Unit 5 Working the land Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking 浙江省锦绣江山外国语学校 高中英语（人教版） What problem is mentioned? Hunger problem around the world Rice: an important crop for feeding more people 图片来源：WPS素材中心 Task: To design a brochure about Yuan Longping, including brief introduction, life experiences and comments. Recently, the editorial office of “China’s Memory” is collecting designs of a brochure for foreign guests about Yuan Longping. Task setting 图片来源：百度图片 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE pioneer noun /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə(r)/ /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/ 1 a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop. A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Read for structure What is the text type? biography date of birth life experiences habits achievements education career good qualities ... ... Read for details (para.1-2) Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, was one of China’s most famous scientists. Yet, he considered himself a farmer because he continually worked the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millons of Chinese farmers, to whom he had devoted his life. 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. title appearance career date/place of birth + educational background What does “this” refer to? reason/ motivation Why is Yuan called a pioneer for all people? (good qualities) humble/ modest; determined; caring; patriotic... serious problem deal with After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a challenging question at the time. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is across between two or more varieties of a species. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common assumption then was that it could not be done. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. Read for details (para.3) How did Yuan develop hybrid rice? worked as a researcher in 1953 realized larger fields× boost yields √ convinced the creation of hybrid rice overcame enormous technical difficulties developed hybrid rice in 1974 (What did he do?) Today, it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed China’s farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year. Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping received numerous awards both in China and abroad. Read for details (para.4) How has the hybrid rice helped China and other countries? (focus on numbers) 60 percent domestic rice consumption produce around 200 million tons of rice per year feed many other countries invaluable contributions+ numerous awards Read for details (para.5) 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. in other people’s eyes his real life a wealthy man retire to a life of leisure a ________ at heart donations to support ___________ research farmer agricultural Why is Yuan called a pioneer for all people? (good qualities) generous; selfless; indifferent to fortune; focused... Read for details (para.6) What impressed people most about Yuan Longping was his ongoing ability to fulfill 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. What were Yuan’s two dreams? Did they all come true? imaginative; optimistic; creative... Why is Yuan called a pioneer for all people? (good qualities) Biography Appearance Date/place of birth Family Dreams Career/ Education Achievements Title ... ... Yuan Longping 袁隆平 Brief introduction Problem to solution Comments “The Father of Hybrid Rice”; One of China’s most famous scientists; The Medal of the Republic (共和国勋章); Passed away in May, 2021; Worked as a researcher in 1953; Realized larger fields boost yields; Convinced the creation of hybrid rice; Overcame enormous technical difficulties; Developed hybrid rice in 1974; A Pioneer for All People humble modest generous selfless creative determined devoted imaginative optimistic indifferent to fortune focused ... ... What have you learnt fromYuan? Discussion As a student, I think Yuan is a ... ... person who/because... What I have learnt from Yuan is ... ... Besides, his achievements also inspired me, for example, ... ... Therefore, I will be more ... ...to study, to be... ...and... ... ... ... My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. ——Yuan Longping Opening page Search for a respectable person on the Internet, design a brochure and share with the whole class next time, including brief introduction, life experiences, comments and so on. Assignment 同学们，再见 Lavf58.20.100 $$