China’s Most Famous “Farmer” 冀教版　九年级 Lesson 9 China’s Most Famous “Farmer”

“Father of Hybrid Rice” Yuan Longping “Father of Hybrid Rice” Now he is working on developing super hybrid rice. .

. He dreamed of growing a new kind of rice that was as big as peanut when he was a child.

Think About It! *Did you have a dream when you were a child? What was it? *Do you think great people work all the time and have no other interests at all?

Listen and circle the hobby that is NOT mentioned(提到) in the lesson. Playing the violin Swimming Singing Reading Listening to music Drawing

Listen and Repeat!

Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F). 1. He grew a new type of rice as a child. ( ) 2. He had an idea for hybrid rice in the 1960s. ( ) 3. He studied agriculture at university. ( ) 4. He is working hard on developing super hybrid rice now. ( ) 5. He plays the violin for half an hour before he goes to bed. ( )

1. He grew a new type of rice as a child. ( ) A scientist in China had a dream when he was a child. In the dream, he grew a new type of rice that was as big as a peanut. The plant allowed farmers to rest in its shade. That child was Yuan Longping. Yuan grew up and became the “Father of Hybrid Rice”.

2. He had an idea for hybrid rice in the 1960s. ( ) 3. He studied agriculture at university. ( ) T In the 1960s, a few years after he finished his studies in agriculture at university, he came up with an idea for hybrid rice. Since then（从那以后）, he has spent much of his time researching and developing new variet(y)ies（品种）.

4. He is working hard on developing super hybrid rice now. ( ) 5. He plays the violin for half an hour before he goes to bed. ( ) T F Because of Dr. Yuan’s hard work, China now produces enough rice every year to feed its people. Now Dr. Yuan is working on developing super hybrid rice. In his spare time, Dr. Yuan loves playing the violin and listening to music. Every night, he reads for half an hour before he goes to sleep. He likes swimming, too.

Read the lesson again and fill in the blanks. People call Yuan Longping the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In 1973, together with(和……一起) other scientists, he succeeded in _________hybrid rice. The _______________ of this new product (产品) made China a leader in rice production(生产). Because of Dr. Yuan’s hard work, China now ________ enough rice to feed its people every year. He also has many other interests. He loves playing the ________, listening to music, reading and swimming. developing introduction(推广) produces violin

Retelling: child peanut rest Dream In the 1960s Yuan Longping In 1973 Now Yuan Longping A scientist Father of Hybrid Rice Hard work playing the violin listening to music reading swimming Hobbies

lead introduce product since then together with introduction 1. The ___________ of new technology into the workplace made a lot of money for us. 2. Wang Mei, ____________her friends, is going on a trip to Tibet this summer. 3. Danny was a natural _______who made friends easily. 4.___________ I've been longing to meet him face to face. 5. Our company is trying to find buyers for our new _________. was together with leader Since then product(s)

Do you like the new products of our company?

Work in groups: Can you think of an invention to make life better? What is it? Talk about it with your group members.

Writing: My invention Task tips: • What is it? • How does it make life better?

Homework: *Finish off the exercises in the lesson. *Copy your passage on the exercise book.

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