浙江省天臺縣平橋第二中學(xué)高中英語 Unit 2 Warming up and reading課件 新人教版必修4

A poemFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.Warming up1.Have you ever grown any plants? If so, what did you do to grow them? How will you grow it?If not, what kind of plant would you like to grow?Pepper COTTON PEAR EGGPLANT CORNWATERMELONCABBAGE What do you know about “farming”?wheat sorghumrice corn Potatoes Staple food select the seeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fertilize farming stepsFirst, the farmers plow the field. They have to make the soil loose enough to plant crops.Second, they grow some young plants.Third, they insert the young plants into the loose field.Task 1 ScanningFind out the main idea of each paragraph. Para1 A. Dr Yuans dreams. Para2 B. Dr Yuans personality. Para3 C. Dr Yuans biography. Para4 D. Dr Yuans appearance and his achievement. Match the following headings with the right paragraphs.Para. 1 Dr Yuans appearance and his achievementTask 2 Careful readingQ1: 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.PARA 2His biographyTimeinformation19301953As a young manRecent nowBorn in 1930Graduated from Southwest Agriculture College Saw the great need for increasing the rice output Hunger was a disturbing problemnearly 200 million tons was produced Circulating his knowledgea. He was born in 1930. b. He graduated from Southwest Agricultural college. c. In 1950,Chinese farmers produced 55 million tons of rice. d. 200 millon tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice. 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.Proper order: abecdfPut Dr Yuans biography in right order. Which of the following description about Dr Yuans personality 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.Para. 3 Dr Yuans personalityPara 41) The first dream2) The second dreamPRODUCE A KIND OF RICE THAT COULD FEED MORE PEOPLE As huge as a peanutThe first dream As tall as sorghum As big as a corn To export his rice so that it can be grown all over the worldREVISION (PERSONAL INFORMATION)Name:Nationality:Birth:AppearanceOccupation:Education:Dream:Achievements:Hobbies:Personal information (Resume) Name: Nationality: Birth: Appearance: Occupation: Education: Personality: Dreams:Yuan LongpingChinese in 1930Sunburnt face, arms and slim, strong bodyScientist of farmingSouthwest Agricultural College,in 1953 His first dream His second dreamcare little about money and famePersonal informationAchievements:Hobbies:grow rice that has a high outputcirculate his knowledge abroadgive money to equip others for their research listening to violin musicplaying mah-jongswimmingreading