1、Working the LandUnit 2More than 800 million people go to bed hungry every day.a disturbingproblemHow to solve the disturbing problem?Whats the meaning of“pioneer”?Pioneer n.person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLEPara1 A.Dr Yuans dreams.Para2 B.Dr Yuans perso
2、nality.Para3 C.Dr Yuans biography.Para4 D.Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.Fast reading：Task 1 Scanning Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.Who is Yuan Longping?Name:_ Nationality:_Age:_ Occupation(job):_Education:_Dream:_Achievement:_ Hobbies:_Yuan LongpingChinese84Southwe
3、st Agricultural CollegeTo export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.His super hybrid rice(this hybrid rice has a high output)Farmer/ScientistListening to violin music,playing mah-jong,swimming and reading.Para.1 Dr Yuans appearance and his achievementTask 2 Careful readingQ1:What does
4、 Dr Yuan look like?He has a sunburnt face and arms and a slim,strong body.He is more like a farmer than a scientist.Q2:What is his achievement?He grows what is called super hybrid rice,which makes it possible to produce 20%more of the crop in the same fields.Para.2 His biographyTimeinformation193019
5、53As a young manIn a recentharvestnowBorn in Beijing Graduated from college1.Hunger was a great problem.2.Saw the great need for increasing the rice output.200 million tons was producedCirculating his knowledge22%7%Means?UN rid the world of hungerParagraph 3 Topic sentence?Dr Yuan is quite satisfied
6、 with his life.He doesnt care about _ and _.He likes freedom for his search and hobbies.famemoneyPersonalityHobbies:listening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingreadingParagraph 4Topic sentence?Just dreaming for things,however,costs nothing.dreamsPara 4:his dreamsHis first dreamHis second dream(
7、rice plants)As tall as sorghum(each ear)As big as an ear of corn(each grain)As huge as a peanutTo export his rice so that it can be grown all over the worldDiscussionIf you had the chance to do something to rid the world of hunger,what would you do?The measures to deal with hunger:Invent a new kind
8、of plant to produce more food.Find a sort of fertilizer(肥料)to give rice enough nutrition.Stop the pollution to the environment and protect the soil in the field.etc.Phrases:认为某人是为而斗争(努力)第一个做某事的人增加粮食的产量令人烦恼的问题毕业于寻找多亏了摆脱，除去对感到满意在乎consider sb to bestruggle forthe first person to do sthincrease the rice
9、 outputa disturbing problemgraduate fromsearch forthanks toridofbe satisfied withcare aboutPhrases:而不是梦想过舒适的生活很多年后渴望知识挨饿扩展成用装备两倍那么大rather thandream about/oflead/live a comfortable lifemany years laterhave a hunger for knowledgehunger for/after knowledgego hungryexpand intoequip sb/sth with sthtwice
10、as large asFill in the blanks:Dr Yuans appearance and achievement Yuan Longping _himself a farmer,for his_face and arms and his _,strong bodyare just like those of millions of Chinese farmers,forwhom he_(struggle)for the past five decades.Dr Yuan grows _ is called super hybrid rice,which_ produce 20
11、%more of the crop in the same fields.considerssunburntslimhas struggledwhatmakes it possible toDr Yuans life experiences Dr Yuan _Southwest AgriculturalCollege in 1953.Since then,_(find)ways to growmore rice has been his life goal.Dr Yuan searched for a way to increase rice harvests without _(expand
12、)the area of the fields._Yuansresearch,the UN has more tools in the battle to _the world _ hunger.graduated fromfindingexpandingThanks toridofDr Yuans personality Yuan Longping is _ with his life.He doesntcare about_(be)famous.He enjoys _toviolin music,swimming and reading.Dr Yuans dreams Just dream
13、ing for things _(cost)nothing.Long ago Dr Yuan had a dream about rice plants_ sorghum.Now his dream is _(export)his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.One dream is not enough _for a personwho cares for his people.satisfiedbeinglisteningcosts as tall asto exportespeciallySentence patterns:
14、1.If so,what did you do to grow them?If not,what kind of plant would you like to try growing?Have you finished reading the passage?_,you can go on with next passage._,Ill give you two more minutes.Tom:Is it true you dont swim at all now?Sally:Im afraid _.Im too old.(40期周报)If soIf notso其他省略结构if(it is
15、)possible/necessary_,(必要的话)you can turn to me for help._,(可能的话)I will pay you a visit this weekend.If necessaryIf possible2.Yuan Longping grows what is called super hybrid rice.After a hard time,they came to _ is called America today._matters most in learning English is vocabulary.A modern city has
16、been set up in _ was a wasteland ten years ago.China is no longer _ it used to be ten years ago.The problem is _.(他接下来想干什么)whatWhatwhatwhatwhat he wants to do next3.This special strain of rice makes it possible toproduce 20%more of the crop in the same fields.make/find/feel/think it+形容词/名词 to do sthThe terrible weather _.(使我们的出游不可能)Dr Yuan _(把提高粮食产量作为他的责任)At first,he _.(发现很难跟上老师)But now he _(发现英语并不难学).makes it impossible for us to go outmakes it his duty to increase the outputfound it difficult to follow the teacher finds it not difficult to learn English
