2. Unit 2 working the land Lesson one Reading

3. Warming up: Do you know how to grow rice?

4. plow the field

5. grow some young plants

6. insert the young plants into the field

8. harvest

9. rice

10. In this lesson we will learn something about the modern agricultural problems and an agricultural scientist, Yuan Longping. Pre- reading:

11. Possible version: Yuan Longping is known as China ’ s “ father of hybrid rice ”. It ’ s said that in China, we eat depending on “ Two Ping ” ---- Deng Xiaoping, who made the policy of System of Production Responsibility, & Yuan Longping, who invented hybrid rice. Yuan Longping, who was born in September, 1930, graduated from Agriculture Department in Southwest Agricultural Institute. He has been working on agriculture education & the research into hybrid rice since he left the institute. In the 1960s, when China was suffering serious famine, he came up with the idea of hybrid rice, which has a high yield. Ten years later, he succeeded in inventing a new species that produced a 20 percent higher yield than common types of rice. Yuan devoted himself to the research into agriculture, & was honored by UNESCO & FAO. Although he is over 70 years old, he is still working on the research into agriculture.

12. Listen to the tape carefully then answer these questions.

13. Age career Education Achievement Hobbies ____ 74 An _____________ scientist agricultural __________ degree Doctor’s Using his hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvest _______ as large as before. twice Play his violin, mah-jong, _________ and __________ swimming reading Listen to the text for the personal information of Yuan Longping

14. Yes or No? Read the passage once again,then find out whether these sentences are true or false. P10

15. Read the passage and finish the following: 1 Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist. 2 Dr Yuan’s kind of rice is the most suitable 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. F T T T T

16. Write down Yuan Longping’s personal information

17. Personal information name Nationality born age occupation education dream hobbies achievement

18. Personal information Name: Nationality: Born: Age: Occupation: Education: Dream: Yuan Longping Chinese in 1931; in a poor family 74 Scientist of farming Southwest Agriculture College,in 1953 With the hope of producing a kind of rice that could feed more people To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world

19. Personal information Achievements: Hobbies: grow rice that has a high output find ways to grow more rice circulate his knowledge abroad give money to equip others for their research playing his violin listening to violin music playing mah-jong swimming reading riding his motorcycle to his rice fields

20. Find out the main idea of each paragraph

21. The main idea of each paragraph: 1 st para: Yuan’s great achievement: super hybrid rice. 2 nd para: His devotion to the research of finding a way to grow more rice. 3 rd para: Yuan leads an ordinary life. 4 th para: Yuan’s dreams.

22. Can you describe Dr Yuan’s personality? simple, honest, hard-working cares little…, warm–hearted, … Discussion

23. Homework: 1.Read the passage for several times. 2.Retell the text according to time line after class.

25. Thank you