人教高中英语必修4unit2 reading .pptVIP

Working the land Unit 2Reading A poemFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.Brainstorming: ●Can you name these food?wheat sorghumrice corn Potatoes main food Do you know which one is the main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries? rice If there was no rice one day, what would happen? starvation [stɑ:′ve???n]=hunger or even death ● who changed the world?●Do you know? 22% of the world’s people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in the world. (Line20.) Father of Hybrid Rice A Pioneer For All People Task 1. Fast-readingFind out the main idea of each paragraph. A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4●Dr. Yuan’s dreams.●Dr. Yuan’s personality(性格). [′p?s?′n?l?ti]●Dr. Yuan’s appearance（外表） [?′p?r?ns] and his achievements.●Dr. Yuan’s brief life experience. Para. 1 Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement.Task 2. Careful readingQ1: What does Dr Yuan look like?●a sunburnt face and arms , ●a slim, strong body. ●more like a farmer than a scientist.(Line2)Q2: What is his achievement?He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce 20%more of the crop in the same fields. (Line 4,7 ) Para2.a. He was born in 1930 .b. He graduated from Southwest Agricultural college.c. In 1950, Chinese farmers produced 50 million tons of rice.d. 200 millon tons of rice was produced by growing  his hybrid rice. e. He searched a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of fields.f. He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating  his knowledge in less developed countries.Proper order: Put Dr Yuan’s life experience in right order. acbedf ●Which of the following description [d??skr?p??n] (描述）about Dr Yuan’s personality is not true? He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.B. He cares little ab