1、Warming up and reading What do you think of when you see the word agriculture? water farmer tool field seed machine cattle village rice Do you know where food comes from and how crops are raised? ploughing First, the farmers plow the field. They have to make the soil loose enough to plant crops. gro
2、wing some young plants Second, grow some young plants. insert the young plants Third, they insert the young plants into the loose field. They fertilize the field. fertilizing harvesting At last, they will get the harvest. Sympathy for the Peasants By Li Shen Work hard by hoe at midday, Sweating the
3、soil. Do you know that grains come from? Its due to the hard work of the farmers Plough soil in the noon with the sweat drop in the land, who knows the food made of hard? Everyday food Country / Area Basic food England potatoes and bread Canada USA China rice and pasta Italy India Japan South Americ
4、a / Central America corn 1. What is the main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries? 2. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there were suddenly no rice to eat? Look at the picture and read the statistics on P. 9. Is the boy strong? Is he healthy? What lead him to this kind of si
5、tuation? Every year 15 million children die of hunger. About 183 million children weigh less than they should for their age. If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do? How to solve hunger? Make good use of the waste land. Develop agricultural science an
6、d technology. Invent a new kind of food. Improve the quality of the soil. Prevent the pests from eating our crops. Yuan Longping Father of Hybrid Rice Who is he? Professor Yuan Longping is famous in research on hybrid rice. He gave birth to a hybrid rice which output 30% more than ordinary ones, whi
7、ch has been widely used in the rice fields. The hybrid rice by Yuan and his co-researchers has made the earth produce extra rice equivalent to food for 80 million or more people. Look at the title of the passage and the picture. What do you predict this passage is going to talk about? Then skim the
8、passage to check if you are fight. Fast reading What is the main idea of the passage? It is about an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice. New words and structures 1. work the land: use the land to get its resources, such as through farming or mini
9、ng. 2. twice as (large or many): two times 3. having more rather than fewer: You expect fewer troubles but in fact you get more than you thought you would. Name _ Age _ Nationality _ Occupation _ Education _ Dream _ Achievement _ Hobbies _ Yuan Longping 79 (as of 2009) agriculture scientist / farmer
10、 to export his hybrid rice so that it can be grown around the globe In 1974, he developed hybrid rice which produces 1/3 more than normal rice graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953 Complete the notes about Yuan Longping. Chinese violin music, mahjong, swimming, reading Scanning Find
11、out the main idea of each paragraph. Paragraph Main Idea 1 His _ 2 His _ 3 His _ 4 His _ appearance and achievements birth, education and research noble personality dreams Careful reading 1. Dr. Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2. Dr. Yuans rice is one of the most suitable ways for Chinas far
12、mland. 3. Dr. Yuan would rather work than relax. 4. Dr. Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. 5. Dr. Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. F T T T T True or False 1. What dose Dr. Yuan look like? Why? 2. What is his achievement? He looks like a farmer be
13、cause he always works under the sun for long time. He produces super hybrid rice. Para. 1 1. Why did Dr. Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young? 2. How dose he help rid the world of hunger? Because at that time, hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside. He saw m
14、any people were suffered from hunger when he was young. He works hard to produce the hybrid rice that has a high output. Para. 2 a. 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 billo
15、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. Proper order: Put Dr Yuans biography in right order. a c b e d f W
16、hich of the following descriptions about Dr. Yuans personality is NOT TRUE? A. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous. B. He cares little about money and fame. C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.
17、 Para. 3 Dr Yuans personality A Para. 4 1. What does “Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.” mean? Dreams are free and everybody can have ideas about what they would like their future life to be. 2. Dr Yuan has dreams not only when he is _ but also when he is _. asleep awake Personal inf
18、ormation Achievements Hobbies grow rice that has a high output circulate his knowledge abroad give money to equip others for their research playing the violin listening to violin music playing mah-jong swimming riding his motorcycle to the rice fields 1. As a young man, he saw the great need for inc
19、reasing 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, much of the countryside was troubled by hunger. Explain the following sentences from
20、 the reading passage. 3. 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 hybrid rice, farmers are producing twice as much rice as before. He is not interested in
21、buying things for himself or in living a comfortable life. Fill in the blanks. 1.虽然他是中国最著名的科学家之一，但虽然他是中国最著名的科学家之一，但Dr. Yuan更喜欢别人把他当作农民。更喜欢别人把他当作农民。 Although he is of the famous , Dr. Yuan would much rather _ (consider) a farmer. 2. 被太阳晒黑的脸和手臂，瘦而结实的身被太阳晒黑的脸和手臂，瘦而结实的身 体，和别的农民没有什么两样。体，和别的农民没有什么两样。 His
22、face and arms and his , strong body just the same other farmers. one scientists be considered sunburnt slim are as 3. 1930年，他出生于一个贫穷的农民家年，他出生于一个贫穷的农民家 庭，在庭，在1953年，他毕业于西南农学院。年，他毕业于西南农学院。 He, was born into a farmers family, from _ Agricultural College in 1953. 4. 为了让人民摆脱饥饿，自从毕业后，他为了让人民摆脱饥饿，自从毕业后，他 一直从
23、事杂交水稻研究。一直从事杂交水稻研究。 In to help people get of hunger, _his graduation, he has his research on super rice. who poor graduated Southwest order rid since done 5. Dr. Yuan淡泊名利，对于他来说，金淡泊名利，对于他来说，金 钱不是一切。钱不是一切。 Dr. Yuan cares about money and . _ him money is not _. 6. Dr. Yuan努力实现他的梦想。他的梦想努力实现他的梦想。他的梦想 是让他
24、的稻谷可以出口并长遍全球。是让他的稻谷可以出口并长遍全球。 Dr. Yuan tries his to his dream: he can his rice so that it can be around the . little being famous For everything best realize export globe grown Discussion 1. Is Yuan Longping more of a scientist than a farmer? 2. Is he more of a businessman than a farmer? 3. What were his dreams and how far did he achieve them? 5. Dr Yuan thinks that a person with too much money has more rather than fewer troubles. Do you agree or disagree? Why? 4. Even if Dr. Yuans dreams come true, can this really solve starvation?
