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1、 Where does rice come from and how can we make it ?plow(犁田犁田) seed (播种播种)insert the young plants into the fieldfertilize(施肥施肥)irrigate (灌溉灌溉)harvest (收获收获)ricericeDiscussion If tomorrow Rice is the main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. What do you think would happen if tomorrow

2、there was suddenly no rice to eat?Pre-readingdie of hunger联合国粮农组织称：饥饿每年夺去500万儿童生命Warming upQ1. Rice is a main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat?If that happened, people there would suffer from starvation

3、. And the whole country would get into trouble.International Facts on Hungerand Poverty(2002)u every eight seconds, a child somewhere in the world dies from starvation. More than 6 million children under the age of 5 die from starvation every year.u More than 800 million people in the world suffer f

4、rom chronic malnutrition- 799 million of them are from the developing world. More than 153 million of them are under the age of 5.u Some 700,000 central Americans are suffering from hunger today, including 6,000 children at risk of starving to death.u The African countries suffering most severely fr

5、om food shortage are Malawi, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.About 24,000 people die every day from hunger or hunger-related causes. Three-fourths of the deaths are children under the age of fiveFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to the

6、ir toiling day.Lets enjoy a poema farmer named Yuan Longping how Yuan Longping became rich and famousC. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain(种类, 品种) of rice D. a new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice 1. Which of the following statements t

7、ells the main idea of the text? It s about_SkimmingRead the passage quickly and quitely and then finish the following exercises(2m) 2.Find out the main idea of each paragraph and match the following headings(标题）to each paragraph. Use the information in the passage to complete the following notes abo

8、ut Yuan LongpingScanningName: Nationality:Age: Occupation:Education:Dream:Achievement:Hobbies:Yuan LongpingChinese85scientist/farmergraduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953to export his hybrid rice so that it can be grown around the globein 1973, developed hybrid rice which produces 20%

9、more than normal ricelistening to volin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and readingRead the passage quietly and pay attention to some important information(5m)Para1Q1: What does Dr Yuan look like?He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body.(line 2)Q2: What is his achievement?He grows w

10、hat is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop(庄稼,农作物,产量) in the same fields.(line4,7)Careful reading Read each paragraph loudly and carefully, then finish the following questions(1-2m for each paragraph)Para2Dr Yuan was born in_，graduated from _in 195

11、3. In 1950, Chinese farmers produced only _million tons of rice. In a recent harvest, however , 200 million tons of rice was produced by growing _. He Searched for a way to increase rice outputs without _ the area of fields. Now, he is _ his knowledge in less developed countries.1930Southwest Agricu

12、ltural College50super hybrid riceexpandingcirculatingPara 3 Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality is not true?He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous.B. He cares little about money and fame（名声）.C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.D. He

13、 enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Para41. What did Dr Yuans rice look like in his dream?The rice plants were as tall as sorghum.Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut. What good qualities do you think Dr Yuan have as a great

14、 scientist ? If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ?ThinkingThinkingSuggested answers 1. Invent a new kind of plant to produce more food.2. Find a sort of fertilizer to give rice enough nutrition(营养营养)and let them grow quickly and have high product3. Stop the pollution to the environment and protect the soil in the field4. Make good use of the waste land.1. Finish the exercises in Learning about language. P 122. Retell the passage Homework