(同步教学)新课标人教版英语必须修读4-演示课件unìt2workìngthelandreadìng.pptVIP

I. Warming Up Warming Up 2. Look at the title of the unit “Working the land”. What does it mean? Warming Up 3. What words to do with agriculture can you think of ? II. Pre-reading 1. What are the serious problems the world faces today? Pre-reading 2. What can we do to solve world hunger? Control the population Open more areas for growing Increase the output of crops ReadingSuggested answers Yuan Longping, 77, Chinese Scientist/farmer Graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953 Sunburnt face and arms, slim and strong body, like millions of Chinese farmers Listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe Reading 3. Read the text carefully and answer the following questions. Why did the author call Yuan Longping “a pioneer for all people”？ What evidence is there in the text to support this idea? Reading Reading 4. Find the verbs or verb phrases from the text for each of these meanings. ________ to make sth or sb free of ________ to become larger in size, number or amount ________ to make information and ideas known to many people ________ to try extremely hard to achieve sth ________ to send things to foreign countries for sale ________ to provide with things necessary for a certain purpose IV. Post-reading 1. Choose one of these questions and discuss in groups. 1）What advantages do you see in Yuan Longping’s life? 2）What disadvantages do you see in Yuan Longping’s life? Post-reading 2. Discuss in groups. Would you like to have a life like his? Why or why not? V. Summary Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. Dr Yuan searched for a way to incr