Unit2WorkingthelandPeriod1Warmingupandpre-reading.Step1Lead-in.PoemByLiShenFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.Step2.Warmingup(Questions)1.Haveyouevergrownanyplants?Ifso,whatdidyoudotogrowthem?Ifnot,whatkindofplantwouldyouliketogrow?Howwillyougrowit?2.Haveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyoudothere?3.Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?Step3Pre-readingandtalking1.RiceisamainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?Tips:Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld；sufferfromstarvation/dieofhunger;panic,getintotrouble2.Ifyouhadthechancetohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?3.DoyouknowwhoYuanLongpingis?Abriefintroduction:YuanLongpingisknownasChina’s“fatherofhybridrice”.It’ssaidthatinChina,weeatdependingon“TwoPing”----DengXiaoping,whomadethepolicyofSystemofProductionResponsibility,&YuanLongping,whoinventedhybridrice.YuanLongping,whowasborninSeptember,1930,graduatedfromAgricultureDepartmentinSouthwestAgriculturalInstitute.Hehasbeenworkingonagricultureeducation&theresearchintohybridricesincehelefttheinstitute.Inthe1960s,whenChinawassufferingfromseriousfamine,hecameupwiththeideaofhybridrice,whichhasahighyield(oroutput).Tenyearslater,hesucceededininventinganewspeciesthatproduceda20percenthigheryieldthancommontypesofrice.Yuandevotedhimselftotheresearchintoagriculture,&washonoredbyUNESCO&FAO(联合国教科文组织）.Althoughheis74yearsold,heisstillworkingontheresearchintoagriculture.Period2ReadingStep1Lead-in。1.Listentothetapecarefullythenanswerthesequestions.1）Whenandwhodidbecomethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput?2）WhatdidYuanLongpinginvent?2.Readthepassageonceagain,thenfindoutthesesentencestrueorfalse.1）DrYuanismoreafarmerthanascientist.2）DrYuan’skindofriceisthemostsuitableforChina’sfarmland.用心爱心专心116号编辑3）DrYuanwouldratherworkthanrelax.4）DrYuanhasdreamswhenheisasleepandalsowhenheisawake.5）DrYuanenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.3.FindoutthetopicsentencesofeachparagraphPara.1:Hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.Para.2:Hehasdevotedhislifetofindingwaystogrowmoreandmorerice..Para.3:Hecareslittleaboutspendingthemoneyonhimselfandwouldratherkeeptimeforhishobbies.Para.4Dr.Yuan’sdreams.4.WritedownYuanLongping’spersonalinformation•Name:•Nationality:•Born:•Age:•Occupation:•Education:•Dream:•Achievements:•Hobbies:Period3Languagepoints:1.Strugglefor…为争取……而斗争Struggleagainst…为反对……而斗争Strugglewith…与……争斗1）Theswimmerstruggledagainstthetide.2）Wehadtostrugglewith/againstallkindsofdifficulties.3）Theslavesstruggledforthefreedom2.使做…成为…make+it+adj./n.+todo好天气使游泳成为可能Thefineweathermakesitpossible(forus)toswim.他将每早跑步做为一个规则Hemakesitaruletoruneverymorning.其他可用这种结构的词:feel,find,think,consider…3.搜查,搜索search(sb./sth.)for…Hesearchedalltheroomsforthemissingperson.Theysearchedthemanalloverformoney.4.由于,多亏thanksto相当于becauseof5.是从前两倍那么多twiceaslargeasbefore相当于oncelargerthanbefore6.对……感到满意besatisfiedwith…相当于bepleasedwithadj.satisfactory/satisfyingn.satisfaction用心爱心专心116号编辑7.在乎，在意careabout比较careforMyauntcaredformewhenmyparentswereawaylastweek.DrYuannevercaresaboutmoneyandfame.8.Indeed,hissunburntfaceandarmsandhisslim,strongbodyarelikethoseofmillionsofotherChinesefarmers.e.g:ThestreetsinBeijingarewiderthanthoseinmyhometown.Thenumberofstudentsinourschoolislargerthanthatintheirschool.9.DrYuangrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice.e.g:HecametowhatiscalledAmerica.10.Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.e.g:Thatmadeitpossibleforlifetobegintodevelop.Thedevelopmentofsciencemakesitpossibleforustoknowmoreabouttheuniverse.11.DrYuanawokefromhisdreamwiththehopeofproducingakindofrice(thatcouldfeedmorepeople).e.g:HewenttotheU.Swiththehopeoffindingabetterjobthere.Fillintheproperphrasesorwordstocompletethefollowing:1.Inaway,theaccidentwasagoodthingbecauseittaughtusagoodlesson.2.ItwasbecauseofhisadvicethatIsucceeded.3.Iamsatisfiedwiththeresultoftheexperiment.4.Theyhavestruggledforyearstodrivetheinvadersoutoftheircountry.5.Weallwishthatwecouldridtheworldofcrime.6.InsomelessdevelopedareasinChina,somefarmersarestillleadapoorlife.7.Theoutputofcornthisyearisdoublethatoflastyear.Aftergraduatingfromcollege,hewenttoShenzhenwiththehopeofgettingachancetobecomerichsoon.用心爱心专心116号编辑
