Reading,人教版必修4 unit two,working the land,Warming up,Is it easy for farmers to get rice?,Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day.,A poem,Is it very necessary for us to cherish(珍惜） the food?,Did you know these facts before? What problem do they show?,Is it very important for us to develop agriculture?,Who plays a very important part in developing Chinese agriculture?,A Pioneer for All People,Yuan Longping,Father of Hybrid Rice,Please have a discussion and sum up the main idea of each paragraph briefly,Pairwork,Para1,Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.,Para2,Dr Yuans biography(传记).,Have a fast reading,Para3 Dr Yuans personality and hobbies. Para4 Dr Yuans dreams.,Have a detail reading,Read the passage in detail and find out from what aspects the writer described Yuan longping.,Para1 his appearance and achievement,Q1: 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.,Para2,a. He was born into a poor farmers family . b. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college. c. In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 5.5 billion tons of rice. d. 20 billon 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,Para3 His personality,Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality（个性） 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（名声）. C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.,Para4 His dreams,1. What did Dr Yuans rice look like in his dream? 2. What is Dr. Yuans second dream? His another dream is to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.,The rice plants were as tall as sorghum.Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.,After reaing the passage, have you learn how to get the main idea of a passage describing a person?,Find the reading skill,Pair work,Have a post reading,Have a discussion and try your best to introduce Yuan longping according to the tips in you handouts.,You may use the following expressions:,sunburnt face & arms slim, strong body invent super hybrid rice be famous as in 1930 in 1953 at present be satisfied with lead alife prefer freedom to fame would rather hobbies dream of doing sth.,Show your Pair work,HomeworkWrite a short article to introduce Yuan longping and share your article,Thank You!,