Workingtheland.ppt

Unit2Workingtheland EnjoyaPoemByLiShen Farmersweedingatnoon Sweatdownthefieldsoon Whoknowsfoodonatray Duetotheirtoilingday Haveyouevergrownanyplant Doyouknowhowtogrowaplant Howdoyouthinktogrowourmainfood rice Warmingup First thefarmersploughthefield Theyhavetomakethesoillooseenoughtoplantcrops Whataretheydoing Second theygrowsomeyoungplants Third theyinserttheyoungplantsintotheloosefield Whatabigharvest rice RICE WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries Rice Itissaidthatthereare2 4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld Pre reading Iftherewasnoriceoneday whatwouldhappen Inthelate1990s Brown anAmericanscholar cameupwiththetheoryofChineseMenace 威胁 whichsaidthatinthe2030s Chinesepopulationwilladdupto1 6billion andhadthequestionwhowouldfeedthelargepopulationinChinaaswellasintheworld Justatthattime aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyherselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld FatherofHybridRice APioneerForAllPeople Task1Skimming Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph APIONEERFORALLPEOPLE Matchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs 1 Whenandwhodidbecomethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput 2 WhatdidYuanLongpinginvent In1974 YuanLongping Hybridrice Task2Scanning Resume personalinformation Name Nationality Dateofbirth Occupation Appearance Education Personality Achievements Dreams Hobbies Resume Name Nationality Dateofbirth OccupationAppearance Education Personality Achievements Dreams Hobbies YuanLongpingChinese1930ScientistoffarmingSunburnt slim strongSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeCarelittleaboutmoneyandfameSuperhybridriceThefirstdreamandtheseconddreamViolin mah jong swimming reading Task3Carefulreading Readthepassagecarefullyandfinishthefollowingactivities WhatdoesDr Yuanlooklike Why 2 Whathappenedtohimin1974 Para 1 DrYuan sappearanceandhisachievement Helookslikeafarmerbecausehealwaysworksunderthesunforalongtime Hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput Para 2 DrYuan sbiography WhydidDrYuanwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung 2 Howdoeshehelpridtheworldofhunger Becauseatthattime hungerwasaseriousprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside Hesawmanypeopleweresufferingfromhungerwhenhewasyoung Heworkshardtoproducethehybridricethathasahighoutput WhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuan spersonalityisnottrue Heissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheisnowrichandfamous B Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame C Hewouldratherworkthanleadacomfortablelife D Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople Para 3DrYuan spersonality Dr Yuan sdreams Para 4 1 Thefirstdream 2 Theseconddream Produceakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeople Ashugeasapeanut Thefirstdream Astallassorghum Asbigasacorn Toexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownallovertheworld Theseconddream Beadreamer FollowtheexampleofDrYuan andfightfordreams Discussion Whatishappeningtothesepeople Hunger Ifyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld whatwouldyoudo Themeasurestakentodealwithhunger Inventanewkindofplanttoproducemorefood Findasortoffertilizer 肥料 togivericeenoughnutrition Stopthepollutiontotheenvironmentandprotectthesoilinthefield Controlthepopulationoftheworld etc whatkindofpersonheis hard working un