Unit 2Working the landReading—A Pioneer for all people

1、Unit 2 Working the landReadingA Pioneer for all peopleTeaching Aids:1. Learn the vocabularies of farming2. Find information about Dr Yuan .his super hybrid rice and the important significance of his researchTeaching Procedures:Step1: Watch the video (Poem-Planting seeds by Li Shen)Question: What doe

2、s the poem talk about?Step2: Lead -in1. Show the students some pictures and have them talk about the pictures1) Some farmers are working in the field2) Show some foods to students ( sorghum /wheat/ rice. /Tomatoes / corn / potatoes / cabbages / carrots)2. Get the students to answer the following thr

3、ee questions and express there own opinions.Q1: Are you from a farmers family? What do you know about farming?Possible answer: Yes, my father is a father. In my opinion, farming is hard work. People have to plant crops, smooth away weeds and get in crops at the right time. They have to get up early

4、to work in the field so as to protect themselves from the sunshine.Q2: If there was no food one day, what would happen?Possible answer: hungry / diedQ3: What do you think is the greatest hero for hungry people in the world?Possible answer: If the students read the passage about “A Pioneer for all pe

5、ople “in advance , May be they can answer:, “Yuan Longping”.3. Show the introduction of Dr Yuan and tell students :“Just at that time, a Chinese scientist declared to the word that China can solve the problem by himself and help to solve the same problem in the world”.Means:原子弹让中国人不在受恐吓!袁隆平(Father o

6、f Hybrid Rice)使中国人不再挨饿!Step3. Reading1. Give students two minutes and ask them to scan or skim for the answers to the following questions.1).When and who did become the first agricultural pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output?2).What did Dr Yuan invent?Answers: 1 ) In 1974 / Yuan

7、Longping3) Super hybrid rice2. Careful reading Ask students to read the passage carefully, find main idea of the text and answer questions:Para1: Dr Yuans appearance and his achievementQ1: What does Dr Yuan look like?Q2: What is his achievement?Answers: 1. He has a sun burnt face and arms and a slim

8、, strong body , He is more like a farmer than a scientist.2. He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields, Thanks to his research , the UN is trying to rid the world of hunger, using his hybrid rice farmers are producing

9、harvest twice as large as before.True or False: 1.Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist (F) 2Dr Yuan s kind of rice is the most suitable for Chinas farmland. ( T ) Para2. Dr Yuans biographyPut Dr Yuans biography in right orderA. he was born into a poor farmers familyB. he graduated from southwes

10、t Agriculture collegeC. In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 5.5 billion tons of riceD. 20 billion tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid riceE. He searched for a way to increase rice outputs without expending the areas of fieldsF. He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge i

11、n less developed countries.Right order: A-C-B-E-D-FPara3: Dr Yuans personality1. Achievements( keys ):a. Grow rice that has a high output b. Circulate his knowledge abroad c. Give money to equip others for the research2. Hobbies a. Play his violin b. Listening to violin music c. Playing mahjong d. S

12、wimming e. Riding his motorcycle to his rice fieldsPara4: Dr Yuans dreamsa. The first dream(keys ): Produce a kind of rice that could feed more peopleAs tall as sorghum /As big as a corn /As huge as a peanutb. The second dreamTo export his rice so that it can be grown around the globeStep4. Exercise

13、Give some sentences, according to the passage and choose T or F.1. Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist2. Dr Yuans rice is one of the most suitable ways for Chinas farmland. 3. Dr Yuan would rather work than relax.4. Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake.5. Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Answers: T ( 2. 3. 4. 5) / F( 1