Unit 2 Working the land

1. Unit 2Working the land

2. an ear of rice

3. Poor rice Super hybrid rice

4. A pioneer

5. True or false: 1.Yuan Longping is a farmer as well as a scientist. 2.He increased rice output by developing more area of fields, or expanding more area of fields. 3.Now that he is famous, he is satisfied with his present life. 4.He dreams of exporting(selling abroad) his rice.

6. Fast reading I: appearance slim, strong, sunburnt birth Beijing, 1930 graduated from SAC, 1953 education super hybrid rice achievement play the violin;mah-jong; swimming;reading hobbies

7. Fast reading II: Find out the following pairs of figures 1/3; 60%; 50million; 200million; 22%; 7% Can you draw a conclusion from the figures above? 1.increase the rice harvest 2.produce harvests twice as large as before 3.rid the world of hunger

8. Further reading I: What is his attitude towards fame and wealth? not satisfied with his life; care little about not leading a comfortable life What is he doing now? circulating his knowledge equiping others for their research would rather keep time for his hobbies He never stops struggling or dreaming.

9. Thinking: Wishing for things costs nothing. What did it take to realise his dream? Devoting … to Caring little about Not being satisfied with … Leading a simple life Hard working Being patient Knowledge Courage …

10. 1.Write the awarding speech for Yuan Longping as one of the top ten moving China. a pioneer devote … to finding grow what is called.. increase … without expanding rid … of hunger be satisfied with care little/much about lead a …life would rather… dream of producing… and exporting

11. 他是一位真正的耕耘者。当他还是一个乡村教师的时候，已经具有颠覆世界权威的胆识；当他名满天下的时候，却仍然只是专注于田畴。淡薄名利，一介农夫，播撒智慧，收获富足。他毕生的梦想，就是让所有人远离饥饿。喜看稻菽千重浪，最是风流袁隆平！

12. 用所给单词的正确形式填空, 并说明做什么成分 Watching • ______ (watch) a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day. • ______(wash) for things, however, costs nothing. • ______ (put) this in their fields, they argue, makes the soil richer in minerals and so more fertile. • _______ (develop) a healthy soil reduces diseases in crops and help them grow strong and healthy. • _______（leave) chemicals in the ground for a long time is not good for the soil or the water supply. • ______ (use) his hybrid rice farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before. • However, he cares little about _______ (spend) the money on himself. • It also refers to crops _______ (grow) with natural rather than chemical fertilizers. Washing Putting Developing Leaving Using spending growing

13. changing 9. Instead, organic farmers insist on ________ (change) crops every two or three years. 10.These put the minerals back into the soil, _______ (make) it rich and healthy and ready to grow crops that need rich and fertile soil like corn or wheat. 11. He advised farmers to clear weeds from the ground before _______ (plant) crops. 12. Then he gave some advice on ______ (turn) over the soil. 13. He suggested ________ (change) crops every year. 14. In ______ (do) so he collected information from good farmers, studied it, and did experiments to find the best way. making planting turning changing doing