Unit 2 Working the land Reading 课件 - 高中英语人教新课标必修四.ppt

2. 1/2 of this piece is too hot, cold, or wet for farming! 3. 3/4 of this part is used for roads, houses, schools!! Only 1/4 of our earth is covered with land! 1/2 of this piece is too hot, cold, or wet for farming! 3/4 of this part is used for roads, houses, schools!! How much of the land is left for farming? Only 1/32 of the earth is used for farming!!! _______farmland Limited large population limited farmland In the past China’s No 1 problem was ____________________ How to feed _______ of the world’s people with only ________of the world’s farmland in China. 22% 7% hunger problem Doctor Yuan Long ping solved the problem What do you expect to learn about Ping in the text? A Pioneer for All People Skim and sum up the main idea of each paragraph within 3 words. Paragraph Main Idea 1 Ping’s _______________________ 2 Ping’s _______________________ 3 Ping’s _______________________ 4 Ping’s _______________________ success (achievement: ---- )… education and research(his efforts to--)… way of life (hobbies、personality) … dreams… What is the writing style of the passage? A. Narrative B. Argumentative C. Expositive D. Biography D. Biography Appearance Birth information College education Ping’s hobbies Find ABC information about Ping! Sunburnt facearms, slim and strong body He was born in 1930. He graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Listening to violin, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading. Do you think he lives a relaxing and pleasant life? What about his dream? Struggle for his dream for decades …circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries …gives millions of money to equip others for their research in agriculture. rice plants; each ear of rice; each grain of rice; export his rice… great achievement 60% 20% 50 million; 200 million twice as large as Super hybrid rice his quality 22; 7% Thanks to his supe