人教版高中英语必修四Unit 2 Working the land Reading(共57张PPT)

Unit 2
Unit 2
Working the land
To learn some basic knowledge about farming
2. To learn more about the life and spirit of the great scientist, Yuan Longping
Min Nong
By Li Shen
Farmers weeding at noon,
Sweat down the field soon.
Who knows food on a tray,
Due to their toiling day.
Have you ever been to the countryside?
What did you see or do there?
What do you know about farming?
ploughing (犁田)
seeding
播种
fertilizing
施肥
irrigating 灌溉
transplanting 插秧
harvesting收割(庄稼)
winnowing (扬谷)
Have you ever grown any plants?
If so, what did you do to grow them?
If not, what kind of plant would you like to grow? How will you grow it?
Today our world houses 6.55 billion people.
Six million children under the age of 5 die every year as a result of hunger.
Every day, almost 16,000 children die of hunger. One child every five seconds.?
Worldwide,?about 7.05 million people live below the international poverty line (国际贫困标准), earning less than $1.9 per day.
Over 850 million people across the world
are suffering from hunger.
A Chinese “farmer” is helping the hungry people. Who is he?
Father of super hybrid rice
One way to solve the food shortage problem is to increase the yield of the grain through the advancement of science and technology.
He did it.
He is father of hybrid rice (杂交水稻)，who was awarded “the Nobel Prize of Asia ”. He received the honor for his great contributions (贡献) to hybrid rice research and the work he did to improve rice production in developing countries. Now he is head of the National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Hunan Province, China (中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心). He is called a pioneer for all people.
If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do?
How to solve hunger?
making good use of the waste land
developing the technology to…
inventing a new kind of food…
improving the quality of the soil
preventing the pests from eating our crops
A pioneer for all people
Pioneer
A person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.
The text is about a(n) 1. ___________ _______ named Yuan Longping who made a great contribution to finding ways to 2. ______________.
agricultural
grow more rice
pioneer ?
Skim the passage and then complete the main idea of it.
Para 1 A. Dr Yuan’s dreams.
Para 2 B. Dr Yuan’s personality.
Para 3 C. Dr Yuan’s birth,
education and research.
Para 4 D. Dr Yuan’s appearance
and his achievement.
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.
Name Yuan Longping Age ____________
Nationality __________
Occupation _____________________________
Education _______________________________
_______________________________
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agriculture scientist / farmer
graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.
Scan the passage and complete the notes about Yuan Longping.
Chinese
Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks.
Yuan Longping
Appearance
_________ face and arms, slim and strong body
sunburnt
_______________
developed super hybrid rice
became the first __________________
in the world to grow high output rice
helps the UN reduce _______ in the
world
agricultural pioneer
Achievements
hunger
Experiences
born in 1930 and __________ from
Southwest Agricultural College in 1953
finding ways to grow more rice has been
his life _____
to ________ his knowledge in less
developed countries such as India and
Vietnam
circulate
graduated
goal
Personalities
is satisfied with his life
doesn’t care about being famous
gives a large amount of money to help
others to do their research in
___________
has many dreams and never gives up
loves and ________ his people
agriculture
cares for
Hobbies
_____________________
_____________________
_________
_________
listening to violin music
playing mah-jong
swimming
reading
to produce a kind of rice that could
_____ more people
to _______ his rice so that it can be
grown around the globe
________
feed
Dreams
export
Read the text and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).
1. Yuan Longping was a farmer when he was
young.
2. The super hybrid rice can produce 20%
more of the crop without expanding the field.
3. Yuan Longping was determined to find ways
to grow more rice as a young man.
F
T
T
4. Yuan Longping is now teaching his
knowledge in many countries to get more
honours.
5. The UN is more confident about getting rid
of hunger in the world now.
6. Yuan Longping is trying to live a
comfortable life.
7. Yuan Longping is now seeking to realise his
dream of growing his rice around the world.
T
F
T
F
Read the text and match the time with the events.
Time?
Events
1. 1930????????????? A. Only fifty million tons of rice could
be produced in China.
2. 1950????????????? B. Yuan Longping became the first
person to grow super hybrid rice.
3. 1953????????????? C. Yuan Longping was born.
4. 1973????????????? D. Yuan Longping graduated from
college.
Choose the best answers.
1. What does the word “battle” refer to in the
second paragraph?
A. The low rice output.
B. Ridding the world of hunger.
C. Fighting against farming.
D. The freedom to do research.
2. From the passage, we can know ______.
A. Yuan Longping is not a pioneer but a
scientist in the research of the hybrid rice
B. Yuan’s parents are both agricultural
scientists
C. more than 60% of the rice produced in the
world is from the hybrid strain
D. using the hybrid rice, farmers are
producing harvests twice as large as before.
3. It can be inferred from the text that ______.
A. Yuan knew the importance of rice import
B. Yuan is interested in playing the violin
C. Yuan is proud of his achievements
D. Yuan’s rice are grown in many countries
Even if Dr. Yuan’s dreams come true, can this really solve starvation?
Below is the summary of the text with some contents missing. Choose the right content from the box to make the summary complete.
1953, farmer, twenty percent, troubles, export, increase, researchers, hunger
Yuan Longping is a famous scientist who considers himself a(n) 1. ________. Born into a poor farmer’s family in 1930, he graduated from?Southwest?Agricultural?College?in 2. ________.
farmer
1953
When he was young, he saw 3. ________ in the countryside and dreamed of huge rice plants that could feed more people. In 1973, he grew a super hybrid rice, which could produce 4. _______________ more rice, which meant harvests could 5. ________ without making fields larger.
1953, farmer, twenty percent, troubles, export, increase, researchers, hunger
hunger?
twenty percent?
increase
In 1950, farmers in?China?could produce 56 million tons of rice, but now with his rice they can produce two hundred million tons. He is not interested in money though and gives money to other 6. ________ as he believes people with less money have fewer 7. ________ and dreams cost nothing. One of his dreams is to 8. ________ his rice and feed people all over the world.
1953, farmer, twenty percent, troubles, export, increase, researchers, hunger
researchers
troubles?
export
1. As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output.
2. At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.
When he was a young man, he knew how important it was to produce bigger rice crops.
During his early years, much of the countryside was troubled by hunger.
Explain the following sentences in your own word.
3. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.
4. Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him.
As they use his hybrid rice, farmers are producing twice as much rice as before.
He is not interested in buying things for himself or in living a comfortable life.
5. Just dreaming for things, however, costs
nothing.
It does not cost anything to dream for something.
Answer these questions based on your understanding of the passage.
1. Why did Yuan Longping want to increase
the rice output when he was young?
Yuan Longping wanted to increase the rice output because he saw many people go hungry when he was young.
2. Is Yuan Longping more of a scientist or more
of a farmer? Do you think he is a
businessman? Give your reasons.
I think he is more of a scientist, although he works in the fields like a farmer. His main purpose is not to make a profit for himself but to study agriculture and use that knowledge to improve farming for farmers everywhere. I do not think he is a businessman, because his goal is not to make money.
3. How would you describe Yuan Longping’s
personality? Use three or four adjectives.
Because of his work with developing hybrid rice, it seems that Yuan Longping must be a very patient and careful man. He didn’t give up but kept working on his project. He also seems to be a very kind man, who cares for others. He wants to use his invention to help hungry people around the world.
4. Yuan Longping was able to develop a
successful agricultural product when
thousands of other farmers could not. what
do you think is the main reason for his
success?
I think Yuan Longping was successful because he kept working and did not give up. He was also very motivated to succeed and help other farmers around China.
5. Yuan Longping thinks that a person with too
much money has more rather than fewer
troubles. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
I mostly agree. I think being rich can cause a lot of problems, but it really depends on the life and attitude of the person, who is rich. People who are rich certainly have different problems from people who are not.
6. Yuan Longping developed super hybrid rice
to help Chinese farmers and hungry people
around the world. Can you think of any
other major development that would make a
great difference to world hunger? Write out
your idea and then compare it with your
partner.
I think developing other hybrid grains would make a great difference in the problem of world hunger.
Hybrid grains that can survive in very dry or very hot areas would be very useful in Africa and other areas. Hybrid grains that cannot easily be killed by insects and diseases would be useful around the world.
What advantages and disadvantages do you see in Yuan Longping’s life?
Would you like to have a life like his? Why or why not?
What qualities of Yuan Longping impress you most? Write a short passage and give your reasons.