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UNIT 5
WORKING THE LAND
Period One Reading and Thinking
Comprehending
目标
l.Grasp the general idea of the passage(重点难点)
导航,2.Learn some important sentences(重点难点)
Step 1
Lead-in
2.Match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para.1
A.Yuan conducted research and
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developed hybrid rice.
Para.2
B.Yuan is old but still full of
dreams that he is turning into
reality.
Para.3
C.Yuan considers himself a farmer.
Para.4
D.Yuan decided to study
agriculture.
Para.5
E.Yuan's innovation has helped
Step 2
Pre-reading
to feed more people.
Para.6
F.Yuan cares little for celebrity
What else do you know about Yuan Longping?
or money.
Activity 2
Careful-reading for details
Task 1 Choose the best answer according to the
passage.
1.Why does Yuan Longping choose to work
Step 3
While-reading
the land?
Activity 1 Fast-reading for main ideas.
A.Because he was born into a farmer's
1.What's the main idea of the passage?
family.
The text mainly tells us about
B.Because he needs to do his research on
farming.
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C.Because he takes a great interest in 2.Read the passage carefully and find the
farming.
sentences to describe a person.(细读短文并
D.Because he cares little for money or
找出人物描写的句子)
celebrity.
2.How long did it take Yuan Longping to
develop his super hybrid rice?
A.12 years.
B.14 years.
C.21 years.
D.30 years.
3.What is Yuan Longping's attitude towards
Activity 2
Summary
money?
Yuan Longping,who is known as the
A.He is not interested in money.
“father of hybrid rice”,considers himself a
B.Money is of no use to a scientist.
farmer.Indeed,his slim but strong body is just
C.Money isn't important at all.
like that of millions of Chinese farmers,
D.All his money should be spent on his own
1.
whom he has devoted his life.
research.
When he was young,2.
concerned
Task 2 complete the sentences with adjective.
What qualities does he have?
him most was farmers'3.
(short)of
He is a/an
scientist
food to eat,so he chose to study agriculture at
who continu