Unit 2 Working the land--Reading
An introduction of Dr. Yuan
Prar. 1
Prar. 2
Prar. 3
Prar. 4
appearance achievement
his experience
his personality
his dreams
What's the main idea of the passage?
( each grain ) As huge as a peanut
Para. 4 Q2 What's Dr. Yuan's second dream?
To export his rice so that it can be grown a round the globe.
Discussion
1. Is Yuan Longping more of a scientist or more of a farmer or a businessman? Give your reasons. 2. W h a t f a c t o r s l e a d t o h i s g r e a t achievements? 3. Yuan Longping thinks that a person with too much money has more troubles. Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Q1: What do you think of the tittle A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE ? Q2: Which aspects did the author introduced with Dr. Yuan? Q3: What's the main idea of the passage?
is not satisfied a peanut with and his he wanted to export are fed from7%He of the present achievement his rice so and that never it can be grown farmland in China. stops struggling or dreaming. around the world.
Why is he called a pioneer for all people? Numbers Important facts Dreams
A farming scientist circulating his Heknowledge, had a dream about rice plants Now more than60% of the rice A new strain of rice equipping others as tall for astheir sorghum, each ear of produced in China each year A simple life research, keeping time rice as bigfor as his an ear of corn and is from this hybrid strain. A each dream hobbies. grain of rice was as huge as 22%of the world’s population
are now producing harvest twice as large as before But he was by growing his kind of rice. 5.________
not satisfied with his work.
Summary
6.________ Although now he leads a rich life, he still goes on with his work to develop his rice. I think his really work is 7.________(real) important to the world. Because of his hard work, the production of 8.________
Q2 What's his attitude towards life?
He is quite satisfied with his life and he cares little about fame and money. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. He enjoys a simpler life than most famous and rich people.
Para. 4
Q1 Describe the rice in Dr. Yuan's dream.
Q2 What's Dr. Yuan's second dream?
Para. 4
Q1 Describe the rice in Dr. Yuan's dream
( each ear ) ( rice plants ) As big as an ear As tall as sorghum of corn
Q2 What's his attitude towards life?
Para. 3
Q1 Can you list some hobbies about Dr. Yuan?
Playing mah-jong
Swimming
Reading
Listening to violin music
Para. 3Time源自1930 1953 born graduated from Southwest Agriculture college.
Information Information
Saw the greast need for increasing the rice As a young output; searched a way to increase rice outputs man without expanding the area of fields. A recent harvest
Unit 2 Working the land
（ Reading）
What do you usually eat in your each meal?
Where did they come from?
Discuss about how did the rice seed become staple food?
Now
produced nearly two hundred million tons of rice
circulating his knowledge in less developed countries.
Para. 3
Q1 Can you list some hobbies about Dr. Yuan?
THANK YOU
food has been improved. And the problem of hunger 9.________(hungry) can be solved. Thanks to Yuan Longping's great work, millions of people from his extraordinary work. can benefit 10.________
Ploughing
Seeding
Transplanting
Fertilizing
Harvesting
Irrigating
Rice
Watching a video, and answer this question: What problems do they have?
According to the WHO: The world produces enough food for everyone, but, more than 800 million people go to bed hungry every day.
What can we do to help them?
Which is the most effective way to solve this problem?
A pioneer for all people
Yuan Longping
Super hybrid rice
Listening to the record and glancing the passage, and then think about the following questions.
He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.
His life experience
Para. 2
Summary
Dr.Yuan Longping was 1.________ pioneer of a graduated (graduate) agriculture in China. He 2.________
from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since then he devoted his life to 4.________ finding 3._______ (find) ways to grow more rice. The rice farmers
It tells an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain of rice.
Unit2Workingtheland-Reading每课一练人教必修4.doc
Unit 2 第2 课时ReadingI.单词拼写根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，写出各单词正确的完全形式（每空限写一词）。
1.He is s _______ f rom a day on the beach.2.The measures will enable us to double our o _______ o f bicycles.3.He is thinking of e _______ his business.4.It is _______（令人不安的）to hear of your illness.5.I'm not at all s _______ with the result.6.These birds are rare and t _______ p rotected by law.7・ She's old enough to have the ______ （自由）to do as she likes.8.We ___________ （出口）goods to over 40 different countries.9.She lives in France but has British n _______ .10.Prices have risen greatly during the past ___________ （十年）•答案:1 .sunburnt 2.output 3.expanding 4.disturbing 5.satisfied 6. there fore 7.freedom S.export9.nationality lO.decadesII•用本课所学知识翻译下列短语。
1.种地做研究2.为……而奋斗3.世界第一位农业先驱4.产量高5.出生于一个贫穷的农民家庭6.提高水稻产量的极大需求7.—个令人烦恼的问题8.扩大土地面枳9.传播知识10.欠发达国家11.多亏了他的研究12 •消除世界饥饿的斗争13.对... 感到满意14.过着舒适的生活15・带着……的希望答案:1 .work the land to do some research2.struggle for3.the first agricultural pioneer in the world4.have a high output5 • be born into a poor farmer's family6.the great need for in creasing the rice output7. a disturbing problem8.expand the area of the fields9• circulate kn owledge10• less developed countries11• thanks to his research12.the battle to rid the world of hunger13.be satisfied with14e lead a comfortable life15.with the hope ofHI短文填空根据课文内容进行填空，每空限填一词。
Book8Unit2WorkingthelandReading2精读学版
Book8 Unit2 Working the landReading Precision farming hits its target(2)minimize/minimise vt.使减少到最低限度；贬低minimum n./adj./adv.最小值/最小的/最低boast vt./vi.有；吹嘘，夸耀 moisture n.潮气，水分 spray vt./vi./n. sprayer n.喷雾器,洒水车fertilize vt.使肥沃 fertilizer n.肥料 fertility n.富饶，丰产 real time 实时 put sth. to good use掌握文章相关语言点；2. Cultivate students' interest in agriculture; 培养学生对于农业的兴趣；3. Focus on agricultural development 关注农业发展。
Paragraph 1 (一)、Translate the phrases1.spring to mind ：2. 根深蒂固的传统农民形象：3. give rise to ：4. with remarkable accuracy ：5.aim to do sth ：6.conserve the environment ：7.have a positive impact on sth ：(二)、enjoy the sentenceThe collaboration between farming and technology has given rise to precision farming, an approach that equips farmers with the tools and data they need to make reliable decisions with remarkable accuracy.（page16, line57）翻译： 句子名词短语an approach that ...作precision farming 的 ，t hat equips farmers with...引导的是 ，修饰先行词 含义为：方法 ；with+抽象名次=副词，所以withgive rise to sth 意为（1）co llaboration /kəˌlæbəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ n.合作，协作；勾结，通敌；合作成果in collaboration with 与……合作；与……勾结；与……紧密合作co llaborate /kəˈlæbəreɪt/ vi.合作，协作（近义词：cooperate ）collaborate (with sb) on sth （和某人）在某方面合作collaborative adj.合作的，协作的 collaborator n.合作者，协作者；勾结者，通敌者（2）equip 含义： ，equip sb with sth ；equip sth with sth ；equip sb to do sth ；equip sb for sthequipped adj.装备齐全的；使有准备，使有能力be equipped with...配备有……；装有……；装备有A good education should equip you for life. 翻译： 他给自行车装了前灯。
人教版高中英语高一必修4 Unit2 Working the land-Reading
Para 4 His dreams
1) The first dream 2) The second dream
•The first dream
Produce a kind of rice that could feed more people
C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.
D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.
A pioneer for all people
His appearance and his achievement.
the rice oaruetapuotf the fields.
A recent 200 million tons of rice are produced year
now
Circulating his knowledge
A pioneer for all people
His appearance and his achievement.
each paragraph.
Match the following main ideas with the right paragraphs.
Para1 Para2 Para3 Para4
A. Dr Yuan’s dreams. B. Dr Yuan’s personality. C. Dr Yuan’s biography. D. Dr Yuan’s appearance
• As tall as sorghum
新人教版 必修4 Unit2 Working the land Reading 课文翻译 中英对照
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE造福全人类的先驱者Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. 尽管他是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁隆平仍然认为自己是个农民，因为他在田间耕作，进行科学研究。
Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. 的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸和手臂，以及他那消瘦而结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样。
过去50年来他一直在努力帮助他们。
Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.袁隆平种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻”的稻种。
In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. 1973年他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先锋。
This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. 这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获20%的产量。
Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.如今中国每年生产的稻米60%以上出自这种杂交稻种。
高中英语必修4·Unit2·Working·the·land--Reading(A·Pioneer·For·All·Peo
A Pioneer For All People于美华山东昌邑市文山中学在素质教育新形势下，要求建立以学生为主体，教师为主导的新型课堂。
倡导以小组互助型学习模式，以实现学生主体，教师主导的新型师生关系，激发学生的创造性思维，为顺应时代潮流，搞好课堂改革，我在自己的教学中，时刻注意渗透上述指导思想。
教材版本：普通高中课程标准实验教科书人民教育出版社年级册次：高一英语必修4课题：Unit2 Reading : A Pioneer For All PeopleTeaching aims:1．Let students know sth about the famous scientist---Yuan Longping and his hybrid rice.2．Let students learn the spirit of Dr Yuan3．Learn some words and expressions.4．Learn Grammar: The verb – ing formTeaching difficulties: 倍数表达法及分词做定语和状语Teaching important points: 重点词组，典型句型和倍数表达法Teaching aids: Tape recorder, multimedia,Learning aids: Dictionary, paper, textbook, notebookTeaching procedures:Step I Review the new words about the text.( Teacher read first . Students read after the teacher .The let Ss say out their meanings in groups .Finally Teacher let one volunteer each group say several the meanings of words to check them right )1. statistic2. decade3. crop4.battle5. grain6. peanut7. expand8.circulate9.export 10.disturbingStep II Pre-reading Look at the picture and think about the following questions.( Discuss in groups freely . Teacher may make a summary )1.What could you do to help hungry children in poor countries?2.What would you do if there was no rice to eat tomorrow ?3.Who do you think is the greatest hero for hungry people in the world ?Step III Reading : A Pioneer For All People1. Read the passage quickly and use the information in the passage to complete the followingnotes about Yuan Longping (Read silently, fill in the blanks individually, discuss in groups ,and then Teacher show the right answer on the screen to check them .)Name : _________ Nationality :_________Age : _________ Occupation :_________Education : _____________________________________________________Dream : _____________________________________________________Achievement : ___________________________________________________Hobbies : ___________________________________________________2. Read the text again and choose the best answer.(Read silently and underline the informationsentence for each question , choose the answer, discuss the answer in groups and then let one volunteer say out which one is the best and why ).1) The whole passage mainly talks about _____________.A how to solve the world’s hunger problem B. how to increase rice harvestsC . Yuan Longping’s achievements in farmingD Y uan Longping’s daily life2) If you met Yuan Longping face to face , you would think him to be a farmer because_________.A he is one of the agricultural pioneers in the worldB he works the land to do his research and has a sunburnt faceC he has made great achievements in farmingD he wears simple clothes as other farmers3) Although Yuan Longping is rich and famous, he wants to _________.A earn much more money to help othersB spend more time on his hobbiesC lead a simple lifeD lead a comfortable life4) What’s the main idea of the last paragraph ?A Yuan Longping’s another dream is to export his riceB Yuan Longping proves that one dream is not always enough .C Yuan Longping always has a lot of dreams when sleepingD Dreams can help people make greater achievements5) What can we infer from the passage ?A Dr. Yuan is the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output.B Dr. Yuan is not really satisfied with his life.C In the 1950’s , many parts of the countryside were short of food.D His way of increasing rice harvest only works in some Asian countriesSuggested answers : 1-5 CBCDC3. Listen to the tape and pay attention the pronunciation , pauses and intonation .4. Read again and find the phrases .( Read aloud , find the phrases and write down on the papers. Then check the answers with your partners in groups . Teacher show the right answers on the screen . Each phrase allows several answers )1) 认为他是一个农夫11）传播他的知识2）耕种土地12）由于，幸亏3）在过去的50年里13）使世界摆脱饥饿4）三分之一14）对…很满意5）出生于15）宁愿，宁可6）毕业于16）过一种舒适的生活7）一个令人烦扰的问题17）使别人有能力研究农业8）寻找18）每一穗稻谷9）这些增长了的收获物19）怀着…的希望10）许多其它的欠发达国家20）输出他的水稻Step 4．Long and difficult sentences.( Teacher shows the sentences on the screen .Remind the Ss of the underlined parts in each sentence. Let Ss discuss what should be paid attention to in underlined parts in groups . Then let some volunteers say out their opinion. Finally Teacher make a summary about each underlined part.)1) Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research.2) Dr Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice .3）Now more than 60% of the rice (produced in China each year) is from this hybrid srrain .4)These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world’s people are fed from just 7% of thefarmland in China5) Using his hybrid rice , farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before .表示倍数可用下列句式；a. 主语+ 谓语+ 倍数+ as + 形容词+asb. 主语+ 谓语+ 倍数+ the size ( amount , length…) of …c. 主语+ 谓语+ 倍数+ 形容词/ 副词比较级＋than …6) Since then , finding ways (to grow more rice) has been his life goal .7) Just dreaming for things , however , costs nothing .Step 5. Practice in class..(Check the result . First do individually, then discuss the answers in groups , and at last let volunteers say out which is the best answer and why )1) He found it increasingly difficult to read ______ his eyesight was begging to fail .(2008年高考英语试题山东卷单项选择22)A thoughB forC butD so2) _____was most important to her , she told me , was her family.(2008年高考英语试题山东卷单项选择23)A ItB ThisC WhatD As3) Lucy’s new job paid twice as much as she had made ________ in the restaurant.(2008年高考英语试题山东卷单项选择35)A. working B work C to work D worked4) At the beginning of the class , the noise of desks _______ could be heard outside.(2007年全国卷)A opened and closedB to be opened and closedC being opened and closedD to open and closed5) _______such heavy pollution already , it may now be too late to clean up the river.A Having sufferedB SufferingC To sufferD Suffered6) Suddenly , a tall man driving a golden carriage ________ the girl and took her away , ______into the woods.( 上海2004 春卷)A seizing , disappearedB seized , disappearedC seizing , disappearingD seized , disappearing7）The home rent is expensive . I’ve got about half the space I had at home and I’m paying _____here.A as three times as muchB as much three timesC much as three timesD three times as much8) The new park is _____ of the old one .A three times the sizeB the three times sizeC the size three timesD three the size times9) Don’t use words ,expressions, or phrases________ only to people with specificknowledge.(2002年上海，34)A being knownB having been knownC to be knownD known10）_______ into a poor farmer’s family in 1930, Dr Yuan graduated ________Southwest Agricultural College in 1953.(课文原句)A Be born , inB Born, fromC He was born , fromD Be born , in Suggested answers: 1-5 BCACA 6-10 DDADBStep 6. SummaryStep 7. Homework.利用所学词汇及句型，仿写另一位古代农学家贾思勰的事迹。
新人教版-必修4-Unit2-Working-the-land-Reading-课文翻译-中英对照
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE造福全人类的先驱者Although he is one of China's most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research. 尽管他是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁隆平仍然认为自己是个农民，因为他在田间耕作，进行科学研究。
Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades. 的确，他那被太阳晒得黝黑的脸和手臂，以及他那消瘦而结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样。
过去50年来他一直在努力帮助他们。
Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.袁隆平种植的是被称为“超级杂交水稻”的稻种。
In 1973, he became the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output. 1973年他成为世界上第一位种植高产水稻的农业先锋。
This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce 20% more of the crop in the same fields. 这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地多收获20%的产量。
Now more than 60% of the rice produced in China each year is from this hybrid strain.如今中国每年生产的稻米60%以上出自这种杂交稻种。
广东省揭阳市第三中学人教版高中英语必修四Unit2Workingtheland——reading课件(共97张PPT)
Hoeing millet in mid-day heat, Sweat dripping to the earth beneath, Do you know the food on your plate, Each grain was hard-earned,mate?
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
Analysis of teaching material
(2).Important and difficult points
Important points:
Get the Ss to know more about Dr Yuan’s life experience and his achievements.
Occupation: ____fa_r__m__e_r____ He works the land
职业
___s_c_i_e_n_t_i_st____ to do his research.
Appeararinccee: s_u_n__b_u_r__n_t_ face ansdupaerrmhybrid rice _s_l_im___ ands_t_r_o_n_g_ body
Every year,many African children die of hunger.
We don't know how to do? :( I will show you some pictures.
HELP ME ！
Jacob,from Africa
A starving child being eyed by a vulture
Achievements: He grows _s_u_p_e__r_h_y__b_r_i_d__r_ic_e_
高中英语人教版必修四Unit2_Working_the_land--Readingppt课件
Para 2
Time 1930 1953 As a young man Last year now
His biography
information
Born in Beijing
Southwest Agriculture College
Hunger was a great problem
Saw the great need for increasing the rice output 200 million tons produced
② What does he do with his money?
Give money to equip others for their research in agriculture
③ What are his hobbies?
Listens to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming , reading riding his motorbike
• Worldwide, more than 1 billion people currently live below the international poverty line, earning less than $1 per day.
• 854 million people across the world are suffering from hunger, up from 852 million a year ago.
• Find information according to the following figures • One third • The hybrid rice 60% • 22% • 7%
Unit2WorkingtheLand-ExtendedReading课件牛津译林版高中英语选修第一
Task 7 Read the article and decide true (T) or false (F).
T 1. Tea is currently the world’s second most popular
drink.
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F 2. Shennong came across tea when wet leaves blew
Because tea drinking became an important part of China’s rich culture.
4. Why is the Classic of tea written by Lu Yu mentioned in the article?
Because it remains the earliest and most famous detailed study on tea in the world, covering everything anyone could possibly want to know about Chinese tea.
➢ Part of life ➢ Get refreshed ➢ Prevent certain diseases and maintain health ➢ A way of socializing ➢ Pursue mental peace
➢…
Task 5 Giving subheadings From hillside to teacup
most terrible weather conditions, to trade Sichuan and Yunnan tea for
horses.
高中英语必修四unit_2_working_the_land_Reading_language_points知识点讲解
President.
4. This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.这种特殊的稻种使得同样的田地 多收获三分之一的产量。 (make, think, regard，believe，find， consider…)+it +adj+ to do+sth e.g. We think it important to learn English well. we think it a surprise to go out. Ann thinks it no pleasure looking through windo We think it a pity that you lost your book.
graduation n. 毕业(大学毕业之后，他去当工程师)
6.at that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.
hunger n. 饥饿，欲望v.渴望渴求 die of hunger hunger to do sth 渴望做某事 have a hunger for/after sth 渴望得到某物 hunger for/ after sth 渴望得到某物
7. Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the
world of hunger. 1) thanks to: 幸亏/由于 Thanks to your help, I passed the exam. because of, thanks to, as a result of on account of, owning to , due to