1、Unit 2 Great PeopleLesson 9 Chinas Most Famous FarmerDo you know the famous people in China?astronautwriterleaderathlete Yuan Longping is“Father of Hybrid Rice”in China.Now he is working on developing super hybrid rice.He dreamed of growing a new kind of rice that was as big as peanut when he was a
2、child.Someone says,“The farmers in China are becoming richer and richer because of Two Ping.One is Deng Xiaoping;the other is Yuan Longping.”Did you have a dream when you were a child?What was it?Do you think great people work all the time and have no other interests at all?Do you want to know more
3、about him?peanuthybridvarietyintroductionleaderproductionproducesupern.花生adj.杂交的 n.杂交植物n.品种；变化n.采用；引进；推行n.领导者；领袖n.生产；制造；产量v.生产；出产adj.超级的 Read the lesson and write true(T)or false(F).He grew a new type of rice as a child.2.He had an idea for hybrid rice in the 1960s.3.He studied agriculture at univer
4、sity.4.He is working hard on developing super hybrid rice.5.He plays the violin for half an hour before he goes to bed.本句含有由that引导的定语从句。that was as big as a peanut作rice的后置定语。“as+形容词/副词原级+as”意为“与一样”。“not so+形容词/副词原级+as”意为“不如”。in the 1960s意为“在20世纪60年代”。表示“在世纪年代”时用介词in,在整十的年代后加“s”或“s”,并在年代前加定冠词the。a fe
5、w意为“一些,几个”,用于可数名词复数前,相当于several或some,表示肯定概念。few意为“很少,几乎没有”,表示否定概念。come up with意为“找到,想出(答案、解决问题的办法等)”,后面常接名词或代词作宾语,相当于think up。since then意为“从那时起(到现在)”,常用于现在完成时。spenddoing sth.意为“花费时间/金钱做某事”,spend的另一个重要搭配是spendon sth.意为“在某事/物上花费时间/金钱”,spend的主语是人。make China a leader为“make+宾语+名词”结构,名词作动词make的宾语补足语,这种结构表
6、示“使/让某人成为;使某人当”。be known as意为“作为而闻名”,be known for意为“因为而闻名”;be known to意为“对于而闻名”。其中known可以用famous代替。how引导的感叹句。how引导的感叹句一般有两种形式:How+形容词或副词+主语+谓语!How+形容词+a/an+可数名词的单数形式+主语+谓语!because of意为“因为,由于”,为介词短语,其后只能接名词、代词或动名词,不能接从句。【Extension】because意为“因为”,为从属连词,用来引导原因状语从句或用于回答以why引导的特殊疑问句。enough在本句中为形容词,意为“足够的,
7、充足的”。修饰名词时,可以放在名词之前,也可以放在名词之后。(1)enough作副词时,意为“足够地”。修饰形容词或副词时,必须放在形容词或副词之后。(2)enough作代词时,意为“充分,足够”。feed表示“喂(养)”时,可用于动物或人。1.He grew a new type of rice as a child.()A scientist in China had a dream when he was a child.In the dream,he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut.The plant allowe
8、d farmers to rest in its shade.That child was Yuan Longping.Yuan grew up and became the“Father of Hybrid Rice”.F2.He had an idea for hybrid rice in the 1960s.()3.He studied agriculture at university.()In the 1960s,a few years after he finished his studies in agriculture at university,he came up with
9、 an idea for hybrid rice.Since then（从那以后）,he has spent much of his time researching and developing new variet(y)ies（品种）.TT4.He is working hard on developing super hybrid rice now.()5.He plays the violin for half an hour before he goes to bed.()TF Because of Dr.Yuans hard work,China now produces enou
10、gh rice every year to feed its people.Now Dr.Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice.In his spare time,Dr.Yuan loves playing the violin and listening to music.Every night,he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep.He likes swimming,too.Read the lesson again and fill in the blanks.Peop
11、le call Yuan Longping the“Father of Hybrid Rice”.In 1973,together with(和一起)other scientists,he succeeded in _hybrid rice.The _ of this new product(产品)made China a leader in rice production(生产).Because of Dr.Yuans hard work,China now _ enough rice to feed its people every year.He also has many other
12、interests.He loves playing the _,listening to music,reading and swimming.developingintroduction(推广)producesviolin1.Einstein signed a letter2.The boy became famous3.The scientists are doing the final test4.Mum often tells the boy a story5.Cici wants to be a painterMatch and complete the sentences.bef
13、ore afterthey launch the rocket.he goes to bed.she finishes school.he won that prize.he passed away.Work in groups:Can you think of an invention or a good way to make life better?What is it?Talk about it with your group members.Do you like the new products?Do you like the new products?Do you like th
14、e new products?Task tips:What is it?How does it make life better?Writing:My inventionHomework:Composition“The famous person/hero in my heart”Have you ever visited someone in the hospital?What do you want to do when you are sick?阑尾炎appendicitis阑尾appendix困倦的，欲睡的sleepy提到，谈到，说起mentionMain phrases:take o
15、utnow thatso thatwrite to sb.one ofin hospital“生病住院”in the hospital “在医院工作，或探望病人”sleepy作形容词，意为“困倦的、瞌睡的、安静的、冷清的”，在句中作定语或表语。This is a sleepy village,isnt it?这是一个寂静的小村庄，是吗？Fortunately,you and Wang Mei are both getting much better now.幸运的是，你和王梅现在都好多了。比较级前可以用much,even,still,far,a bit,a little,a lot 等词加以修
16、饰。Im a little taller than she.我的个子比她的个子稍高一点。Now that you mention it,Wang Mei also had a bad day.now that为连词词组,意为“既然,由于”,用来引导状语从句。在原因状语从句中,now that和since意义相近,都表示“既然,因为”,但语气较弱,强调人们已知的事实。mention为及物动词,意为“提到,写到”,后接名词或代词。mention sb.提到某人;mention sth.提到某事;not to mention更不用说。One of her teeth was rotten,so sh
17、e had to go to the dentist.one of意为“中之一”。one of后的名词要用复数形式,形容词要用最高级;one of在句子中作主语时,谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。I think we should try hard to form good habits so that we can stay healthy and stay away from the hospital!so that意为“以便,为了,目的是”,用来引导目的状语从句,常和can,could,may,might等情态动词连用。so that还可用来引导结果状语从句,意为“结果,以至于,因此”。s
18、othat意为“如此以至于”,so后接形容词或副词原级。Read the text and answer the questions.Why did Danny stay in the hospital?2.What advice did the doctor give to Danny?3.Is Wang Mei getting much better now?4.Whats Li Mings advice for staying healthy?Because he had appendicitis.The doctor told Danny to drink plenty of wate
19、r and have a good rest.Yes,she is.We should try to form good habits.Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases in the box.millions of,now that,have no choice but to,be rich in1.The boys mother is very ill.He get a job and earn money.2.people take the subway every day.3.With plenty of w
20、ater and oil,our country natural resources.4.you have seen how it works,why not try it yourself?Now thathas no choice but toMillions ofis rich inComplete the passage with the sentences in the box.What is a heart attack?Your heart is a muscle.It moves blood around your body.To do its job,your heart m
21、uscle needs blood,too.Then you have a heart attack.To keep your heart well,you need to take care of your heart.They are good for your heart.Eggs,meat,cheese,butter and ice cream have a lot of fat,which is bad for your heart.Dont eat too much of these foods.Also,exercise every day.Do not smoke.A.Eat lots of fruits,vegetables,grains and fish.B.Smoking is very bad for your heart and your lungs.C.If it doesnt get blood,it cant work.Group work:Imagine that last time you were ill.What did you do to recover?Homework:1.Finish the exercises in the activity book.2.Composition:How to stay healthy.
