Unit5 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

Reading and Thinking: A Pioneer for All People UNIT 5 WORKING THE LAND Important phrases 1. hybrid rice 2. work the land 3. pursue a career 4. poor harvest 5. tackle crisis 6. boost yield 7. enormous /ɪˈnɔːməs/ 8. technical /ˈteknɪkl/ 9. conventional 杂交水稻 耕种土地 追求事业 收成不好 解决危机 提高产量 adj.技术的 adj.巨大的 adj.传统的 10. domestic /dəˈmestɪk/ 11. rice consumption 12. a life of leisure 13. fulfil one’s dream 14. seawater rice 15. peanut /ˈpiːnʌt/ 16. agricultural 17. be full of vision 18. celebrity /səˈlebrəti/ 水稻消耗量 adj.国内的 一种休闲的生活 实现某人的梦想 海水稻 花生 adj.农业的 富有远见 n.名望 Lead-in A Pioneer for All People A person who is ___________ to study a new area of knowledge. [paiə'nir] the first Tu Youyou:the first to discover artemisinin for malaria Albert Einstein:the first to discover the general theory of relativity 全民先驱  Lead-in Let’s watch a video together. Who will come to your mind? Yuan Longping 袁隆平 Father of Hybrid Rice The winner of the Medal of the Republic 共和国勋章得主 An agricultural scientist What do you know about him? Let's read the text to know more about Yuan Longping. Prediction Read the title and picture of the text to make a prediction. 1. What’s the main idea of the article? A.Ways to increase the rice output. B.Yuan Longping’s dreams. C.Yuan Longping—an agricultural pioneer D.Yuan Longping’s super hybrid rice. 2. What may be the writing type of the article? A. A story B. Travel journal C. News report D. Biography Biography(人物传记)：An introduction to a person / baɪˈɒɡrəfi / Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. 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. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Research  Dreams  Identities Education Contributions Qualities While-reading Tip1: Pay attention to the topic sentences and key words. Activity 3 Task 1: Read Para.1&2 and find the information. Birthdate& Birthplace Appearance Major 专业 Occupation 职业 Title 称号 In 1930 in Beijing Slim but strong Agriculture A scientist & a farmer Father of hybrid rice Q1: Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? A. He was born in a farmer family. B. He was known as the“father of hybrid rice”. C. He was educated at an agricultural college. D. He continually worked the land in his research. Q2: Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? A. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in agriculture. B. He wanted to deal with the crisis of shortage of food. C. He wanted to be the“father of hybrid rice”. D. He was interested in agriculture. While-reading when and where was he born? how about his appearance? what is his major?what career did his parents want him to pursue? what is his occupations?what title does he have?写板书his parents' wish;his own decision. famous scientist；farmer 设计人员 He _______ farmers ________ to boost yields. Yuan was ________ the creation of hybrid rice. In 1953,Yuan _________ as a researcher. Yuan _________technical difficulties In 1974,Yuan ___________ the first hybrid rice. Task 2: How did Yuan Longping develop hybrid rice? Tip2: Pay attention to the key verbs. worked realized needed convinced √ overcame developed What’s the advantage of hybrid rice? Because it enabled farmers to expand output greatly 极大增加了水稻产量 While-reading 8 Task 3: How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries? Tip3: Pay attention to the numbers. ________ domestic rice consumption produce _______ tons of rice per year + + feed ________ countries = received ________ awards 60 percent 200 million many other numerous Q: Why does the author list these numbers? A. To explain the serious situation about food. B. To show the popularity of hybrid strain. C. To prove Yuan's great contributions of hybrid rice. D. To support the development of hybrid rice. While-reading Q: How did Yuan do when he won prizes and money? A. He donated his money to support agricultural study. B. He continued studying farming technology. C. He retired to a life of leisure and wealth. D. He cared much about celebrity and personal wealth. He is a ________ man who makes great contributions to Chinese agricultural research. selfless Task 4: Read Para. 5 and answer the question. While-reading Task 5: What is Yuan’s former and latest vision? Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams. His former vision: His latest vision: rice plants as _____ as sorghum each ear as _____ as a broom grain of rice as ______ as a peanut _______________ became a reality 以前的愿景 tall big huge “seawater rice ” 每一株水稻都像高粱一样高 每一株稻穗都像扫帚一样大 每一粒谷子都像花生一样大 While-reading Seawater rice 海水稻 What he did benefited us a lot! Discussion: What qualities make Yuan a pioneer for all people? Post-reading devoted selfless modest kind-hearted energetic hardworking plain determined 1. He considered himself a farmer because he continually worked the land in his research. ________ 2. His slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life. ______________ 3. What concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. ______________ modest kind-hearted devoted 谦虚的 忠诚的 无私的 善良的 精力充沛的 努力的 /pleɪn/ 朴素的 坚定的 4. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice. ____________/______________ 5. He cared little for celebrity or money. ________ 6. Instead, he made large donations to support agricultural research. _______ 7. Even in his later years, Yuan Longping was still young at heart and full of vision. ___________ energetic selfless determined plain hardworking Post-reading devoted selfless modest kind-hearted energetic hardworking plain determined 谦虚的 忠诚的 无私的 善良的 精力充沛的 努力的 /pleɪn/ 朴素的 坚定的 Thank you! Read the pioneer, learn from the pioneer, Try to be a pioneer in your own fields. If you are a volunteer narrator(解说员) in Longping Rice Museum, How will you introduce Yuan Longping to the world? Hello, everyone. Welcome to Longping Rice Museum. Today, I’m the narrator to introduce Yuan Longping to you. _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ Thanks for your listening! Homework Words bank be known as, be devoted to, tackle the crisis, food shortage, overcome difficulties to boost yields, expand output, receive awards, fulfil one’s dreams... Lavf56.40.101 Tencent APD MTS $