Unit 2 Working the land

(共17张PPT)
WORKING THE LAND
UNIT 2
Man
by
eats
nature
I. Warming-up
Man eats by nature.
“民以食为天.”
China accounts for _____% of the world’s farmland while it takes up
____% the world’s population.
7% 22%
“民以食为天.”
7
22
Dr. Brown (USA)
“…Who will feed China and the world ...”
by 2030 1.6 billion
“China will feed itself. What’s more, we will also help the whole world to get rid of hunger.”
The pioneer for all people
II-1. Reading for information
Yuan Longping is a(n) _________
Pioneer.
BY growing _____________,Yuan helps the farmers produce harvest ____ as large as before.
1-1 fast-reading
agricultural
super hybrid rice
twice
Yuan’s biography
Yuan’s personality
and his hobbies
Yuan’s dreams
P4
P1
P2
P3
Yuan’s appearance
and his achievements
-Find the main idea of each para.
1-2 Jigsaw reading
Yuan’s appearance:
& his achievements:
Yuan’s biography:
In 1930:
In 1953:
In 1974:
Now:
Yuan’s personality:
and his hobbies:
satisfied with_____
cares little about______;
Also does’t care about____.
would rather______.
Likes____,_____,_____and_____.
Yuan’s dreams:
one dream:
another dream:
______face & arms; _____&_____body;
__________
In 1950:
Last year:
Output of rice:
First, read your own passage.
2.Second,report what you read in turn to the group.
3.Help the writer put down the reports and complete the table with key words.
4.Raise hand if your group finish.
Direction:
Each member of the group:
II-2. Reading for appreciation
Search for expressions that you think are beautiful or that can help you understand Yuan better.
“Wishing for things cost nothing.”
2-1 Note-taking
e.g.
“He wants everyone to call him a farmer, for
that’s how he regards himself.”
(time limitation: 6 minutes)
Dr Yuan is now circulating his knowledge
in India, Vietnam…”
circulate confuse export
expand equip exchange
We ______ addresses and phone numbers before we left.
2.They asked me so many questions that I got______.
3.In the past 10 years the city’s population
has________by 12%.
4.India______ tea and cotton to many different countries.
5.Please_____ yourself with sharp pencils for the exam.
6.The news of the enemy’s defeat quickly_______ round the country.
exchanged
confused
expanded
exports
equip
circulated
2-2
II-3. Reading for application
“From January 1st,2005,
the UN will stop its
food aids to China.”
1.Why is Dr Yuan regarded as “God” by many people What are the secrets of Yuan’s success
2. Do you have any dreams
Inspired by Yuan Longping,
What will you do to make them come true
"Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.“
--John Kennedy
Keep in mind:
IV. Self-assessment
-“What have I learned from this text
-“what problem do I still have in understanding the text ”
-What can I learn from Yuan Longping
Now we Chinese have a chance to do something to help end hunger in the world.
what can we do
III. Extension
The measures taken to deal with hunger
-Find a sort of fertilizer(肥料)to give rice enough nutrition.
-Stop the pollution to the environment and protect the soil in the field.
-Invent a new kind of plant to produce more food.
Homework
Make a brief introduction of Yuan Longping, then report to the partner.