unit-2-working-the-land-Reading.ppt

Warmingup&Reading,Workingtheland,Doyouknowthesegrains(谷物)?,wheat,rice,sorghum,高粱,corn,cotton,broomcorn,peanut,soybean,Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketogrow?Howwillyougrowit?,selecttheweeds,ploughthesoil,turnoverthesoil,sowtheseeds,removetheweeds,fertilize,farmingsteps,DoyoustillremembertheadvicesthatJiaSixiegaveonfarming?,Farming,sowing,ploughing,irrigating(灌溉),crops,weather&climate,ricetransplanting(插秧),Whenwespeakoffarming,whatwordscanwethinkof?,Ploughing(犁田),somemoreexpressions,seeding,fertilizing(施肥),irrigating(灌溉),transplanting插秧,harvesting,winnowing(扬谷),rice,WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?,Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.,Answerthefollowingquestions:,Pre-reading,Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?,sufferfromstarvationandstarvetodeath.feelscared/bepanic(惊慌).fightforfood,evenkilleachotherandthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.,Ifyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?,Howtosolvehunger?,makinggooduseofthewasteland,developingthetechnologyto,inventinganewkindoffood,improvingthequalityofthesoil,preventingthepestsfromeatingourcrops,Whatdoyoupredictthispassageisgoingtotalkabout?,APioneerForAllPeople,FatherofHybridRice,Heisfatherofhybridrice(杂交水稻),whowaslatelyawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(贡献)tohybridriceresearchandworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.,DrYuanLongping(袁隆平博士),他是一位真正的耕耘者。当他还是一个乡村教师的时候，已经具有颠覆世界权威的胆识；当他名满天下的时候，却仍然只是专注于田畴。淡薄名利，一介农夫，播撒智慧，收获富足。他毕生的梦想，就是让所有人远离饥饿。喜看稻菽千重浪，最是风流袁隆平！-袁隆平在2004感动中国中的颁奖词,他在接受“感动中国”栏目组采访时说：“这不是我个人的荣誉，而是国家的荣誉，全国人民的荣誉”。袁隆平：“我感到最愉快的是一个出新成果，能够在名分上得到安慰的，有所寄托的要出新成果，我不停留在原有的这个成绩的基础上，我相信我们古人讲的话，“谋事在人，成事在天”。,今天中国水稻种植面积中，约有一半是采用袁隆平培育的杂交产品，每年生产的稻谷可以多养活6000多万人。2004年，袁隆平领导的超级杂交稻项目不断取得重大突破，在育种方面提前一年实现了大面积亩产超过800公斤的目标，这意味着每年又可以多养活7500万人。,SuperHybridRice,thericethathasahighoutput,WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkDrYuanLongpingis?,happy,sad,nervous,shy,proud,dreaming,homeworkchecking,task2task3,Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.,Skimming,APIONEERFORALLPEOPLE,Matchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.,Thetextisabout_whomadeagreatcontributiontoproducingbetter_.,YuanLongping,rice,Para.1:Appearance&AchievementQ1:WhatdoesDrYuanlooklike?,Hehasasunburntfaceandarmsandaslim,strongbody.Heismorelikeafarmerthanascientist.,Carefulreading,Whatishisachievement?,Hegrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice,whichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.,Para.2:PutDrYuanslifeexperienceinrightorder.,Keys:acbedf,a.Hewasbornintoapoorfarmersfamily.b.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalcollege.c.In1950,Chinesefarmersproduced50milliontonsofrice.d.200milliontonsofricewasproducedbygrowinghishybridrice.e.Hesearchedawaytoincreasericeharvestswithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f.Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculatinghisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.,Para.3:Personality&HobbiesWhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuanspersonalityisnottrue?A.Heissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheisnowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.Hewouldratherworkthanleadacomfortablelife.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.,A,Thefirstdream:Theseconddream:,Produceakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeople,Para.4:Dreams,Toexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe.,1.YuanLongpingbecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowsuperhybridriceattheageof40.2.Morethan60%ofthericeintheworldisfromthehybridstrain.3.Accordingtothetext,farmersinChinaareproducingriceharvestsnearly4timesaslargeasthatin1950.,True(T)orFalse(F):,F,F,T,Readthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestanswers.1.Whatdoestheword“battle”refertointhesecondparagraph?A.Thelowriceoutput.B.Riddingtheworldofhunger.C.Fightingagainstfarming.D.Thefreedomtodoresearch.,2.Fromthepassage,wecanknow_.A.YuanLongpingisnotapioneerbutascientistintheresearchofthehybridriceB.YuansparentsarebothagriculturalscientistsC.morethan60%ofthericeproducedintheworldisfromthehybridstrainD.usingthehybridrice,farmersareproducingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore,3.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_.A.YuanknewtheimportanceofriceimportB.YuanisinterestedinplayingtheviolinC.YuanisproudofhisachievementsD.Yuansricearegrowninmanycountries,Discussion,EvenifDr.Yuansdreamscometrue,canthisreallysolvestarvation?,WhydidYuanLongpingwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?DrYuanwantedtoincreasethericeoutputbecausehesawmanypeoplegohungrywhenhewasyoung.,Answerthesequestionsbasedonyourunderstandingofthepassage.,Postreading,2.IsYuanLongpingmoreofascientistormoreofafarmer?Doyouthinkheisabusinessman?Giveyourreasons.Ithinkheismoreofascientist.Hismainpurposeisnottomakeaprofitforhimselfbuttostudyagricultureandusethatknowledgetoimprovefarmingforfarmerseverywhere.Idonotthinkheisabusinessman,becausehisgoalisnottomakemoney.,3.HowwouldyoudescribeYuanLongpingspersonality?Becauseofhisworkwithdevelopinghybridrice,itseemsthatDrYuanmustbeaverypatientandcarefulman.Hedidntgiveupbutkeptworkingonhisproject.HeAlsoseemstobeaverykindman,whocaresforothers.Hewantstousehisinventiontohelphungrypeoplearoundtheworld.,4.YuanLongpingwasabletodevelopasuccessfulagriculturalproductwhenthousandsofotherfarmerscouldnot.Whatdoyouthinkisthemainreasonforhissuccess?IthinkDrYuanwassuccessfulbecausehekeptworkinganddidnotgiveup.Healsogrewupinapoorfamily,sohewasverymotivatedtosucceedandhelpotherfarmersaroundChina.,5.YuanLongpingthinksthatapersonwithtoomuschmoneyhasmoreratherthanfewertroubles.Doyouagreeordisagree?Why?Imostlyagree.Ithinkbeingrichcancausealotofproblems,butitreallydependsonthelifeandattitudeofthepersonwhoisrich.Peoplewhoarerichcertainlyhavedifferentproblemsfrompeoplewhoarenot.,6.YuanLongpingdevelopedsuperhybridricetohelpChinesefarmersandhungrypeoplearoundtheworld.Canyouthinkofanyothermajordevelopmentthatwouldmakeagreatdifferencetoworldhunger?Writeoutyourideaandthencompareitwithyourpartner.,Ithinkdevelopingotherhybridgrainswouldmakeagreatdifferenceintheproblemofworldhunger.HybridgrainsthatcansurviveinverydryorveryhotareaswouldbeveryusefulinAfricaandotherareas.Hybridgrainsthatcannoteasilybekilledbyinsectsanddiseaseswouldbeusefularoundtheworld.,1.Chooseoneofthesequestionsanddiscussingroups.1)WhatadvantagesdoyouseeinYuanLongpingslife?2)WhatdisadvantagesdoyouseeinYuanLongpingslife?,Discussingroupsoffour.,2.Discussingroups.Wouldyouliketohavealifelikehis?Whyorwhynot?,Summary,Bornintoa_familyin1930,Dr.Yuan_SouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.From_findingwaystogrowmorericehasbeenhis_.Becauseatthattime_wasa_problemsin