高一英语人教课标必修4Unit2warming-up-and-reading.ppt

Produce a kind of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanut The first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn  To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world T or F 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2 Dr Yuan’s rice is one of the most suitable ways for China’s farmland. 3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. 4 Dr Yuan has dreams only when he is asleep. 5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. Exercises: Sum up Dr Yuan is one of China’s most famous scientists, but he considers himself a _____. Dr Yuan grows ______________ which has a high output. He is now _________ his knowledge in I______, V______ and many other less developd countries to increase their rice harvests. Dr Yuan is quite ____________ his life. However, he doesn’t care about being ____. farmer Super hybrid rice circulating satisfied with famous ndia ietnam Homework 1. copy the new words and expressions 2. read the text carefully So much for today! * M 4 Unit 2 Working the land Enjoy a Poem By Li Shen Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray(盘子 ), Due to(因为,由于 ) their toiling(苦干 ) day. How do you think to grow our main food----rice? seeding seeding fertilizing (施肥) irrigating (灌溉) transplanting 插秧 harvesting winnowing [win?u]? ( 扬 谷 ) rice Read the statistics below. Did you know these facts before? What problem do they show? Discussion ( group work ) What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? If that happened, people might die of hunger. The whole world would get into trouble. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? Every day, almost 16,000 children die of hunger One child every five seconds.? How to solve hunger? making good use of the waste land inventing a new kind of food… improving the quality of the soil preventing the pests from eati