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

Reading and Thinking Get to know agriculture scientist 1. Where do you think the photo was taken, and what is it of ? It was taken somewhere in southern China because there are folk houses built besides paddy field (稻田). 2. Have you ever been to a place like this? What was it like? My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. -- Yuan Longping 2.Who is the man in the photo? What is he holding in his hands? Yuan Longping: holding bunches of Hybrid rice. He is the father of hybrid rice, who received the honor for his great contributions to hybrid rice research and the work he did to improve rice production in developing countries. He is called a pioneer for all people. He passed away in May 2021. Fast Reading 1.Scan the title to get some information and predict: A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE The people all around the world A person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge. Who What How Why Who is the pioneer? What did he do? How did he achieve it? Why is he called a pioneer for all people? 2.Skim the text to match the main idea with each paragraph. A Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. B Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams. C Yuan considered himself a farmer. D Yuan decided to study agriculture. E Yuan's innovation has helped to feed more people. F Yuan cared little for fame or wealth. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 Detailed Reading Yuan Longping,known as the“father of hybrid rice”,is one of China’s most famous scientists.Yet,he considered himself a farmer because he continually worked the land in his research. Indeed ,his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he had devoted his life． 1. Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? Because he continually worked the land in his research. Para.1 2. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? Because he was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and sometim