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Lesson 9 China’s Most Famous “Farmer”
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Guess who he is?
He is a scientist in China.
He has a childhood dream.
His dream is to grow a new type of rice.
This new type of rice would be as big as a peanut and the plants allowed farmers to rest in the shade.
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Yuan Longping
“Father of Hybrid Rice”
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Let's know more about China’s Most Famous “Farmer”
1. Get the main idea about the text.
2. Master the necessary reading skills and be able to proficiently use them to complete the reading tasks.
3. Retell the text with the help of the mind map.
4.Learn the spirit of Yuan Longping and stimulate students' initial career dream by understanding Yuan Longping's contributions.
Teaching Objectives
1. Did you have a dream when you were a child? What was it?
Great undertakings begin with dreams.
— President Xi Jinping
Free talk
2. What do you think the life of a great person is like?
Free talk
Scanning
Read quickly and find out the
important information
Read the lesson and write true (T) or false (F).
Yuan Longping grew a new type of rice as a child.
2. He had an idea for hybrid rice in the 1960s.
3. He studied agriculture at university.
4. He was a scientist of many interests.
F
T
T
T
Task One
Read quickly and complete the tasks.
in his dream
Close reading
Read carefully and silently !
Read and answer.
Who is Yuan Longping?
What did he do in 1973?
What did he like to do in his spare time?
When and where did Yuan Longping pass away?
1. He is “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
3. He liked playing the violin, listening to music, reading and swimming in his spare time.
2. In 1973, together with other people, he succeeded in developing hybrid rice.
4. Yuan Longping, the great scientist, passed away at the age of 91 in Changsha on May 22, 2021.
Task Two
Post- reading
Fill in the blanks.
People call Yuan Longping the “Father of Hybrid Rice”. In 1973, together with other scientists, he succeeded in __________ hybrid rice. The of this new product helped farmers ________ much more rice and made China a leader in rice production. Yuan Longping was a scientist of wide interests outside his work. He loved playing the _______, listening to music, reading and swimming.
developing
introduction
produce
violin
Task Three
Yuan Longping
A scientist
Father of Hybrid Rice
Dream
Hard work
Hobbies
child
peanut
rest
In the 1960s
In 1973
In 1980
In 2020
On May 22, 2021
playing the violin
listening to music
reading
swimming
Retelling
Retelling
Anyone can be a hero!
the most beautiful teacher
Zhang Lili
the most beautiful mother
Wu Juping
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doctors
cleaners
our parents
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Talk with your partner
about your hero.
Sample
A: In your opinion, what makes a hero?
B: …
A: Who is your hero?
B: …
A: What does he/ she do?
B: …
A: What does he look like?
B: …
A: Why do you think he/ she is a hero?
B: …
Pair work
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Pair work
Talk with your partner
about your hero.
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Think about it:
What did you learn in this lesson?
Summary
Yuan Longping: “Father of Hybrid Rice”.
child
In the
1960s
1973
1980
2020
He dreamed to grow a type of .
He an idea for hybrid rice.
Dr. Yuan succeeded in hybrid rice.
He was still for super hybrid rice.
Hybrid rice was to the US.
setting higher goals
introduced
developing
came up with
rice
Time
What did he do?
May 22, 2021
Yuan Longping in Changsha.
passed away
1. Retell the text with the help of the mind map by yourself.
2. Try to finish Exercise 3 of“Let’s Do It!” on Page 23.
3.Write a short passage about“Yuan Longping in my eyes”.
Tips:“Father of Hybrid Rice”, work very hard, like reading ...
4. Talk with your partner about your hero.
Homework
THANK YOU
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