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Unit 2 Inspiring People
Section B ( 1a-1f )
What words will you use to describe “seeds”?
tiny small ordinary common
tough strong hard persistent lively powerful useful precious
Warming-up
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The Inspiring Seed Scientist
Questions: Who was the seed scientist?
What did he mainly do in his lifetime?
Zhong Yang.
He spent his whole life researching plants and seeds.
Read for Key Information
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Para1
Para2
Para3
Para4
Para5
A. Training local students to do important work
B. Introduction to Zhong Yang and seed banks
C. What he left behind
D. Becoming interested in seeds
E. Starting to work and collect seeds in Xizang
Match each paragraph with its topic.
The topic of Para.1 is …
Read for Structure
What is the structure of this passage?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Questions:
What is a seed bank?
2. Why do we need seed banks?
Read for Importance
Because these special banks protect all kinds of plant seeds and they make sure that important plants do not disappear from the world forever.
“One gene can save a nation, and one seed can benefit millions of people.”
Para.1
It’s a special place for storing plant seeds.
Zhong Yang was born.
B. He at the age of 15.
C. He began to train local students.
D. He died in .
E. He studied and later .
F. He travelled around Xizang to .
G. Zhong Yang plants.
entered university
a programme
2017/a car accident
radio engineering
became interested in plants
collect seeds
collected seeds from around 1,000
Fill in blanks with the information from the text.
Read for Events
Zhong Yang was born.
B. He at the age of 15.
C. He began to train local students.
D. He died in .
E. He studied and later .
F. He travelled around Xizang to .
G. Zhong Yang plants.
A
B
E
F
G
D
C
entered university
a programme
2017/a car accident
radio engineering
became interested in plants
collect seeds
collected seeds from around 1,000
Read for His Life Journey
In 1964
At 15
Later
A
B
E
In 2001
In 2017
F
C
G
D
Later
He became a professor in Fudan University
Retrace His Life Journey
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In 1964
At 15
Later
A
B
E
In 2001
In 2017
F
C
G
D
Later
He became a professor in Fudan University
Shanghai
V.S.
Xizang?
radio engineering
V.S.
plants?
cold weather
great heights
fell sick
focus on his own research
V.S.
find and train local students?
give up
V.S.
continue?
Face the difficult choices
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Choices
Why did he make these choices?
plants
Xizang
find and train local students
continue
Because he was interested in plants.
Because there was not enough research of the seeds from Xizang.
Because he knew it was important to collect more seeds for the seed banks.
Because it was better to include more people when doing important work.
Read for Reasons
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Choices
Why did he make these choices?
What is the spirit behind each choice?
plants
Xizang
find and train local students
continue
Because he was interested in plants.
Because there was not enough research of the seeds from Xizang.
Because he knew it was important to collect more seeds for the seed banks.
Because it was better to include more people when doing important work.
curious, passionate…
brave, fearless, persistent…
devoted, hard-working…
selfless…
Discuss for Spirits
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Zhong Yang left behind more than just a huge collection of seeds. His love for hid job and research lives on in his studies. He once said, “My students will continue on the road of scientific exploration and the seeds we have collected may grow hundreds of years from now.”
What did Zhong Yang leave for us?
Read for Legacy
Using Context
Using the sentence context may help you guess and learn the meanings of difficult words and phrases.
26-9-25 08:35
“One gene can save a nation, and one seed can benefit millions of people.”
Nine years have passed since Professor Zhong Yang left us, yet his faith takes root and sprouts in people’s hearts just like tiny seeds.
Please write your short comment on this Weibo to show your love and respect for him.
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Professor Zhong, nine years have passed, but your devotion to plant research always inspires us. We will keep collecting and protecting seeds, just as you did, to benefit more people.
In Memory of Zhong Yang
Write your comment. (3 min)
Exchange and correct with your partner.(2min)
Show your comment in front of the class.(3min )
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Polish your comment and post it online.
Search online and sort out the life events of an inspiring person and summarize his/her spirits.
Homework
Thanks for your attention!
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