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1、 Unit 2Working the land 通渭一中通渭一中 英语教研组英语教研组 崔彩云崔彩云1.Whatdoyouseeordothere?Warming up2.Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketotrygrowing?Howwouldyougrowit?3.Doyouknowthefarmingsteps?ploughing(犁田犁田) seeding(播种播种)fertilizing(施肥施肥)irrigating(灌溉灌溉)transpl
2、anting(移植移植)harvesting(收获收获)winnowing(扬谷扬谷)Iftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat,whatwouldhappen?Rice is main food in the East and Southeast Asian countries What problem is the whole world facing ?riceTodayourworldhousesmorethanbillionpeople.Worldwide,morethan1billionpeoplecurrentlylivebelowtheinter
3、nationalpovertyline(贫困线下贫困线下,earninglessthan$1perday.854millionpeopleacrosstheworldaresufferingfromhunger,upfrom852millionayearago.Sixmillionchildrenundertheageof5dieeveryyearasaresultofhunger.Everyday,almost16,000childrendiefromhunger.Onechildeveryfiveseconds.Do something to help end hunger in the
4、world!Celebrity = famous people“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原子弹让中国人不在受恐吓!袁隆平袁隆平(Father of Hybrid Rice)使中国人不再使中国人不再挨饿挨饿!Yuanlongping He is father of hybrid rice(杂交水
5、稻，杂交水稻，who was lately awarded “the Nobel Prize of Asia .He received the honor for his great contributions(奉献奉献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 Province,Ch
6、ina(中国湖南省中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与开展中心国家杂交水稻研究与开展中心).He is called a pioneer for all people. Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepicture.A pioneer for all peopleYuan LongpingPeople all over the worldA pioneer for all peoplereadingName _ Age _Nationality _Occupation _Education _Dream _Achievement _Hobbies _YuanLongp
7、ing84 agriculturescientist/farmer toexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe.In1974,developedhybridricewhichproduces1/3morethannormalricegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.CompletethenotesaboutYuanLongping.Chinese violinmusic,mahjong,swimming,readingscanning Match the followi
8、ng headings(标题to each paragraph. A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Para1 A. Dr Yuans dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuans personality.（性格（性格 ） Para3 C. Dr Yuans birth , education and research Para4 D. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement. Skimming1.WhatdoesDr.Yuanlooklike?Why?2.Whatishisachievement?Helookslikeafarme
9、rbecausehealwaysworksunderthesunforalongtime.Heproducessuperhybridricewhichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefield.Para. 1Dr Yuans appearance and his achievementDetailreadingPara. 2a.Hewasbornintoapoorfarmersfamily.b.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollege.c.In1950,Chinesefar
10、mersproducedfifty-sixmilliontonsofrice.d.2billontonsofricewasproducedbygrowinghishybridrice.e.Hesearchedawaytoincreasericeoutputswithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f.Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculatinghisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.Properorder:PutDrYuansbiographyinrightorder. acbedfWhichofthe
11、followingdescriptionsaboutDr.YuanspersonalityisNOTTRUE?A.Heissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheisnowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.Hewouldratherworkthanleadacomfortablelife.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.Para. 3 DrYuanspersonalityPara. 41.Whatdoes“Dreamingforthings,2.
12、however,costsnothing.mean?Dreamsarefreeandeverybodycanhaveideasaboutwhattheywouldliketheirfuturelifetobe.The first dreamProduce a kind of rice that could feed more people As tall as sorghumAs big as a cornAs huge as a peanutTo export his rice so that it can be grown around the globeThe second dreamY
13、uanLongpingisknownasChinas“fatherof_rice.BecauseYuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalled_hybridrice.YuanLongping,whowasbornintoapoor_sfamilyin_,_fromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein_.WhenYuanLongpingRetellthetextbyfillinginthefollowingblanks.hybridsuperfarmer1930graduated1953retellingsawthegreatneedfor_thericeou
14、tput,he_forawaytoincreasericeharvestswithout_theareaofthefields.Usinghishybridrice,_areproducingharvests_aslargeasbefore.Hebecamethe_agricultural_intheworldtogrowricethathasahigh_.Yuandevotedhimselftotheresearchintoagriculture.increasingsearchedexpandingfarmerstwicefirstpioneeroutput1.Asayoungman,he
15、sawthegreatneedforincreasingthericeoutput.2.Atthattime,hungerwasadisturbingprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.Whenhewasayoungman,heknewhowimportantitwastoproducebiggerricecrops.Duringhisearlyyears,muchofthecountrysidewastroubledbyhunger.Difficultsentences:Explainthefollowingsentencesinyourownwordpar
16、aphrase3.Usinghishybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.4.Spendingmoneyonhimselforleadingacomfortablelifealsomeansverylittletohim.Astheyusehishybridrice,farmersareproducingtwiceasmuchriceasbefore.Heisnotinterestedinbuyingthingsforhimselforinlivingacomfortablelife.A Task-group wor
17、kSupposeyoureYuanLongping.Herearesomequestionsforyou.discussion 1. What do you think of the title(称称号号)“Father of Hybrid Ricefor you?2. You are a scientist, but some newspapers call you a farmer, what do you think of that?3. You are working on grains, did you suffer hunger?4. So far, you have done m
18、any experiments, failure and success are hand in hand. Did you want to give up at the moment?5. what do you think of fame(名声名声) and money?6. Today, the young are eager to succeed without efforts, whats your advice for them?7. He was awarded “ Figures of Touching China in 2004enjoyingFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.A poem
