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(共18张PPT)
Unit 5 Working The Land
Reading and Thinking
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
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 some writing techniques of biography;
Understand Yuan Longping’s devotion to the whole world;
Show our respect to the great scientist.
Great people we’ve learnt
She is a mother of ten thousand
She was awarded Prize in 2015.
He changed our understanding of the
Lin Qiaozhi
Tu Youyou
Albert Einstein
Nobel
babies
universe
Pre-reading
行业PPT模板http:///hangye/
A Pioneer for All People
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.
The first Chinese scientist who developed
The people all around the world
hybrid rice
Prediction
1. What’s the main idea of the passage
A.Ways to increase the rice output.
B.Yuan Longping’s dreams.
C.Yuan Longping—an agricultural pioneer
2. What may be the writing style of the article
A. A story
B. Travel journal
C. Biography
3. Where can you find this article
A. A letter. B. A magazine. C. A science report.
An introduction to a person
Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph and answer the following questions
People column/personality feature人物专栏
While-reading
Skim the text and then match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Para. 6
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.
Read Para. 1 & 2 and find the information
Birthdate
Birthplace
Appearance
Major
Occupations
Title
In 1930
In Beijing
Slim but strong
Agriculture
A scientist & a researcher & a farmer
Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture
He was concerned that farmers had poor harvest and food shortage.
What did Yuan consider himself
Why did Yuan consider himself a farmer
He continually worked the land in his research.
He devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.
Father of hybrid rice
While-reading
Para. 3
realized
larger fields
boost yields
worked
convinced
the creation of hybrid rice
overcame
as a researcher
in 1953
technical difficulties
developed
hybrid rice in 1974
How did Yuan Longping develop hybrid rice
21 years
perseverant(有毅力的)
While-reading
Para. 4
Why does the author list numbers
Emphasize Yuan’s invaluable contributions
& make the text more convincing and accurate.
feed Chinese people
received numerous
awards
feed many other countries
Find out all the numbers mentioned in para 4.
While-reading
60 percent of domestic rice consumption
produce 200 million tons of rice per year
未来谁来养活中国？---莱斯特·布朗
Who will feed China
further thinking
Why did Yuan Longping share his hybrid rice techniques with other countries
show China’s commitment to build a community with a shared future for all mankind.
keep all people away from hunger
2. How did the author show Yuan Longping’s qualities
By contrast
retire to a life of leisure
donated his money to agricultural research
cared little for celebrity or money
Read para. 5 and answer the following question.
(Para.5) Given that Yuan’s hybrids have made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire 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.
1. What did Yuan really care for celebrity money or something else
a wealthy & famous scientist
▲rice plants as tall as __________
▲each ear of rice as big as a ___________
▲each grain of rice as huge as a ________
He envisioned
His latest vision
seawater rice
peanut
broom
sorghum
former dreams
Read para.6
... . 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 latest 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. ...
Where there is a dream, there is a reality！
Find as many evidences as possible to prove Yuan’s devotion.
What qualities does Yuan Longping have
innovative
generous
hard-working
devoted
determined
selfless
knowledgeable
perseverant
modest
confident
creative
strong-willed
introspection反思
Do we really value the precious rice
save food/avoid food waste
What should we do
post-reading
You dreamed of a world without hunger, a dream you held for life. You became that seed in the soil — so rice could grow tall, and no one would go hungry.
Assuming that you pay tribute at Yuan Longping’s tomb(假设你去给袁隆平先生扫墓), what will you say to him
您年轻时就有个愿望：要让大家都吃饱。这个念头在心里扎了根，一辈子没变过。禾下乘凉不是空谈，您真把自己当一粒种子，种进泥土里。等稻子长高了，天下人就不愁温饱了。
write two sentences to show your gratitude and respect to Yuan Longping.
Read the pioneer,
Learn from the pioneer,
Try to be a pioneer in your own fields.
Find as many evidences as possible to prove Yuan’s devotion.
Homework
假设你是学校“节约粮食”社团的负责人，请起草一份简短的英文倡议书，呼吁同学们珍惜粮食。
内容要求：
1.需提及袁隆平的贡献，
2.说明节约粮食的意义，
3.提出1-2条具体行动建议。
Write an advocacy for saving food

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