人教版高中英语必修四Unit 2Working the land4课件.pptVIP

* Unit 2 Working the land Farming sowing ploughing irrigating (灌溉) crops weather climate rice transplanting (插秧) When we speak of farming, what words can we think of? transplanting 插秧 Turn over soil Sow the seeds Remove the weeds fertilize harvest irrigating (灌溉) What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? suffer from starvation and starve to death. feel scared / be panic(惊慌). fight for food, even kill each other and the whole country would get into trouble. Pre-reading If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ? How to solve hunger? preventing the pests from eating our crops developing the technology to… improving the quality of the soil inventing a new kind of food… making good use of the waste land Father of Hybrid Rice Resume Name: Nationality: Date of birth: appearance: Education: personality: Achievements: Dreams: Hobbies: Yuan Longping Chinese 1930 Sunburnt, slim, strong Southwest Agriculture College Care little about money and fame Super hybrid rice Produce export Violin, mah-jong, swimming, He is father of hybrid rice(杂交水稻), who was lately awarded “the Nobel Prize of Asia ”.He received the honor for his great contributions(贡献) to hybrid rice research and work he did to improve rice production in developing countries.Now he is head of the National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center in Hunan Province, China (中国湖南省国家杂交水稻研究与发展中心).He is called a pioneer for all people. Find out the main idea of each paragraph. Para1 A. Dr Yuan’s dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuan’s personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuan’s biography. Para4 D. Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement. A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Match the following headings with the right paragraphs. a farmer named Yuan Longping how Yuan Longping became rich and famous C. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Lon