必修4unit2workingtheland-reading.ppt

Isaac Newton Albert EinsteinThomas Alva EdisonWho is the father of super hybrid rice?Father of Hybrid RiceHe wants to help other Chinese farmers.Yuan Longping works on the land to do his research.He struggled to help farmers.Hes struggled for the past five decades.Task 1 SkimmingFind out the main idea of each paragraph.What is Yuan Longpings main achievement?He grows super hybrid rice.What is the main idea of each para?Para1Para2Para3para4Skimming:His dreamsHis personalityHis appearance and achievement His biographyHis appearance and his achievement.His biography.His personality.His dreams.A pioneer for all peoplePara1Q1:What does Dr Yuan look like?He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim,strong body.He is more like a farmer than a scientist.Q2:What is his achievement?He grows what is called super hybrid rice,which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.Para2a.He was born into a poor farmers family in 1930.b.He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college in 1953.c.In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 5.5 billion tons of rice.d.200 million tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice at a recent year.e.As a young man,he searched a way to increase rice outputs without expanding the area of fields.f.Now he helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries.Proper order:uPut Dr Yuans biography in right order.acbedfWhich of the following description about Dr Yuans personality is not true?A.He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.B.He cares little about money and fame.C.He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.D.He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Para.3 Dr Yuans personalityHe doesnt like money and fame.Hobbies:1.2.3.4.5.listening to violin musicreadingplaying the violinplaying mah-jongswimmingHis dreamsPara 41)The first dream2)The second dreamProduce a kind of rice that could feed more peopleAs huge as a peanutThe first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globeBorn time:_Appearance:Achievements:Hobbies:He has _ face and arms.His body is _ but _.All this makes him look as a real _.He succeeded in growing _.He became the first agricultural _ in the world to grow _ whose output is high.Listening to_,playing _,_and _1930sunburntsunburntslimslimstrongstrongfarmerfarmersuper hybrid ricesuper hybrid ricepioneerpioneerricericeViolinViolin musicmusicMah-jongMah-jongswimmingswimmingreadingreading_ 1.He wants everyone to call him a farmer,for thats how he regards himself.A.He thinks of himself as a farmer.B.The other people think of him as a farmer A_ 2.Dreaming for things,however,costs nothing.A.Dreams are free,you can imagine what your future would like.B.You should spend some money on dreams.AHomeworkHomeworkRead the whole passages and try to find some information about new agriculture.Thank you!