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Unit 2 working the land. Lesson one Reading. Warming up:. Do you know how to grow rice?. plow the field. grow some young plants. insert the young plants into the field. harvest. rice. Pre- reading:.
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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.
