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Unit 5 WORKING THE LAND
Reading and Thinking
You Love the Land Entirely
A life with no regret
will not surrender to despair.
Just close your hands on dreams
when your heart gets broken.
Enter the confused wind and rain
Experience the death and grief
that turns us into seeds
harvested in spring,
transformed into spun gold.
Learning objectives
Read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping;
Know about writing techniques of biography;
Retell what you have learnt about Yuan Longping;
Analyse why Yuan Longping is called “a pioneer for all people”.
Pre-reading
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Pioneer
the first to discover artemisinin (青蒿素) for malaria (疟疾)
the first to discover General Theory of Relativity
A person who was the first to study a new area of knowledge.
produced China’s first missile ['m sl](导弹)
Pre-reading
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Pioneer
The first to to set up a complete obstetrics（产科学） and gynecology（妇科医学） system in China.
A
All
Pioneer
for
People
—A story of a dreaming seed
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
—Yuan Longping
What do you know about Yuan Longping
What do you want to know about him
Read for the structure
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
Read for the structure
A. Yuan conducted research and
developed hybrid rice.
Para.1
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
Para.5
Para.6
B. Yuan worked hard to fulfil his dreams.
C. Yuan considers himself a farmer.
D. Yuan decided to study agriculture.
F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.
E. Yuan’s innovation has helped to
feed more people.
Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph.
Birthdate
Birthplace
Appearance
Major
Occupations
Title
In 1930
In Beijing
Slim but strong
Agriculture
A scientist & a researcher & a farmer
Father of hybrid rice
Education
Read paragraph 1 & 2 and fill in the blanks
Read for details
Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing
Why did Yuan study agriculture
Read for details
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 study agriculture
(para 2)
motivation
food crisis
After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution.Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a challenging question at the time. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species. 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-polinating 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.
Read for details
1. What difficulties did he meet
(para 3)
2. What are the advantages of hybrid rice
3. How did he develop the hybrid rice
After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution.Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a challenging question at the time. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species. 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-polinating 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.
Read for details
What difficulties did he meet
(para 3)
After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution.Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this could be done was a challenging question at the time. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species. 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-polinating 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.
Read for details
What are the advantages of hybrid rice
(para 3)
Read for details
How did he develop the hybrid rice
(para 3)
Yuan realized larger fields were not the ________
solution
boost yields
tried to create_____________,
which was a matter of debate
hybrid rice
overcame________________________________
enormous technical difficulties
output was ___________ greatly
expanded
solution
How
through intense effort
result
to _____________
Read for details
(para 4)
What were Yuan's contributions
Today, it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed China’s farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year. Yuan’s innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping received numerous awards both in China and abroad.
Yuan’s hybrid strains contributed to ____________________ of domestic rice consumption, and allowed China’s farmers to produce __________________ tons of rice per year. And his work has helped__________both China and other countries depending on rice.
60 percent
200 million
feed
invaluable
60 percent
domestic rice consumption
produce 200 million tons of rice per year
invaluable contibutions
+
numerous
awards
feed many other countries, such as India and Vietnam
Convincing
Read for details
Given that Yuan's hybrids made him quite wealthy, one might think he would have retired to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case. Deep down, Yuan was still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil, he cared little for celebrity or money. Instead, he made large donations to support agricultural research.
(para 5)
1. What did Yuan Longping do with his large amounts of money
2. What did other people think Yuan might do with money
donate his money to
agricultural research
retire to a life of leisure
a wealthy & famous scientist
a farmer at heart
a man of the soil
By contrast
What impressed people most about Yuan Longping was his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. Long ago, 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. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. His later vision for “seawater rice” has also become a reality, and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production. Even in his later years, Yuan Longping was still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone was always excited to see what he would dream up next.
Mr. Yuan’s ability to fulfil his dreams.
His former vision:
His later vision:
as tall as sorghum
as big as a broom
as huge as a peanut
“ seawater rice”
Read for details
What were Yuan’s dreams
(para 6)
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.
(para 1)
What kind of person is Yuan
para 1 How (reasons) why
(quality)
aspect1 aspect2 modest/humble
...
father of hybrid rice; scientist famer para 1 How (reasons) why
(quality)
aspect1 aspect2
Group work — presentation
What kind of person is Yuan
para How (reasons) why
(qualities)
aspect1 aspect2 1 father of hybrid rice; scientist famer modest/humble...
2
3
4
5
6
Group work — presentation
A. an argumentation
B. an exposition
C. a biography
What kind of text do you think it is
Read for the structure
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
Introduction
description identity
status title
education motivation research
reason decesion
contributions achievements
qualities
A
All
Pioneer
for
People
Is the title “a pioneer for all people” good Why
Read for thinking
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
——Yuan Longping
我毕生的追求就是让所有人远离饥饿。
Learn from the pioneer,
Try to be a pioneer in your own fields.
Assignment
Option 1: Make a poster with the title “ My hero—Dr. Yuan.”
Option 2: Write a short passage about your dream. And share the ideas about what spirits of Yuan inspire you in your pursuit of dreams.

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