Unit2 Warming up & Reading
How do farmers grow rice?
First, buy or select the seeds from the store.
Second, we need to plough or turn over the soil.
Third , we sow the seeds in the soil.
Finally, we can harvest our grain.
Growing should be done properly to the occasion.
谷雨前后，　　
立夏到小满，　　
过了芒种，　　
一步赶不上，　　
要使庄稼好，　　
头伏萝卜二伏菜，　
节气抓不好，　　
宁可早一日归仓，　
霜降不刨葱，
种瓜点豆。
种啥也不晚。
不可强种。
步步不跟趟。
一年四季早。
有利没有害。
　一年白拉到。
不可迟一日留场。
　越长越心空。
It is said that there are 2.4 billion people who eat rice every day throughout the world.
Hunger
What can we do to help those suffering from hunger?
More than 800 million people go to bed hungry every day !
A Chinese scientist has found a way to help Chinese farmers to produce more rice with good quality in the same field than before.
Hybrid Rice: has a high output
Father of Hybrid Rice
A Pioneer For All People
Skim the passage and match the following headings
with the right paragraphs.
Task 1: find out the main idea of each para.
one third; 60%;
50 million; 200 million
22%; 7%
Find out the following pairs of figures.
What can we know from the figures above?
increase the rice harvest
rid the world of hunger
Para. 1 Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement
Q1: What does Dr Yuan look like?
He has a sunburnt face and arms
and a slim, strong body.
Q2: What is his achievement?
He grows what is called super hybrid rice, which makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.
Task 2: Careful Reading
1.Dr Yuan prefers others to call him a scientist, rather than a farmer.
2.Now more than 50% of the rice produced in China each year is from the super hybrid rice.
F
F
True or False
Born
Southwest Agricultural College
Saw the great need for increasing the rice output
200 million tons of rice was produced
Circulating his knowledge in less developed countries to increase the rice harvests
Searched for a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields
Para. 2 Dr Yuan’s biography
Which of the following description
about Dr Yuan’s personality is not true?

He cares little about money and
being famous.

B. Besides hard work, he has some hobbies, such as listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading.

C. Leading a comfortable life means a lot to him.

D. He gives much money to help others to do research in agriculture.
Para. 3 Dr Yuan’s personality
What is his attitude towards fame and wealth?
He is not satisfied with his present achievement and never stops struggling or dreaming.
Being famous gives him less freedom;
care little about…
How many dreams of Dr. Yuan’s are mentioned?
Para4: Dr. Yuan’s dreams
Describe the rice in Dr. Yuan’s dream.
As huge as a peanut
The first dream
As tall as sorghum
As big as a corn
To export his rice so that it can be grown around the globe
The second dream
“Dreaming for things costs nothing.”
What did it take to realise his dream?
devoting … to
caring little about
not being satisfied with …
leading a simple life
working hard
being patient
equipped with knowledge
developing courage …
Information Card
Name:______
Nationality:_
Occupation:__________
Education:___________
Dream:_______
Achievement:_______
Hobbies:____________
Age:________
Fill in the information card for Dr. Yuan Longping
Task 3: Summary-Pair work
Information Card
Name:
Nationality:
Occupation:
Education:
Achievements:
Dream:
Hobbies:
Age:
Yuan Longping
China
81
Scientist/farmer
graduated from Southwest Agricultural
College
to export his hybrid rice so that it can be
grown around the globe
in 1974, developed hybrid rice which
has a high output
listening to violin music, playing mah-jong, swimming and reading
1.Yuan Longping is a farmer as well as a scientist.
2.He increased rice output by developing more area of fields, or expanding more area of fields.
3.Now that he is famous, he is still living a simple life.
4.He dreams of exporting(selling…abroad) his rice.
True or false:
A farming scientist
A new strain of rice
A simple life
A dream
Homework
Give a brief introduction about Yuan Longping : according to the questions on page 11.
work the land
耕种土地
vt. 耕种(土地);经营、管理
work a farm 经营农场
vi. 工作;（机器等）开动；（办法、计
划等）行得通
I don’t think that your suggestion will work.
Explanations
为争取…而奋斗/斗争
struggle for…
struggle against/with…为反对……而斗;与……争斗
struggle to do sth. 努力做某事
1.The swimmer struggled ______ the tide.
2.We had to struggle ____________ all kinds of difficulties.
3.The slaves struggled ______ freedom.
against
with/against
for
We all should believe in ourselves in the struggle of life.
Her struggle with the disease lasted ten years.
struggle v.挣扎，搏斗，奋斗 n. 奋斗，拼搏，斗争
The children talked so loudly at dinner table that I had to struggle .
to be heard
to have heard
hearing
being heard
A
2. Dr Yuan grows what is called super hybrid rice.
Football, or what is called soccer in Britain, is the most popular sport in the world.
我们生活在所谓的信息时代。
We live in what is called the Information Age.
What =the thing(s) that
3.This special strain of rice makes it possible to produce one-third more of the crop in the same fields.
make +it +adj./n. +to do
好天气使游泳成为可能
The fine weather makes it possible (for us )to swim.
他将每早跑步做为一个规则
He makes it a rule to run every morning.
其他可用这种结构的词:feel, find, think, consider…
hunger n / v.
a hunger for/after…对…的渴望， 对…的欲望
hunger for/ after …渴望得到
hungry adj.
4. At that time, hunger was a disturbing problem in many parts of the countryside.
满足她对真理的渴望
死于饥饿
satisfy her hunger for/after truth
die of hunger
circulate vt./vi. 循环，流传
Blood circulates in the body.
Rumor circulates rapidly.
This journal is widely among teenagers.
circulated B. spread C.circling D.expanding
The condition prevents the blood from freely.
A. circulating B. traveling C. spreading D. blowing
spreads
A
A
5. Dr Yuan is now circulating his knowledge in India, Vietnam and many other less developed countries to increase their rice harvests.
thanks to=because of; owing to；as a result of; 因为，由于
__________________, we won the game.
由于你的支持，我们赢得了比赛。
Thanks to your support
rid…of…摆脱；除去
get rid of除掉，摆脱
to rid the house of mice把房间里的老鼠消灭掉
You should (改掉 那个坏习惯）.
rid yourself of that bad habit.
6.Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
My parents bought me a book for my work.
A. satisfying B. satisfied C. satisfy D. satisfaction
-- People are in great need of this kind of food.
-- Yes. It’s really a problem that how to the needs of them.
A. give B. gain C. satisfy D. produce
A
C
satisfy one’s needs 满足某人的需要
7. Dr Yuan is quite satisfied with his life.
satisfy v. 满足
satisfying adj.
satisfied adj. be satisfied with… 对…感到满意
satisfaction n. to one’s satisfaction
1. To enjoy the beautiful scenery, I would rather travel by train by air.
as B. and C. than D. to
2. any soup for breakfast.
I’d not rather had B. I’d rather not have
C. I’d not rather have D. I’d rather not had
C
B
8. He would much rather keep time for his hobbies.
would rather
would rather (not) do …
would rather do … than do …宁愿…而不愿…
would do… rather than do…
would rather that …did/had done …
3. --What do you feel like ?
-- I would rather stay at home than anywhere.
A. to do; to go B. doing; go
C. to do; go D. doing; doing
-- I’m going out tonight.
-- Well, I’d rather you .
aren’t B. don’t C. won’t D. didn’t
我宁愿考试不及格也不要作弊。
I would rather fail than cheat in the examination.
I would fail rather than cheat in the examination.
B
D
We shall equip all schools new computers over the next year.
The center is well equipped mountaineering.
with
for
9. He therefore gives millions of yuan to equip others for their research in agriculture.
equip vt. to provide sb./sth. with the things that are needed.
equip oneself/ sb. /sth. with sth.用某物武装某人/装备某物
equip sb./sth. for sth. 为某事使某人/某物有所准备
with the hope of/that 带着……希望；希望……
in the hope of / in hopes of …
in the hope that…
I called early in the hope of catching her before she went to work.
I called early catching her before she went to work.
He asked her again in the hope that he could persuade her to come.
He asked her again .
with the hope of
with the hope of persuading
her to come
10. Dr Yuan awoke from his dream with the hope of producing a kind of recie that could feed more people.
Although he is one of China’s most famous scientists, Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer, for he works the land to do his research.
Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like thoses of millions of Chinese farmers, for whom he has struggled for the past five decades.
These increased harvests mean that 22% of the world’s people are fed from just 7% of the farmland in China.
5.Thanks to his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to rid the world of hunger.
6. Each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn and each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut.
Sentences
为…而奋斗
过去的半个世纪
高产量
毕业于
作为年轻人
…….的极大需要
搜寻，探索
幸亏，由于，因为
摆脱，除去
struggle for…
for/over the past five decades
a high output
graduate from
as a young man
a/the great need for…
search for…
thanks to
rid… of…
Phrases
对… 感到满意
在意，关心
宁愿，宁可
过着舒适的生活
而不是
为某事使某人/某物有所准备
带着某种希望
全球
关心，喜爱，照顾
be satisfied with
care about
would rather… (than do…)
lead a comfortable life
rather than
equip sb./sth. for sth.
with the hope of…
around the globe
care for
Phrases
Fill in the proper phrases or words to complete the following:
It was __________ his advice that I succeeded.
I ______________ the result of the experiment.
They have __________ for years to drive th