1、Unit 2,Unit 2 Great people,Task,Father of Hybrid Rice,Amy wants to write about Yuan Longping, a rice scientist.,Super Hybrid Rice,the rice that has a high output,New words,hybrid title agriculture hunger happen to,adj. 杂交的 n. 标题; 职位名称 n. 农业 n. 饥饿 碰巧,advantage at present contribution increase product
2、ion development,n. 优势, 有利条件 现在, 目前 n. 贡献 vt. 增加 n. 生产; 产量 n. 发展,Read the information about Yuan Longping Amy has found, then answer the questions.,1. Who is Yuan Longping?2. Why did he begin research into hybrid rice?,He is a rice scientist, a member of the Academy of Engineering. He is called Fathe
3、r of Hybrid Rice.,Because he saw people die of hunger in 1960.,3. Why does Amy admire him?,Because Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of better rice plants and has solved the problem of hunger for many people.,1. happen to find a natural hybrid rice plant what had m
4、any advantages over others happen to do sth. 碰巧做某事e.g. 我们打电话时她刚巧不在家。She happened to be out when we called.,2. Contribution: his achievements have increased rice production by 20%30%.contribution n. 贡献make a contribution to sth. / doing sth. 为作出贡献e.g. 每个人都应当为保护环境做贡献。 Everyone should make a contributi
5、on to protecting the environment.,increase vt. 增加 increase by 增加了 increase to 增加到 e.g. 这个镇的人口增长了5%。The population of this town has increase by 5%. 人口已经增长到了180万。 The population has increased to 1.8 million.,Amy is writing her article. Help her complete it. Use the information in Part A on page 32 to
6、help you.,I think Yuan Longping, a rice scientist and a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, is one of the greatest people that have ever lived.,He was born on (1) _. In 1953, he began working as a (2) _ in an agriculture school after he graduated from college. In 1960, he saw people die of
7、 (3) _, so he began research into hybrid rice. In 1964, he happened to find a natural hybrid rice plant that had many (4) _ over others. After nearly,7 September 1930,teacher,hunger,advantages,ten years of hard work, he and his team finally developed a (5) _ of hybrid rice plant, which produced (6)
8、_ per unit than other common kinds. In 1979, this new type of hybrid rice was introduced into (7) _. At present, over 100 countries in Asia, Africa and America have grown hybrid rice. Because of his,new type,20% more rice,the USA,achievements, (8) _ has been increased by 20%30%, and in some places e
9、ven more. He is considered the “ _” . Yuan Longping has spent all his life on the research and development of (10) _. He has solved (11) _ for many people. That is why I admire him so much.,better rice plants,the problem of hunger,rice production,Father of Hybrid Rice,Now prepare your own article. L
10、ook for information using the Internet, books or magazines. Remember to make some notes before writing your article.,How to write an article about a person you admire: 1. Who is he/she? 2. When was he/she born? 3. What did he/she do? 4. Why do you admire him/her?,Homework,1. Complete the written task. 2. Finish the exercises on the workbook.,
