英语 Unit 2 The United Kingdom Reading（2） 新人教版必修5 .ppt
What do you know according to this What do you know according to this video?video?This photo taken in 2005 in AfricaThis photo taken in 1946Hunger Starvation In the late 1990s,Brown,an American scholar,came up with the theory of Chinese Menace(威胁威胁),which said that in the 2030s,Chinese population would add up to 1.6 billion,and had the question who would feed the large population in China as well as in the world.Just at that time,a Chinese scientist declared to the world that China can solve the problem by herself and help to solve the same problem in the world.A Pioneer for All people How much do you know aboutHow much do you know about Dr YuanDr Yuan?What may be the style of the passage?A.a story B.a travel journal C.a biography(An introduction to a person)2.Match the following headings(标题）to each paragraph.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Para1 A.Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B.Dr Yuans personality.Para3 C.Dr Yuans biography(传记).Para4 D.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.Fast-readingFast-reading The main idea of the text is about an agricultural pioneer named_ who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice.Yuan Longping Careful reading He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim,strong body.He is more like a farmer than a scientist.Para.1 Dr Yuans appearance and his achievements.Q1:What does Dr Yuan look like?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.1.Dr Yuan was born in 1930.2.He graduated from Southwest Agricultural college in 1950.3.In 1953,Chinese farmer could produce nearly 200 million tons of rice .4.Dr Yuan is now circulating his knowledge in Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvest except India.True/False QuestionsFalseFalseFalseTruePara2 His biographyRead Paragragh3 carefully and answer the following questions:1.What does he think of his life?Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.2.What is his attitude towards being famous and rich?He doesnt care about being famous.Spending money on himself or leading a comfortable life also mean very little to him.3.What are his hobbies?He enjoys listening to violin music,playing mah-jong,swimming and reading.Para.3 Dr Yuans personalityHis dreamsPara41)The first dream2)The second dreamProduce a kind of rice that could feed more people.The first dreamRice plant was as tall as sorghumEach ear of rice was as big as an ear of cornEach grain of rice was as huge as a peanut To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the globe.What can we learn from Dr What can we learn from Dr Yuan?Yuan?hard-workingunselfishdeterminedenergeticintelligentconfidentactivemodestDiscussionDiscussionSpeaking Speaking 1.Talk to your partner 2.Report it to the whole class Name:Nationality:Date of birth:appearance:Education:personality:Achievements:Dreams:Hobbies:Yuan LongpingChinese1930Sunburnt,slim,strongSouthwest Agricultural Collegecare little about money and fame super hybrid riceexport his rice violin,mah-jong,swimming,readingSuppose Dr Yuan was going to visit our school.Please introduce him to your classmates.You may use the following information:Suppose Dr Yuan was going to visit our school.Introduce Suppose Dr Yuan was going to visit our school.Introduce him to your classmates in 5 sentences.You may use the him to your classmates in 5 sentences.You may use the following expressions:following expressions:HomeworkName:Nationality:Date of birth:appearance:Education:personality:Achievements:Dreams:Hobbies:Yuan LongpingChinese1930Sunburnt,slim,strongSouthwest Agricultural Collegecare little about money and famesuper hybrid riceexport his rice violin,mah-jong,swimming,readingA poemFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.
