高中英语Unit 2 Working the land PPT课件2

Q1: What does Dr Yuan look like?
He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body. He is more like a farmer than a scientist.
Q2: What is his achievement?
kill off the pest
In order to improve the output of the crop, we need to rid the soil of the weed, water output to improve the the crop, of the crop fertilize the soil and kill off the pest.
Para 4: his dreams His first dream His second dream
To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world
▲(rice plants) As tall as sorghum ▲( each ear) As big as an ear of corn ▲(each grain) As huge as a peanut
Put Dr Yuan’s biography in right order.
a. He was born into a poor farmer’s family . b. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college. c. In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 5.5 million tons of rice. d. 20 millon 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 knowledge in less developed countries. Proper order: a c b e d f
As a young Hunger was a disturbing problem. man A way to increase the rice output. In recent harvest now 200 million tons produced
Circulating his knowledge
Discussion
If you had the chance to do something to rid the world of hunger, what would you do ?
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 enough nutrition.
He grows what is called super hybrie to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. True or False:
1. Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.
water the crop
rid the soil of the weed
Step 2: pre-reading What problem do they show ?
How do you feel when you see the pictures?
Pioneer n. person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.
Step 1: warming up
1. Have you ever been to the countryside?
2. Do you know how to work on a farm?
Let’s go to the farm!
sorghum snowstorm peanut corn … watermelon rice
Stop the pollution to the environment and protect the soil in the field. … etc.
Homework
1. Review new words and useful expressions of the text.
2. English Weekly Part 1
What’s the meaning of “pioneer”?
Task 1 Scanning
Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4
apple
sunny
cloudy
flood
drought …
food
climate
plough select sow
QQ-farm
soil
farming
rich poor/barren wet
…
remove sell kill off store harvest
loose hard dry
First, buy or select the seeds from the store.
A. Dr Yuan’s dreams. B. Dr Yuan’s personality. brief life experience C. Dr Yuan’s biography. D. Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement.
Fast reading
Second, we need to plough or turn over the soil.
Third , we sow the seeds in the soil.
Finally, we can harvest our grain/sorghum/peanuts .
fertilize the soil
3. Page 《世纪金榜》
Para. 3: Dr Yuan’s personality
Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s personality is not true? A. He cares little about money and fame. B. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. C. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. D. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.
Who is Yuan Longping?
Yuan Longping Name:_______ Chinese Nationality:___________ 80 Age:_________ Farmer/ Occupation(job):_______Scientist Southwest Agricultural College Education: ___________________ To export his rice so that it can be grown Dream:________________________ around the globe. ______ His super hybrid rice (this hybrid Achievement:____________________ rice has a high output)
2. Dr Yuan’s kind of rice is the most suitable for China’s farmland.
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Para 2
Time 1930 1953
His biography
information Born in Beijing
Southwest Agriculture College
Learning aims:
1.Master the main idea of the reading part. 2.Get some information about agriculture. 3.Imagine what will agriculture be like 4.in the furture.

Listening to violin music, playing Hobbies:_______________________ mah-jong, swimming and reading.
Task 2 Careful reading
Para. 1 Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement