Unit 2 Working the land13.ppt

1、Unit 2,Working The Land,The Father Of Rice,A Pioneeer For All People,Please read the passage quickly and tell Dr. Yuans main achievements in your own words.,Listen to the tape & answer the questions in Part 3 of Comprehending,3. Answer the following questions:,Dr Yuan wanted to increase the rice out

2、put because he saw many people go hungry when he was young.,2) He helps the world get rid of hunger by producing a hybrid strain(杂交品种) of rice which increases the harvest.,4) Dr Yuan is a simple, academic man who is more interested in helping others than being famous.,3) Dr Yuan is leading a simple

3、life, doing his research, listening to his music and riding his motorbike.,Explain what the underlined words mean:,It means he thinks of himself as a farmer though other people may think of him as a famous scientist.,2. It means he does not only look like a farmer, but also he works in the fields wi

4、th farmers. In fact, he does scientific research for them.,3. It means that many people were very hungry and they even became ill and died because of not enough food.,4. It means farmers growing his rice species are producing rice twice as much as they did in the past.,5. It means that dreams are fr

5、ee and everyone can have ideas about what they would like their future life to be.,work a mine to remove a substance such as coal, gold, or oil from under the ground 挖掘，开采,work land or soil If you work the land, soil etc, you do all the work necessary to grow crops on it. 使有生产能力；培植 He was left to wo

6、rk the farm alone.,working the land,work vt,shape/cut/change/process sth If you work a material such as metal, leather, or clay, you cut, sew, or shape it in order to make something. Working iron requires higher temperatures than bronze. Gently work the butter into the flour till there are no lumps left., to use and exercise a muscle or part of your body Swimming is a form of exercise that works every muscle in your body.,work a crowd If an entertainer or politician works a crowd of people, they entertain them and get thei