英語(yǔ)必修4 unit2 Working the landReading 公開(kāi)課課件

1、unit 2working the landreadinga poemfarmers weeding at noon,sweat down the field soon.who knows food on a tray,due to their toiling day.sympathy for farmersa poem鋤禾日當(dāng)午鋤禾日當(dāng)午,汗滴禾下土汗滴禾下土.誰(shuí)知盤(pán)中餐誰(shuí)知盤(pán)中餐,粒粒皆辛苦粒粒皆辛苦.憫農(nóng)（憫農(nóng)（2）select the seeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fert

2、ilize farming stepshow much land can be used for farming?1. 3/4 of our earth is covered with water!2. 1/2 of the rest is too hot, cold, or wet for farming!3. 3/4 of this part is used for roads, buildings like houses, schools! only 1/32 of the earth is used for farming! do all the people have enough

3、to eat?what problem do they show ?how do you feel when you see the pictures?the measures taken to deal with hungerinvent a new kind of plant to produce more food.cherish the food.stop the pollution to the land and protect the soil in the field.雜交稻雜交稻father of hybrid rice :yuan longpingyuan longping1

4、. a pioneer for all peoplea pioneer for all peoplereadingtask 1 skimming and scanning(individual work)find out the main idea of each paragraph, then match. para1 a. dr yuans dreams. para2 b. dr yuans personality. para3 c. dr yuans biography. para4 d. dr yuans appearance and his achievement.a pioneer

5、 for all people match the following headings with the right paragraphs.task 2:intensive reading(group work)read the passage carefully and try to get as much information as possible.para 1 appearance and achievement.1.appearance face: arm: body:sunburntsunburntslim but stronglooks like a_ farmeraltho

6、ugh he is one of chinas most famous scientists, yuan longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research.he is like one of millions of farmers, for whom he struggled for the past five decades.dr yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.para 1 appearance and achievement.2. ach

7、ievementshe grows what is called_, which makes it possible to produce_ more of the crop in the same fields.super hybrid rice20%personal information (p11)name:nationality:born:age:occupation:education:yuan longpingchina in 193089scientist/farmersouthwest agriculture college, in 1953para 2hobbies:list

8、ening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingreading topic sentence? dr yuan is quite satisfied with his life. he doesnt care about _. he likes freedom for his research and hobbies.being famouspara 4: his dreamshis first dreamhis second dreamproduce a kind of rice that could feed more people as huge

9、 as a peanutthe first dream as tall as sorghum as big as a corn to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globetask 3:post-reading(group work)discussing and talkingdiscuss these questions based on your understanding of the passage with your partners.（p11）1. why did yuan longping want to

10、increase the rice output when he was young?because at that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside. he saw many people suffer from hunger when he was young.i think he is more of a scientist, althoughhe works in the fields like a farmer. his main purpose is not to make

11、a profit for himself but to study agriculture and use that knowledge to improve farming forfarmers everywhere. i do not think he is a businessman, because his goal is not to make money.2. is dr yuan more of a scientist or more of a farmer? do you think he is a businessman? give your reasons. 3. dr y

12、uan was able to develop a successful agricultural products while thousands of other farmers couldnt. what do you think is the main reason for dr yuans success?i think dr yuan was successful because he kept working and did not give up. he was also very motivated to succeed and help other farmers around china.homework1. finish th