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Unit
Heroes
Reading for writing
2026新外研版九上
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Learning Objectives
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to...
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学生能认读、掌握核心词汇 rice, suffer from hunger, work ;读懂全文,梳理文章 5 段段落大意,复述袁隆平的生平事迹;
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能根据图片、标题预测文章内容,梳理袁隆平追梦过程中的困难、坚持与成就;
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了解袁隆平院士的伟大贡献,理解粮食的重要性,学习坚持不懈、心怀家国、造福世界的精神,树立家国情怀。
What kind of plant is it in the picture?
Lead in
It’s rice.
This man has spent his whole life working on rice. Can you think of a hero who is related to rice plants?
Lead in
Yuan Longping.
What do you think of Yuan Longping?
Lead in
I think he is a great hero. He worked hard all his life to grow better rice and helped people around the world have enough food.
Pre-reading
What does “dreamer” mean?
It means someone who has a big dream and works hard for it.
What does “plenty” mean here?
It means a lot of rice, enough food for everyone to eat.
Pre-reading
What does this title suggest about Yuan Longping?
It tells us Yuan Longping had a dream of growing enough rice for all people, and he worked all his life for this dream.
Look at the pictures and answer.
rice
suffer from hunger
dream
experiment
work hard
failure
What’s the passage about?
feed
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The passage is about Yuan Longping and his rice dream. He wanted to help people who suffered from hunger. So he worked hard and did experiments. After many failures, he successfully developed new types of rice plants that can feed more people. He continued his research on more productive rice plants throughout his life, inspiring people to carry on his work.
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1. What kind of text is this?
a A news report.
b An expository passage(说明文).
2. How many parts does the passage have?
Three.
Yuan’s basic information and early experience
Yuan’s dreams and actions
Yuan’s influence
While-reading
c A story
Part 1
Part 2
Part 2
Part 3
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Read Paragraphs 1–2
1. What was Yuan Longping’s daily work like?
He worked from morning to night, checking countless rice plants
2.What did he discover when he was young?
(He discovered that many Chinese people suffered from hunger.
Read Paragraphs 3-4
Underline the key sentences and finish the table.
His dreams
His challenges
His actions
The result
- developing rice plants that produce more- a rice plant that would feed the whole world
- Over 3000 experiments failed.- Age made it more difficult for him to work.
- He kept trying and travelled around China.- He moved his house next to the rice fields.
-He succeeded in developing new types of rice plants.
Read Paragraphs 3-4
Underline the key sentences and finish the table.
1. What does Yuan’s words show?
They show his spirit of never giving up.
2. Do you think he was a “dreamer” or a “doer”?
He is both a dreamer and a doer. His greatness comes from his huge dreams and his tireless hard work.
1. Where is his rice grown now?
His rice is grown across China and in about 70 other countries.
Read Paragraphs 5
2. How is he remembered by people?
He is remembered as a national hero.
Complete the notes with words and expressions from the passage.
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1. Beijing
2. suffered from hunger
3. produce more
4. the whole world
5. experiments
6. the rice fields
7. new types
8. 70 other countries
9. national hero
Retell the story.
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Answer the questions.
1 Why does the writer start by describing the old man in the rice fields?
The writer starts by describing the old man in the rice fields to catch readers’ interest. It helps readers picture Yuan Longping clearly and shows that he worked hard in the rice fields every day.
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Answer the questions.
2 What's the meaning of "like a bird going after the warmth of the sun"?
Why did Yuan compare himself to a bird?
It means Yuan Longping travelled around China and never stopped working for his dream. He compared himself to a bird because birds fly to warm places in winter. Rice also needs warm weather to grow. So, just like a bird following the sun, Yuan kept moving to warmer places to study rice and never gave up.
3 What does the writer mean by "his dreams live on"?
It means Yuan Longping died, but his ideas and dreams continue. His rice and his spirit still help people today.
Think and share.
1 What does the title of the passage mean?
The title means Yuan Longping had a dream to grow more rice and help people have enough food.
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Think and share.
2 Why do you think Yuan Longping is a hero?
I think Yuan Longping is a hero because he worked hard all his life to help people who suffered from hunger. He helped feed many people in China and other countries.
3 What can you learn from Yuan Longping?
I can learn from him that I should work hard, never give up and follow my dreams.
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Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
Imagine you are presenting a “National Hero Medal” to Yuan Longping. Write 3 sentences based on the passage.
He is the man who developed new types of rice plants to feed the world. Even though over 3,000 experiments failed, he never gave up and tried again. We will never forget him because he helped Chinese people stay away from hunger.
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Language points
1 Under the hot sun, an old man walked slowly through green rice fields. He picked an ear of rice, looked at it carefully and moved on. It was just a normal day at work for him. He worked from morning to night, checking countless rice plants. His name was Yuan Longping.
2 Yuan was born in Beijing in 1930. When he was young, he felt sad to discover that many Chinese people suffered from hunger. After he left college in 1953, he spent nearly 70 years working hard to solve this problem.
在烈日下
从早到晚
忍受饥饿
spend doing sth 花费(时间)做某事
Language points
3 Yuan believed deeply that “food is the most important thing in the world”. He dreamt of developing rice plants that produce more. However, it was easier said than done.
Over 3,000 experiments failed.
“Failure is very common in scientific research,” he once said. “Every time I fall down, I’ll get up and try again.”
He travelled around China to realise his dream. He said, “I never stopped, like a bird going after the warmth of the sun.” Finally, he succeeded in developing new types of rice plants. One produced about 20% more rice than normal plants. Another could grow in poor soil.
民以食为天
说起来容易做起来难
走遍中国
追寻阳光的温暖
succeed in doing sth 成功做某事
Language points
4 But Yuan didn’t stop there. He had an even greater dream: a rice plant that would feed the whole world. Later, age made it more difficult for him to work. Yuan just moved his house next to the rice fields!
5 Yuan passed away in 2021, but his dreams live on. Today, his rice is grown across China and in about 70 other countries. Yuan is remembered as a national hero who helped build China into a modern socialist country. His example continues to encourage people to follow in his footsteps.
搬到...旁边
去世
延续,永存
作为...被铭记
encourage sb to do sth 鼓励某人做某事
Must do:
抄写本课 7 个核心词块,每个短语造 1 个英文句子。
完成短文梳理:用 5 句话概括全文袁隆平的故事,不少于 60 词。
Homework
Choose to do:
朗读课文 3 遍,录制 1 分钟课文朗读语音提交。
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