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Unit 5 Working the land
Reading and Thinking
What happened in the video？
Lead in:Get to know an agricultural scientist.
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
“Father of Hybrid Rice”
1.According to the title “A Pioneer For All People”, What may be the writing style of this passage
A. A story B. Travel journal. C. Biography
(An introduction to a person)
While-reading:Prediction
2.Where can we read such a piece of writing
A. in a magazine
B. in an advertisement
C. in an office document
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
While-reading:fast reading
Yuan Longping, known as the "father of hybrid rice", was one of China's most famous scientists. Yet, he considered himself a farmer because he continually worked the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he had devoted his life.
Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer
Who had he devoted his life to
Because he continually worked the land in his research.
He had devoted his life to millions of Chinese farmers.
moral features:
He was a ____________ scientist who continually worked the land in his research.
He was a __________________ man who had devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.
hardworking
committed / devoted
Yuan considered himself a farmer.
identity
Para.1
Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However, what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.
Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture
He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat.
He determined to tackle the crisis of food shortage.
He was an _________ man who wanted to solve the crisis of food shortage.
ambitious
Yuan decided to study agriculture.
life
experiences
Para.2
Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.
How did Dr. Yuan develop hybrid rice Is it an easy or tough task
solution: __________
realized... larger fields ... not solution
boost yields
tried to create ____________, which was a matter of _____
hybrid rice
debate
overcame enormous _________________
technical difficulties
enabled farmers to __________________
expand output greatly
He was a _______ scientist who successfully developed the first hybrid rice.
creative
achievements
Para.3
How does the author develop the paragraph
Why does the author list numbers
60 percent
around 200 million tons of
many other countries
60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan' s hybrid strains.
China's farmers produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.
Yuan's innovation has helped feed many other countries that depend on rice as well.
Emphasize Yuan's invaluable contributions
Yuan’s innovation has helped to feed more people.
Achievements
Para.4
By listing numbers
By explaining the phenomenon
By giving examples
By analyzing the cause and effect
Which of the following description about Dr Yuan's life is not true
A. He cared little about money and celebrity.
B. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.
C. He retired to a life of leisure because he was rich and famous.
D. He made large donations to support agricultural research.
He was a _______ man who made large donations to support agricultural research.
selfless
Yuan cared little for fame or wealth.
attitudes towards life
Para.5
Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams.
▲rice plants as tall as ________
▲each ear of rice as big as a ______
▲each grain of rice as huge as a ______
His first dream
His later vision
seawater rice
peanut
broom
sorghum
He was a _________ and ___________ man who is still young at heart and full of vision.
visionary
perseverant
dreams
Para.6
Post-reading
What can we learn from Yuan Longping
He was a hardworking scientist who continually worked the land in his research.
He was a committed man who had devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.
He was an ambitious man who wanted to solve the crisis of food shortage.
He was a creative scientist who successfully developed the first hybrid rice and seawater rice.
He was a selfless man who made large donations to support agricultural research.
As students,
we should be ambitious. When deciding on the future majors or jobs, we can choose the areas where the country needs us most.
Advice:
Post-reading
What can we learn from Yuan Longping
Thank you

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