book4unit2&Reading

What’sitabout?BrainstormingWhatwillyouthinkofwhenyouseetheword“agriculture”?agriculturewaterfarmertoolfieldseedmachineEnjoyaPoemFarmersweedingatnoon,Sweatdownthefieldsoon.Whoknowsfoodonatray,Duetotheirtoilingday.ByLiShenHaveyouevergrowanyplant?Doyouknowhowtogrowaplant?Howdoyouthinktogrowourmainfood----rice?First,thefarmersploughthefield.Theyhavetomakethesoillooseenoughtoplantcrops.Second,theygrowsomeyoungplants.Third,theyinserttheyoungplantsintotheloosefield.Whatabigharvest!ploughing（犁田）Learnthewordsseedingfertilizing(施肥)irrigating(灌溉)transplanting插秧harvestingwinnowing(扬谷)Readthestatisticsbelow.Didyouknowthesefactsbefore?Whatproblemdotheyshow?Discussion(groupwork)1.WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?2.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?3.Ifyouhadthechancetodosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?WhatisthemainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries?Rice.Itissaidthatthereare2.4billionpeopletoeatriceeverydaythroughouttheworld.Ifthathappened,peoplemightdieofhunger.Thewholeworldwouldgetintotrouble.Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?HungerDosomethingtohelpendhungerintheworld!!!APioneer*ForAllPeople*Reading:Lookatthetitleofthepassageandthepicture.Whatdoyoupredictthispassageisgoingtotalkabout?Thenskimthepassagetocheckifyouwereright.Inthelate1990s,Brown,anAmericanscholar,cameupwiththetheoryofChineseMenace(威胁),whichsaidthatinthe2030s,Chinesepopulationwilladdupto1.6billion,andhadthequestionwhowouldfeedthelargepopulationinChinaaswellasintheworld.Justatthattime,aChinesescientistdeclaredtotheworldthatChinacansolvetheproblembyhimselfandhelptosolvethesameproblemintheworld.YuanLongping“FatherofHybridRice”Fast-Reading:findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.ParagraphMainIdea1His________________________2His________________________3His________________________4His________________________appearanceandachievementsbirth,educationandresearchnoblepersonalitydreamsScanningName____________Age____________Nationality_____________Occupation_________________________Education_________Dream___________________Achievement_______Hobbies___________YuanLongping79(asof2009)agriculturescientist/farmertoexporthishybridricesothatitcanbegrownaroundtheglobe.In1974,developedhybridricewhichproduces1/3morethannormalricegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturalCollegein1953.Scanthepassagefirsttofindmoreinformation.Chineseviolinmusic,mahjong,swimming,readingYuan’sdreams1)Thefirstdream2)TheseconddreamProduceakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeople•Ashugeasapeanut•Thefirstdream•Astallassorghum•AsbigasacornToexporthisricesothatitcanbegrownallovertheworldPersonalinformationAchievements:Hobbies:growricethathasahighoutputcirculatehisknowledgeabroadgivemoneytoequipothersfortheirresearchplayinghisviolinlisteningtoviolinmusicplayingmah-jongswimmingridinghismotorcycletohisricefieldsCarefulreading:Readthepassagecarefullyandfinishthefollowingactivities.1.WhatdoseDr.Yuanlooklike?Why?2.Whatishisachievement?Para1:Helookslikeafarmerbecausehealwaysworksunderthesunforlongtime.Heproducessuperhybridrice.Para2:1.WhydidDr.Yuanwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?2.Howdosehehelpridtheworldofhunger?Becauseatthattime,hungerwasaseriousprobleminmanypartsofthecountryside.Hesawmanypeopleweresufferedfromhungerwhenhewasyoung.Heworkshardtoproducethehybridricethathasahighoutput.Para2a.Hewasbornintoapoorfarmer’sfamily.b.HegraduatedfromSouthwestAgriculturecollege.c.In1950,Chinesefarmersproducedfiftymilliontonsofrice.d.2billontonsofricewasproducedbygrowinghishybridrice.e.Hesearchedawaytoincreasericeoutputswithoutexpandingtheareaoffields.f.Hehelpsridtheworldofhungerbycirculatinghisknowledgeinlessdevelopedcountries.Properorder:PutDrYuan’sbiographyinrightorder.acbedfWhichofthefollowingdescriptionaboutDrYuan’spersonalityisnottrue?A.Heissatisfiedwithhislifebecauseheisnowrichandfamous.B.Hecareslittleaboutmoneyandfame.C.Hewouldratherworkthanleadacomfortablelife.D.Heenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.Para.3DrYuan’spersonalityPara41.Whatdoes“Dreamingforthings,however,costsnothing.”mean?2.DrYuanhasdreamsnotonlywhenheis_______butalsowhenheis______.Dreamsarefreeandeverybodycanhaveideasaboutwhattheywouldliketheirfuturelifetobe.asleepawakeAnswerthequestionsbasedonyourunderstandingofthepassage.1.WhydidYuanLongpingwanttoincreasethericeoutputwhenhewasyoung?2.IsDrYuanmoreofascientistormoreofafarmer?Doyouthinkheisabusinessman?Giveyourreasons.DrYuanwantedtoincreasethericeoutputbecausehesawmanypeoplegohungrywhenhewasyoung.Ithinkheismoreofascientist,althoughheworksinthefieldslikeafarmer.Hismainpurposeisnottomakeaprofitforhimselfbuttostudyagricultureandusethatknowledgetoimprovefarmingforfarmerseverywhere.Idonotthinkheisabusinessman,becausehisgoalisnottomakemoney.TorF1DrYuanismoreafarmerthanascientist.2DrYuan’sriceisoneofthemostsuitablewaysforChina’sfarmland.3DrYuanwouldratherworkthanrelax.4DrYuanhasdreamswhenheisasleepandalsowhenheisawake.5DrYuanenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.Paraphrasethesesentencesfr