Unit2WorkingthelandWarmup:

1.Haveyouevergrownanyplants?

2Haveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyoudothere?3.Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?selecttheseedsploughthesoilturnoverthesoilsowtheseedsremovetheweedsfertilizePutthefarmingstepsinrightorder.a.selecttheseedsb.sowtheseedsc.ploughthesoild.turnoverthesoile.fertilizef.removetheweedsabcdefPloughing(犁田)seedingfertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)transplanting插秧harvestingwinnowing(揚谷)riceWhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Answerthefollowingquestions:Pre-readingWhatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?sufferfromstarvationandstarvetodeath.feelscared/bepanic(驚慌).fightforfood,evenkilleachotherandthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.APioneerForAllPeopleFatherofHybridRice

Heisfatherofhybridrice(雜交水稻),whowaslatelyawarded“theNobelPrizeofAsia”.Hereceivedthehonorforhisgreatcontributions(貢獻(xiàn))tohybridriceresearchandworkhedidtoimprovericeproductionindevelopingcountries.NowheisheadoftheNationalHybridRiceResearchandDevelopmentCenterinHunanProvince,China(中國湖南省國家雜交水稻研究與發(fā)展中心).Heiscalledapioneerforallpeople.

DrYuanLongping(袁隆平博士）ScanningFindoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.

Para1A.DrYuan’sdreams.Para2B.DrYuan’spersonality.Para3C.DrYuan’sbiography.Para4D.DrYuan’sappearanceandhisachievement.APIONEERFORALLPEOPLEMatchthefollowingheadingswiththerightparagraphs.Para.1DrYuan’sappearanceandhis

achievementCarefulreadingQ1:WhatdoesDrYuanlooklike?Hehasasunburntfaceandarmsandaslim,strongbody.Heismorelikeafarmerthanascientist.Q2:Whatishisachievement?Hegrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice,whichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.TrueorFalse:1.DrYuanismoreafarmerthanascientist.2.DrYuan’skindofriceisthemostsuitableforChinesefarmland.FTa.Hewasbornintoapoorfarmer’sfamily.b.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturecollege.c.In1950,Chinesefarmersproduced5.5billiontonsofrice.d.200millontonsofricewasproducedbygrowinghishybridrice.e.Hesearchedforawaytoincreasericeoutputswithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f.Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculating

hisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.Properorder:acbedfPutDrYuan’sbiographyinrightorder.Para.2DrYuan’sbiographyWhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuan’spersonalityisnottrue?He

issatisfiedwith

hislifebecauseheis

nowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.He

wouldrather

workthan

leada

comfortable

life.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrich

andfamouspeople.Para.3DrYuan’spersonalityHisdreamsPara41)Thefirstdream2)TheseconddreamProduceakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeople

AshugeasapeanutThefirstdreamAstallassorghum

Asbigasacorn

ToexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownallovertheworldTheseconddreamRevision.(personalinformation)Name:Nationality:Born:Occupation:Education:Dream:

Achievements:

Hobbies:Personalinformation(Resume)Name:Nationality:Birth:Age:Occupation:Education:Personality:Dreams:YuanLongpingChinese

in1930;inapoorfamily80ScientistoffarmingSouthwestAgriculturalCollege,in1953HisfirstdreamHisseconddreamcarelittleaboutmoneyandfamePersonalinformationAchievements:Hobbies:growricethathasahighoutputcirculatehisknowledgeabroadgivemoneytoequipothersfortheirresearch

playinghisviolinlisteningtoviolinmusicplayingmah-jongswimmingridinghismotorcycletohisricefieldsWhatdoyouthinkofDrYuanfromthepassage?Why?Yuan’spersonalityintelligentconfidentgenerousmodestunselfishhard-workingknowledgeableresponsibledeterminedcarefulpatientenergetic&between

DrYuanLongpingandJaneGoodallsimilaritiesdifferences1.Theyspendtheirlifetimeontheirresearches.similarities2.Theymakegreatcontributionstomankindandthewholeworld.3.Theyhavetheirdreamsandmakegreateffortstomakethemtrue.4.Theybothleadabusylife.5.Theylovetheirworkwiththeirpurelove.6.They’reselflessandseldomthinkofthemselves.7.Duringthework,theynevergiveupbutjustkeepon,sothey’redetermined....differencesTheyhavebeendoingtheirresearchesindifferentfields.2.Theyhavedifferentwaysofworking.3.Their

receiving

educationisdifferent.4.Thedifficultyinworkingisdifferentfordifferentsexes.5.Theytwogotdifferentresultsofresearches.6.Theyholdtheirdifferentdreams....DiscussionWhatishappeningtothesepeople?

HungerIfyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?ThemeasurestakentodealwithhungerInventanewkindofplanttoproducemorefood.Findasortoffertilizer(肥料)togivericeenoughnutrition.Stopthepollutiontotheenvironmentandprotectthesoilinthefield.…etc.Keyphrases:1.consideroneselfafarmer2.workt