Working the land

1. Working the land

2. Step 1: Lead-in Word Hunt farmer rice pioneer China

3. Poem ---By Li Shen Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day.

5. I’m a Young P____!!!

6. Guess which country it is according to the following information A large number of its population still work on the land. We always say 7% of its farmland feeds 22% of the world’s people.

7. In China, there is a famousfarmer who is apioneerin growingrice.

8. Step 2: Warming up How much do you know about Dr Yuan Rules: You will be provided with 6 or questions. X Each time you give a wrong answer, you have to sit down, which means you are out.

9. Dr Yuan is called “Father of super hybrid rice(杂交水稻)”. Dr Yuan prefers to call himself a scientist rather than a farmer. X a farmer rather than a scientist Dr Yuan is fond of playing the piano. X violin

10. Dr Yuan learned to swim in his childhood hoping to save those who drown (溺水). Dr Yuan runs an agriculture company in Beijing,China. X Changsha, Hunan province Dr Yuan doesn’t need an interpreter (翻译) when visiting a foreign country because he is quite good at English.

11. Step 3: Pre-reading Prediction I If you are asked to write an article to introduce Dr Yuan, what aspects can you write about ?

12. Step 5: Careful reading Information Card Para 1 Name:______ Nationality:_ Para 2 Age:________ Occupation:__________ Para 3 Education:___________ Achievements:_______ Para 4 Personality:_________ Hobbies:____________

13. Para 1 Personal Information Card Name:_____________ Yuan Longping Nationality:________ Chinese Occupation:________________ scientist, farmer Achievements: He became the pioneer ______ agricultural _______in the world first super hybrid rice to grow __________________.

14. Para 2 Years what happened in these years in a loud voice 1930 1950 focus on numbers & facts 1953 last year now

15. Challenge your memory Beijing fifty million Southwest Agriculture

16. two hundred million India Vietnam developed twice

17. Para 3 Personal Information Card Personality:①__________________ _______________________________ ② ______________________ Care little about money or a comfortable life Care little about fame Hobbies:①_______________ ② ____________ ___________ ③ _________________ ④ ________ ⑤ ________ ⑥________________________ ⑦ ____________________ Listen to Play the violin violin music Play mah-jong Swim Read Walk to rice fields Ride motorcycle

18. sunburnt interesting ……

19. Para 4 Personal Information Card as tall as sorghum, Dreams:①____________________ ______________________________ _________________ ②__________________________________ as big as an ear of corn, as huge as a peanut export his rice all over the world

20. Step 6: Post-reading 2004 “MOVES CHINA TOP 10” Work in groups of four Three---MC (主持人)---awarding speech (颁奖词) One---Yuan Longping--- return speech (答谢词)

21. Awarding speech He is a strong man in face of all the difficulties of life. Eager for knowledge, responsible for his family, he is always friendly and brave. We can hardly imagine such a short man is filled with such a strong will.

22. Glorious Moment

23. Why is he called? a pioneer for all people important facts numbers new words

24. 22% 7% 60% • Now more than _____ of the rice • produced in China each year is • from this hybrid strain. 2._____ of the world’s population are fed from __ of the farmland in China.

25. 3. spread his knowledge in circulate his knowledge in 4. get rid of hunger in the world rid the world of hunger

26. The rice field is his stage for ever!

27. Great hopes make great man. Hold a dream in your heart and prepare yourself for it.

28. Thank You!

29. homework 1.复习课文 2.准备听写 3.完成课后练习P12 1.2.3. 4.完成英语周报４２期