Unit 2 Working the land

Have you ever been to the countryside? what did you see or do there?

wheat sorghum rice corn Potatoes Staple food What do you know about “ farming ”?

Do you know how to grow rice?

悯农 唐 · 李绅 锄禾日当午， 汗滴禾下土。 谁知盘中餐， 粒粒皆辛苦。 The Peasants’ Lot Li Shen ( ) Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day?

select the weeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fertilize farming steps

plow the field

grow some young plants

insert the young plants into the field

harvest

rice

1. 3/4 of our earth is covered with water!

2. 1/2 of this piece is too hot, cold, or wet for farming!

3. 3/4 of this part is used for roads, houses, schools!!

4. 1/32 of the earth is used for farming!!!

The skin of our apple is the size of the earth to grow plants!

ten years ago now

ten years ago now

More and more farmland has been used for buildings, but not for farming. ten years ago now

P opulation

Why could China feed 22%of the world’s people from just 7%of the farmland? Who plays such an important part in Chinese agriculture?

Father of Hybrid Rice

袁隆平被誉为中国的 “ 杂交水稻之父 ”. 中国农民说， 吃饭靠 “ 两平 ” ，一靠邓小平 ---- 制定了生产承包责任制 的政策，二靠袁隆平 ---- 发明了杂交稻。 袁隆平，男，１９３０年９月出生于北京，１９ ５３年毕业于西南农学院农学系。毕业后，一直从事 农业教育及杂交水稻研究。 在中国人民正闹饥荒的 20 世纪 60 年代，袁隆平提 出了杂交水稻的概念，这种新型水稻具有高产量的特 点。 10 年后，他研制成功了一种产量比一般水稻高出 20% 的新型水稻。 袁隆平一生献身于农业研究，先后受到联合国教 科文组织、粮农组织的称誉。袁隆平虽已年届７０岁， 仍然一如既往地从事农业研究。 袁隆平人物简历 hybrid rice; System of Production Responsibility; institute; suffer the famine; yield; UNESCO, FAO.

Task 1 Scanning Find out the main idea of each paragraph.

Pairwork ： Match the following headings( 标题） to each paragraph. A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Para1 A. Dr Yuan ’ s dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuan ’ s personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuan ’ s biography( 传记 ). Para4 D. Dr Yuan ’ s appearance and his achievement.

Para. 1 Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement Task 2 Careful reading Q1: What does 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 one-third more of the crop in the same fields.

Para 2 His biography Timeinformation As a young man in a recent harvest now Born in Beijing Southwest Agriculture College Hunger was a disturbing problem Saw the great need for increasing the rice output 200 million tons produced Circulating his knowledge

a. He was born into a poor farmer’s family. b. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college. c. In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 5.5 billion tons of rice. d. 20 billon tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice. e. He searched for a way to increase rice outputs without expanding the area of fields. f. He helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries. Proper order: ac b e df Dr Yuan’s biography

Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s personality is not true? A. He is satisfied with his life because he is now rich and famous. B. He cares little about money and fame. C. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. Para. 3 Dr Yuan’s personality

His dreams Para4 1) The first dream 2) The second dream

Produce a kind of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanut The first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn

To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe.

Revision.(personal information) Name: Nationality: Age: Occupation: Education: Dream: Achievements: Hobbies:

Personal information (Resume) Name: Nationality: Age: Occupation: Education: Dreams: Yuan Longping Chinese 78 Scientist of farming Southwest Agriculture College His first dream His second dream

Personal information Achievements: Hobbies: In 1974,developed hybrid rice which produces 1/3 more than normal rice Listening to violin music playing mah-jong swimming reading

T or F 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2 Dr Yuan’s rice is one of the most suitable ways for China’s farmland. 3 Dr Yuan would rather work than relax. 4 Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake. 5 Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.

Discussion What is happening to these people?

Hunger

If you had the chance to do something to help end hunger in the world, what would you do ?

How to solve hunger? making good use of the waste land developing the technology to… inventing a new kind of food… improving the quality of the soil preventing the pests from eating our crops

The measures taken to deal with hunger Invent a new kind 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.

Key phrases: 1. regard oneself2. work the land 3. sunburnt face and arms4. slim and strong boy 5. in many ways 6. the past five decades 7. struggle to help sb8. super hybrid rice 9. the first agricultural pioneer 10. have a high output 11. make it possible to do… 12. graduate from…13. devote one’s life to… 14. the great need for increasing the rice output

15. circulate the knowledge16. less developed countries 17. thanks to his research 18. rid the world of hunger 19. be satisfied with… 20. care little about lead a comfortable life 22. equip sb for their research 23. would rather keep time for… 24. awake from… 25. with the hope of … 26. export his rice

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