(共17张PPT)
Unit 2
Great people
Period 6
Task
新
课
导
入
Free Talk
1. Who is the person on the left
2. What do you know about him
Language Goal
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
1. 能熟悉并正确运用本课时的重点单词和短语。
2. 能够用英语书写介绍自己最钦佩的名人的文章。
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
Amy wants to write about Yuan Longping, a rice scientist. Here is the information she has found.
A
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Yuan Longping—Father of Hybrid Rice
Name: Yuan Longping
Title: a rice scientist, a member of the
Academy of Engineering
Date of birth: 7 September 1930
Major events: 1953: worked as a teacher in an agriculture school after
graduating from college
1960: saw people die of hunger, so began research into
hybrid rice
1964: happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that
had many advantages over others
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
1975: developed a new type of hybrid rice plant, which
produced 20% more rice per unit than other
common kinds
1979: this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into
the USA
At present: over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America have
grown hybrid nice
Contribution: his achievements have increased rice production by
20%-30%, and in some places even more
Why I admire him: has spent all his life on the research and
development of better rice plants;
has solved the problem of hunger for many people
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
Read and answer the following questions.
1. When was Yuan Longping born
2. What did he do after graduating from college
3. Why did he begin research into hybrid rice
4. Which country was the new type of hybrid rice introduced into in 1979
5. Why does Amy admire him
He was born on 7 September, 1930.
He worked as a teacher in an agriculture school.
Because he saw people die of hunger.
It was introduced into the USA.
Because he has spent all his life on the research and development of better rice plants and has solved the problem of hunger for many people.
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
Amy is writing her article. Help her complete it. Use the information in Part A on page 32 to help you.
B
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I think Yuan Longping, a rice scientist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is one of the greatest people that have ever lived.
He was born on (1)________________. In 1953, he began working as a (2)________________ in an agriculture school after he graduated from college. In 1960, he saw people die of (3)________________, so he began research into hybrid rice. In 1964, he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many (4)________________ over others. After nearly
7 September 1930
teacher
hunger
advantages
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
ten years of hard work, he and his team finally developed a (5)________________ of hybrid rice plant, which produced (6)________________ per unit than other common kinds. In 1979, this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into (7)________________. At present, over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America have grown hybrid rice. Because of his achievements, (8)________________ has been increased by 20%-30%, and in some places even more. He is considered the (9) “______________________”.
new type
20% more rice
the USA
Father of Hybrid Rice
rice production
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of (10)________________. He has solved (11) ____________________ for many people. That is why I admire him so much.
better rice plants
the problem of hunger
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
Structure
Para. 1:
Para. 2:
Para. 3:
Name and title
Date of birth, Major events, at present and contribution
Why Amy admires him
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
Now prepare your own article. Look for information using the Internet, books or magazines. Remember to make some notes before writing your article.
C
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新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
Language Points
1. happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many advantages over others 碰巧发现了一种天然的杂交水稻,这比其他的水稻有很多优势
happen to do sth. 碰巧做某事
e.g. She happened to be out when we called.
我们打电话时她碰巧不在家。
have the/an advantage over 比……占有优势,优于……
e.g. He has an advantage over me for he knows some French.
因为他懂点法语,所以比我占优势。
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
2. this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into the USA
这种新型杂交水稻被引入美国
be introduced into 被引入,传入
e.g. Potatoes were introduced into Europe from South America.
土豆是从南美传入欧洲的。
3. at present 现在,目前
e.g. I don't need the dictionary at present.
我现在不需要这本字典。
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
4. Contribution: his achievements have increased rice production by 20%-30%, and in some places even more 贡献:他的成就使水稻产量增加了20%-30%,有些地方甚至更多
contribution n. 贡献
make a contribution to sth./doing sth. 为……作出贡献
e.g. Everyone should make a contribution to protecting the environment. 每个人都应当为保护环境做贡献。
increase vt. 增加 increase by … 增加了……
increase to … 增加到……
e.g. The population of this town has increased by 5%.
这个镇的人口增长了5%。
The population has increased to 1.8 million.
人口已经增长到了180万。
新知学习
重点研讨
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
Unit 2
Period 6
书写介绍自己最钦佩的名人的文章:
1.名字、职位名称
2.出生日期、重大事件、现状、贡献
3.钦佩的原因
重点单词和短语:
hybrid, title, agriculture, hunger, advantage, contribution, increase, production, development, happen to, at present
新知学习
重点研讨
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
Self-assessment
新知学习
课堂小结
当堂检测
学习目标
重点研讨
根据句意及提示完成下列句子。
1. ___________ (农业) is essential to a nation.
2. For a goalkeeper, it's a great ___________ (优势) to have big hands.
3. More and more people are interested in ___________ (杂交的) animals.
4. Reading more books will ___________ (增加) your vocabulary.
5. With the ___________ (发展) of our society, we'll have more chances to
go abroad.
Agriculture
advantage
hybrid
increase
development