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Reading and Thinking:
UNIT 5 WORKING THE LAND
News 1
The hunger problem is expanding in the world.
Therefore... Some poor people in Hayti have to eat the mud cakes as their main food now.
the mud cakes
News 2.
To rid the India of hunger, the Indian government decided to cut down the export of rice. Facing the problem, people in India only have two meals one day.
Two meals are enough for children?
5 million children die of hunger every year.
共和国勋章
Yuan Longping -- Father of Hybrid Rice
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
pioneer n. a person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.
Q1: What does Yuan Longping 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 20% more of the crop in the same fields.
Appearance
Achievement
Para1
Yuan Longping's appearance and achievement
a. He was born into a poor farmer’s family . b. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college. c. Chinese farmers produced fifty million tons of rice. d. He became the first agricultural pioneer 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.
a
c
b
e
d
f
Para 2. Put the following sentences in right order.
1930
1953
1950
1973
as a young man
now
Proper order:
Para. 2 Yuan Longping’s biograghy
Which of the following description about Yuan Longping 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.
Para3
Hobbies:
listening to violin music
playing mah-jong
swimming
reading
Para3
Yuan Longping’s personality
Read para 4
Para. 4 Yuan Longping’s dreams
1st
To ________ a kind of rice that could feed more people.
The rice plants were __________________.
Each ear was ________________________.
Each grain was _____________________.
produce
as tall as sorghum
as big as an ear of corn
as huge as a peanut
The second dream
To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe
Summary
China
scientist
Southwest Agricultural College
sunburnt
slim
strong
super hybrid rice
rid
export
listening to violin music
playing mah-jong
swimming
reading
To ________ a kind of rice that could feed more people.
produce
An interview
Homework: Writing
Write a brief introduction about Yuan Longping. You may use the useful expressions.
Useful expressions:
super hybrid rice
Thanks to...
be satisfied with
lead a … life
dream of/about
prefer... to ...
would rather do …than do
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