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

Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking Warming-up How do you understand this unit’s title “Working the Land”? How do you feel when you see the picture? Have you had some experience living in the countryside or helping with farm work? Can you share your experience with us? Look at the opening page and discuss the following questions. Warming-up Appreciate the quote and think about the questions. How do you understand the quote? What do you know about the world hunger problem? My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. —Roland Barthes Warming-up Scan the tasks on the opening page and think about the questions below. In this unit, you will (1) read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping. (2) listen to and talk about the problem of world hunger. (3) write about your opinion on organic farming or chemical farming. (4) learn about farming industries in other countries. Where do you think the photo was taken, and what is it of? Have you ever been to a place like this? What was it like? Pre-reading Before you read, look at the photo and the title of the text. Discuss these questions in groups. Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands? What do you know about the man? What else do you want to know about him? A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE * Pre-reading “Father of hybrid rice” His work has sparked a farming revolution in China. He is very kind. An agricultural scientist He was still working on new kinds of rice. Yuan Longping * While-reading Read the text. Match the main idea with each paragraph. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 A Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. B Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfill 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. * While-reading (1) Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? (2)