Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 5 WORKING THE LAND 1 Have you ever grown any plants? Do you know the steps of how to grow rice? select the seeds plough the soil turn over the soil sow the seeds remove the weeds fertilize The Peasants By Li Shen At noon they weed with hoes, Their sweat drips on the sow. Each bowl of rice, Who knows ? Is the fruit of hard toil. Warming up and lead in What do you know about Yuan Longping? Let’s know more about him A Pioneer For All People Father of Hybrid Rice Recipient of the Medal of the Republic According to the title and illustration, what kind of text do you think it is? A. A biography. B. An exposition. C. An argumentation. 5 Biography education work experience identity life experience appearance funny story achievements contributions occupation family life quality general introduction Content of biography? n.杂交植(动)物；合成物 n. 不足；缺少；短缺 vt. 使相信；使确信；说服 n. 危机；危急关头 vt. 解决（难题）；应付（局面；处理 adj. 本国的；国内的；家用的 adj. 传统的；习惯的 n. 闲暇；休闲；空闲 n. 现实；实际情况；事实 vt. (通常通过努力)获得；得到 hybrid shortage convince crisis tackle domestic conventional leisure reality attain Words review Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Yuan is old but still woking 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. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 identity education research Skim the text and then Match the main idea with each paragraph. contribution quality dreams Yuan considers himself a farmer. Yuan decided to study agriculture. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. Yuan is old but still woking hard to fulfill his dreams. A PIONEER 8 1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? A. He was born in a farmer family. B. He is known as the “father of hybrid rice”. C. He was educated at an agricultural college. D. He continually works the land in his research. 2. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? A. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in agriculture. B. He wanted to deal with the crisis of shortage of food. C. He wanted to be the “father of hybrid rice”. D. He was interested in agriculture. 3.What’s the main advantage of hybrid crops? A. They can get a higher yield than conventional crops. B. Many famous scientists are interested in them. C. They are created by Yuan Longping. D. They are self-pollinating plants. 4. Yuan's later vision for “　　　” became a reality.  A.seawater rice B.sorghum C.peanut D.broom While-reading Birthdate： Birthplace： Appearance: Major: Identity: Title: In 1930 in beijing Slim but strong Agriculture A scientist & a researcher & farmer Father of hybrid rice While-reading para.1&2 How did Yuan develop hybrid rice? worked realized convinced overcame developed as a researcher in 1953 larger fields × boost yields√ the creation of hybrid rice technical difficulties hybrid rice in 1974 While-reading para.3 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com ________ domestic rice consumption produce _______ tons of rice per year + + feed _______ countries = received ________ awards Tip : Using numbers can make the text more convincing and accurate. 60 percent 200 million many other numerous While-reading para.4 What contributions did he make? Why does the author list numbers? Given that Yuan’s hybrids made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire 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. While-reading para.5 What spirits does he have? 1. Which of the following description about Dr Yuan's life is not true? A. He cares little about money and celebrity. B. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. C. He enjoys a simpler life than most wealthy and famous people. D. He retired to a life of leisure because he is now rich and famous. 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com ?????? Mr. Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams. His former vision: His later vision: -(rice plants) as tall as sorghum -(ear)as big as a broom -(grain)as huge as a peanut “seawater rice ” While-reading para.6 What were Yuan's dreams? 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com 15 Passagetiona 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com “禾下乘凉梦” While-reading para.6 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com “My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.” ——Yuan Longping It's like a dream seed rooted in his heart. 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com 18 Post-reading Decide which qualities the following sentences represent. a. dedicated b. selfless c. modest d. kind-hearted e. energetic f. hardworking g. plain h. determined 1. He considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research. ________ 2. His slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life. _________________________ modest dedicated and hard-working 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com a. dedicated b. selfless c. modest d. kind-hearted e. energetic f. hardworking g. plain h. determined 3. What concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. _____________ 4. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice. _________________ 5. Deep down, Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. _______________ kind-hearted modest ＆ plain hardworking ＆determined 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com a. dedicated b. selfless c. modest d. kind-hearted e. energetic f. hardworking g. plain h. determined 6. He cares little for celebrity or money. ________ 7. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research. ________ 8. Despite his advanced years, Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision. ________ plain selfless energetic 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com Why is Yuan “a pioneer for all people” ? pioneer all people firstly develop the hybrid rice connect the world devote his whole life to feeding people tackled the world crisis 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com As a witness to farmers’ poor harvests and even a severe _________ of food, Yuan Longping was determined to _____ his life to ______ this crisis. After graduation, he realised that what farmers needed most was to boost yields in the fields. Yuan ___ ________ that the answer lay in the creation of hybrid rice, one characteristic of which is that it usually achieves higher output than __________ crops. However, it was no easy job. The first difficulty he needed to _______ was scientists’ general _________ that this could not be done. Through _____ effort, Yuan managed to ______ this incredible crop. It is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is ________ of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains. His innovation has enabled Chinese farmers to considerably _____ their output and helped feed the world. Unwilling to retire early to a life of _____ and unconcerned about ______ or fortune, Yuan continued to turn one _____ after another into realities. was devote shortage tackling convinced conventional overcome assumption intense generate comprised expand leisure celebrity vision 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com 25 1. Yuan Longping, _________(know) as the “father of hybrid rice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. 2. Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to ________ he has devoted his life. 3. However, ______ concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests. 4. __________(tackle) this crisis, he chose to study agriculture... 5. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice ______ could be used for farming in 1974. 6. Today, it is _________(estimate) that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains. 7. _____ (give) that Yuan’s hybrids have made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. 8. _____ impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfil his dreams. 9. ...and everyone is waiting to see ______ he will dream up next. known whom what To tackle that estimated Given What what 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com Thank you for your attention! —Enjoy the cool under the rice taller than men 27 感谢您下载平台上提供的PPT作品，为了您和以及原创作者的利益，请勿复制、传播、销售，否则将承担法律责任！将对作品进行维权，按照传播下载次数进行十倍的索取赔偿！ ibaotu.com Lavf58.20.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 Lavf59.27.100 $$