人教版高中英语必修4第2单元reading课件.ppt

Yuan Longping is known as China’s “father of ______ rice”. Because Yuan Longping grows what is called _____ hybrid rice. Yuan Longping, who was born into a poor ______’s family in _____, __________ from Southwest Agricultural College in _____. When Yuan Longping Retell the text by filling in the following blanks. hybrid super farmer 1930 graduated 1953 retelling saw the great need for __________ the rice output, he _________ for a way to increase rice harvests without _________ the area of the fields. Using his hybrid rice, _______ are producing harvests ______ as large as before. He became the ______ agricultural _______ in the world to grow rice that has a high ______. Yuan devoted himself to the research into agriculture. increasing searched expanding farmers twice first pioneer output As a young man, he saw the great need for increasing the rice output. 2. At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. When he was a young man, he knew how important it was to produce bigger rice crops. During his early years, much of the countryside was troubled by hunger. Difficult sentences : Explain the following sentences in your own word paraphrase 3. Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. 4. Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also means very little to him. As they use his hybrid rice, farmers are producing twice as much rice as before. He is not interested in buying things for himself or in living a comfortable life. A Task---group work Suppose you’re Yuan Longping. Here are some questions for you. discussion 1. What do you think of the title(称号)“Father of Hybrid Rice”for you? 2. You are a scientist, but some newspapers call you a farmer, what do you think of that? 3. You are working on grains, did you suffer hunger? 4. So far, you have done many experiments, failure and success are hand in hand. Did you want to give up