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必修四 Unit 2 Working the land
1.Do you eat rice every day? Do you like it?
2.If tomorrow there was no rice to eat in the world, what would happen?
Warming up
Lead in:
News 1:
The world price of rice has risen by over 100 %
compared with that of last year, which disturbs many
countries now.
Hunger riot (饥饿暴动 )
worries
Students’ presentation:
News 2.The hunger problem is expanding in the world.Therefore... Some poor people in Hayti have to eat the mud cakes astheir main food now.
the mud cakes
News 3. To rid the India of hunger, the Indian governmentdecided to cut down the export of rice.Facing the problem, people in India only have two
mealsone day.
Two meals are enough for children?
5 million children die of hunger every year.
1. Land for growing food is decreasing in the world, and hunger is still a serious problem. What shall we do to protect people from hunger?
Pre-reading :
He is concerned about the hunger problem very much!
A Pioneer for All People
2.Prediction: Look at the title of the passage and the picture, and guess the main idea of the text.
A.a farmer named Yuan Longping
B.how Yuan Longping became rich and famous
C. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping and his new strain of rice
D. a new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice
While-reading:
Match the following headings(标题) to each paragraph.
Para1 A. Dr Yuan’s dreams.
Para2 B. Dr Yuan’s personality.
Para3 C. Dr Yuan’s biography(传记 ).
Para4 D. Dr Yuan’s appearance
and his achievement.
Skimming:
Para1-2
Appearance:_________________________
Age:________
Occupation:___________________
Education:____________________________
Achievement: His research helps the UN in the battle
to ____________________;
He is considered to be an agricultural ________ .
pioneer
sunburnt, slim, strong
85
Southwest Agricultural College
scientist, farmer
rid the world of hunger
get rid of hunger
Don’t ask me “how old are you?” I’m only 85.
1._____ of the world’s population are fed from ____ of the farmland in China.
2.Now more than _____ of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.
22%7%
Thanks to Dr.Yuan!
in the hunger battle
60%
3. Dr. Yuan is now ___________ his knowledge in India, Vietnam and some less development countries.
Para1-2
circulating
Para 3
Which of the following description about Dr. Yuan’s 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.
Para 4: Yuan Longping’s dreams
1. The rice plants were __________sorghum. Each ear of rice was _________an ear of corn and each grain of rice was_________ a peanut.
2. To _______________ so that it can be grown around the globe.
Dreams
as tall asas big as
as huge as
export his rice
Read the text carefully and choose the best answers.
1. What does the word “battle” refer to in the second paragraph?
A. The low rice output.B. Ridding the world of hunger.C. Fighting against farming.D. The freedom to do research.
2. From the passage, we can know ______.A. Yuan Longping is not a pioneer but a scientist in the research of the hybrid riceB. Yuan’s parents are both agricultural scientistsC. more than 60% of the rice produced in the world is from the hybrid strainD. using the hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before
3. It can be inferred from the text that ______.A. Yuan knew the importance of rice importB. Yuan is interested in playing the violin C. Yuan is proud of his achievementsD. Yuan’s rice are grown in many countries
A Date With LuyuNews 4Hello, everyone, I will interview Dr. Yuan in my program. What do you know about Dr. Yuan? 1.Can you help me design a poster( 海报 ) of Dr. Yuan ?2.Can you write a description of Dr.Yuan in your eyes?Could you send an email to [email protected]. Waiting for your bright ideas! ---Luyu
Name:________________
Nationality:____________
Appearance:__________
Age:_________________
Occupation:___________
Education:____________
Achievement:__________
Hobbies:______________
Dream:________________
Yuan Longping
Chinese
sunburnt, slim, strong
85
scientist, farmer
Southwest Agricultural College
rid the world of hunger
music swim …
invent new rice plants export his rice
Post-reading :a poster( 海报 ) of Dr. Yuan
A Date With Luyu
Write a description of Dr.Yuan in your eyes. Send your composition to [email protected].
Homework:
A description of Dr.Yuan
You may include the following information
Birth of date / place Education Appearance invent super hybrid rice Achievements: circulate his knowledge …Hobbies--- give some examples His dreams--- two dreamsYour ideas about him …
Dear Luyu,In my eyes, Dr.Yuan is considered to be a pioneer for all People. --------------the beginning---------------Birth of date / place ---- was born in_____Education ---graduated from____Appearance--- adj.(s) invent super hybrid rice Achievements: circulate his knowledge …Hobbies--- give some examples His dreams--- two dreams ----------------the body---------------Your ideas about him --------------the ending---------------