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Explore the life and achievements of Yuan Longping, China's renowned agricultural scientist known for inventing hybrid rice. Discover his journey from solving agricultural problems to his dream to feed more people globally.
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Unit 2 working the land Lesson one Reading
Warming up: Do you know how to grow rice?
Pre- reading: In this lesson we will learn something about the modern agricultural problems and an agricultural scientist, Yuan Longping.
Possible version: Yuan Longpingis known as China’s “father of hybrid rice”. It’s said that in China, we eat depending on “Two Ping” ---- Deng Xiaoping, who made the policy of System of Production Responsibility, & Yuan Longping, who invented hybrid rice. Yuan Longping, who was born in September, 1930, graduated from Agriculture Department in Southwest Agricultural Institute. He has been working on agriculture education & the research into hybrid rice since he left the institute. In the 1960s, when China was suffering serious famine, he came up with the idea of hybrid rice, which has a high yield. Ten years later, he succeeded in inventing a new species that produced a 20 percent higher yield than common types of rice. Yuandevoted himself to the research into agriculture, & was honored by UNESCO & FAO. Although he is over 70 years old, he is still working on the research into agriculture.
Task 1 Listen to the tape carefully then answer these questions.
Listen to the text for the personal information of Yuan Longping ____ 74 agricultural An _____________ scientist __________ degree Doctor’s Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvest _______ as large as before. twice Play his violin, mah-jong, _________ and __________ swimming reading
Task 2 Read the passage once again,then find out whether these sentences are true or false. P10 Yes or No?
Read the passage and finish the following: F T 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2 Dr Yuan’s kind of rice is the most suitable for China’s farmland. 3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. 4 Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. 5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. T T T
Task 3 Write down Yuan Longping’s personal information
name achievement Nationality born Personal information hobbies age occupation dream education
Personal information • Name: • Nationality: • Born: • Age: • Occupation: • Education: • Dream: Yuan Longping Chinese in 1931; in a poor family 74 Scientist of farming Southwest Agriculture College,in 1953 With the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world
Personal information grow rice that has a high output find ways to grow more rice Achievements: circulate his knowledge abroad give money to equip others for their research playing his violin listening to violin music playing mah-jong Hobbies: swimming riding his motorcycle to his rice fields reading
Task 4 Find out the main idea of each paragraph
The main idea of each paragraph: 1st para: Yuan’s great achievement: super hybrid rice. 2nd para: His devotion to the research of finding a way to grow more rice. 3rd para: Yuan leads an ordinary life. 4th para: Yuan’s dreams.
Discussion Can you describe Dr Yuan’s personality? simple, honest, hard-working cares little…, warm–hearted, …
Homework: • Read the passage for several times. • Retell the text according to time line after class.
