for the information about a famous person you admire.Look for the information about a famous person you admire and write a passage about him/her.name,date of birth and place of birth family and studies date of death major events in his life famous for prizes or awards
