Unit 5 Working the land Reading and Thinking 课件-2026-2027学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

该高中英语课件围绕“袁隆平——农业先驱”展开，核心知识点涵盖其生平、成就及品质。课堂导入从世界饥饿问题的成因与解决方案切入，通过“照片人物识别”“已知与未知信息梳理”等问题链搭建学习支架，引导学生从背景知识自然过渡到人物深度探究。 其亮点在于分层阅读任务（匹配段落主旨、完成成就表格、分析“先驱”原因）系统提升语言能力，小组讨论结合身份、信念对比手法（如“农民”与“杂交水稻之父”）培养思维品质，引用袁隆平和亨利·米勒名言增强文化意识。采用思维导图总结结构，任务型活动设计助力学生提升语言运用与思维能力，教师可高效开展人物主题教学。

Working the land Unit 5 Learning Objectives At the end of the class, students are able to 1.understand why Yuan Longping is called a pioneer for all people 2.grasp the main idea and details by skimming and scanning 3.summarize Yuan’s qualities by group discussion 4. learn the passage structure by making a mindmap P3 Using Language What are the causes and solutions of world hunger? climate change floods droughts poverty solutions causes World hunger problem UN makes efforts to reduce climate change. FAO helps countries to develop sustainable agriculture. Individuals buy food that supports the environment, and never waste food. Countries need to focus on making new achievements in agriculture. war … P1 Reading and Thinking A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE Activity one:pre-reading Introduce a pioneer for all people. Who is the man in the photo? Father of Hybrid Rice 世界杂交水稻之父 Recipient of the Medal of the Republic 共和国勋章获得者 He made China feed its people with 7% of the farmland. He circulated his knowledge in less-developed countries. He helped the UN to rid the world of hunger and provided a robust food source(稳定的食物来源) in high famine(饥饿) risk areas. Now, let's read the text to know more about him. What do you know about the man? What else do you want to know about him? Activity two Read a pioneer for all people. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. B. Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams. C. Yuan considered himself a farmer. D. Yuan decided to study agriculture. E. Yuan's innovation has helped to feed more people. F. Yuan cared little for fame or wealth. 1st read Read the text. Match the main idea with e paragraph. introduction education/experience research /achievements contribution /influence attitudes/quality dream/vision 1. What kind of writing do you think the text is? 2. Where can you find such a piece of writing? A. Narration (记叙文). B. Exposition (说明文). C. Practical writing (应用文). D. Argumentation (议论文). A. A letter. B. A story book. C. A magazine. D. A science report. 1st reading Choose the best answer. Yuan Longping’s Devotion to Hybrid Rice Motivation Process Results Influence Vision Farmers often had _____________ and sometimes even had a serious _________ of food to eat. ＊Realised that ____________ were not the solution. ＊The creation of _____________ were needed. ＊Through ______________, Yuan overcame enormous _____________________. The first hybrid rice that could be used for __________ was developed in 1970. ＊consumption: __________ of domestic rice in China ＊production:______________________ of rice per year ＊significance: helped feed other countries ＊rice plants ________________________ ＊each ear of rice ______________________ ＊each grain of rice ______________________ ＊seawater rice shortage poor harvests larger fields hybrid rice intense effort technical difficulties farming around 200 million tons 60 percent as tall as sorghum as big as broom as huge as a peanut 2nd reading- How has he beome a pioneer?Complete the form. 3rd reading Why is he called a pioneer? Para 3--After graduation in 1953, he worked as a researcher.Yuan Longping realized that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a challenging question at the time. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a characteristic of hybrid is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common assumption then was that it could not be done. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farmingin1974.This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. 3rd reading- Read the passage again. Why is he called a pineer? 3rd reading Why is he called a pioneer? Para 4-Today, it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan's hybrid strains and his strains have allowed China's farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice each year. Yuan's innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well such as India and Vietnam,Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad. 3rd reading Why is he called a pioneer? Para 6--What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. Long ago, he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom, and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. His latest vision for “seawater rice” has also become a reality, and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometers of salty land in China for rice production. Despite his advanced years, Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next. Activity three Learn from a pioneer for all people. dream passionate patriotic selfless kind-hearted hard-working persistent devoted What can we learn from Yuan? Discussion Contrast. What writing technique does the writer employ to exhibit Yuan Longping's qualities? father of hybrid rice VS farmer his parents' wish VS his own decision the general assumption about hybrid rice VS his belief retire to a life of leisure VS continue to work the land as a man of the soil Activity four summary mindmap retelling Yuan Longping, father of hybrid rice, _______ his life to rice production. As a young man, he chose to study agriculture because he was __________ about poor harvest and the ________ of food for farmers. After ___________ enormous difficulties, he developed the first hybrid rice in 1974, enabling farmers to ______ a higher yield. It is estimated that 60% of rice ____________ in China comes from Yuan's innovation. However, as a man of ____, little does he care for money or fame. He impressed us with his ongoing ability to ______ his dreams. His later vision for “seawater rice” became a _______. Even in his later years, he was still full of _______. Fill in the blanks to finish the summary. devoted concerned shortage overcoming attain consumption soil fulfil reality vision Retell the passage using the mind map. general impression life experiences achievements attitudes dream 1. Write a short passage to introduce your hero. 2. Finish build up your vocabulary part. 1. Can you track Yuan Longping's achievements in the text? 2. Can you retell the passage? 3. What do you think of Yuan Longping and his hybrid rice? Self-evaluation $