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Unit 5 Working the Land
Reading and Thinking
A Pioneer for All People
Learn and grasp the main idea of the passage.
Master some reading skills such as skimming and scanning and so on.
Have a deeper understanding of Yuan Longping and his deeds and qualities by thinking critically.
1.Where do you think the
photo was taken, and
what is it of？
2.Have you ever been to a
place like this？How do
you feel when you see it？
Lead in: Discuss the opening page.
Opening Page
folk houses
terraced rice fields
to manage or operate sth to gain benefit from it.
管理、经营（以获利）
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
3. Have you had some experience living in the countryside or helping with the farm work Can you share your experience with us
maybe in the countryside of southern China
耕种土地
Leading in
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
1. Who is the man in the photo
The photo is of Yuan Longping
2. What crop is he holding in his hands
He is holding sheaves of his hybrid rice.
3. How can you understand the saying
我毕生的追求是使所有人远离饥饿。
Leading in
Yuan Longping’s hybrid rice and his two great dreams.
What can we get to learn from the video
In fact, 80 years ago, the Chinese people also experienced a great famine in which they had nothing to eat.
We have no fear of hunger and will even diet to lose weight.
When talking about the persons who contribute the most to this great change, who will come to your mind first
Father of Hybrid Rice
( 世界杂交水稻之父 )
Recipient of the Medal of the Republic
（共和国勋章获得者）
Prediction
A Pioneer for All People
is the pioneer
did he do for all people
is he called a pioneer for all people
did he make it
Who
What
Why
How
a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc.
What is he holding
Yuan is the man who is the first to develop____________.
hybrid rice
Read for prediction.
Look at the title and the picture of the article and predict the content.
1. What may be the writing style of the article
A. A story
B. Travel journal
C. Biography
2. How does the author develop this article
A. Time B. Space C. logic
3. Where can you find such a piece of writing
A. A letter. B. A story book.
C. A magazine. D. A science report.
An introduction to a person
Read for prediction.
Scan the first sentence of each paragraph and think about the following questions.
identity
education
research
contribution
quality
dreams
who
what
why
Yuan conducted research and
developed hybrid rice.
Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams.
Yuan considered himself a farmer.
Yuan decided to study agriculture.
Yuan’s innovation has helped to
feed more people.
Yuan cared little for fame or wealth.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
Yuan considered himself a farmer.
Yuan decided to study agriculture.
Yuan conducted research and
developed hybrid rice successfully.
Yuan’s innovation has helped to
feed more people.
Yuan cared little for fame or wealth.
Yuan worked hard to fulfill his dreams.
A
PIONEER
Skim the text and then match the main idea with each paragraph,then use one word to generalize.
biography
Fast reading
Para.1
Para.2
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Para.3
Yuan considers himself a farmer.
Yuan decided to study agriculture.
Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.
Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people.
Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.
Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams.
Read for main idea.
Read the text again and answer the following questions.
1.Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer
2.Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture
3.What is the main advantage of hybrid crops
4.How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries
5.What is Yuan’s latest vision
Read for detailed information.
Para.1
1.Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer
Because he continually works the land in his research.
Read for detailed information.
Para.2
2. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture
To tackle the crisis that farmers often had poor harvest and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.
Read for detailed information.
One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate, 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
3.What is the main advantage of hybrid crops
They usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops.
Read for detailed information.
Para.4
How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries
Yuan's innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam.
Read for detailed information.
Para.6
5.What was Yuan’s later vision
He envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom, and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut.
Read for detailed information.
Birthdate Birthplace
Appearance
Major
Occupations
Title
In 1930, In Beijing
Slim but strong
Agriculture
A scientist & a researcher & a farmer
Father of hybrid rice
Read for detailed information.
Content of biography
biography
identity
achievements
birth place
education
dreams
quality
birth date
2.Retell Yuan Longping’s biography in your own words according to the content tree.
1.Summarize what a biography should include.
Medal of the Republic
After exploration, what do you think of Yuan Longping Please think about some adjectives to describe Yuan Longping and find evidence from the text.
For example, Yuan Longping is modest because he considers himself a farmer …
Yuan Longping
A. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice.
B. He cares little for celebrity or money.
C. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research.
1. intelligent(聪明的)
2. creative(有创造力的)
3. hard-working(勤劳的)
4. strong-willed(意志坚强的)
5. plain(朴素的)
6. selfless(无私的)
7. generous(慷慨的)
8. noble-minded(高尚的)
9. indifferent to fame and wealth(淡泊名利)
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2
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7
6
9
5
3
4
Critical Thinking
Food is the most significant thing in the world, because everyone lives on food. Do you know what kinds of measures can we take to make sure everyone can save food well
What the government should do
When we get together in restaurants, what should we do
When we witness others wasting food, it’s our duty to_________________________________________.
Thinking
China ’ s proposition is:
build a community of
shared future for mankindand achieve shared and
win-win development.
—Xi Jinping
Set your own dream！
summary(学习总结)
What have you learnt today
The Peasants
By Li Shen
Farmers weeding at noon,
Sweat down the field soon.
Who knows food on a tray,
Thanks to their toiling day.
1.Try to introduce Yuan Longping according to the text.
2.Do some research via the Internet and introduce another agricultural scientist, using the structure, expressions and writing techniques you have learnt from the text “A Pioneer for All People”.
Assignments:
Thank you !

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