英语优质课比赛课件：Unit2 Working the land Reading（新人教版必修4）

1、Farmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.Poem -By Li ShenUnit 2 Working the landWhat are they doing ?plow the fieldgrow some young plants Insert the young plants into the field Turn over soilSow the seedsRemove the weeds fertilizeharvest ric

2、e BrainstormingWhat will you think of when you see the word “agriculture”?agriculturefarmfoodcroplandplantsharvestgrainfarmeroutput seedfertilizefieldagriculturecontrysidestrainplainHybrid rice-Father of Hybrid RiceYuan LongpingA Pioneer for All PeopleChinas most famous farmerNew words and expressio

3、ns sunburn , struggle, super, disturbing , decade, expand , circulate, equip , grain, export, output, hunger, freedom, battle, circulate, get rid of, be satisfied with would rather, thanks to, with the hope of, search forWhat is Yuan Longpings main achievement? He grows super hybrid rice.Skimming:A

4、pioneer for all peopleHe wants everyone to call him a farmer.His biography and achievements.His personality. His dreams.Para1:Why does he want everyone to call him a farmer?He works the land to do his researchHe has sunburnt face and arms, slim and strong body Grow hybrid rice. The first agricultura

5、l pioneer in the world.He became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output.2.What happened to him in 1974?Para2:Why did Dr Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young?How did he help rid the world of hunger?He saw the great need for increasing the ri

6、ce output and hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside.Thanks to reaearch, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.3. Where did he graduate from? He graduated from Southwest Ag

7、riculture college.Para3:What does he think of money and fame?1. He cares about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life.2. He also doesnt care about being famous and feels it gives him less freedom to do his research.3.He would rather keep time for his hobbies.2. What does he enjo

8、y? Listening to violin music, playing Mah-jong, swimming and reading.What were his dreams?1. To produce a kind of rice to feed more peopleRice plant as tall as sorghumEar of rice as big as ear of cornGrain of rice as huge as a peanut2. To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globepara4Ex.1 T & F 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2 Dr Yuans kind of rice is the most suitable for Chinas farmland. 3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. 4 Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. 5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and f