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

选择性必修第一册 人教版（2019） 1.Who is the man in the photo? 2. What crop is he holding in his hands? Step1:Look at the photo and the title of the text. Discuss these questions in groups. A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Yuan Longping. He is holding sheaves of his hybrid rice. Pre-reading What do you know about the man? Yuan Longping, Born in 1930, “The father of Hybrid Rice”, Chinese scientist, The Medal of the Republic, Passed away in May, 2021 ... ... What do you know about the man? Yuan Longping(1930-2021) My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. --Yuan Longping 我毕生的梦想是让 所有人远离饥饿。 1. Skim the text and finish the following tasks. 1. What is the text type of the passage? A. Narration(记叙文) B. Practical Writing(应用文) C. Expository Writing(说明文) D. Argumentative Writing 2. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Ways to increase the rice output. B. Yuan Longping’s dreams. C. Yuan Longping’s super hybrid rice. D.Yuan Longping—an agricultural pioneer. While-reading: A. Choose the best answer. 3. What’s Yuan’s latest vision? A. He retired and enjoyed his life of leisure. B. He received many awards both in China and abroad. C. His seawater rice has become a reality. D. He dreamed to plant hybrid rice in India and Vietnam. 4. What impresses people most about Yuan Longping? A. His ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. B. The output of his hybrid rice. C. His donations to agricultural research. D. His creation of “seawater rice”. B. Match the main idea with each paragraph. A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. B. Yuan is old but still woking hard to fulfil his dreams. C. Yuan considers himself a farmer. D. Yuan decided to study agriculture. E. Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people. F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 Para. 6 His status His decision to study agriculture His contributions Read Para. 1&2 and find the information. Birthdate Birthplace Appearance Major Occupations Title In 1930 in Beijing Slim but strong Agriculture A sicentist & a research & a farmer Father of hybrid rice Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? He was concerned that farmers had poor harvest and food shortage. What does Yuan consider himself ? Why does Yuan consider himself a farmer? He continually works the land in his research. He devoted all his life to Chinese farmers. 2. Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? 2. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? 3. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops? 4. How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries? 5. What attitude does Yuan hold toward money or fame? What does he do? 1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? 2. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? 3. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops? Because he continually works the land in his research. He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. 4. How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries? 5. What attitude does Yuan hold toward money or fame? What does he do? Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. He cares little for celebrity or money. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research. 3. Read the text again and find out good qualities Yuan Longping have and underline the supporting sentences. He considers himself a farmer... Indeed, ..., to whom he has devoted his life. However, what concerned him most was ... To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture... Yuan Longping realised that larger fields ...Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice... modest devoted caring sympathetic determined creative confident Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties... Given that Yuan’s hybrids have made him quite wealthy... Deep down, Yuan ..., ... he cares little for celebrity or money. Instead, he makes large donations... What impresses people most...is his ongoing ability to fulfil his dreams. Long ago, he envisioned...Despite his advanced years, Yuan Longping is still young... hard-working simple generous visionary optimistic 4. How can we understand the title of the passage “A Pioneer for All People”? 1 2 3 4 5 6 Yuan is willing to consider himself as a farmer. Concerned about the farmers, Yuan decided to study agriculture. Facing the challenging question, he began his research and succeeded. Yuan’s innovation has helped feed many countries and has received awards. Yuan cares little for celebrity or money but for his own career. Though old, Yuan is still dreaming and fulfilling his dreams. Pioneer Post-reading: 5. Discussion: What should you do if you want to be a pioneer ? Have dreams. Be devoted to your career every day, and never let the precious time slip away. Be kind to the guys around you. Have courage to take up challenges. ... Homework: Write 3-5 sentences to introduce Yuan Longping. x264 0.128.2216+688+32 a17ff54 tMod [8-bit@4:2:0 X86] $$