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　　unit2workingtheland
　　period1warmingupandprereading。
　　step1leadin。
　　poembylishen
　　farmersweedingatnoon，sweatdownthefieldsoon。
　　whoknowsfoodonatray，duetotheirtoilingday。
　　thenletonestudentrecitethepoeminchinese。
　　step2warmingupbyquestioning
　　hello，everyone。weshallreadaboutmanwhoworksthelandtoday。haveyouevergrownanyplants？ifnot，whatkindofplantwouldyouliketogrow？howwillyougrowit？
　　（forreference：mr。li，iworkedwithmyfatherinthericefieldlastyear。wegrowhybridriceanduseanimalwastestomakethesoilrich。）
　　hasanyoneofyoueverbeentothecountryside？whatdidyoudothere？
　　（forreference：iwenttochuankouthedaybeforeyesterday。itisasmallmountainvillage75linorthofbeijing。iwenttheretovisitmyuncle’sfamily。ilikethatsmallbeautifulvillageverymuch。）
　　whoarefromafarmer’sfamily？whatdoyouknowaboutfarming？
　　step3prereadingandtalking
　　questioningandanswering
　　riceismainfoodinsouthchina。whatdoyouthinkwouldhappeniftomorrowtherewassuddenlynoricetoeat？
　　（forreference：thenthesouthpeoplewouldhavetochangetheireatinghabit。theycouldturntopotatoes，wheatflour，cowandsheepcheese，cabbage，onionsandgarlicforfood。theyarethebasesofthetraditionalfoodinnorthchina。）
　　ifyouhadthechancetodoonethingtohelpendhungerintheworld，whatwouldyoudo？
　　（forreference：iwouldtrytoendhungerbypopularizingtheadvancedfarmingtechniques。moderntechniquescouldbeintroducedtoincreasethericeoutput，andexpandtheareaoffields。）
　　givingbackgroundinformationaboutprofessoryuanlongping
　　haveyoueverheardofamancalledprofessoryuanlongping？wouldanyoneofyoutelltheclasssomethingabouthim？
　　（forreference：professoryuanlongpingisachineseagriculturalscientist。professoryuansbreakthroughscientificachievementledtotheworldsfirstsuccessfulandwidelygrownhybridricevarieties，revolutionizingricecultivationinchinaandtriplingproductionoverageneration。hisapproachtoricebreedingthenspreadinternationallythroughoutasiaandtoafricaandtheamericas，providingfoodfortensofmillionsandleadingtohisbecomingknownasthefatherofhybridrice。
　　step4。reading
　　readingaloudtotherecording
　　comprehensionunderstandingwhatyouarereadingisimportant。toreadinthoughtgroupsisaneasy，yeteffective，wayofimprovingreadingcomprehension。nowturntopage9andreadaloudtotherecordingofthetextapioneerforallpeople。payattentiontothethoughtgroupsinthesentenceswhilelisteningandreadingaloud。
　　abriefintroduction：
　　yuanlongpingisknownaschina’sfatherofhybridrice。it’ssaidthatinchina，weeatdependingontwopingdengxiaoping，whomadethepolicyofsystemofproductionresponsibility，amp；yuanlongping，whoinventedhybridrice。
　　yuanlongping，whowasborninseptember，1930，graduatedfromagriculturedepartmentinsouthwestagriculturalinstitute。hehasbeenworkingonagricultureeducationamp；theresearchintohybridricesincehelefttheinstitute。
　　inthe1960s，whenchinawassufferingfromseriousfamine，hecameupwiththeideaofhybridrice，whichhasahighyield（oroutput）。tenyearslater，hesucceededininventinganewspeciesthatproduceda20percenthigheryieldthancommontypesofrice。
　　yuandevotedhimselftotheresearchintoagriculture，amp；washonoredbyunescoamp；fao（联合国教科文组织）。althoughheis74yearsold，heisstillworkingontheresearchintoagriculture。