1、Working the LandUnit 2Warming up and reading1.Have you ever been to the countryside?2.Do you know how to work on a farm?Step 1:warming upLets go to the farm!First,buy or select the seeds from the store.Second,we need to plough or turn over the soil.Third,we sow the seeds in the soil.Finally,we can h
2、arvest our grain/sorghum/peanuts.Enjoy a PoemBy Li ShenFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.In order to improve the output of the crop,we need to rid the soil of the weed,water the crop,fertilize the soil and kill off the pest.water the
3、croprid the soil of the weedfertilize the soilkill off the pest to improve the output of the crop Whats the meaning of“pioneer”?Pioneer n.person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Para1 A.Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B.Dr Yuans personality.Para3 C.Dr Yuans biography.
4、Para4 D.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.Fast reading：Task 1 Scanning Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.Born:Graduate:Appearance:Achievements:Personality:Hobbies:He has _ face and arms.His body is _ but _.All this makes him look as a real _.He succeeded in _.He became the
5、 first agricultural _ in the world to grow _ whose output is high.He helped the government highly increasing the _ of grain.1.Cares little for _.2.Would like to lead a _ life.Listening to violin music,playing mah-jong,swimming,reading,walking to his rice fields,riding his motorcycle.1930Southwest Ag
6、riculture Collegesunburntsunburntslimslimstrongstrongfarmerfarmergrowing supper hybrid ricegrowing supper hybrid ricepioneerpioneerricericeoutputoutputmoneymoneysimplesimpleuCareful reading:Read the passage carefully and finish the following activities.Para.1 Dr Yuans appearance and his achievementT
7、ask 2 Careful readingQ1:What does Dr Yuan look like?He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim,strong body.He is more like a farmer than a scientist.Q2:What is his achievement?He grows what is called super hybrid rice,which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.T
8、rue or False:1.Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.2.Dr Yuans kind of rice is the most suitable for Chinas farmland.FTAppearanceAchievementPara.2 His biographyTimeinformation19301953As a young manIn a recentharvestnowBorn in Beijing Graduated from college 1.Hunger was a great problem.2.Saw the
9、 great need for increasing the rice output.200 million tons was produced Circulating his knowledge22%7%Means?UN rid the world of hungera.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.200 millio
10、n tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice.e.He searched a way to increase rice outputs without expanding the area of fields.f.He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries.Put the Dr Yuans biography in right order.acbedfParagraph 3 Topic sente
11、nce?Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.He doesnt care about _ and _.He likes freedom for his search and hobbies.famemoneyPersonalityHobbies:listening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingreadingParagraph 4Topic sentence?Just dreaming for things,however,costs nothing.dreamsPara 4:his dreamsHi
12、s first dreamHis second dream(rice plants)As tall as sorghum(each ear)As big as an ear of corn(each grain)As huge as a peanutTo export his rice so that it can be grown all over the worldDiscussionIf you had the chance to do something to rid the world of hunger,what would you do?The measures taken to
13、 deal with hunger:Invent a new kind of plant to produce more food.Find a sort of fertilizer(肥料肥料)to give rice enough nutrition.Stop the pollution to the environment and protect the soil in the field.etc.1.work vt.耕种(土地);使工作;开动;创造(奇迹);经营 (工厂、农场等）vi.工作;（机器等）开动；（办法、计 划等）行得通 They are working the land to
14、gether.I dont think that your suggestion will work.Explanations 2.Dr Yuan grows 2.Dr Yuan grows whatwhat is called super is called super hybrid rice.hybrid rice.袁博士种植了被人称作超级杂交水稻的稻谷。袁博士种植了被人称作超级杂交水稻的稻谷。e.g.I dont quite understand e.g.I dont quite understand whatwhat you you are explaining.Please watc
15、h what I are explaining.Please watch what I am doing carefully.am doing carefully.What=the thing(s)thatWhat=the thing(s)that1._the emperor saw was quite 1._the emperor saw was quite different from_ the old minister different from_ the old minister told him.told him.A.What,that B.That,whatA.What,that
16、 B.That,whatC.Which,that D.All,all C.Which,that D.All,all 2.It is pretty well understood 2.It is pretty well understood _controls the flow of carbon _controls the flow of carbon dioxide in and out the atmosphere dioxide in and out the atmosphere today.today.A.that B.when A.that B.when C.what D.how C
17、.what D.how 3.3.This special strain of rice This special strain of rice makes it makes it possible to producepossible to produce one-third more one-third more of the crop in the same fields.of the crop in the same fields.这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获三这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获三分之一的产量。分之一的产量。it it 在句中作形式宾语在句中作形式宾语，真正的宾语为
18、真正的宾语为to to produce,produce,结构为：结构为：动词（动词（make,feel,make,feel,think,regardthink,regard）+it+adj+to do.+it+adj+to do.e.g.e.g.We We think it important to learnthink it important to learn English well.English well.4.Born in a poor farmers family in 4.Born in a poor farmers family in 1931,Dr.Yuan 1931,Dr
19、.Yuan graduate fromgraduate from Southwest Agriculture College in Southwest Agriculture College in 1953.1953.袁博士袁博士19311931年出身于一个贫苦农民的家庭，年出身于一个贫苦农民的家庭，19531953年毕业于西南农学院。年毕业于西南农学院。graduategraduate n.a person who has n.a person who has completed a university degree completed a university degree course
20、.course.毕业生毕业生undergraduateundergraduate 本科毕业生本科毕业生post-graduatepost-graduate 硕士毕业生，研究生硕士毕业生，研究生graduategraduate plete an educational plete an educational course.course.常跟介词常跟介词fromfrom，表示，表示“毕业于毕业于”graduationgraduation n.n.毕业毕业e.g.e.g.After his graduation from collegeAfter his graduation from colle
21、ge,he went to work as an engineer in a he went to work as an engineer in a pany.=After he graduated from collegeAfter he graduated from college,he,he went to work as an engineer in a went to work as an engineer in a pany.bachelors degree bachelors degree 学士学位学士学位masters degree masters degree 硕士学位硕士学
22、位doctors degreedoctors degree 博士学位博士学位 5.Dr Yuan 5.Dr Yuan searched forsearched for a way to a way to increase rice harvest without increase rice harvest without expanding the area of fields.expanding the area of fields.袁博士寻求一种在不扩大种植面积的情况下提高袁博士寻求一种在不扩大种植面积的情况下提高水稻产量的方法。水稻产量的方法。注意：注意：searchsearch强调搜查
23、，一般表示目标明确范围强调搜查，一般表示目标明确范围较小。较小。search sb search sb 搜身；搜身；search pl search pl 搜查某地搜查某地search for search for 强调寻找，一般表示范围较大。强调寻找，一般表示范围较大。search for sb search for sb 寻找某人寻找某人The police searched the woods for the lost child.Scientists are still searching for a cure to the common cold.searchsearch/searc
24、hsearch forfor/in search ofin search of1.The officer went up _the 1.The officer went up _the murder.murder.2.The thieves are _the 2.The thieves are _the hidden treasure in the museum.hidden treasure in the museum.3.Birds fly to the south _the 3.Birds fly to the south _the winter sunshine.winter suns
25、hine.to searchto search searching forsearching for in search ofin search of6.6.Thanks toThanks to his research,the UN is his research,the UN is trying to rid the world of hunger.trying to rid the world of hunger.由于他的研究，联合国正在努力清除世界饥饿。由于他的研究，联合国正在努力清除世界饥饿。thanks to=because of;owing tothanks to=because
26、 of;owing to由于由于,多亏了多亏了 e.g._,we e.g._,we won the game.won the game.由于你的支持，我们赢得了比赛。由于你的支持，我们赢得了比赛。Thanks to your supportThanks to your support7.ridof7.ridof=get rid of除掉，摆脱除掉，摆脱to rid the town of rats8.Using his hybrid rice farmers are 8.Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests producing
27、 harvests twice as large astwice as large as before.before.用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出比以前多一倍的粮食。用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种出比以前多一倍的粮食。倍数词倍数词（twice/half/three times/a quarter twice/half/three times/a quarter etc.etc.）+as+as+形容词原级形容词原级 +as+as 表示表示“是是的的多少倍多少倍e.g.The number of the students in e.g.The number of the students in o
28、ur school is _ our school is _ in their school.in their school.我们学校学生的数量是他们学校的两倍。我们学校学生的数量是他们学校的两倍。twice as large as thattwice as large as that9.However,he 9.However,he carescares little little aboutabout spending the money on himself or spending the money on himself or leading aleading a comfortabl
29、e comfortable lifelife.但是他很少想到要把钱花在自己的身上，或享受但是他很少想到要把钱花在自己的身上，或享受舒适的生活。舒适的生活。lead a life lead a life 过过生活。英语中少数动词，包生活。英语中少数动词，包括一些不及物动词的宾语可能是与它同源的名词括一些不及物动词的宾语可能是与它同源的名词类似的短语动词有：类似的短语动词有：die a death,smile a die a death,smile a smile,dream a dream,live a life,smile,dream a dream,live a life,sigh a si
30、gh etc.sigh a sigh etc.10.Dr Yuan is 10.Dr Yuan is moremore a farmer a farmer thanthan a a scientist.scientist.与其说袁博士是一个科学家不如说他是一个农民。与其说袁博士是一个科学家不如说他是一个农民。be more than=not only be more than=not only 不仅仅，超过不仅仅，超过e.g.Learning is more than reading.e.g.Learning is more than reading.be more+A+than+B be more+A+than+B 与其说是与其说是B B还倒不如还倒不如说是说是A Ae.g.He is e.g.He is moremore an ordinary person an ordinary person thanthan a leader.a leader.Homework 1.Review new words and useful expressions of the text.2.What can we learn from Dr Yuan?
