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While-reading 1.

Prediction Title: A Pioneer for All People What kind of person is Yuan Longping? 2.

Complete the following notes about Yuan Longping. (书上练习第一题) Name: Nationality: Age: Occupation: Education: Dream: 3.

Match the following headings with the right paragraphs. Para. 1

A. Dr Yuan’s dreams

Para. 2

B. Dr Yuan’s personality

Para. 3

C. Dr Yuan’s appearance and his achievement Para. 4

D. Dr Yuan’s biography

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Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.

Why did the author call Yuan Longping “a

pioneer for all people”?

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Answer these questions 1)

What does Dr. Yuan look like? Why?

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What is special about his rice?

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Why do people think that his way of producing more rice is so effective?

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What is his contribution to the world?

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What is his attitude to life?

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How does he spend the money he gets from his research?

A little practice

1. Choose the best answer. 1) Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s appearance is not mentioned?

A. He has a slim and strong body. B. He has a sunburnt face.

C. He is very tall.

D. He looks more like a farmer than a scientist.

2) Which of the following description about Dr Yuan’s 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 luxurious life. D. He enjoys a simpler life than most rich and famous people. 3) The Dr Yuan’s dream about rice was not that _________.

A. each ear of rice was as big as an ear of corn

B. the rice plants as tall as sorghum C. each grain of rice was as huge as a peanut D. the rice plants as tall as sunflower 2. Put the events in right order.

a. He was born into a poor farmer’s family.

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b. He graduated from Southwest Agriculture college. c. In 1950,Chinese farmers produced fifty million tons of rice. d. 200 million tons of rice was produced by growing his hybrid rice.

e. He searched 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. 3. Paraphrase the sentences. (书上练习第二题) 4. Answer the following questions. (书上练习第三题) After-reading 1.

Talk about it!

Can you think of any other major development that would make a great difference to world hunger? Write out your idea and then compare it with other groups. 2.

Discussion

What advantages and disadvantages do you see in Yuan Longping’s life? Would you like to have a life like his? Why or why not? 3.

Complete the passage with proper words, which will help you retell the text.

Yuan Longping __________ himself a farmer, ___ he works the land to do his research. When Yuan Longping saw the great need for __________ the rice output, he ____________ a way to increase rice harvests without expanding the area of the fields. The ________ harvests mean that 22% of the world’s people are fed _____ just 7% of the farmland in China. ________ his research, the UN has more tools in the battle to ____ the world ___ hunger. Dr Yuan doesn’t care about ____________ (famous). He feels __ gives him less freedom to do his research. And now Dr Yuan wants to export his rice _______ it can be grown around the globe.

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