a farmer named Yuan Longping how Yuan Longping became rich and famous C. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice D. a new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice,Which of the following statements tells the main idea of the text? It s about_,He wants to help other Chinese farmers.,Yuan Longping is doing his research.,Yuan Longping is working the land.,Yuan Longping works the land to do his research.,He struggled to help them.,He struggled for the past five decades,Super Hybrid Rice,the rice that has a high output,Paragraph 1,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.,Main idea: Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.,He was born into a poor farmers family,Only 50 million tons of rice was produced,Dr. Yuan graduated from College.,He saw the need for increasing the rice output.,Hunger was a serious problem in many parts.,Last year, nearly 200 million tons of rice was produced,22% of the worlds people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China,Farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before,Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality（个性） is not true? A. He cares little about money and fame（名声）. B. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. C. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. D. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.,Paragraph 3,Main idea: Dr Yuans personality.,Paragraph 4,1.What does “Wishing for things, however, costs nothing.” mean? 2.What did Dr Yuans rice look like in his dream? 3.Dr Yuan has dreams not only when he is _ but also when he is_.,Dreams are free and everybody can have ideas about what they would like their future life to be.,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.,asleep,awake,Main idea: Dr Yuans dreams.,If so/ not 为避免重复，代替上文提到过的事情 类似：I believe so/ not. I hope so/ not. I expect so/ not. Im afraid so/ not. I guess so/ not. E.g. You say the film is wonderful. If so, I also want to see it. Please correct the mistake, if any. 2) If possible, he would want proof before he believes something. 3) You may ask me for help at any time, if necessary.,if any 如果有的话,if possible 如果可能,if necessary 如果有必要,hunger n. 饥饿 He died of huger. v.渴望 hunger for sth. 渴望某事 e.g. 1) The boy has _. (有强烈的求知欲) 2) The whole world _. (渴望和平),a strong hunger for knowledge,hungers for peace,regard regardas 把某人看作/ 认为 = think ofas = consideras as regards 至于，关于 send/ give regards to sb. 向问好 have high regard for sb. 对评价高 e.g. 1) _, prices are rising. (关于小麦) 2) I _. (把他当作最好的歌手) 3) Please _ to your parents. (代我向你父母问好),As regards wheat,regard him as the best singer,send my best regards,struggle struggle against/ with 同作斗争 e.g. They had to struggle with all kinds of difficulties. struggle to do sth. 努力作某事 struggle for sth. 为某事而奋斗 e.g. He has been struggling to succeed in his business. = He has been struggling for success in his business. e.g. 1) He _ for many years. (一直与癌症作斗争) 2) The workers are _ better working conditions. (争取),has been struggling with/ against cancer,struggling for,The chairman thought _ necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting. A. that B. it C. this D. him 2) I like _ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright. A. this B. that C. it D. one make + it+ n./ adj. (for sb.) to do sth. it 为形式宾语 e.g. 1) The noise made it impossible for us to sleep. 2) People make it a rule to send presents to each other during New Year.,expand 使变大，伸展，阐述 e.g. 1) The eagle expanded its wings. 2) He is thinking of expanding his business. expand into把扩展/发展成 e.g. 1) Why not try to expand your story into a novel? 2) The business expanded into a big one. expand on 细说，阐述 e.g. He expanded on his new theory.,feed feed sb. on/with sth. 用喂 e.g. 1) The child was feeding the monkey on/with a banana. 2) The mother usually feeds her baby with milk powder. 2) feed sth. to sb. 把喂给吃 e.g. Please feed some grass to the cow. 3) feed on+食物、饲料 (主要用来指动物、婴儿) 以为食，靠为生 e.g. Cattle feed mostly in grass. live on +食物，工资，钱 (人为主语) e.g. 1) People live on rice here. 2) She lives on a small salary.,circulate v. e.g. 1) Please open the window to allow the air to circulate. 2) Blood circulate through the body. 3) The news of her death circulated quickly. thanks to 幸亏、由于、因为 e.g. 1) Thanks to the good weather, our journey was comfortable. 2) Thanks to your help, we finished the task ahead of time.,流通,循环,传播,rid sb./sth