Unit 5 Working the LandReading& Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 5 Working the land Reading and thinking Revision Translate and read Words Chinese Words Chinese devtote vt. 把...献给 characteristic n. 特征 shortage n. 不足 attain vt. 获得 tackle vt. 解决 conventional adj. 传统的 crisis n. 危机 assumption n. 假定 boost vt. 使增长 intense adj. 热切的 convince vt. 使相信 overcome vt. 克服 Words Chinese Words Chinese expand v. 扩大 generate vt. 产生 output n. 产量 leisure n. 闲暇 estimate vt. 估计 soil n. 泥土 domestic adj. 本国的 celebrity n. 名望 consumption n. 消耗 vision n. 想象 comprise vt. 包括 reality n. 现实 Revision Translate and read Lead in Watch and answer Lead in What's his major? Are you willing to major in that? Why or why not? His major is agriculture. Pre-reading Brainstorming: What will you think of when it comes to agriculture? agriculture land food farmer countryside water vegetables animals ... Brief introduction My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. —Yuan Longping Pre-reading father of hybrid rice the winner of the Medal of the PRC farmer Pre-reading Look and predict ②Who can be called "pioneer"? ③What is the implying meaning of "for all people"? ①What will be talked about in the passage? A pioneer for all people One who is the first to do something. He has made great contributions to people all over the world. While-reading Listen, read and match While-reading Multiple choices 1. What kind of writing is the text? A. Narration (记叙文) B. Exposition (说明文) C. Practical writing (应用文) D. Argumentation (议论文) 2. Where can you find such a piece of writing? A. A letter B. A story book C. A magazine D. A science report While-reading Multiple choices 3. Which of the following description is not mentioned? A. He has a slim body. B. He has a strong body. C. He is very tall. D. He looks more like a farmer than a scientist. 4. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? A. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in agriculture. B. He wanted to deal with the crisis of shortage of food. C. He wanted to be the “father of hybrid rice”. D. He was interested in agriculture. While-reading Multiple choices 5. How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries? A. Yuan donated his rice to farmers at home and abroad. B. Yuan helped farmers at home and abroad study agriculture. C. It helped farmers produce more rice to feed the world. D. It helped farmers make a lot of money. 6. What is the purpose of the last paragraph? A. To tell us about Yuan's dreams. B. To introduce Yuan's achievements. C. To have a description of Yuan's rice. D. To state the importance of a dream. While-reading Description Numbers Things 1930 Yuan was born. 1953 Yuan graduated from university and worked as a researcher. 1974 Yuan developed the first hybrid rice 60% about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption 200 billion around 200 million tons of rice per year While-reading Fill in the blanks Yuan Longping, father of hybrid rice, ___________(devote) his life to rice production. As a young man, he chose to study agriculture because he was _________(concern) about poor harvests and the ________(short) of food for farmers. After ___________ (overcome) enormous difficulties, he developed the first hybrid rice in 1974, enabling farmers_________ (attain) a higher yield. concerned shortage overcoming to attain has devoted While-reading Fill in the blanks It is__________(estimate) that 60% of rice ____________ (consume) in China comes from Yuan's innovation. However, little does he care for money or fame. He impresses us with his ongoing ability __________(fulfil) his dreams. His latest vision for “seawater rice” has become a _______(real). Despite his advanced years, he is still full of _______ (vision). estimated consumption to fulfil reality vision Post-reading Watch and discuss Post-reading Discussion: Can Yuan's dream become a reality in two decades? Why or why not? As far as I am concerned, it will/won't become a reality. First of all, ... Moreover, ... Eventually, ...To sum up, I... Summary Summary Do not waste food! 30 2 Read the text. Match the main idea with each paragraph. 2020 Vocal 239506.17 Lavf57.58.101 Lavf59.16.100 Packed by Bilibili XCoder v2.0.2 $$