Unit 5 Working the land Reading and Thinking 课件 2026-2027学年英语新人教版选择性必修第一册

该高中英语课件围绕“杂交水稻之父”袁隆平展开，核心知识点包括其生平、研究贡献及人物品质。课堂导入通过照片提问、视频观看等方式，从已知的袁隆平基本信息过渡到文本细节，搭建预测文本类型、匹配段落大意等学习支架，衔接前后知识。 其亮点在于以任务驱动贯穿阅读过程，通过分析文章结构（按身份、研究过程等）和提炼人物品质（如modest、innovative）培养思维品质，结合对比写作技巧和词汇练习提升语言能力，融入袁隆平行事迹增强文化意识。学生能深化理解并提升综合素养，教师可借助系统流程高效教学。

A Pioneer for All People Unit 5 Working the Land 人教版选择性必修第一册 Reading and Thinking Warming up 1. Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands? 2.What do you know about the man? I know that he is often called the “father of hybrid rice”, and his work has sparked a farming revolution in China. The photo is of Yuan Longping, holding sheaves of his hybrid rice. 2 Opening page 1. How do you understand the unit’s title “Working the Land”? 2. Where do you think the photo was taken and what is it of? south China terraced rice field work (vt.) to manage or operate sth. work the land (= grow crops on it, etc.) 耕耘 我毕生的梦想是让所有人远离饥饿。 —— 袁隆平 My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. —Yuan Longping How do you understand the quote? It expresses his desire to prevent hunger and starvation in the world. Now let's watch a video to get a deeper understanding of Yuan Longping. 3 Lead in 4 Lead in After watching this video, do you understand him better now? Yuan Longping, Born in 1930, “The father of Hybrid Rice”, Chinese agricultural scientist, Developed the first hybrid rice. Had a big dream to feed more people 5 Pre-reading 1. Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph. What kind of writing do you think this is? n. a person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.先锋 Biography An introduction to a person 6 While-reading Skim the text and match the main idea and key words with each paragraph. Para.1 Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 Para.5 Para.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. 7 While-reading Analyze the article structure Para 1. Identity Para 2. Background & motivation Para 3. Research process 8 While-reading Analyze the article structure Para 4. Great achievements & influence Para 5. Personality & attitude Para 6. Dreams & vision The passage follows the typical biography order: Identity Motivation Research Achievements Personality Dreams General Specific 9 While-reading Read Para1&2 and fill in the table. Birth Appearance Major Occupation Title In 1930 Slim but strong Agriculture A scientist & a farmer Father of hybrid rice He continually worked the land in his research. 1. Why did Yuan consider himself a farmer? 2. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and food shortages. 10 While-reading Para1&2 What kind of person is Dr. Yuan? modest hard-working devoted/dedicated/committed independent-minded sympathetic/compassionate/caring 11 While-reading Read para 3 and sort out the steps how he conducted research and developed hybrid rice After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher... realised that large 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... Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. worked realized convinced overcame developed as a researcher in 1953 larger fields✘ boost yields✔ the creation of hybrid rice technical difficulties hybrid rice in 1974 a challenging question 12 While-reading After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised 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 cross between two or more varieties of a species... 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 farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. Para 3 What kind of person is Dr. Yuan? determined innovative/unconventional 13 While-reading Read para 4 and find the information. Why does the author list numbers? —to emphasize Yuan's invaluable contributions. 1.How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries ? 60 percent domestic rice consumption produce 200 million tons of rice per year feed many other countries received numerous awards 14 While-reading Read paragraph 5 and answer the questions. 2. What did Yuan Longping do with his large amounts of money? 1. What do other people think Yuan might do with money? 3. What qualities can we find in Yuan Longping? 1.He would retire to a life of leisure. 2.He made large donations to support agricultural research. Contrast 3.simple caring/ generous 15 While-reading Para 5 What kind of person is Dr. Yuan? modest plain selfless generous 16 While-reading Read paragraph 6 and answer the questions. 1.What is Yuan’s latest vision? Mr.Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams. His former vision: His latest vision: “seawater rice ” as tall as sorghum as big as a broom as huge as a peanut vision & envision vision n. 视力；远见，愿景 have a vision of… 憧憬 a vision for the future 未来愿景 envision v. 设想，展望（未来） 句型： envision + 名词 envision + doing envision sb doing sth ⚠不接 to do 17 While-reading Para 6 What kind of person is Dr. Yuan? visionary/ambitious 18 Summary Sort out the timeline of Yuan Longping’s life according to the text and what you know. in 1930 born in Beijing in 1953 graduated and began to work as a researcher in 1974 developed the first hybrid rice later helped solve the problem of world hunger meanwhile received numerous awards long ago had two dreams latest vision make “seawater rice” a reality in 2021 passed away ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 19 Post reading Use some adjectives to describe professor Yuan. Dr. Yuan outstanding hard-working diligent dedicated ambitious modest selfless determined innovative visionary Yuan Longping was an outstanding agricultural scientist. He was hard‑working and diligent, spending his whole life on rice research. Dedicated to ending hunger, he was determined to overcome all kinds of difficulties. Innovative and visionary, he had a big dream to feed more people. Ambitious for the good of all mankind, he was selfless and modest, never seeking fame for his great achievements. 20 Post-reading writing technique Para1.father of hybrid rice VS farmer Para2.his parents' wish VS his own decision Para3.the general assumption about hybrid rice VS his belief Para5.retire to a life of leisure VS continue to work the land as a man of the soil by contrast 21 Post reading Group Discussion 1.Apart from rice, what are some other important crops in China? What do you know about them? The most important crop besides rice is wheat, which is grown on different parts of China, and is used to make noodles and bread. Corn is also a popular crop in north and north-eastern China. It is used both for food and for animal feed. 22 Post reading 2.Do you know other agricultural scientists or any agricultural developments ? 北大荒水稻之父---徐一戎 小麦杂交之父---李振声 抗虫棉之父---郭三堆 23 Post reading Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box. 1. This school has __________ thousands of bright young students over the years. 2. Most students look for jobs after university __________. 3. Because of the ________ of new strains of hybrid crops, people in many parts of the world now have more food to eat. 4. Last year, this new electric power plant __________ enough energy to power the whole city. 5. It was difficult to calculate exactly how many trees had been cut down. However, a general __________ was possible. create estimation education generation graduate estimation educated graduation creation generated 24 Important phrases 认为自己是农民 奉献自己的一生 从事某个职业 v. be like. 粮食歉收 have a lack of solve the crisis 提高产量 确信…… 猜想 n. 历经千难万苦 攻克艰巨的技术难题 预计…… 国内的 consider himself (as) a farmer devote his life to pursue a career in 像 have poor harvests have a serious shortage of tackle the crisis boost yields/expand output be convinced that assumption through intense effort overcome enormous technical difficulties It’s estimated that... domestic 25 a serious shortage of 由……产生 创新 n. 不可估量的贡献 悠闲的生活 在内心深处，本质上 名人 imagine be successful in doing sth. 愿景 年事已高 严重缺乏 generate from innovation invaluable contribution a life of leisure at heart celebrity envision succeed in doing sth. vision in one’s advanced/late years Important phrases 26 Assignment 假如你是李华，你校英语报正在举办征文活动，题目 “The Person I Admire Most”，请你以袁隆平为例，写一篇短文。 内容包括： 袁隆平的伟大事迹及贡献； 对你的影响。 注意： 词数 100 词左右； 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 27 Assignment The person I admire most is Yuan Longping, a great agricultural scientist. Convinced that hybrid rice could solve food shortages, he overcame countless technical difficulties and developed hybrid rice. His research greatly boosted rice yields, saving millions of people from hunger worldwide. He held the vision of a world free of hunger and stuck to his dream all his life. Yuan’s spirit inspires me deeply. Whenever I meet difficulties in my study, his perseverance encourages me to keep trying. I will spare no effort to pursue my own dream just like him. Thank you! The Person I Admire Most 28 Thanks $