Unit2workingtheland.ppt

1、Welcome to class 5,Farmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.,Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.,Poem,-By Li Shen,Unit 2 Working the land,Have you ever been to the countryside? What did you see or do there?,Warming up,ploughing（犁田）,seeding （播种）,transplanting （移植）,fertilizing

2、(施肥),Irrigating(灌溉),Harvesting （收获）,winnowing (扬谷),rice,Pre-reading Answer the following questions:,What is the main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries?,Rice.,If there was no rice one day, what would happen?,They are suffering from hunger. Every day, almost 16,000 children die from

3、 hunger.,Discussion,What are they suffering from?,What are they suffering from? They are suffering from hunger. What can we do to solve this problem?,When confronted with this serious problem, a Chinese scientist declared to the world that China can solve the problem by himself and help to solve the

4、 same problem in the world.,Father of super hybrid rice,A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE,Fast reading,Answer the following questions: 1.How does he help rid the world of hunger? 2 Whats the main idea of the passage and each paragraph?,1.How does he help rid the world of hunger?,He helps the world rid of hun

5、ger by producing a hybrid strain of rice which increase the harvest.,a farmer named Yuan Longping how Yuan Longping became rich and famous C. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice D. a new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice,Which of

6、 the following statements tells the main idea of the text? It s about_,Match the main idea to each paragraph.,True or False?,Task 2,T or F,1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2 Dr Yuans rice is one of the most suitable ways for Chinas farmland. 3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. 4 Dr Y

7、uan has dreamed when he is asleep and also when he is awake. 5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.,1. In what way does Dr. Yuan look like a farmer?,He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body.,Para 1,His appearance and achievement.,Task3:Intensive reading,2.Wh

8、ats his achievement?,He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.,a,c,b,e,d,f,Put Dr Yuans biography in right order.,Para 2 Dr Yuans biography,a. He was born into a poor farmers family . b. He graduated from Southwest Ag

9、riculture college in 1953. c. In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 5.5 billion tons of rice. d. 200 million tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice. 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

10、 knowledge in less developed countries. Proper order,Personal information,Hobbies:,listening to violin music,playing mah-jong,swimming,reading,para3,What does he do with his money?,His personality.,Give money to equip others for their research in agriculture.,His dreams,1) The first dream,2) The sec

11、ond dream,Para4 Dreams,Produce a kind of rice that could feed more people,The first dream,To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world,The second dream,Resume,Name: Nationality: Age: Occupation: Education: Dream: Achievements: Hobbies:,Yuan Longping Chinese 79 scientistfarmer Southw

12、est Agriculture College Produce export Super hybrid rice Violin, mah-jong, swimming,Do you want to end the famine(饥荒)in the world ?If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ?,Discussion,The measures taken to deal with hunger,Invent a new kind of plant to produce more food.,Find a sort of fertilizer(肥料)to give rice