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Unit5
Working the Land
Reading and Speaking
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Learning Objectives:
1.read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping;
2.know about some writing techniques of biography;
3. analyse why Yuan Longping is called a pioneer for all people;
4.learn to use word formation to guess the meanings of new words.
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Part1:
Lead in&Pre-reading
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Opening Page
How do you understand this unit’s title “Working the land”?
work the land:
grow crops on it.
In Chinese, it means “耕耘”
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When mention “work the land”, who would come into your mind?
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. --- Yuan Longping
Express his desire to prevent hunger and starvation in this world.
1. How do you understand the quote?
2. How much do you know about the world hunger problem?
According to the World
Health Organization
(WHO).
●The world produces
enough food for
everyone.
●More than 800
million people go to
bed hungry every
day.
3.What do you know about Yuan Longping?
2.the father of hybrid rice
4.Yuan Longping, born in 1930
3.the Winner of the Medal of the Public
5.Passed away in May, 2021
1.Chinese scientist
Do you want to know more about him?
Part2:
While-reading
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Fast reading:
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
A Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.
D Yuan decided to study agriculture.
C Yuan considers himself a farmer.
E Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people.
B Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil hisdreams.
Paragraph 6
F Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.
detailed reading:
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answers.Show the clues.(导学案)
1.Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?
A.Because he is like his father.
B.Because he must feed on rice.
C.Because he has to grow rice to support family.
D.Because he continually works the land in his research.
detailed reading:
2.Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture?
A.Beca