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Yuan Longping: The Pioneer of Super Hybrid Rice Revolution

Discover the life and achievements of Dr. Yuan Longping, a Chinese scientist and farmer whose innovative work in agriculture has revolutionized rice farming. Learn about his dreams, research, and the path to ending world hunger through super hybrid rice.

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Yuan Longping: The Pioneer of Super Hybrid Rice Revolution

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  1. Unit 2 Working the Land Reading : A Pioneer for all people

  2. The starving Sudan

  3. World Hunger Map

  4. How to end hunger? Yuan Longping’s way?

  5. Super Hybrid Rice

  6. Fast Reading Personal information Name: Nationality: Born: Occupation: Education: Dream: Yuan Longping Chinese in 1930 in Beijing. a scientist/farmer Southwest Agriculture College 1. saw rice plants as tall as sorghum 2. to export his rice

  7. Skimming:find out the main idea of each paragraph. way of life (Personality) … 3 dreams… 4 success (achievement)… 1 education and research… 2 SUCCESS = 1%INSPIRATION + 99%PERSPIRATION

  8. Success (achievement) Dream + + +Personality +… Education Research

  9. Careful Reading 1. What does Dr Yuan look like? 2. Why did Dr Yuan want to increase the rice output when he was young? 3. What are his contributions? He has a sun burnt face and arms and a slim, strong body. He is more like a farmer than a scientist.

  10. Where does he do his research? Balzac(巴尔扎克): If I am not at home, I am in a café; If I am not in the café, I am on my way to it. Dr Yuan:

  11. Enjoy two sentences with “care” 1.”He cares little about spending the money on himself or leading a comfortable life.” 2.”He also doesn’t care about being famous.” He is “Careless”

  12. Is Dr Yuan a careful man or a careless man? Many scientists like Yuan Longping are careless about how they live. This is because they are too careful intheir research.

  13. 1. listening to violin music 2. playing mah-jong 3. swimming 4. reading 3. What are Dr. Yuan’s hobbies?

  14. Yuan Longping was awarded the “World Food Prize" of 2004. Ladies and gentlemen, now allow me to announce the winner of “World Food Prize” ,Yuan Longping. He was born…..

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