人教新课标高中英语必修四 Unit2 Working the land (共52张PPT).ppt

Para. 4 His dreams What did Dr Yuan’s rice look like in his dream? The rice plants were as tall as sorghum. Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn. Each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut. One dream is not always enough, especially for a person who loves and cares for his people. His dreams Long ago 2.Now: Producing a kind of rice that could feed more people to export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe Task 3 Post reading Passage comprehending 篇章理解 1. Which of the following description about Dr Yuan ‘s personality is not true? He is satisfied with his life because he is rich and famous. He cares little about money and fame( 名声). He would rather work the land rather than lead a comfortable life. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. Detail information 细节理解题 2. “Just dreaming for things, however, cost nothing” what does this sentence mean? If you dream, you will spend a lot of money. Dreams are free, and everybody can have ideas about what they would like their future to be. If you only dreams, you can get nothing. Dreams are free so that they cost no money. Sentence comprehending 句意理解题 3. What may be the style of the passage? a story. a travel journal. a biography. a poem. Style comprehending 体裁理解题 (an introduction to a person) 4. In the passage, ”a pioneer” is a person who________? the first to go into an area to live and work there. goes into an unknown regions, such as outer space. the first to study a new area of knowledge. is not afraid of danger and death. word comprehending 词意理解题 Task 4 Summary What kind of person is Yuan Longping? 1.Alothough he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer. 尽管是中国最著名的科学家之一，袁隆平仍然认为自己是个农民。 2. His sunburnt face and arms and his slim and strong body are just like those of millions of Chinese farmers. 的确，他被太阳晒得黝黑的脸庞和和手臂，以及他那瘦削而又结实的身躯，就跟其他千百万中国农民一样。 3. Since then, finding ways to grow more rice has been his life goal. 从那时起，找到水稻高产