Unit 5 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

Unit5 Working the land BOOK 4 Reading and Thinking How do you understand this unit’s title “Working the land”? 1 Unit5 Working the land BOOK 4 work (vt.) to manage or operate sth. work the land (= grow crops on it, etc.) 耕耘；耕种土地 Reading and Thinking 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? 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 pre-reading A Pioneer for All People a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. She is the first person to discover the artimisinin to treat malaria successfully. A pioneer in medicine Yuan’s the man who is the first to develop____________. hybrid rice Prediction According to the title“A pioneer for all people”, and the first sentence of each paragraph… As fast as you can 1. What may be the writing style of the article? A. A story B. Travel journal C. Biography 2. How does the author develop this article? A. Time B. Space C. logic 3. Where can you find such a piece of writing? A. A letter. B. A story book. C. A magazine. D. A science report. An introduction to a person Pre-reading 6 Fast reading Skimming Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams. Yuan considers himself a farmer. Yuan decided to study agriculture. Yuan's innovation has helped to feed more people. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. 7 Scanning Read paragraph1&2 and find the information) Birthdate Birthplace Appearance Major Occupations Title In 1930 In Beijing Slim but strong Agriculture A scientist & a researcher & a farmer Father of hybrid