人教版M4U2 Working the land Reading阅读课.ppt

Para 2 His life experience Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s personality is not true? He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous. B. He cares little about money and fame(名望). C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich  and famous people. Produce a kind of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanut To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the globe African China African China * Unit 2 Working the land plow the field grow some young plants transplanting 插秧 fertilize Remove the weeds harvest rice Farmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day. If there was no rice one day, what would happen? suffer from starvation feel scared starve to death. fight for food, even kill each other Father of Hybrid Rice 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 hybrid rice; System of Production Responsibility; institute; suffer the famine; Yield; UNESCO, FAO. Task 1 Scanning Listen to the tape and find out the main idea of each paragraph. A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Whiling listening to the tape, match the following headings with the right paragraphs. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Dr. Yuan’s dreams. Dr. Yuan’s personality Dr. Yuan’s appearance and his achievements. Dr. Yuan’s brief life experience. Task 2 Careful reading Para. 1 Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement Q1: What does Dr Yuan look like? He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim, strong body. He is more like a farmer than a scientist. Q2: What is his achievement? He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce 20 percent more of the cr