Unit 2 Working the land,Learning aims: 1. To know the world starvation. 2. To learn about Yuan Longping and his great achievements. 3. To discuss how to solve the problem-starvation. 4. To improve reading, listening, speaking andwriting skills.,Learning keys and difficulties: 1. To read the passage and do some comprehending. 2. To do role-play and discuss how to solve the problem-starvation.,What are they doing?,They are planting the rice.,Pre-reading,Look at the pictures below. What problem do they show?,Pre-reading,If you had a chance to help them, what would you do?,3. He first grows what is called super hybrid rice in the world. He is called the Father of Super Hybrid Rice.,1. He is the most famous “farmer” in China.,Guess: Who is he?,Answer: Yuan Longping,2. The value of his name is worth 100,000, 000,000 yuan.,Poor rice,Super hybrid rice,A,B,A pioneer,is a person who is the first to do/ study something new.,Reading,A Pioneer For All People,先锋；先驱,What may be the writing style of this passage according to the title? A. A travel journal. B. A biography (人物传记).,Task 1 fast reading,Read the passage quickly, and try to find out the main idea of each paragraph.,While-reading,Match the main ideas with the right paragraphs. Para1 A. Dr Yuans dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuans personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuans biography. Para4 D. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievements.,Task 2 careful reading,Read the passage carefully and try to finish the following tasks.,While-reading,Careful reading,Why does Yuan Longping considerhimself a farmer?2. What makes him look like a farmer? 3. What are his achievements?,Because he works the land to do his research.,His sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body.,He looks more like a _than a _.,Para. 1,farmer,scientist,3. What are his achievements?,1)He grows _, whichmakes it possible to produce _ in the same field. 2) He became _ in the world to grow ricethat has a _ output.,super hybrid rice,20%,more of the crop,pioneer,the first agricultural,high,超级杂交水稻,Right order:,A,C,B,D,E,Para.2 Put the following sentences in right order.,A. He was born. B. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture College. C. Chinese farmers produced fifty-six milliontons of rice. D. He searched for a way to increase rice outputs without expanding thearea of fields. E. He helps rid the world of hunger bycirculating his knowledge in less developed country.,Which of the following description about Dr. Yuans personality is not true? A. He is satisfied with his life becausehe is now rich and famous. B. He cares little about money and fame(名声). C. He is generous and unselfish. D. He is energetic and active.,Para. 3,Hobbies:,listening to violin music,playing mah-jong,swimming,reading,Para. 3,Para. 4,Whats the topic sentence?,Just dreaming for things, however, costs nothing.,然而梦想是不花本钱的。,His first dream,His second dream,(rice plants) As tall as ( each ear) As big as an ear of (each grain) As huge as a,To his rice so that it can be grown around .,Para4: Dr. Yuans dreams What are his two dreams?,_,_,_,_,_,sorghum,corn,peanut,export,the,_,globe,Listen to the tape carefully and read after it, then do the comeprehending.,Further-reading,reading,True (T) or False (F):,1. Dr Yuan would rather relax than work. 2. Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.,F,T,Choose the best answer.,1. Yuan Longping works the land because_. A. he is a farmer B. he is interested in farming C. he wants to do his research by farming D. he has a slim and strong body,2. It can be inferred from the text that _. A. Yuan knew the importance of rice import B. Yuan is interested in playing the violin C. Yuan is proud of his achievements D. Yuans rice are grown in many countries,Choose the best answer.,Appreciate wonderful sentences:,1. Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.本句中what引导的名词性从句，充 当grows的 ，what在从句中做。 我们生活在所谓的信息时代。 We live in the Information Age.,宾语,主语,what is called,2. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvest twice as large as before.Using his hybrid rice是现在分词短做 。 twice as large as before是以前的,Appreciate wonderful sentences:,状语,出的粮食是以前的两倍。,Translation:,两倍 。,用他的杂交水稻种子，农民们种,struggled,farmer,sunburnt,output,Using,as,expanding,Summary,circulating,Thanks to,rid,satisfied,would much rather,playing,Post reading:,Yuan Longping is a great man, for he has _ for human race for a long time. He has a _ face, and he thinks he is a _ as well as a scientist. In 1973, he became a pioneer to grow rice that has a high _. _ (use) his special rice, farmers can produce harvest twice as large _ before without _ the area of the fields. Dr Yuan is now _ his knowledge in many countries. _ his research, Chinese have _ themselves of hunger. In addition, he is _ with his life. He _ keep time for listening to violin musics, swimming, _ mah-jong and reading.,