高中英语新课标高一-必修4-Unit2-Working-the-land-课件.pptVIP

一天，一个农夫评价孔子说：“四体不勤，五谷不分，何为夫子！” Do you know these crops (农作物)? corn eggplant soybean What will you think of when you look at this picture? Good harvest, enough food… What is happening to these people? What can we do to solve this problem? In your opinion, who is the pioneer for solving the hunger problem? T or F 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2 Dr Yuan has circulated his knowledge in many less developed countries. 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. Will you carry on Dr Yuan’s work when you have a chance? Give your reason. 1.Finish the exercises on page 12. 2.Pre-learn the important words, phrases  and sentences in the text. 3.Read the text several times. * * * wheat sorghum rice 高粱 Have you ever grown any plants? If so, what did you do to grow them? If not, what kind of plant would you like to grow? How will you grow it? select the seeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fertilize Look at the pictures and compare traditional（传统的）and modern farming. In the past, farmers grow crops in the traditional way. Using cattle to plough the field. farmers work most of the day all year around, but they could not produce enough food for the whole population. At present, they use modern techniques in their fields to improve agricultural production such as chemical fertilizers, greenhouses and so on. Great changes have taken place in agriculture. But if there were no rice one day, what would happen? Hunger Do something to help end hunger in the world!!! Yuan Longping Father of Hybrid Rice 袁隆平被誉为中国的“杂交水稻之父”。 中国农民说，吃饭靠“两平”，一靠邓小平制定了生产承包责任制的政策，二靠袁隆平发明了杂交稻。 袁隆平，男，１９３０年９月出生于北京，１９５３年毕业于西南农学院农学系。毕业后，一直从事农业教育及杂交水稻研究。 在中国人民正闹饥荒的20世纪60年代，袁隆平提出了杂交水稻的概念，这种新型水稻具有高产量的特点。10年后，他研制成功了一种产量比一般水稻高出20%的新型水稻。