高中英语选择性必修一 unit5 Working the land Period 2 Build up your vocabulary

1、 Unit 5 Working the land Period 2 Build up your vocabulary选择性必修一 人教版（2019）Revision Yuan Longping, (know) as the “father of hybrid”, is one of Chinas most famous scientists. From an early age, concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious (short) of food

2、 to eat. To tackle this crisis, he (choose) to study agriculture and research hybrid rice. Then through intense effort, Yuan developed the first hybrid rice could be used for farmers to expand their output (great).Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China, many other countries that depend rice

3、 as well. He makes large (donate) to support agricultural research. What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability fulfill his dreams. Fill in the blanks based on the passage（P50）known whatshortagechosethat greatlybutondonationstoBrainstormIf you know the answer, please stand

4、up and speak loudly. n. 不足；缺少；短缺vt. 解决；应付；处理n.危机；危急关头shortage tackle crisis （pl. crises）v. 使增长；使兴旺boostvt. 使相信；使确信；说服convince n. 特征；品质characteristic v. 获得；得到attainadj. 传统的；习惯的conventional shortbe short ofbe short forBrainstormIf you know the answer, please stand up and speak loudly. n. 假定；承担；权利获得vt.

5、 克服；解决；战胜adj. 国内的；家用的assumption overcome domesticn. 消费；消耗量consumptionv. 产生；引起generaten. 休闲；空闲leisure n. 土壤；国土；领土soiln. 名誉；名人celebrity assumeovercameconsumeBrainstormIf you know the answer, please stand up and speak loudly. 致力于；专心于不懈的努力增加产量be devoted to= devote(oneself) to intense effort expand their

6、 output 据估计It is estimated that包含，由组成be comprised of 想象；视野；视力vision for 成为现实become a realitymake every effort to do sthspare no efforts to do sthbe made up ofbe composed ofconsist ofBuilding up your vocabularyKey words： 1. devote vt. 把献给；把专用于；专心于 记牢：devote to把用于；把奉献于 be devoted to/ devote(oneself) t

7、o致力于；献身于，to为介词。 精练：1. They devoted （they）to doing some agricultural research. 2.这些艺术家把终生献给了艺术。themselvesThese artists devoted all their life to art.devoteBuilding up your vocabularyKey words： 2. estimate vt. 估计；估价；估算 n.估计；估算 记牢：be estimated to be 估计是 It is estimated that据估计 精练：1. He （estimate）what h

8、appened yesterday. 2.据估计中国有超过14亿的人口。estimatedIt is estimated that China has a population of over 1.4billion.Building up your vocabularyKey Phrases： 包括；包含；由组成(或构成) 由组成救援队由十个警察和八个医生组成。The rescue team _ ten policemen and eight doctors.be comprised ofbe composed ofconsist of（无被动）be made up ofis composed

9、 of; consists of; is made up of; is comprised ofDiscussionCan you replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the words from the text? 1. To deal with this crisis, he chose to study agriculture.2. He is very good actor and he commits himself to every role that he takes on.tackledevotesDis

10、cussionReplace the underlined words with the correct forms of the words from the text. 3. Yuan Longping, through intense effort, solved enormous difficulties and developed the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming .4. Yuan Longping strongly believed that the answer could be found in the c

11、reation of hybrid rice.overcamewas convincedDiscussionReplace the underlined words with the correct forms of the words from the text. 5. This hybrid enabled farmers to increase their output greatly.6. Students are encouraged to try a variety of free-time activites to reduce the intense stress from s

12、tudying.boostleisureLets doComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the text. 1. The c of a person are the special qualities that make him or her different from others.2. Scientists from different countries have been pursuing various possibilities to overcome food s . haracter

13、isticshortagefood/water/housing shortagesLets doComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the text. 3. Many of us a that earthquakes would never happen in our area.4. With more and more farm machines being used in the fields, the c of fuel has been increasing.ssumeonsumptioncon

14、sumevt.消耗,耗费consumer n.消费者;用户;顾客Lets doComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the text. 5. Newspapers should pay less attention to media c and more attention to our national heroes.6. Our general manager tried his best to help overcome the difficulties we were facing during

15、the financial c . elebritiesrisisLets doComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the text. 7. My mother is very c and finds it hard to accept the modern lifestyle that I enjoy.8. The government has decided to boost the programme to g morenew jobs.onventionalenerategeneration n

16、.一代;产生;一代人generator n.发电机DiscussionUse these words to make your own sentences Examples: 1. He overcame all difficulties to realize his dream.2. He assumed he would pass the final exam.3. People try to reduce their meat consumption to lose weight.4. My idea generated their interest.5. My father is co

17、nventional and always refuse my suggestion.GroupGroup1group2group3PersonName1Name2Name3PKExerciseComplete the passage below with the correct forms of the words in the box. A vast underground shelter built during World War II has been turnedinto an urban farm.ExerciseComplete the passage below with t

18、he correct forms of the words in the box. tackle vision conventional deep down be comprised of realityconsumption A vast underground shelter built during World War II has been turned into an urban farm, supplying supermarkets and restaurants in London. The shelter, which could protect up to 8000 peo

19、ple from wartime bombs, two large tunnels that were intended to one day become an extension of the London Underground. But that never became and the shelter was left for 70 years. was comprised of realityn.扩建部分adj.城市的；都市的ExerciseThen businessmen decided to make use of it to grow green vegetables to

20、meet increasing demands. The tunnels are lit with pink LEDs as there is no natural light below the ground. The vegetables are grown in special liquids instead of the earth that is used as in farming. Many experts share a that this kind of urban farming could help not only in the problem of populatio

21、n growth, but also in adapting to climate change.deep downconventionalvisionconsumptiontacklingn.地下通道；隧道ExerciseComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box. expand overcome estimate generate extension 1. The school board plans to have an built to the library.2. The new film

22、 a lot of excitement, and ticket sales were way beyond our expectations.3. Unable to his shyness, he stood there without saying anything.extensiongeneratedovercomebe way beyond 远远超出；远不止ExerciseComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box. expand overcome estimate generate exte