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1、Unit 2 Working the land Have you ever been to the countryside? what did you see or do there?Warming up I ( 5ms )Answer the following questions: Farming Are you from a farmers family? what do you know about farming?soilploughing cropsweather &climateIrrigating(灌溉灌溉)Agriculture in the pastAgriculture
2、in the modern timesGrowth of major farm products1991-95 compared with 1986-90 percentages.Agriculture has been greatly developed nowadays.Pre-reading ( 4ms )Answer the following questions:What is the main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries?Rice. It is said that there are 2.4 billio
3、n people to eat rice every day throughout the world. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat?If that happened, people there would suffer from starvation. People would be panic(惊慌惊慌) and the whole country would get into trouble. 袁隆平被誉为中国的袁隆平被誉为中国的“杂交水稻之父杂交水稻之父”. .
4、 中国农中国农民说，吃饭靠民说，吃饭靠“两平两平”，一靠邓小平，一靠邓小平-制定了生产制定了生产承包责任制的政策，二靠袁隆平承包责任制的政策，二靠袁隆平-发明了杂交稻。发明了杂交稻。 袁隆平，男，袁隆平，男，19301930年月出生于北京，年月出生于北京，19531953年毕业于西南农学院农学系。毕业后，一直从事农业年毕业于西南农学院农学系。毕业后，一直从事农业教育及杂交水稻研究。教育及杂交水稻研究。 在中国人民正闹饥荒的在中国人民正闹饥荒的2020世纪世纪6060年代，袁隆年代，袁隆平提出了杂交水稻的概念，这种新型水稻具有高产量平提出了杂交水稻的概念，这种新型水稻具有高产量的特点。的特点。1
5、010年后，他研制成功了一种产量比一般水稻年后，他研制成功了一种产量比一般水稻高出高出20%20%的新型水稻。的新型水稻。袁隆平一生献身于农业研究，先后受到联合国教袁隆平一生献身于农业研究，先后受到联合国教科文组织、粮农组织的称誉。袁隆平虽已年届科文组织、粮农组织的称誉。袁隆平虽已年届7070岁，岁，仍然一如既往地从事农业研究。仍然一如既往地从事农业研究。袁隆平人物简历袁隆平人物简历hybrid rice;System of Production Responsibility;institute;suffer the famine;Yield;UNESCO, FAO.1.What does D
6、r Yuan look like?2.Whats his achievement?3.What do you think of him?Fast reading ( 5ms ) Read the text fast and answer the following questions:1.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.2.Whats his achievement?He g
7、rows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. Using his hybrid rice farmers producing harvests twice as large as before.3.What do you think of him?He doesnt like money because he gives millions of yuan to equip others for the
8、ir research in agriculture. He doesnt like fame too though he has made great contributions to the world. Hes really respectable.1.Why did Dr Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?2.How does he help rid the world of hunger?3.What kind of life is Dr Yuan leading?4.Use a few words to
9、describe Dr Yuans personality.Second ReadingSecond reading ( 8ms )Read the text again and answer the following questions:1.Why did Dr Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young? Dr Yuan wanted to increase the rice output because he saw many people go hungry when he was young.2. How does
10、 he help rid the world of hunger? He helps the world get rid of hunger by producing a hybrid strain of rice which increase the harvest.3. What kind of life is Dr Yuan leading? Dr Yuan is leading a simple life, doing his research, listening to his music and riding his motor-bike.4. Use a few words to
11、 describe Dr Yuans personality. Dr Yuan is a simple, academic man who is more interested in helping others than being famous.Detail reading ( 8ms ) Please write down the smaller heading giving a little more information according to the large headings as follows:A pioneer for all peopleHe wants every
12、one to call him a farmer.His biography.His personality. His dreams.Large headingsHe wants everyone to call him a farmer.His biography.His personality. His dreams.He wants everyone to call him a farmer.A scientist works the land.Sunburnt face and arms, slim ,strong body.Grow hybrid rice.The first agr
13、icultural pioneer.Large headingsHe wants everyone to call him a farmer.His biography.His personality. His dreams.His biography.In 193In 1930 0, he was born., he was born.In 1953, he graduated and In 1953, he graduated and devoted his life to finding ways to devoted his life to finding ways to grow r
14、ice.grow rice.Now, Dr Yuan is circulating his Now, Dr Yuan is circulating his knowledge.knowledge.Large headingsHe wants everyone to call him a farmer.His biography.His personality.His dreams.His personalityHe is satisfied with his life.Why is he satisfied with his life?Because he doesnt like money
15、and fame.His dreamsHis biography.His personality.His dreams.He wants everyone to call him a farmer.The first dream.The second dream.Do you want to end the famine(饥荒饥荒)in the world ?If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ?Discussion ( 8ms )The measure
16、s taken to deal with hungerInvent 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.Assignment Surf the Internet to find more information about farming and you are expected to
17、present it to your classmates in the next class.Lets learn the language points in Unit 2 together. Are you ready? Go! 1.Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super 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 what you are explaining. Please watch what I am doing c
18、arefully.What =the thing(s) that2. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more 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 在句中作形式宾语，真正的宾语为在句中作形式宾语，真正的宾语为to produce, 结构为：动词（结构为：动词（make, feel, think, regard）+it +adj+ to do.e.g. We thi
19、nk it important to learn English well. 3.Born in a poor farmers family in 1931,Dr. Yuan graduate from Southwest Agriculture College in 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年年毕业于西南农学院。毕业于西南农学院。 graduate n. a person who has completed a university degree course. 毕业生undergraduate 本科毕业
20、生post-graduate 硕士毕业生，研究生 graduate vi. complete an educational course. 常跟介词from，表示“毕业于”graduation n. 毕业毕业e.g. After his graduation from college, he went to work as an engineer in a company.=After he graduated from college, he went to work as an engineer in a company.Supplement :bachelors degree 学士学位学
21、士学位masters degree 硕士学位硕士学位doctors degree 博士学位博士学位 4. Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvest without expanding the area of the fields.袁博士寻求一种在不扩大种植面积的情况下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。提高水稻产量的方法。注意：注意：search 强调搜查，一般表示目标明确,范围较小search sb 搜身；search someplace 搜查某地search for 强调寻找，一般表示范围较大。search
22、 for sb 寻找某人e.g. The police searched the woods for the lost child.警察在树林里寻找失踪的小孩。警察在树林里寻找失踪的小孩。Scientists are still searching for a cure to the common cold.科学家们仍然在寻找普通感冒的治疗方法。科学家们仍然在寻找普通感冒的治疗方法。search/search for/in search of1.The officer went up _the murder.2.The thieves are _the hidden treasure in t
23、he museum.3.Birds fly to the south _the winter sunshine.to search searching for in search of 5.Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.thanks to=because of ;owing to e.g._, we 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 support6.Using his
24、hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.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（twice/half/three times/a quarter etc.）+as + 形容词原级 +as 表示“是的多少倍e.g. The number of the students in our school is _ 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 that7.Dr Yuan is qui
25、te satisfied with his life. be satisfied : be contented 感到满意的; 满足的 I was not satisfied with the result. 我对那个结果感到不满意. He was satisfied when he won the race. 他对赢得比赛感到满意.care (little/much) about-be concerned about 关心，介意，后面跟从句时候，about常省略。care for-look after 照料； like or want 想要，喜欢e.g. Albert Einstein did
26、nt care much about what to wear. Would you help to care for my pet while I am away?8. However, he doesnt care about being famous.9.He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.他宁愿把时间花在自己的业余爱好上他宁愿把时间花在自己的业余爱好上.Would rather: prefer to 宁愿；宁愿； 宁可；宁可； 较喜欢较喜欢I would rather stay at home than go out.我宁可呆在家里，也不想出去。我宁可呆在家里，也不想出去。He would rather walk than take a bus.他宁愿走路，也不愿乘公共汽车。他宁愿走路，也不愿乘公共汽车。Remember to review the knowledge! See you next time!
