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Unit5
Working the land
Reading and Thinking
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
---Yuan Longping
我毕生的追求是让所有人远离饥饿。
---袁隆平
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Understanding of the title
A Pioneer for All People
a person who is the first to explore a new area of knowledge.
the first to discover General Theory of Relativity
the first to discover artemisinin (青蒿素) for malaria (疟疾)
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Fast reading
Match the main idea and key words with each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
What is the text type?
A. Biography B. Exposition C. Argumentation
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.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
visions
Qualities
Education
Contributions
Identities
Research
Read paragraph1&2:
Q:What was Yuan’s identity?
Q:What was Yuan’s major?
Detailed reading
① How can Yuan tackle shortage of food?
②How did Yuan Longping develop hybrid rice?
③What was the common assumption at that time?
worked
realized
convinced
overcame
developed
creative/innovative
hard-working/ determined/persistent
What qualities can we find in Yuan Longping?
Detailed reading
It was impossible to develop a
hybrid of self-pollinating plants.
Read paragraph 4&5 and answer
What can Yuan’s hybrids do?
What’s Yuan’s attitude towards money?
Detailed reading
Given that Yuan’s hybrids have 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 is still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil, he cares little for celebrity or money. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research.
What are Yuan’s dreams?
穗子有扫帚那么长,
enjoy the cool under the rice crops 禾下乘凉
Detailed reading
grain as huge as a peanut
ear of rice as big as a broom
rice plant
(100-110cm)
as tall as
sorghum
(3-5m)
His former vision
His latest vision
“seawater rice”
What qualities can we find in Yuan Longping?
young heart
Yuan once said he had two dreams -- to "enjoy the cool under the rice crops taller than men" and that hybrid rice would be grown all over the world to help solve the global scarcity of food.
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Writing technique ——
transitional words(转折词)
Para
Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
Para6
yet
However
However
but
Despite still
However
father of hybrid rice VS farmer
his parents' wish VS his own decision
common assumption VS his belief
hybrid strains in China VS
hybrid strains in other countries
his wealth VS his pursuit
his retirement VS his dream
By contrast
transitional words
contrast
How does the author show Yuan ’s qualities?
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identity
education
research
contribution
qualities
dreams
biography
modest
devoted
persistent
generous
optimistic
quality
creative
Success is rooted in personal qualities.
practice
Though Yuan is a great scientist, he considers himself a farmer. As a high school student, his parents_______, but he______. After graduation, despite the challenges, doubts and difficulties, he devoted________ and succeeded in ________.His creation of hybrid rice helped feed people of _____, ______, _______.Though Yuan was famous and wealthy, but he ________, he ________.
Yuan's ongiong ability fo fuifil his dreams can help us understand why he could become a pineer for all people. First, _________. Later, his vision was _____.
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