Unit 2 Working the land

Unit 2Unit 2Working the Working the

landland

an ear of rice

Poor rice

Super hybrid rice

A p

ion

eer

1.Yuan Longping is a farmer as well as a scientist.

2.He increased rice output by developing more area of fields, or expanding more area of fields.

3.Now that he is famous, he is satisfied with his present life.

4.He dreams of exporting(selling abroad) his rice.

True or false:

appearance

birth

education

achievement

slim, strong, sunburnt

Beijing, 1930

graduated from SAC, 1953

super hybrid rice

hobbiesplay the violin;mah-jong;swimming;reading

Fast reading I:

1/3; 60%;50million; 200million;22%; 7%

Find out the following pairs of figures

Can you draw a conclusion from the figures above?

1.increase the rice harvest

3.rid the world of hunger

2.produce harvests twice as large as before

Fast reading II:

What is his attitude towards fame and wealth?

circulating his knowledgeequiping others for their researchwould rather keep time for his hobbies

He never stops struggling or dreaming.

not satisfied with his life;care little aboutnot leading a comfortable life

What is he doing now?

Further reading I:

Wishing for things costs nothing.

What did it take to realise his dream?Devoting … toCaring little aboutNot being satisfied with …Leading a simple lifeHard working Being patientKnowledgeCourage …

Thinking:

1.Write the awarding speech for Yuan Longping as one of the top ten moving China.

a pioneer devote … to finding grow what is called..increase … without expanding rid … of hunger be satisfied with care little/much about lead a …life would rather… dream of producing… and exporting

他是一位真正的耕耘者。当他还是一个乡村教师的时候，已经具有颠覆世界权威的胆识；当他名满天下的时候，却仍然只是专注于田畴。淡薄名利，一介农夫，播撒智慧，收获富足。他毕生的梦想，就是让所有人远离饥饿。喜看稻菽千重浪，最是风流袁隆平！

用所给单词的正确形式填空 , 并说明做什么成分1.______ (watch) a family of chimps wake up is our fi

rst activity of the day.2.______(wash) for things, however, costs nothing.3.______ (put) this in their fields, they argue, makes t

he soil richer in minerals and so more fertile.4._______ (develop) a healthy soil reduces diseases i

n crops and help them grow strong and healthy.5._______ （ leave) chemicals in the ground for a lon

g time is not good for the soil or the water supply.6.______ (use) his hybrid rice farmers are producing

harvests twice as large as before.7.However, he cares little about _______ (spend) the

money on himself.8. It also refers to crops _______ (grow) with natural r

ather than chemical fertilizers.

Watching

Washing

Putting

Developing

Leaving

Using

spending

growing

9. Instead, organic farmers insist on ________ (change) crops every two or three years.

10.These put the minerals back into the soil, _______ (make) it rich and healthy and ready to grow crops that need rich and fertile soil like corn or wheat.

11. He advised farmers to clear weeds from the ground before _______ (plant) crops.

12. Then he gave some advice on ______ (turn) over the soil.

13. He suggested ________ (change) crops every year.

14. In ______ (do) so he collected information from good farmers, studied it, and did experiments to find the best way.

changing

making

plantingturning

changing

doing