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Unit 2 Great People
Lesson 9 China’s Most Famous “Farmer”
1.Did you dream last night?
2.Can you remember it after you wake up? What happened in your dream?
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1.Do you have a dream of flying in the sky?
2. He dreams of one day becoming a famous violinist.
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1.Did you have a dream when you were a child? What was it?
2. Do you know something about the man?
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This is Yuan Longping.
What is Yuan Longping famous as?
Let’s read and answer the question.
He is famous as “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
Reading Tasks
Reading Tasks
Read Paragraph 1 and finish the tasks.
1. What dream did he have when he was a child?
2. What did he become when he grew up?
He dreamed that he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut.
Father of Hybrid Rice.
Reading Tasks
Read Paragraph 2 and finish the tasks.
He came up with an idea for hybrid rice.
He has spent much of his time researching and developing varieties.
He succeeded in developing hybrid rice.
The technology of hybrid rice was introduced to the United States.
The Great scientist died.
Time Events
In the 1960s
Since then
In 1973
In 1980
In 2021
What do you think the life of a great person is like?
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1. How did he work?
He works very hard.
2. How did he spend his free time?
He played the violin, listen to music, read books and swam.
Reading Tasks
Read Paragraph 3 and finish the tasks.
People call Yuan Longping the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In 1973, together with other scientists, he succeeded in __________hybrid rice. The ____________ of this new product made China a leader in rice production. Because of Dr. Yuan's hard work, China now __________enough rice to feed its people every year. He also has many other interests. He loves playing the ________, listening to music, reading and swimming.
Read the lesson again and fill in the blanks.
violin
developing
introduction
produces
Reading Tasks
In the 1960s, a few years after he finished his studies in agriculture at university, he came up with an i