1、Unit 2 Working on the landReading,Step. Revision-translation,1.Ive never been to China and therefore I dont know much about it. 2.He equipped himself with a sharp axe and set off for the forest. 3. She deeply regretted / regrets losing her temper. 4. I would rather stay at home than go to the cinema

2、.,854 million people across the world are suffering from hunger, up from 852 million a year ago.,Step. Leading-in,Six million children under the age of 5 die every year as a result of hunger. Every day, almost 16,000 children die from hunger -one child dies every five seconds.,A Chinese farmer scien

3、tist can help the hungry people. Who is he?,Father of super hybrid rice,According to the title, what do you think the text is about?,A Pioneer For All People,It is about Yuan Longpings achievements in farming.,Step. Fast-reading: True or False,1) In 1974 Yuan became the first agricultural pioneer in

4、 the world to grow rice that has a high output. ( ) 2) Yuan wanted to increase the rice output when he was young. ( ) 3) Using his hybrid rice ,farmers are producing harvest three times as large as before. ( ) 4) Dr Yuan is not satisfied with his life . ( ) 5) Yuan gives millions of yuan to help oth

5、ers do their research in rice . ( ) 6)Dr Yuan had only a dream in his life. ( ),T,T,F,F,F,F,twice,agriculture,two dreams,Step .Careful reading,Nationality,a scientist,Education,violin,swimming,reading,increase rice harvests,1.Fill in the form.,Careful reading,as tall as,export,super hybrid rice,22%,

6、7%,circulating,1). In what way does Dr. Yuan look like a farmer?,He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body.,2). Whatre his achievements?,a). super hybrid rice; b). rid the world of hunger.,Para 1,His appearance and achievements.,2.Find out the main idea of each paragraph,First, put Dr

7、Yuans biography（傳記） in right order and then conclude the main idea,a). He was born into a poor farmers family . b). He graduated from Southwest Agriculture College. c). In 1950,Chinese farmers produced fifty million tons of rice. d). nearly 200 million tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid

8、 rice. e). He searched for a way to increase rice outputs without expanding the area of fields. f). He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries. Proper order: _ _ _ _ _ _,Para2,His birth, education and research,a,c,b,e,d,f,Why doesnt he care about money

9、and fame ? What does he do with his money?,Para 3,His noble(高尚的) personality.,a).The more money he has, the more trouble he gets.,b).The more fame he has, the less freedom to do research he has.,Give money to equip others for their research in agriculture.,Para 4,His dreams.,1). What was his dream b

10、efore? 2). What is his dream now? 3).What does “Dreams for things, however, costs nothing.” mean?,to produce a kind of rice that could feed more people.,to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe .,It does not cost anything to dream for something .,Structure,His personality.,His dre

11、ams,His biography,His appearance and achievement.,1. Paraphrase: Which sentences in the passage are the closest in meaning to the followings?,1）As they use his hybrid rice, farmers are producing twice as much rice as before. 2)He is not interested in buying things for himself or in having a comforta

12、ble life.,Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before.,Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him.,Step .Detail reading,2.Answer the question.,How would you describe Dr Yuans personality? Use three or four adjectives.,Beca

13、use of his work with developing hybrid rice, it seems that Dr Yuan must be a very patient and careful man. He didnt give up but kept working on his project, so he is determined. 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

14、world.,Step . Summaryretelling the textThe keys to the questions,1.super 2.distubing 3.expanding 4.output 5.Thanks to 6.battle 7.satisfied 8.freedom 9.Therefore 10.equip,Do you want to end the famine(饑荒)in the world ?If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would y

15、ou do ?,Step . Discussion,The measures taken to deal with hunger,Invent a new kind of plant to produce more food. Find a sort of fertilizer(肥料)to give rice enough nutrition Stop the pollution to the environment and protect the soil in the field. preventing the pests from eating our crops improving the quality of the soil .,Step Homework: writing,Write an awa