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

Objectives In this class,you are going to: figure out the structure and summarize the main idea of each para. make clear of the writing techniques of contrast by identifying the transitional expressions identify the contributions of Yuan Longping and summarize its value and significance. understand the connotations of pioneer, analyze the personal qualities of Yuan Longping and learn his noble characters. 勇俭爱诚 勇 俭 爱 诚 Lin Qiaozhi The first person to found Chinese obstetrics and gynecology.(中国妇产 科学) Pioneer: A person who is the first to study anddevelop a particular area of knowledge,culture,etc. Albert Einstein The first person to discover the general theory of relativity. Tu Youyou The first person to discover artemisinin. 勇俭爱诚 勇俭爱诚 A pioneer for all people A PIONEER FORALL PEOPLE Yuan Longping,known os the "father of hybrid rice",is one of Chino's most fomous scienfists.Yet,he considers himself a farmer becouse he continualy works the land in his research Indeed,his sim but srong bodyis just ike that of mTons of Chinese fames,to whom he hasdevoted his ife. Yuan Longping wos born in 1930in Bejing.His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However what concened him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even hod a serious shortage of food to eat.To tockle this cris, he chose to stuoy ogiculture and recelved an education at Southwest AgricuturalColege in Chongqing Ater groduafng in 1953,he worked os a reseacher.Yuan Longping realsed that arger felds were not thesolution. Insteod.famers needed to boost yields in the fields they hod.How ths could be done was a chdlenging question at the fime.Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creationof hybrid rice.A hybrid is a Cross between two or more varieties of a specles.One charactersfic of hybrids s that they usualy aftain a higher yield than conventional crops. Howevet whether it wos possble to develop ahybid of seilfpolinatng plants such as rice was a matter of geat debate.The common assumpllon then was that i could not be done.Through intense eflot,Yuan overcame enormous technical dficufies to develop the fist hyoid ice that could be used for famng in 1974.Thi hyoid enobed formers to expand their output greatly. Today,it is esfimated that obout60 percent of domeslc rice consumplion in China is comprlsed of crops generated trom Yuan's hybrid strains,and hs strains have allowed China's farmers to produce dround 200milon tons of rice per year.Yuan's nnovation has helped feed not just China.but many other countries thatdepend on rce os wel such as india ond Vietnam.Becouse of hs invaluable conitributions.Yuan Longping has received numerous awords both in China and abroad. Given that Yuan's hybrids have made him quite wealthy,onemight think he would retre to a life of leisure. However,ths is for trom the case.Deep down,Yuan is sta very much a former at heart.As a man of the sol. he cares ifle for celebrily or money.Instead,he makes lorge donations to supportagricultural research. What impressespeople most obout Yuan Longping is his ongoing obily to ful hs dreams. Longogo,heenvsioned riceplants as tol as sorghum.with each ear of rice as big as a broom.and each grain of rice as huge os a peanut.He succeeded in producing o kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad.His latest vision for "seawater rice"has olso become a realily ,and potentially opened up nearly one milion square kilometres of sally lond in China for rice production.Despite his advanced years.Yuan Longping s sfi young at heart and ful of vsion,and everyone is waifing to see what he will dream up next. Task 1.What is the text type? 基 Biography What information is 勇俭爱诚 A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Yuan longping,known os the "fother of hybrid rice",is one of China's most famous scienfists.Yet,he cornsiders himself a farmer becouse he continualy works the land in his research Indeed,his sim but srong bodyis just ike that of mlons of Chinese fames,to whom he has devoted his ife. Yuan Longping wos born in 1930 in Bejing.Hisparents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However what concened him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even hod a serious shortage of food to eat.To tockle this cris, he chose to stuoy ogiculture and recelved an education at Southwest AgricuituralColege in Chongqing After goduafingin 1953,he worked os a researcher Yuan longping realised that larger fields were not the solution Insteod fameis needed to boost yieldsin the felds they hod.How ths could be done was a chdlenging question at the fime.Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a specles.One charocteristic of hybids is that they usualy attain a higher yeld than convenfional crops. Howevet whether it wos possble to develop ahybid of selpolnatng plonts such as rice was a matter of geot debate.The common ossumplon then was that i could not be done.Through Intense eflot,Yuan overcame enomous technical dficufies to develop the fist hyorid ice that could be used for famng in 1974.This hyoid enobed formers to expand their output greally. Today,it is esfimated thot obout 60 percent of domeslc rice consumplion in China is comprlsed of crops generated trom Yuan's hybrid strains,and hs stroins have allowed China's farmers to produce dround 200milon tons of rice per year.Yuan's nnovation has helped feed not just China,but many other countries thatdepend on rce os wll,such as India and Vietnam.Because of hs invaluable contributions.Yuan longping has received numerous awords bothin Ching ond abroad. Given that Yuan's hybrds have made him quite wealthy,one might think he would refre to a life of leisure. However,ths is for trom the case.Deep down,Yuan is sta very much a former at heart.As a manof the sol. he cares ifle for celebrily or money.Instead,he makes lorge donations to support agriculturalresearch. Whatimpresses people most oboutYuan Longping is his ongoing obiity to ful his dreams. long ogo,he envsioned rice plants as tol as srghum,with eoch ear of ice os big as a broom.and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut.He succeeded in producing o kind of rice that could teed more people at home and obrood.His latest vision for "seawater rice"has abso become a really .and potenfialyopened up nearly one milion square klometres of sally land in China for rice production.Despite his advanced years.Yuan Longping s sfi young at heart and ful of vsion,and everyone is waifing to see what he will dream up next. Task 2.Read the passage and summarize each paragraph with one word. 勇 金 爱 诚 who Yuan Longping wcs Scientis VS Farmer T5 wanted him to pursue a career cience or mediccine f ,dw ierned i st Agriculture ducation at Southwest Agriculturai College in Chongqing. ic f tudy agr ortage o s h o s se ou cho ser vO o nc oor at c p h en ha wever o H Yuan Longping,known as the "father of hybrid rice" scientists.Yet, he considered himself a farmer becatse Contrast:yet,however his research.Indeed,his slim but strong body was just e to whom he had devoted his life. Para.1&2 What aspects of identity are mentioned? Science /Medicine 勇 俭 爱 诚 VS t After graduating in 1953,he worked as a researcher.Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed toboost 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 a cross 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-polinating 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. Para.3 what did Yuan do to tackle this crisis? 勇俭爱诚 Para.4 How do you understand“for allpeople”? contributions Today,ilisesllmaled Mat about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's hybridstrains,and his strains have allowed China's farmers to produce around 200 milion tons of rice per yeor helped feed not just China,but many other countries hat der as India and Vietnam.Because of his invaluable contributior numerous awardsksothin China and abroad. 200 十 million many others 勇俭爱诚 60% 十 Para.5&6 Brainstorm adjectives to describe Yuan 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 sill very much a farmer at heart.As a man of the soil, he cared litle for celebrify or money. Instead,h e made large donations to support agricultural research. dreams people most about Yuan Longping was his ongoing ability to fulfil his go,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 later 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. qualities 勇俭爱诚 Discussion “ My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.” How does Yuan's spirit inspire to pursue your dream? 勇俭爱 一 成 you A pioneer for all people who title,appearance why what contribution quality dream Biography 勇俭爱诚 勇俭爱诚 Assignment 1.Speaking Share your opinion about“how to pursue your dream”with your partner. 2.Writing Yuan Longping passed away in May,2021.Look back at the text and write a short passage to honor him: 1).A brief introduction to Yuan. 2).What you have learned from him. 3.( *optional) Search more information online,have a deep understanding about why Yuan chose agriculture as his lifelong pursuit Thank you 忽然，一个念头闪过了衰隆平的大脑：这种优势完全退化的现象， 说明去年那株德大粒多的箱子是一株“天然余交稻”!它只有一种 形成的可能，就是在自然环境下天然杂文而成。 “如果探索出水稻天然杂交的秘密， 我就能培育出人工杂交水稻!”他高兴地 想，仿佛看到了提高水稻产量的希望。 $$