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Group the words Chinese: American: Rice has been grown for 4000 years. It is the world’s largest producer of rice. In 2001 it produced 19.47 billion tons. It grow in the warmer parts of the country. Work in pairs. Do you like eating rice? Do you know what rice is? An Introduction to Rice Farming Politics of Rice Farming History of Rice Farming in America China’s Success with Rice Farming Read and write. China’s rice farming success Rice farming methods Yuan’s dream Rice farming in the USA Rice research in China What is rice? History of rice Paragraph 1 _________________________ Paragraph 2 _________________________ Paragraph 3 _________________________ Paragraph 4 _________________________ 1. Rice plants are a type of grass. 2. Some rice plants are two feet tall while others are 19 feet tall. 3. Yuan Longping discovered rice farming in China. 4. China’s rice production increased by about 20 billion tons in 2001. 5. Yuan Longping has helped America to plant rice. thanks to 由于, 多亏, 归功于 Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled. 由于这个倒霉天气，比赛取消了。 Thanks to your timely intervention. 多亏你及时调停。 thank ... for 谢谢你的帮助 thanks for your help/helping invitation/inviting Write. cheap taste good healthy not make you fat easy to cook be used in many ways Eat More Rice Why should we eat more? Because… Rice is cheap. ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ * LIFE ON AN AMERICAN FARM Unit 2 They started to grow rice in the fields. cereal grain ancient foot pointed seed stalk Louisiana n. 谷类食品，谷类 n. 粮食 adj. 远古的，旧的 n. 英尺 adj. 尖角的 n. 种子 n. 茎，柄 n. 路易斯安那 Words and expressions introduce gold rush major producer due thanks to production ton v. 介绍，引进 淘金热 adj. 主要的 n. 生产者，制作者 adj. 应得的 由于，应归(功)于 n. 生产，产品 n. 吨 Words and expressions ri