Unit 2 Task课件2023-2024学年牛津译林版九年级英语下册

Unit 2 Great people Task Yuan Longping—Father of Hybrid Rice Name: Yuan Longping Title: a rice scientist, a member of the Academy of Engineering Date of birth: 7 September 1930 Major events: 1953: worked as a teacher in an agriculture school after graduating from college 1960: saw people die of hunger, so began research into hybrid rice 1964: happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many advantages over others A ▲ 1975: developed a new type of hybrid rice plant, which produced 20% more rice per unit than other common kinds 1979: this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into the USA At present: over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America have grown hybrid nice Contribution: his achievements have increased rice production by 20%-30%, and in some places even more Why I admire him: spent all his life on the research and development of better rice plants; solved the problem of hunger for many people I think Yuan Longping, a rice scientist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, was one of the greatest people in the world. He was born on (1)_______________. In 1953, he began working as a (2)________ in an agriculture school after he graduated from college. In 1960, he saw people die of (3)_________, so he began research into hybrid rice. In 1964, he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many (4)____________ over others. After nearly ten years of hard work, he and his team finally developed a (5)_________ of hybrid rice plant, which produced (6)________________ per unit than other common kinds. 7 September 1930 teacher hunge