高中英语-Unit 2 Working the land教学课件设计

WorkingthelandUnit2Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketotrygrowing?Howwouldyougrowit?Doyouknowthefarmingstepstogrowrice?ploughing(犁田)

seeding(播种)fertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)transplanting(移植)harvesting(收获)winnowing(扬谷)riceRiceisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries.Iftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat,whatwouldhappen?Todayourworldhousesmorethan6.5billionpeople.Worldwide,

morethan1billionpeoplecurrentlylivebelowtheinternationalpovertyline,earninglessthan$1perday.854millionpeopleacrosstheworldaresufferingfromhunger,upfrom852millionayearago.Sixmillionchildrenundertheageof5dieeveryyearasaresultofhunger.Everyday,almost16,000childrendiefromhunger.Onechildeveryfiveseconds.

Theonlywaytosolvethefoodshortageproblemistoincreasetheyieldofthegraincropperlandareathroughtheadvancementofscienceandtechnology.Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld.AChinesefarmerishelpingthehungrypeople.Whoishe?YuanLongping--FatherofHybridRice

Doyouknowanythingabouthim?Thepassageismainlyabout__________.A.afarmernamedYuanLongping

B.howYuanLongpingbecamerichandfamousC.anagriculturalpioneernamedYuanLongpingwhoworkedhardtoproduceanewstrainofriceD.anewstrainofricewhichiscalledsuperhybridriceSkimmingReadingComprehensionIPara1Para2Para3Para4A.DrYuan’sdreamsB.DrYuan’spersonalityC.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievementD.DrYuan’sbiographyMatchthefollowingheadings

withtherightparagraphs.Name:Nationality:Age:Occupation:Education:Dream:YuanLongping

Chinese79(asof2009)

scientist/farmergraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollegein1953toexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobeReadingComprehensionIIIScanningAchievement:Hobbies:listeningtoviolinmusic,playingmah-jong,swimmingandreadingin1974,developedhybridricewhichproduces1/3morethannormalriceScanningChoosethebestanswer

①DrYuanLongpinglookslike_________A.ascientistB.astrongmanC.afarmerD.apioneer②Whathashebeendoingforsomanyyears?A.HehasbeenworkinginthericefieldlikeotherfarmersB.Hehasbeendoingresearchtoraisetheoutputofrice.C.Hehasbeenmanagingalargefarm.D.Hehasbeencarryingoutexperimentsinhislab.③DrYuanLongping’smainachievementisthat________A.hehashelpedotherless-developedcountriesB.hehasearnedalotofmoneyfromhisresearchC.hehashelpedtheUnitedNationstogetridofhungerintheworldD.hehasgreatlyraisedtheproductionofrice④Whatishisattitudetomoney?A.Hetrieshisbesttoearnenoughmoney.B.Hethinksthatoneshouldownalargesumofmoneyinhislife.C.Hedoesnotvaluemoneyverymuch.D.Hehatesmoneyandthinksitisnothing.YuanLongpingisknownasChina’s“fatherof______rice”.BecauseYuanLongpinggrowswhatiscalled_____hybridrice.YuanLongping,whowasbornintoapoor_______’sfamilyin_____,__________fromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein_____.WhenYuanLongping

hybridsuperfarmer1930graduated1953:Retellthetextsawthegreatneedfor__________thericeoutput,he________forawaytoincreasericeharvestswithout_________theareaofthefields.Usinghishybridrice,_______areproducingharvests______aslargeasbefore.Hebecamethe______agricultural_______intheworldtogrowricethathasahigh______.Yuandevotedhimselftotheresearchintoagriculture.increasingsearchedexpandingfarmerstwicefirstpioneeroutputDisscussio