Unit2WorkingthelandUnit2WorkingthelandWarmingupandreading1Haveyoueverbeentothecountryside?whatdidyoudothere?Warmingup–I(5ms)Answerthefollowingquestions:FarmingAreyoufromafarmer’sfamily?whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?soilploughingcropsweather&climateIrrigating(灌溉)……AgricultureinthepastAgricultureinthemoderntimesPre-reading(4ms)Answerthefollowingquestions:WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?Ifthathappened,peopletherewouldsufferfromstarvation.Peoplewouldbepanic(惊慌)andthewholecountrywouldgetintotrouble.袁隆平被誉为中国的“杂交水稻之父”.中国农民说，吃饭靠“两平”，一靠邓小平----制定了生产承包责任制的政策，二靠袁隆平----发明了杂交稻。袁隆平，男，１９３０年９月出生于北京，１９５３年毕业于西南农学院农学系。毕业后，一直从事农业教育及杂交水稻研究。在中国人民正闹饥荒的20世纪60年代，袁隆平提出了杂交水稻的概念，这种新型水稻具有高产量的特点。10年后，他研制成功了一种产量比一般水稻高出20%的新型水稻。袁隆平一生献身于农业研究，先后受到联合国教科文组织、粮农组织的称誉。袁隆平虽已年届７０岁，仍然一如既往地从事农业研究。袁隆平人物简历hybridrice;SystemofProductionResponsibility;institute;sufferthefamine;Yield;UNESCO,FAO.1.WhatdoesDrYuanlooklike?2.What’shisachievement?3.Whatdoyouthinkofhim?Listentothetapeandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhatdoesDrYuanlooklike?Hehasasunburntfaceandarmsandaslim,strongbody.Heismorelikeafarmerthanascientist.2.What’shisachievement?Hegrowswhatiscalledsuperhybridrice,whichmakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.Usinghishybridricefarmers’producingharveststwiceaslargeasbefore.3.Whatdoyouthinkofhim?Hedoesn’tlikemoneybecausehegivesmillionsofyuantoequipothersfortheirresearchinagriculture.Hedoesn’tlikefametoothoughhehasmadegreatcontributionstotheworld.He’sreallyrespectable.1.WhydidDrYuanwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?2.Howdoeshehelpridtheworldofhunger?3.WhatkindoflifeisDrYuanleading?4.UseafewwordstodescribeDrYuan’spersonality.SecondReadingReading(8ms)Readthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.WhydidDrYuanwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?DrYuanwantedtoincreasethericeoutputbecausehesawmanypeoplegohungrywhenhewasyoung.2.Howdoeshehelpridtheworldofhunger?Hehelpstheworldgetridofhungerbyproducingahybridstrainofricewhichincreasetheharvest.3.WhatkindoflifeisDrYuanleading?DrYuanisleadingasimplelife,doinghisresearch,listeningtohismusicandridinghismotor-bike.4.UseafewwordstodescribeDrYuan’spersonality.DrYuanisasimple,academicmanwhoismoreinterestedinhelpingothersthanbeingfamous.Detailreading(8ms)Pleasewritedownthesmallerheadinggivingalittlemoreinformationaccordingtothelargeheadingsasfollows:ApioneerforallpeopleHewantseveryonetocallhimafarmer.Hisbiography.Hispersonality.Hisdreams.LargeheadingsHewantseveryonetocallhimafarmer.Hisbiography.Hispersonality.Hisdreams.Hewantseveryonetocallhimafarmer.•Ascientistworkstheland.•Sunburntfaceandarms,slim,strongbody.•Growhybridrice.•Thefirstagriculturalpioneer.Hisbiography.In1931,hewasborn.In1931,hewasborn.In1953,hegraduatedanddevotedhislifetofindingwaystogrowrice.In1953,hegraduatedanddevotedhislifetofindingwaystogrowrice.Lastyear,twentybilliontonsofricewasproduced.Now,DrYuaniscirculatinghiskownledge.Lastyear,twentybilliontonsofricewasproduced.Now,DrYuaniscirculatinghiskownledge.HispersonalityHeissatisfiedwithhislife.Whyishesatisfiedwithhislife?Becausehedoesn’tlikemoneyandfame.•Thefirstdream.•Theseconddream.HisdreamsDoyouwanttoendthefamine(饥荒)intheworld?Ifyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?Discussion(8ms)ThemeasurestakentodealwithhungerInventanewkindofplanttoproducemorefood.Findasortoffertilizer(肥料)togivericeenoughnutrition.Stopthepollutiontotheenvironmentandprotectthesoilinthefield.AssignmentSurftheInternettofindmoreinformationaboutfarmingandyouareexpectedtopresentittoyourclassmatesinthenextclass.
