人教版新课标必修四unit2Working the land warming up and reading课件（25张ppt）

课件25张PPT。 Working the land人教课标 Module 4 Unit2Warming up & ReadingFarming sowingploughing irrigating (灌溉)cropsweather &climaterice transplanting (插秧)When we speak of farming, what words can we think of?Sympathy for the farmers
Farmers weeding at noon,
Sweat down the field soon.
Who knows food on a tray,
Due to their toiling day.Pre-readingWhat do you think would happen if tomorrow
there was suddenly no rice to eat?suffer from starvation and starve to death.
feel scared / be panic(惊慌).
fight for food, even kill each other
and the whole country would get into trouble.Father of Hybrid RiceA Pioneer For All PeopleFind out the main idea of each
paragraph.Skimming Para1 A. Dr Yuan’s dreams.
Para2 B. Dr Yuan’s personality.
Para3 C. Dr Yuan’s biography.
Para4 D. Dr Yuan’s appearance
and his achievement.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.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 the following statements tells the main idea of the text?
It ’s about____ .Clues:Careful ReadingRead the text carefully and fill detailed informations. Apearance
Achievement
Personality
Hobbies
Dreams 1. 3. 4. 5. 6. 2.Pick up one number, finish the task behind it, and then you may get a surprise. Appearance Dr.Yuan has a _________ face and arms and a _______, ________ body. He is more like a ________ than a scientist.
sunburntslimstrongfarmerreadinglistening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingeach ______ (颗粒)
of rice as huge as a peanutrice ________(秧苗) as tall as sorghumeach ____ (穗)of rice as big as a corn The first dreamplantsear grainHe awoke from his first dream with the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people.The second dreamexportTo ________(出口) his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.Which one is not true about Dr. Yuan?
A. He would rather work than lead a
comfortable life.
B. He cares little about money and fame.
C. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.
D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Personality1. He grows super hybrid rice that has a high_______（产量）.2. He ________（传播）his knowledge abroad.3. He gives money to _____（使有能力）others for their research in agriculture. outputcirculatesequipAchievementsA big surprise!
Congratulations!Post readingAppreciate the sentences.1.Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists,Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer.2. His sunburnt face and arms and his slim and strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers.3.Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. 4. He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.5. However, he doesn't care about being famous. 6. Now, many years later, Dr. Yuan has another dream: to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe. simple and modest hard-working/diligent selfless/unselfish kind and generouscareless about fame ambitiousPersonalityAchievements DreamsPromotionThere is still hunger in the world.If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ?Thinking How to solve hunger? preventing the pests from eating our cropsdeveloping the technology to… improving the quality of the soil inventing a new kind of food…making good use of the waste land1. Micro Writing: Write a brief description of
Dr.Yuan in your eyes. Put more emphasis on his
personality mentioned in the reading passage.
2. Do some research on the internet to find out more ways of ending hunger.HomeworkThank you!