Unit 5 A pioneer for all people Reading and thinking阅读课学案 2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

选择性必修一 Unit 5 A pioneer for all people 【Learning objectives】 At the end of the class, students will be able to 1. get to know Yuan Longping, especially his great contributions and noble qualities. 2. figure out the structure of the passage by analysing each part. 3. analyse Yuan’s characteristic by contrast 【Pre-reading】 Q1:What do you know about the man? Q2:What else do you know about him? 【While-reading】 Activity1 Predict what the text talks about from the photo and the title The passage is mainly about an agricultural ________________ named Yuan Longping who has been working hard to produce a new strain of _____________ for all people. Activity2 Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph and answer questions. Q1: What kind of writing do you think this is? Q2: How does the author develop the article? Q3: Where can you find such a piece of writing? Activity3 Read the text. Match the main idea with each paragraph,then use key words to summarize each paragraph. Para1. A.Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Para2. B.Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams. Para3. C.Yuan considers himself a farmer. Para4. D.Yuan decided to study agriculture. Para5. E.Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people. Para6. F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. Activity 4 read para. 1-2 carefully and fill in the chart. Birthday and birthplace Appearance Major Occupation Title Activity 5 Read para.3 carefully and finish the mind map. Activity 6 Read para4-6 and answer questions. Q1: How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries？ Q2: What’s Yuan’s latest vision? 【Thinking】 1. What writing technique does the writer employ to exhibit Yuan Longping’s qualities? Find out the transitional words and fill in the form. Paragraph Transitional words contrast Para.1 yet father of hybrid rice vs farmer Para.2 h