Unit2WorkingthelandWarmup:1.Haveyouevergrownanyplants?2Haveyoueverbeentothecountryside?Whatdidyoudothere?3.Areyoufromafarmer’sfamily?Whatdoyouknowaboutfarming?Abasicfoodthateveryoneeatseveryday---staplefood•England,CanadaandUSA----•potatoesandbread•SouthAmericaandcentralAmerica•---corn•China,Italy,IndiaandJapan---•riceandpastaPre-reading•1.RiceisamainfoodinallEastAsianandSoutheastAsiancountries,Whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat?•2.Ifyouhadthechancetodoonethingtohelpendhungerintheworld,whatwouldyoudo?ReadingAPioneerForAllPeopleFastReadingPersonalinformationNameNationalityAgeOccupationEducationDreamAchievementHobbiesYuanLongpingChina74AfamousScientistFromSouthwestAgriculturecollegeRiceplantsastallassorghum.Produceakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeople.Exporthisricesothatitcanbegrownallovertheworld.Hegrowssuperhybridrice.Playviolin,listentoviolinmusic,playmah-jong,swimmingandreading,ridehismotorbikeComprehendingEx.1T&F1DrYuanismoreafarmerthanascientist.2DrYuan’skindofriceisthemostsuitableforChina’sfarmland.3DrYuanwouldratherworkthanrelax.4DrYuanhasdreamswhenheisasleepandalsowhenheisawake.5DrYuanenjoysasimplerlifethanmostrichandfamouspeople.FTTTTAnswerthefollowingquestionsEx.3onP11Ex.3onP111.DrYuanwantedtoincreasethericeoutputbecausehesawmanypeoplegohungrywhenhewasyoung.2.Hehelpstheworldgetridofhungerbyproducingahybridstrainofricewhichincreasestheharvest.3.DrYuanisleadingasimple,doinghisresearch,listeningtohismusicandridinghismotor-bike.4.DrYuanisasimple,academicmanwhoismoreinterestedinhelpingothersthanbeingfamous.FindthefollowingsentencesfromthereadingpassageandexplainwhattheunderlinedwordsmeanEx.2onP11•Ex.21.Itmeansthathethinksofhimselfasafarmerbutotherpeoplemaythinkofhimasafamousscientistorarichman.2.Itmeanshedoesnotonlylooklikeafarmerbutalsoheworksinthefieldswithfarmers.Infact,hedoesscientificresearchforthem.4.Itmeansthatfarmersgrowinghisricespeciesareproducingricetwiceasmuchastheydidinthepast.5.Itmeansthatdreamsarefreeandeverybodycanhaveideasaboutwhattheywouldliketheirfuturelifetobe.3.Itmeansthatmanypeoplewereveryhungryandtheyevenbecameillanddiedbecausetherewasnotenoughfood.Theimportantsentences1Thisspecialstrainofricemakesitpossibletoproduceone-thirdmoreofthecropinthesamefields.2YoumightguessthatDrYuan,whoisnowrichandfamous,issatisfiedwithhislife.3Thankstohisresearch,theUNistryingtoridtheworldofhungerRetellthetextaccordingtotimeline•1931•1950•1953•1974•Lastyear•NowYuanLongpingwasbornintoapoorfarmer’sfamily.Chinesefarmersproducedfiveandahalfbilliontonsofrice.YuanlongpinggraduatedfromSouthwestAgricultureCollege.Hebecamethefirstagriculturalpioneerintheworldtogrowricethathasahighoutput.Nearlytwentybilliontonsofricewasproduced.Morethan60%ofthericeproducedinChinaeachyearisfromthishybridstrainHomework1Readthetextaloudafterclass.2Retellthetextaccordingtotimelineafterclass.3Findthedifficultsentences.4FinishLearningaboutLanguage