fertilizer(肥料)to.pptVIP

Unit 2 Working the land Reading Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day. Poem By Li Shen plow the field grow some young plants insert the young plants into the field harvest rice Task 2: Skim the passage to check if you are right or not. Task 1: Look at the title of the passage and the picture on Page 10. Predict what the reading passage is about? Pre-reading Skimming Task :Skim the passage to find Yuan Longping’s main achievement. He grows super hybrid rice. Task :What is the main idea of each paragraph? Para1 Para2 Para3 para4 His dreams His personality What he thinks of himself and his achievement His biography and his achievements Fast Reading A pioneer for all people What he thinks of himself + achievement His biography and achievements His personality His dreams Yuan Longping -- Father of Hybrid Rice Careful Reading Task 1 Read the passage and decide whether the following are true or false. Dr. Yuan’s kind of rice is the most suitable for China’s farmland. Dr. Yuan is a farmer not a scientist. Dr. Yuan would rather work than relax. Dr. Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. T F T T Careful Reading Task Read the passage and decide whether the following are true or false. 5.The special rice makes it possible to produce one-fifth more of the crop in the same field. 6.Dr. Yuan cares about being famous. 7.One of his dreams is to export his rice so that it can be grown around the world. F F T Careful Reading Task Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Name Nationality Age Occupation Yuan Longping Chinese 79 Scientist Education Dream Achievement Hobbies Graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953 To export his hybrid rice so that it can be grown around the world Developed hybrid rice Listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading Post reading Why does he consider himself a farmer? He works in the field to do his