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

A Pioneer For All People Unit5 Reading and Thinking 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 A Pioneer for All People She is the first person to discover the artimisinin to treat malaria successfully. Yuan’s the man who is the first to develop____________. hybrid rice A pioneer in medicine a person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge. Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph. 1. What kind of writing do you think the text is? 2. Where can you find such a piece of writing? A. Narration (记叙文). B. Exposition (说明文). C. Practical writing (应用文). D. Argumentation (议论文). A. A letter. B. A story book. C. A magazine. D. A science report. Pre-reading What’s the main idea of the text? The text mainly talks about Yuan Longping, a _______ of agriculture in China. He ________ his life to producing more rice. Because of his hard work, farmers can expand their _______ and the problem of _______ can be solved. pioneer devotes output hunger Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. B. Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams. C. Yuan considers himself a farmer. D. Yuan decided to study agriculture. E. Yuan's innovation has helped to feed more people. F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. Scanning Read Para. 1 & 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 Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? He was concerned that farmers had poor harvest and food shortage. What does Yu