高中英語必修4第2單元(閱讀-原創(chuàng)精美實(shí)用)PPT課件

1、2021/6/71Unit 2 Working the Land2021/6/72A poemA poemFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.2021/6/732021/6/74Farming sowingploughingirrigatingcropsweather & climaterice transplanting播種播種犁地犁地灌溉灌溉(插秧插秧)莊稼莊稼天氣天氣/氣候氣候Do you know the follo

2、wing words about farming?2021/6/75plow(犁田犁田) 2021/6/76sow (播種播種)2021/6/77insert the young plants into the field2021/6/78fertilize2021/6/79irrigating (灌溉灌溉)2021/6/710harvest2021/6/711rice2021/6/712What is the main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries?2021/6/713If there was no rice one

3、 day, what would happen?2021/6/7142021/6/7152021/6/716Do something to help end hunger in the world!2021/6/717In the late 1990s, Brown, an American scholar, came up with the theory of Chinese Menace(威脅威脅), which said that in the 2030s, Chinese population will add up to 1.6 billion, and had the questi

4、on who would feed the large population in China as well as in the world.2021/6/718Just at that time, a Chinese scientist declared to the world that China can solve the problem by himself and help to solve the same problem in the world.2021/6/7192021/6/7201.When and who did become the first agricultu

5、ral pioneer in the world to grow rice that has a high output?2. What did Yuan Longping invent?In 1974,Yuan LongpingHybrid riceTask 1 Skimming2021/6/721Task 2 ScanningFind out the main idea of each paragraph.2021/6/722 Para1 A. Dr Yuans dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuans personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuans biograp

6、hy. Para4 D. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement.A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.2021/6/723 a farmer named Yuan Longping how Yuan Longping became rich and famousC. an agricultural pioneer named Yuan Longping who worked hard to produce a new strain

7、of rice D. a new strain of rice which is called super hybrid rice u Which of the following statements tells the main idea of the text? It s about_ .2021/6/724Task3 Careful reading: Read the passage carefully and finish the following activities.2021/6/725Para. 1 Dr Yuans appearance and his achievemen

8、tCareful readingQ1: What does Dr Yuan 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 one-third more of the crop in the same fields.

9、2021/6/726a. He was born into a poor farmers family . b. He graduated from Southwest Agricultural 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

10、 helps rid the world of hunger by circulating his knowledge in less developed countries.Proper order: acbedfPara 2.Put the following sentences in right order. 193019531950 1974as a young mannow2021/6/727Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality is not true? He is satisfied with h

11、is 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.Para. 3 Dr Yuans personality2021/6/728Para41) The first dream2) The second dream2021/6/729Produce a kind

12、 of rice that could feed more people As huge as a peanutThe first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn 2021/6/730To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the world2021/6/731Dr Yuan is more a farmer than a scientist.Dr Yuans kind of rice is the most suitable for Chinas farmland.Dr Yua

13、n would rather work than relax.Dr Yuan has dreams when he is asleep and also when he is awake.5. Dr Yuan enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people.Second ReadingRead the text again and answer the True or False questions:TFTTTlike2021/6/732Read the text carefully and choose the best answ

14、ers.1. What does the word “battle” refer to in the second paragraph?A. The low rice output.B. Ridding the world of hunger.C. Fighting against farming.D. The freedom to do research.Reading test2021/6/7332. From the passage, we can know _.A. Yuan Longping is not a pioneer but a scientist in the resear

15、ch of the hybrid riceB. Yuans parents are both agricultural scientistsC. more than 60% of the rice produced in the world is from the hybrid strainD. using the hybrid rice, farmers are producing harvests twice as large as before 2021/6/7343. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. Yuan knew the im

16、portance of rice importB. Yuan is interested in playing the violin C. Yuan is proud of his achievementsD. Yuans rice are grown in many countries 2021/6/735Task 5 Revision.(personal information) Name: Nationality: Age: Occupation: Education: Dream: Achievements: Hobbies:2021/6/736Personal information

17、 Name: Nationality: Age: Occupation: Education: Dreams:Yuan LongpingChinese81Scientist of farmingSouthwest Agricultural College His first dream His second dream2021/6/737Personal informationAchievements:Hobbies:grow rice that has a high outputcirculate his knowledge abroadgive money to equip others for their research listening t