Unit2Reading（新人教版必修4）修改（2012-5-12）.ppt

Para 1 What does the first paragraph talk about? What Dr. Yuan looks like and what he has achieved. Detailed-reading Para. 1 Find His appearance and achievements. 1. In what way does Dr. Yuan look like a farmer? 2. What’s his achievement? 3. What did Dr Yuan’s rice look like  in his dream? The rice plants were as tall as sorghum. Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut. Discussion What do you think is the writer’s purpose of writing the passage? Programme: Story(讲述) Suppose you are the host of CCTV Program: Story, please introduce Dr. Yuan Longping to the audience accompanied by a video of Dr. Yuan Longping. Jigsaw Reading (Optional) Assignment Write a short introduction of Dr. Yuan Longping. Give your own opinions about his life. 2. Collect more information about agriculture by surfing AGRICULTURE. COM. * Unit 2 Working the landReading: A Pioneer For All People What’s the meaning of “pioneer”? Pioneer n. person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge. Reading strategy: predicting information If you are trying to predict the contents of a passage based on the title, and you find your expectations too general, read the first paragraph to make your prediction more specific. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 A. Dr Yuan’s dreams B. Dr Yuan’s personality C. Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement D. Dr Yuan’s biography Match the following headings with the right paragraphs. Structure of the article A Pioneer For All People His appearance and achievement. His biography His personality His dreams an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body. He is more like a farmer than a scientist. He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields. rid the world of hunger.