Unit 5 Working the land Reading and Thinking课件 2021-2022学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Reading and Thinking 耕耘土地 Open page My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. －Yuan Longping 我毕生的追求就是让所有人远离饥饿。 1. How do you understand the quote? Yuan Longping’s lifelong dream is to rid the world of hunger. 2. How much do you know about the world hunger problem. Hunger is a big problem to overcome in the world. 3. What do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? Starvation and death Scare/panic Violence/war Trouble Farmers weeding at noon, Sweat down the field soon. Who knows food on a tray, Due to their toiling day. Poem ---By Li Shen Lead-in 1. What does the poem tell us? Farming is hard work. Food is precious. People should treasure food rather than waste it. Farming sow(播种) plough (犁田) irrigate (灌溉) crops seed rice transplant (插秧) 2. When it comes to farming, what words can we think of? fertilize (施肥) harvest produce field/soil/land agriculture 3. What do you know about farming? Do you know how the rice we eat every day is produced? Traditional steps of growing rice Farming is a profession of hope. —Brian Brett Select rice seeds Plough (犁田) Sow rice seeds and grow young plants Rice transplant(插秧) Fertilize (施肥) Remove the weeds (除草) Kill pests Irrigate(灌溉) Harvest Dry the rice( 晒谷) rice A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Reading and Thinking Get to know an agricultural scientist 1 Before you read, look at the photo and the title of the text. Discuss these questions in groups. 1. Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands? He is Yuan Longping—a famous and extraordingary agricultural scientist. He is holding bunches/sheaves (捆) of hybrid rice (杂交水稻) in his hands. Pre-reading 2. What do you know about the man? What else do you want to know about him? He is an academician(院士) of the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE). He is honoured as father of hybrid rice. He won numerous awards for his remarkable cont