Unit 5 Working the land Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

WORKING THE LAND Unit 5 1 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” Step1 lead in 2 What kind of crops(庄稼) do you know? carrot rice corn potatoes peanut tomatoes beans sorghum When it comes to rice,who will you think of? Father of Hybrid Rice (世界杂交水稻之父) - Dr Yuan Longping (袁隆平博士) Recipient of the Medal of the Republic （共和国勋章获得者） recipient /rɪˈsɪpiənt/ n. 接受者 What esle do you want to know about him? 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的人都远离饥饿。 —袁隆平 It expresses Yuan’s strong desire to save people from starvation. pursue: v. 追求；致力于 A Pioneer for All People Reading and Thinking pioneer: a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge,culture,etc. in the whole world Step3 Careful reading Para.1 Q1 What is the purpose of Para.1? A. To introduce Dr. Yuan by pointing out his identity. B. To illustrate Dr. Yuan’s contribution to the world. C. To uncover the secret of Dr. Yuan’s success. D. To persuade readers to learn from Dr Yuan’s spirits. 7 Read Para. 1&2 and find the information. Birthdate Birthplace Appearance Major Occupations Title In 1930 in Beijing Slim but strong Agriculture A sicentist & a researcher & a farmer Father of hybrid rice Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? He was concerned that farmers had poor harvest and food shortage. What did Yuan consider himself ? Why did Yuan consider himself a farmer? He continually works the land in his research. He devoted all his life to Chinese farmers. the process of developing hybrid rice Yuan realized larger fields were not the solution to boost yields how? tried to create hybrid rice, which was a matter of debate overcame enormous technical difficulties output was expanded greatly through intense effort Para.3 solution？ result？ the results and influence of the hybrid rice 60