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Book 1 Unit 5 Working the land
Reading and Thinking : A pioneer for all people
Lead-in
Do you know what pioneer means
Look at some pictures. Who is the man in Picture One What crop is he holding in his hands
Pre-reading
Activity 1: Introduce the topic
Read Yuan Longping’s quote “My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger”on the opening page of the unit.
Q1: What information can you get from the quote
Q2: What do you know about the hunger problem in the world today
Q3: Do you know what Yuan Longping has done to relieve the hunger problem
While-reading
Activity 2: Skim the text to identify(识别）the text type, and match the main idea with each paragraph.
What is the type of the text
A narration(记叙文）
A argumentation(议论文）
An exposition(说明文）
An application(应用文）
Where would you most likely find the text
In an advertisement.
In a book.
In a letter.
In a newspaper.
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.
Paragraph 2 B. Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams.
Paragraph 3 C. Yuan considers himself a farmer.
Paragraph 4 D. Yuan decided to study agriculture.
Paragraph 5 E. Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people.
Paragraph 6 F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.
Activity 3: Careful reading
Read the text for basic information of Yuan Longping and complete the table.
Name Yuan Longping
Professional
Birth place
Birth date
Graduated from
Main contribution
Dreams
Read the text again and answer the questions.
Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer
Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture
What is the main advantage of hybrid crops
Post-reading
Activity 4: Group discussion: discuss a question in groups.
There are still a lot of people in the world facing the problem of hunger. What do you think can be done to solve the hunger problem
Homework
Search for more about other important crops and agricultural scientists in China on the Internet, and share with your classmates.

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