Unit2 Warming up & Reading课件 2020-2021学年人教版高中英语必修四.pptx

Unit 2;By Li Shen;Do you know these grains (谷物)?;Have you ever worked in the field?;First, the farmers plough the field. They have to make the soil loose enough to plant crops.;Second, the farmers put seeds in the soil.;Third, they grow some young plants.;Fourth, they insert the young plants into the field.;Fifth, they irrigate (灌溉)the field when it is dry. ;Sixth, they harvest the grains from the field. ;Seventh, they winnow to get grain separated from the plants. ;;; Read the statistics below. What problem do they show?;;Today our world houses more than 6.5 billion people. ;Worldwide,?more than 1 billion people currently live below the international poverty line, earning less than $1 per day.;854 million people across the world are suffering from hunger, up from 852 million a year ago. ;The only way to solve the food shortage problem is to increase the yield of the grain crop per land area through the advancement of science and technology. ;;Father of Hybrid Rice;He is father of hybrid rice, who was awarded “the Nobel Prize of Asia”. He received the honor for his great contributions to hybrid rice research and work he did to improve rice production in developing countries. He is called a pioneer for all people.;the rice that has a high output;The text is about _______________ who made a great contribution to producing better _____.; Para 1 A. Dr Yuan’s dreams. Para 2 B. Dr Yuan’s personality. Para 3 C. Dr Yuan’s biography. Para 4 D. Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement.;Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice. ;struggle.n.&vi.斗争；拼搏；努力;In 1973, he became the first agric