Unit5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking(情境教学课件）英语人教版2019选择性必修第一册

Reading and Thinking Unit 5 Working the Land 人教版2019选择性必修第一册 Get to know an agricultural scientist Learning Objectives In this period, we will learn about Yuan Longping’s lifelong contributiona to agriculture, achievements, dreams as well as qualities in the reading; explore more about Yuan Longping and agriculture through the KWLS chart and the Internet; compose a writing to describe Yuan Longping and his influence on you to others according to what you have learned. 01.Pre-reading Opening Page folk houses terraced rice fields to manage or operate sth to gain benefit from it. 管理、经营（以获利） 1. How do you understand the unit’s title “Working the Land”? 2. Where do you think the photo was taken and what is it of? 3. Have you had some experience living in the countryside or helping with the farm work? Can you share your experience with us? maybe in the countryside of southern China 耕种土地 Leading in My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. 1. Who is the man in the photo? The photo is of Yuan Longping 2. What crop is he holding in his hands? He is holding sheaves of his hybrid rice. 3. How can you understand the saying? 我毕生的追求是使所有人远离饥饿。 Leading in Yuan Longping’s hybrid rice and his two great dreams. What can we get to learn from the video? Group Work Work in groups to discuss with your group members about Yuan Longping and then fill in the chart below as a group. What I know about Yuan Longping. What I want to know about Yuan Longping. Prediction A Pioneer for All People is the pioneer? did he do for all people? is he called a pioneer for all people? did he make it? Who What Why How 02.While-reading Skimming Task 1 Skim for the type of the text. Q1. What’s the type of this text? A. News report. B. Autobiography. C. Narrative. D. Descriptive. Q2. Where can you find such a piece of writing? In a magazine featured figures. C Narrative Skimming Task 2 Read the text. Match the main idea with each paragraph. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 Ⓐ Ⓕ Ⓑ Ⓒ Ⓓ Ⓔ Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Yuan worked hard to fulfill his dreams. Yuan considered himself a farmer. Yuan decided to study agriculture. Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people. Yuan cared little for fame or wealth. Detailed Reading Task 1 Read para 1&2 and fill in the chart below Birthplace Birthdate Education Major Appearance Occupations Title In Beijing In 1930 Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing Agriculture Slim but strong A scientist & a researcher & a farmer Father of hybrid rice Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing. Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture even though his parents wanted him to study science or medicine? inspired/ influenced by his father concerned about grain crisis caring for people who are poor and lack of food Detailed Reading Task 2 Read para 3 and sort out the steps how he conducted research and developed hybrid rice in a flow chart. worked realized convinced overcame developed Pay special attention to the verbs! as a researcher in 1953 larger fields✘ boost yields✔ a challenging question the creation of hybrid rice (a great debate/it could not be done) ¿ technical difficulties hybrid rice in 1974 enabled farmers to expand their output greatly Detailed Reading Task 3 Read para 4 and find out the influence of Yuan’s innovation on China and other countries. How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries ? domestic rice consumption produce tons of rice per year feed countries 60 percent of 200 million many other received awards numerous Why does the author list numbers? To emphasize Yuan’s invaluable contributions. More convincing. Given that Yuan’s hybrids made him quite wealthy, one might think he would have retired to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case. Deep down, Yuan was still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil, he cared little for celebrity or money. Instead, he made large donations to support agricultural research. Para 5 Yuan cared little for fame or wealth. Why? He was very much a farmer at heart. He thought himself a man of soil. How did he deal with his wealth ? He is indeed passionate about agriculture and research. What impressed people most about Yuan Longping was his ongoing ability to fulfil his dreams. Long ago, he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom, and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. His latest vision for “seawater rice” also became a reality, and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production. Even in his later years, Yuan Longping was still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone was always excited to see what he would dream up next. Read for the answers in para 6. What was his dream long ago like? He envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom, and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. analogy What impressed people most about Yuan Longping was his ongoing ability to fulfil his dreams. Long ago, he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom, and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. His latest vision for “seawater rice” also became a reality, and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production. Even in his later years, Yuan Longping was still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone was always excited to see what he would dream up next. Read for the answers in para 6. What was Yuan’s later vision? Did it become a reality? His latest vision for “seawater rice” also became a reality. vision n. 想象 envision vt. 想象；展望 Thinking Task 1 Why is Yuan considered a pioneer for all people? A Pioneer for All People A person who is the first to study and develop a particular area that other people then continue to develop. He researched and developed hybrid rice and solved the problem of world hunger. He shared his innovation with other countries that depend on rice as well. He devoted his life to agriculture. He considered himself a farmer and a man of land at heart. He always had great visions / dreams for rice. ... Benefit both China and other countries. ✸ ✸ ✸ ✸ ✸ Thinking Task 2 What kind of person do you think Yuan Longping is? Can you find the related evidence in the text? Evidence in the text Qualities He considers himself a farmer because he continually worked in the land in his research. His slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine, however he... What concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. ... ... modest hard-working devoted, dedicated, committed independent-minded sympathetic compassionate caring Yuan’s qualities modest hard-working devoted, dedicated committed independent- minded sympathetic compassionate caring determined innovative, unconventional selfless generous plain visionary ambitious Thinking Task 2 Why did Yuan Longping dream of spreading the hybrid rice to the whole world? Thinking Task 2 Why did Yuan Longping dream of spreading the hybrid rice to the whole world? Personally Nationally Internationally Yuan Longping was selfless, generous, sympathetic and caring. His dream is closely related to the great Chinese Dream, which aims to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. His dream helps to practice the Belt and Road Initiative. His dream is helpful in building a community of shared future for mankind. His dream helps to solve the problem of woeld hunger His dream helps to improve the influence and position of China in the globe. Personally Nationally Internationally 03.Post-reading Watch a video to share Yuan’s wishes to us students. The key to success—knowledge, perspiration, inspiration and opportunities. Yuan Longping (1930-2021) 一个人，一辈子，一件事 How does Yuan Longping inspire you? Cherish each grain of rice. Be passionate about the things you’re doing. Be ambitious and keep trying hard. Care for and help others. Have an innovative mind. ... Free Talk Would you like to major in agriculture in the future? Why or why not? Let’s carry on Mr Yuan’s great work to ensure the safety of grain security. Discussion Discuss the following questions in groups. 1. Apart from rice, what are some other important crops in China? What do you know about them? 2. Other than hybrid rice, what other hybrid products do you know? Can you think of new hybrid ideas? Summary Task 1 Sort out the timeline of Yuan Longping’s life according to the text and what you know. in 1930 born in Beijing study agriculture at Southwest Agricultural college in 1949 in 1954 graduated and began to work as a researcher in 1974 developed the first hybrid rice later helped solve the problem of world hunger meanwhile received numerous awards long ago had two dreams latest vision make “seawater rice” a reality in 2021 passed away ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Summary Task 2 By the end of this period, please finish off the following KWLS chart in combination with the previous chart . What I know about Yuan Longping. K What I want to know about Yuan Longping. W What I learned about Yuan Longping in this section. L What I still want to know about Yuan Longping after this section. S Evaluation Things I can do. Scores I can get the main idea, writing type and structure of the text under the guidance of the teacher easily. 5 4 3 2 1 I can sort out information needed correctly and quickly. 5 4 3 2 1 I can take an active part in the group activities. 5 4 3 2 1 I can present my views and reasons in a discussion properly applying the knowledge learned in this section. 5 4 3 2 1 Assignment 假如你是李华，近日你校将举办英语演讲活动，题目“The Person I Admire Most”，请你以袁隆平为例，用英语写一封演讲稿。 内容包括： 1. 袁隆平的伟大事迹及贡献； 2. 对你的影响。 注意： 1. 词数100词左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 A sample The Person I Admire Most I am very glad to share my topic with you. The person I admire the most is Yuan Longping, an agricultural pioneer of China. It’s known that there exists hunger in many countries. To help more people to get enough food, Yuan Longping devoted himself to improving the output of hybrid rice. Thanks to his research, the output of hybrid has been doubled. More importantly, Yuan Longping was willing to share his achievement with others, which contributes to ridding the world of hunger. As for me, Yuan Longping was the greatest person in the world. It is his devotion that made him successful and his commitment inspired me a lot. Actually, I have some difficulty in learning English. However, where there is devotion, there is a way. I really believe that my devotion can make me expert in English. I sincerely hope that everyone can learn from the person you admire and thus make great contributions to the whole world. Thank you for your listening. That’s all. “Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.” —Thomas Jefferson 农业是我们最明智的追求，因为最终它对真正的财富、良好的道德和幸福的贡献最大。 Thanks for Listening Lavf58.28.100 Lavf58.76.100 $$