wxm a_pioneer_for_all_people

2) The second dream
The first dream
Produce a kind of rice that could feed more people.
• As tall as sorghum • As big as a corn • As huge as a peanut
The second dream
Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day.
The hunger problem is expanding in the world. Some poor people have to eat the mud（泥土）cakes as their main food now.
Unit 2 Working the land
（预习）
crop
sunburnt
n. 庄稼，农作物 adj. 晒黑的 vt. 晒伤，晒黑 对......感到满意 摆脱，除去 宁愿，宁可 n. 先锋 v. 传播，流传 v. 奋斗 n. 杂交水稻
be satisfied with
rid… of would rather pioneer circulate struggle hybrid rice
A description of Dr.Yuan
You may include the following information
Birth of date / place Education Appearance invent super hybrid rice Achievements: circulate his knowledge … Hobbies--- give some examples His dreams--- two dreams Your ideas about him …
A biography
Yuan Longping Name:________________ Chinese Nationality:____________ sunburnt, slim, strong Appearance:__________ 1930 Birth of date:_____________ Para 1-2
D. a new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice
A Date With Luyu
Hello, everyone, I will interview Dr Yuan in my program. What do you know about Dr.Yuan? Can you write a description of Dr.Yuan in your eyes? Could you send an email to luyu@. Waiting for your bright ideas! ---Luyu
Dr Yuan Longping(袁隆平博士）
• Read the passage quickly : Write down the Personal Information of Yuan Longping.
Fast reading
Personal Information
Yuan Longping Name _____________
Para. 1
Para 2
What does the world benefit from his research?
• The UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger. • Farmers are now producing twice as large as before.
1930 Date of birth _____ Beijing China Birth Place_________
Job
(4mins)
agriculture scientist _________________
Southwest Agricultural College Education __________________________ violin music, mah-jong, swimming, Hobbies _____________________________ reading _____________________________
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Homework:
1.What other measures can be taken to deal with hunger ? 2.Read the text again and again to find out difficulties.
invent super hybrid rice Achievements: circulate his knowledge … Hobbies--- give some examples His dreams--- two dreams ----------------the body--------------Your ideas about him(As far as I am concerned/ In my opinion, .....) --------------the ending---------------
Dream:________________ invent new rice plants export his rice
Para 3 Para 4
2. Which of the following statements tells the main idea of the text? It ’s about____
Para 3--Hobbies:
1.

2. 3.
4. 5.
playing the violin listening to violin music playing mah-jong swimming reading
Para 4--Dr Yuan’s dreams
1) The first dream
To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe
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Occupation:___________ scientist, farmer Southwest Agricultural College Education:____________
Achievement:__________ rid the world of hunger
Hobbies:______________ music swim …
Detail reading
• Read each paragraph as carefully as you can. After you finish it, let’s play a game called • Hit The Golden Eggs
What does Dr Yuan look like? He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body.He is more like a farmer than a scientist. What does he grow? He grows what is called super hybrid rice.
Dear Luyu, In my eyes, Dr.Yuan is considered to be a pioneer for all People. --------------the beginning--------------Birth of date / place ---- was born in_____ Education ---graduated from____ Appearance--- adj.(s)
rice
Who plays an important part in Chinese agriculture?
?
Father of Hybrid Rice
Yuan Longping
He is father of hybrid rice(杂交水稻），who was lately awarded “the Nobel Prize of Asia ”.He received the honor for his great contributions(贡 献）to hybrid rice research and work he did to improve rice production in developing countries.Now he is the 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.
A. a farmer named Yuan Longping B. how Yuan Longping became rich and famous
C. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice
You can get a star! Congratulations!
1. What is the style of the passage? A. a piece of news B. a travel journal C. a biography (An introduction of a person)