1、Unit 2 Great people Task新課導(dǎo)入Father of Hybrid RiceAmy wants to write about Yuan Longping, a rice scientist.新課導(dǎo)入Super Hybrid Ricethe rice that has a high output新課導(dǎo)入hybridtitleagriculturehungerhappen toadvantagepresentcontributionincreaseproductiondevelopmentadj. 雜交的n. 標(biāo)題；職位名稱n. 農(nóng)業(yè)n. 饑餓碰巧n. 優(yōu)勢(shì)，有利條件現(xiàn)在，目

2、前n. 貢獻(xiàn)vt. 增加n. 生產(chǎn)；產(chǎn)量n. 發(fā)展Words 新課講解Read the information about Yuan Longping Amy has found, then answer the questions.A新課講解新課講解新課講解1. Who is Yuan Longping?2. What did he do after his graduation from college? He worked as a teacher in an agriculture school.3. Why did he begin research into hybrid rice

3、?He is a rice scientist, a member of the Academy of Engineering. He is called Father of Hybrid Rice.Because he saw people die of hunger in 1960.新課講解4. How much rice did the new type of hybrid rice plant produce? It produced 20% more rice per unit than common kinds.5. Where does the hybrid rice grow

4、at present? It grows in over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America.新課講解6. Whats his contribution? His achievements have increased rice production by 20%- 30%, and in some places more.7. Why does the writer admire him? He has spent all his life on the research and development of better rice plant

5、s and he has solved the problem of hunger for many people.新課講解Amy is writing her article. Help her complete it. Use the information in Part A on page 32 to help you.I think Yuan Longping, a rice scientist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is one of the greatest people that have eve

6、r lived.B新課講解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. Afte

7、r nearly 7 September 1930teacherhungeradvantages新課講解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,

8、Africa and Americahave grown hybrid rice. Because of hisnew type20% more ricethe USA新課導(dǎo)入achievements, (8) _ has been increased by 20%30%, and in some places even more. He is considered the “ _” . Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of (10) _. He has solved (11) _ for

9、 many people. That is why I admire him so much.better rice plantsthe problem of hungerrice productionFather of Hybrid Rice新課講解雜交水稻之父 中國(guó)工程院院士 有史以來(lái)最偉大的人之一 在一所農(nóng)業(yè)學(xué)校當(dāng)教師 大學(xué)畢業(yè)之后6. 死于饑餓 Father of Hybrid Rice a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering one of the greatest people that have ever lived work

10、as a teacher in an agriculture school after sb. graduate(d) from college = after graduating from college die of hunger hunger (n.) 饑餓；欲望（常與for連用）e.g. His hunger for knowledge drives him to the library every day.-hungry (adj.) e.g. go hungry 挨餓title頭銜新課講解7. happen to find a natural hybrid rice plant

11、that had many advantages over others happen to do sth. 碰巧做某事e.g. 我們打電話時(shí)她剛巧不在家。 She _ when we called.happened to be out= _ she _ when we called.It happened that was out= It happens that .新課講解8. 優(yōu)勢(shì)；有利條件 _ (反義詞) _比有優(yōu)勢(shì): have an advantage / advantages over 利用的優(yōu)勢(shì): take advantage ofe.g. Living in a big cit

12、y has many _, such asgood schools, libraries and theatres. Toms university education gave him an _ boys who had not been to a university.advantagedisadvantageadvantagesadvantageover新課講解9. 在接近十年的努力工作之后10. 他和他的團(tuán)隊(duì)開(kāi)發(fā)出了一種新型雜交水稻植物， 每畝比其它普通品種的要多產(chǎn)20%的稻谷。11. 被傳入到./ 被引進(jìn)到e.g. 茶葉是從亞洲傳入歐洲的。About 70% of us feel t

13、hat web slang should be _ roduced to B. introduced intoC. written to D. written into after nearly ten years of hard workHe and his team finally developed a new type of hybrid rice plant, which produced 20% more rice per unit than other common kinds.be introduced into .Tea was introduced

14、 into Europe from Asia.B新課講解12. increase vt. 增加 increase rice productionincrease by 增加了increase to 增加到e.g. 這個(gè)鎮(zhèn)的人口增長(zhǎng)了5%。 The population of this town has _5%. 人口已經(jīng)增長(zhǎng)到了180萬(wàn)。 The population has _1.8 million. 13. 的發(fā)展 隨著的發(fā)展increased byincreased tothe development ofwith the development ofproduce production

15、新課講解14. Contribution: his achievements have increased rice production by 20%30%. contribution n. 貢獻(xiàn) make a contribution to sth. / doing sth. 為作出貢獻(xiàn) e.g. 每個(gè)人都應(yīng)當(dāng)為保護(hù)環(huán)境做貢獻(xiàn)。 Everyone should _ the environment. make a contribution to protecting 新課講解Now prepare your own article. Look for information using th

16、e Internet, books or magazines. Remember to make some notes before writing your article.C新課講解How to write an article about a person you admire:1. Who is he/she?2. When was he/she born?3. What did he/she do?4. Why do you admire him/her?新課講解Sample:I think the greatest person that has ever lived is Mot

17、her Teresa. She changed many peoples lives. This is what I found out about her.Mother Teresa was born on 27th August 1910 in Macedonia. She was the youngest in a family of three children.When she was young, Mother Teresa studied religion and loved everyone. She became a nun in Ireland and left for I

18、ndia in 1929 and taught in St Marys High School from 1931.新課講解In 1948, Mother Teresa became an Indian citizen and she started to help the poor in Calcutta. Mother Teresa died on 5th September 1997 when she was 87. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and the President of the US awarded her the Medal of Freedom in 1985. She will always be remembered for devoting her life to caring for the poor.She was a kind person who gave up everything for others. That is why I admire her so much.當(dāng)堂小練1.信不信由你2.接到某人的電話3.笑著說(shuō)4.魔法5.雜交水稻之父6.一個(gè)水稻專(zhuān)家7.大學(xué)畢業(yè)8.死于饑餓9. 開(kāi)始對(duì).進(jìn)行研究10.碰巧做某事