2017届高考英语一轮单元精品复习课件人教版新课标必修四Unit2 Working the land课件.ppt

Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day. Poem ---By Li Shen Unit 2 Working the land What are they doing ? Insert the young plants Turn over soil Sow the seeds Remove the weeds fertilize harvest Brainstorming What will you think of when you see the word “agriculture”? agriculture farm food Crop zxxk land plants harvest grain farmer output seed Fertilize zxxk field agriculture contryside strain plain Hybrid rice What is happening to these people? What can we do to solve this problem? -- Father of Hybrid Rice Yuan Longping A Pioneer for All People China’s most famous farmer Ex.1 T F 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2 Dr Yuan’s kind of rice is the most suitable for China’s farmland. 3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. 4 Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. 5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. F T T T T What is Yuan Longping’s main achievement? He grows super hybrid rice. What is the main idea of each para? Para1 Para2 Para3 para4 Skimming: His dreams His personality How he thinks of himself and his achievement His biography Para1: Why does he want everyone to call him a farmer? What happened to him in 1974? He has sunburnt face and arms, slim and strong body He is a scientist who works the land. Z xx k He is more a farmer than a scientist. He became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. Zxx k Para2: Why did Dr Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young? How did he help rid the world of hunger? He saw the great need for increasing the rice output and hunger was a serious problem in many parts of the countryside. Thanks to his hybrid rice, the UN is trying to rid the world of hunger. Using his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. Para3: What does he think of money and fame? 1. He cares little about spending the money