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

Reading and Thinking Unit 5 Working the Land Get to know an agricultural scientist 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? maybe in the countryside of southern China 耕种土地 Lead-in Before you read, look at the photo and the title of the text. Discuss these questions in groups. (P50) Q1: Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands? Q2: What do you know about the man? What else do you want to know about him? Yuan Longping, who is holding sheaves of his hybrid rice. The winner of the Medal of the Republic An agricultural scientist Father of Hybrid Rice The winner for the first State Preeminent Science and Technology Award (国家最高科学技术奖) Passed away on May 22, 2021 ... 【中国精神——袁隆平-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/K9shjnP He is father of hybrid rice, who received the great honor for his great contributions to hybrid rice research and the work he did to improve rice production in developing countries. He is called A pioneer for all people. Tu Youyou Albert Einstein Lin Qiaozhi The first person to found Chinese obstetrics and gynecology.（中国妇产科学） The first person to discover artemisinin. The first person to discover the general theory of relativity. A person who is the first to study and develop a particular area that other people then continue to develop. Pioneer: 02.While-reading 1. What may be the writing style of the article? A. A story B. Travel journal C. Biography 2. How does the author develop this article? A. Time B. Space C. logic Task1： Scan the first sentence of each paragraph and think about the following questions. An introduction to a person 9 Contents of biography(人物传记) appearance life experience work experience identity education quality family life occupation contribution achievement general introduction anecdotes Task 2: Fast Reading for main idea Skim the whole passage and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Yuan worked hard to fulfil 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. C.Yuan considers himself a farmer. D. Yuan decided to study agriculture. A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. E. Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people. F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. B. Yuan workhard to fulfil his dreams. Read for main idea（Match the main idea with each paragraph） identity Education research process contributions/achievements attitudes dreams 12 1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? 2. Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture? 3. What is main advantage of hybrid crops? 4. How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries? 5. What is Yuan’s latest vision? Task 3: Reading for details Read the text again and answer the questions. 13 Passagetiona 1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? Because he continually works the land in his research. Para1: 2. Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture? He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat. Para2: 3. What is main advantage of hybrid crops? One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. Para3: 4. How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries? Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. Para4: 5. What is Yuan’s latest vision? Seawater rice. general impression life experiences achievements in agriculture attitudes towards life dreams  known as ________________________  one of China's most famous ____________  ______ but ______ body  was born in ________ in Beijing  graduated from ________________________________  worked as a ____________ in 1953  developed the first __________ in 1974  provided about ___________ of domestic rice consumption and allowed China's farmers to produce around ___________ _______ of rice per year  helped feed many other countries, such as _____ and _______  received numerous ________ both in China and abroad  He was still very much a _________ at heart.  He cared little for _________ or ________.  Long ago: rice plants as tall as ________; each ear of rice as big as a _______; each grain of rice as huge as a _________  Latest vision: __________________(has become a reality) “father of hybrid rice” scientists slim strong 1930 Southwest Agricultural College researcher hybrid rice 60 percent 200 million India Vietnam awards farmer celebrity money sorghum broom peanut “seawater rice” tons Task 4: summary What kind of person do you think he is? He is a _____________ scientist who continually works the land in his research. He is a ___________ man who has devoted all his life to Chinese farmers. He is _____________________who was a famous scientist but considered himself a farmer. He is ______________________who is concerned most about poor harvests and food shortage. He is a _________ scientist who successfully developed the first hybrid rice and seawater rice. He is a _____________________ man who makes large donations to support agricultural research. He is a _______________________ pursuer who is full of visions and has ongoing abilities to fulfil them. Task 5:Discussion hardworking committed humble and modest caring and sympathetic creative selfless and generous persistent and energetic 03.Post-reading Free talk Why did Yuan Longping dream of spreading the hybrid rice to the whole world? 【B3U4 袁隆平英文采访阐述梦想-哔哩哔哩】   https://b23.tv/zlEE9wl Thinking 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 world hunger His dream helps to improve the influence and position of China in the globe. Personally Nationally Internationally Watch a video to share Yuan’s wishes to us students. 【江山思国士，四海溢稻香！袁隆平院士的这些叮嘱我们不会忘……-哔哩哔哩】 https://b23.tv/hjartBm 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. Carry forward and inherit the quality of Yuan Longping, and work hard for a better future for ourselves and our country. The key to success—knowledge, perspiration, inspiration and opportunities. Yuan Longping (1930-2021) 一个人，一辈子，一件事 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。 Homework The Person I Admire Most I am very glad to share my topic with you.________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Thank you for your listening. That’s all. 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。 禾下乘凉;不悔初心 1.把...献给，专注于 2. 应对危机 3. 提高产量 4. 某人深信 5. 通过不懈的努力 6. 克服困难 7. 据估计 8. 包含，包括 9. 无价的贡献 10. 事实远非如此 devote ...to tackle the crisis boost yields sb. be convinced that through intense effort overcome difficulties it is estimated that be comprised of invaluable contributions far from the case 11. 在内心深处 12. 不计名利 13.不断实现梦想的能力 14. 成功地做某事 15. 国内外的人们 16. 成为现实 17. 在晚年 deep down care little for celebrity or money ongoing ability to fulfil dreams succeed in doing sth. people at home and abroad become a reality in ones later years $$