人教新课标必修四Unit2Workingtheland-Reading[阅读课件]

1、 Unit 2Working the land Have you ever grown any plants? Do you know the steps of how to grow rice?select the weeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fertilize farming stepsThe Peasants lot Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, D

2、ue to their toiling day.By Li ShenFather of Hybrid RiceA Pioneer for all People Pioneer n. person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.Young PioneerTask 2 SkimmingFind out the main idea of each paragraph. Para1 A. Dr Yuans dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuans personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuans biograp

3、hy. Para4 D. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement. Match the following main ideas with the right paragraphs.Paragraph 1 Yuan Longping thinks he is a _ as well as a scientist. He has _ face and arms and a _, _ body. He works hard and grows super _ rice. In 1974, he became a pioneer to grow rice th

4、at has a high_ .farmersunburntslimstronghybridoutputAppearanceAchievementCareful readingBrown, (1990s)China wont feed themselves because of its large population!We can solve the problem and we can help world to solve the problem!Super hybrid rice(Special strain of rice)Yuan Longping has struggled fo

5、r the past five decades.He is circulating his knowledge in many countries. How to rid the world of hunger?Paragraph 2Timeinformation19301953As a young man1950In a recent harvestnowBorn in a farmers family Southwest Agriculture College Hunger was a disturbing problem. Saw the great need for increasin

6、g the rice output 200 million tons produced Circulating his knowledgeOnly fifty million tons producedMeans?22%7%UNrid the world of hungerbiographya. He was born into a poor farmers family . b. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college. c. Chinese farmers produced fifty million tons of rice. d.

7、 He became the first agricultural pioneer e. He searched for a way to increase rice outputs without expanding the area of fields. f. He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries.Proper order: acbedf2.Put the following sentences in right order. 19301953195

8、0 1974as a young mannowParagraph 3 Topic sentence? Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life. He doesnt care about _ and _. He likes freedom for his search and hobbies.famemoney.PersonalityHobbies:.5.listening to violin musicreadingplaying the violinplaying mah-jongswimmingWhich of the followi

9、ng description about Dr Yuans personality 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. C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Paragraph. 3 Dr Yuans

10、 personalityHe doesnt like money and fame. What is Yuan Longpings attitude towards money? A. The more, the better B. Too much will cause a lot of troubles C. Money is of no useWhich of the hobbies below is the one that Yuan Longping doesnt do now? A. swimming, reading B. playing mah-jong C. playing

11、violin and walking to his rice fields Paragragh 41) The first dream2) The second dreamProduce a kind of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanutThe first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globeA Pioneer for all People Pioneer

12、n. person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.Young PioneerExercises time Understand the text and know the pioneer for all people Dr Yuan now? Do some exercises and test yourselves.True or False 1. Dr Yuans kind of rice is the most suitable for Chinas farmland. 2.Dr Yuan would rather r

13、elax than work._ 1. He wants everyone to call him a farmer,for thats how he regards himself.A.He thinks of himself as a farmer. B.The other people think of him as a farmer A_ 2. Dreaming for things, however, costs nothing. A.Dreams are free,you can imagine what your future would like. B.You should s

14、pend some money on dreams.AYou are a lucky dog.No queston!Congratulations!And you can do more exercises. Yuan Longping is a great man, for he has (奋斗奋斗) for human race for a long time. His attention is (集中集中) finding ways to grow more green rice, which willnot (导致导致) illness. (use) his special rice

15、,farmers can produce harvesttwice as large before without (使使变大变大) the area of the fields. (多亏多亏) his research, Chinese （使摆脱（使摆脱)themselves of (饥饿饥饿). (因此因此), he is called “father of hybrid rice”.In addition, he is (对对满意满意)his life.He (宁愿宁愿)keep time for swimming, which (增强增强) his strength. （知识再现与巩固

16、）struggledfocused onlead toUsing asexpandingThanks to rid/riddedhungerTherefore satisfied with would ratherbuilds upFor example: He is selfless. Because he gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.He is Thanks to him, we can feed ourselves now.Discuss in pairs: What c

17、an we learn from Dr Yuan?pioneeringpioneeringcreative creative considerateconsideratemodestmodestplainplaindevoteddevoted straight forwardstraight forwardopen-mindedopen-mindedintelligentintelligentdetermineddeterminedgenerousgenerousstrong-willedstrong-willedPersonalitiesselflessselflessThe Peasants lot Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day.By Li