模块四unit2 袁隆平.pptVIP

Warm up : 1. Have you ever grown any plants ? 2 Have you ever been to the countryside? What did you do there ? 3. Are you from a farmer’s family ? What do you know about farming ? Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s personality is not true? 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. Produce a kind of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanut  To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world Revision.(personal information) Name: Nationality: Born: Occupation: Education: Dream: Achievements: Hobbies: They have been doing their researches in different fields. 2. They have different ways of working. 3. Their receiving education is different. 4. The difficulty in working is different for different sexes. 5. They two got different results of researches. 6. They hold their different dreams. . . . Discussion What is happening to these people? * Unit 2 Working the land select the seeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fertilize Put the farming steps in right order. a. select the seeds b. sow the seeds c. plough the soil d. turn over the soil e. fertilize f. remove the weeds a b c d e f Ploughing (犁田) seeding fertilizing (施肥) irrigating (灌溉) transplanting 插秧 harvesting winnowing (扬 谷) rice What is the main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries? Rice. It is said that there are 2.4 billion people to eat rice every day throughout the world. Answer the following questions: Pre-reading What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? suffer from starvation and starve to death. feel scared / be panic(惊慌). fight for food, even kill each other and the whole country would get into trouble. Father of Hybrid Rice