Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking 课件 高中英语新人教版选择性必修第一册（2022-2023学年）

1、 Reading and ThinkingWorking the LandUnit 5 Learning ObjectivesReview the features of introduction to a person;Get to know Yuan Longping, especially his great contributions and noble qualities;Analyze why Yuan is called a pioneer for all people;Give an award speech to Yuan Longping.1. Who is the man

2、 in the photo?What crop is he holding in his hands?2. What do you know about the man?What else do you want to know about him?Yuan Longping. Hybrid rice.He is a famous scientist at home and abroad;He is called father of hybrid rice;He is advanced in years but he still works in the land.1.Before you r

3、ead, look at the photo and the title of the text. Discuss these questions in groups.Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph.1. What kind of writing do you think this is?2. How does the author develop this article?3. Where can you find such a piece of writing?biographymagzine newspape

4、rin time orderStructure of the text：This passage is a biography developed in time orderSkimming readingBiographyeducationwork experienceidentitylife experienceappearancefunny storyachievementscontributionsoccupationfamily lifequalitygeneral introductionContent of biography?Key phrases devote.to. be

5、comprised of deep down be known as depend on care little for at home and abroad dream up other than be used for把用于; 献身; 致力包括; 由组成(或构成)在内心深处; 本质上; 实际上作为而著名依靠几乎不关心 国内外梦想出; 虚构出除了被用来做Whats the main idea of the text?The text mainly talks about Yuan Longping, a _ of agriculture in China. He _ his life to

6、producing more rice. Because of his hard work, farmers can expand their _ and the problem of _ can be solved.pioneerdevotesoutputhungerFast reading Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams.Yuan considers himself a farmer.Yuan decided t

7、o study agriculture.Yuans innovation has helped to feed more people. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. para 1para 2para 3para 4para 5para 6Read the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. identity & statuseducationresearch & achievements Activity 3 Match the main idea of each paragraph

8、 and use key words to summarize it. Yuan considers himself a farmer.Yuan decided to study agriculture.Yuan conducted research anddeveloped hybrid rice.contributions& influencequalitiesdreams & visionsYuans innovation has helped to feed more people.Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.Yuan is old but

9、 still working hard to fufill his dreams.Activity 4 Read the text again and answer the questions.(P51 Exercise 3)1. Why does Yuan consider himself a farmer?2. Why did he choose to study agriculture?3. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?4. How has Yuans work helped China and other countries?5

10、. What is Yuans latest vision?1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? Yet, he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research. Because he continually works the land in his research. 2. Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture? To tackle this cri

11、sis, he chose to He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat. 3. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. One characteristic of hybrids is that the

12、y usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. 4. How has Yuans work helped China and other countries? Yuans innovation has helped feedYuans innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam.5. What is Yuans latest vi

13、sion? Seawater rice. His latest vision for “seawater rice” has also become a reality his parents wish VS his own decisionthe general assumption about hybrid rice VS his belieffather of hybrid rice VS farmerWhat writing technique does the writer employ to exhibit Yuan Longpings qualities? retire to a

14、 life of leisure VS continue to work the land as a man of the soilContrast.He is a _ scientist who continually works the land in his research.He is a _ man who has devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.He was an _ man who wanted to solve the crisis of food shortage.He is a _ scientist who successf

15、ully developed the first hybrid rice and seawater rice.He is a _ man who makes large donations to support agricultural research.hardworkingcommittedambitiouscreativeselflessWhat are the qualities of Yuan Longping? (GW)设计人员realizedlarger fields boost yields Scanning -( Read paragraph 3 and find the i

16、nformation) attain a higher yield conventional cropsworked (a challenging question) convincedthe creation of hybrid rice (a great debate/it could not be done) overcameas a researchin 1953 technical difficulties developedhybrid rice in 1974 enabled farmers expand their output greatlyHow did Yuan Long

17、ping develop hybrid rice?What is the main advantage of hybrid rice?Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.create estimation education generation graduateOften, new words are not really “new” they are just different forms of words that you may already know. For instance

18、, a word ending with ate is often a verb, while a word ending in tion is often a noun. Thus, we have communicate (verb) and communication (noun). English has many word patterns like this. creation estimate educate generate graduationThis school has _ thousands of bright young students over the years. Most students look for jobs after university _.Because of the _ of new strains of hybrid crops, peo