Unit5WorkingtheLandReadingandThinking課件-高中英語人教選擇性

ReadingandthinkingUnit05WorkingtheLandMylifelongpursuitistokeepallthepeopleawayfromhunger.————YuanLongpingLearningObjectivesKnowthecharacteristicsoflanguageinthetext.LearnmoreaboutYuanLongping,especiallyhisgreatcontributionsandnoblequalities;AnalyzewhyYuaniscalledapioneerforallpeople;Expressourideasonthegiventopicsthroughcriticalthinkingandtaketheresponsibilitiesforourhumanbeings.IMPORTAINTPOINTPart1Pre-readingActivity1WhatdoyouknowaboutYuanLongping?

“ThefatherofHybridRice”,ChineseagriculturalscientistthewinnerofmanyinternationalawardsTheMedaloftheRepublic,ensurefoodsafetyPassedawayinMay,2021......

APioneerforallpeopleApersonwhoisthefirsttostudyanddevelopaparticularareaof...Activity2--predictandthinknotjustthepeopleinChinabutthepeopleinmanyothercountriesWhat’sthetypeofthistext?Biography（傳記）Argumentation（議論文）Exposition（說明文）IMPORTAINTPOINTPart2While-readingPara.

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developedhybridrice.B.Yuanisoldbutstillworkinghard

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feedmorepeople.F.Yuancareslittleforfameor

wealth.Activity1--Matchthemainideawitheachparagraph.YuanLongping,knownasthe“fatherofhybridrice”,wasoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.Yet,heconsideredhimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworkedthelandinhisresearch.Indeed,hisslimbutstrongbodywasjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehaddevotedhislife.YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However,whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis,hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.C.Yuanconsideredhimselfafarmer.(Identities)D.Yuandecidedtostudyagriculture.(Education)Aftergraduatingin1953,heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofself-pollinatingplantssuchasricewasamatterofgreatdebate.

Thecommonassumptionthenwasthatitcouldnotbedone.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridricethatcouldbeusedforfarmingin1974.Thishybridenabledfarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatly.A.Yuanconductedresearchanddevelopedhybridrice.(Research&Achievements)Today,itisestimatedthatabout60percentofdomesticriceconsumptioninChinaiscomprisedofcropsgeneratedfromYuan’shybridstrains,andhisstrainshaveallowedChina’sfarmerstoproducearound200milliontonsofriceperyear.Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam.Becauseofhisinvaluablecontributions,YuanLongpingreceivednumerousawardsbothinChinaandabroad.GiventhatYuan’shybridsmadehimquitewealthy,onemightthinkhewouldhaveretiredtoalifeofleisure.However,thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown,Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil,hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.E.Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedtofeedmorepeople.(Contributions&Influence)F.Yuancaredlittleforfameorwealth.(Qualities)WhatimpressedpeoplemostaboutYuanLongpingwashisongoingabilitytofulfillhisdreams.Longago,heenvisionedriceplantsastallassorghum,witheachearofriceasbigasabroom,andeachgrainofriceashugeasapeanut.Hesucceededinproducingakindofricethatcouldfeedmorepeopleathomeandabroad.Hislatervisionfor“seawaterrice”alsobecameareality,andpotentiallyopenedupnearlyonemillionsquarekilometresofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction.Eveninhislateryears,YuanLongpingwasstillyoungatheartandfullofvision,andeveryonewasalwaysexcitedtoseewhathewoulddreamupnext.

B.Yuanworkedhardtofulfilhisdreams.(Dreams&Visions)dreamsActivity2--ReadforstructuregeneralIntroductioneducationachievementsActivity3--Readfordetailsandfindouttheanswers.1.WhydoesYuanLongpingconsiderhimselfafarmer?2.WhydidYuandecidetostudyagriculture?3.Whatisthemainadvantageofhyridcrops?contributionsqualitydreams/visionsActivity3--Readfordetailsandfindouttheanswers.4.HowhasYuan’sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries?6.What’sYuan’slatestvision?5.WhatattitudedoesYuanholdtowardmoneyorfame?Whatdoeshedo?1.WhydoesYuanLongpingconsiderhimselfafarmer?2.WhydidYuandecidetostudyagriculture?Becausehecontinuallyworksthelandinhisresearch.Heconcernedthatfarmershadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadashortageoffoodtoeat.Activity3--Readfordetailsandfindouttheanswers.3.Whatisthemainadvantageofhyridcrops?4.HowhasYuan’sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries?Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChina,butmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndiaandVietnam.Activity3--Readfordetailsandfindouttheanswers.Activity3--Readfordetailsandanalyzethetext.5.WhatattitudedoesYuanholdtowardmoneyorfame?Whatdoeshedo?6.What’sYuan’slatestvision?Hecareslittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemakeslargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.Seawaterrice.Let’sseehowYuanLongpingsucceedindevelopinghybridriceinparagraph3.asaresearcherin1953largerfieldsboostyieldsthecreationofhybridricethefirsthybridricein1974enormoustechnicaldifficultiesworkedrealisedachallengingquestionwasconvincedagreatdebateovercamedevelopedenablefarmerstoexpandtheiroutputgreatlyPart3Post-readingAfterreadingthepassages,whatdoyouthinkofYuanLongping?Findadjectivestodescribe.WhydowecallYuanLongping

“APioneerforAllPeople”?

plaindevotedkind-heartedconcernedaboutpeoplepersistent（堅(jiān)持不懈的）

determinedintelligentmodestindifferenttofameandmoneyselflessgenerousenergeticvisionary（有遠(yuǎn)見的）Activity1--Summarizeandfurtherthink...Activity2--DiscussionWorkingroupstodiscussthefollowingquestions.Infact,beingagreatman,YuanLongpingisasordinaryasyoufirst.Ontheroadtobeingsuchagreatperson,whatpreparationsshouldyoumake?Wouldyouliketochoosefarmingascareeraftergraduatingfromcollege?Ifyoudon’twanttochoosethemajorinagriculture,whatwillyouchoosetodotomakecontributi