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(共15张PPT)
Unit 5
Reading
&
Thinking
In this class we will
know more about Yuan Longping about his contributions and qualities.
learn to use word formation to guess the meaning of new words.
analyse why Yuan Longping is called a pioneer for all people.
Learning objectives
Step I Lead-in
What do you know about Yuan Longping
Who is he
Father of Hybrid Rice
An agricultural scientist
Recipient of the Medal of the Republic
Passed away in May, 2021
Step II Pre-reading
n. person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.
Q1: What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Ways to increase the rice output.
B. Yuan Longping’s dreams.
C. Yuan Longping’s super hybrid rice.
D. Yuan Longping—an agricultural pioneer.
Q2: What is the genre of this passage
A. A novel. B. A biography.
C. A diary. D. A news report.
Step II Pre-reading
Read the text. Match the main idea with each paragraph.
General introduction
Education
Achievements
Contributions
Qualities
Dreams
Step III While-reading
Read Para. 1 and finish the task.
Q3: Why did Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer
A. He was born in a farmer family.
B. He was known as the“father of hybrid rice”.
C. He was educated at an agricultural college.
D. He continually worked the land in his research.
Step III While-reading
Read Para. 2 and finish the task.
Q4: Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture
A. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in agriculture.
B. He wanted to deal with the crisis of shortage of food.
C. He wanted to be the“father of hybrid rice”.
D. He was interested in agriculture.
Step III While-reading
Read Para. 3 and finish the task.
Q5: What’s the main advantage of hybrid crops
A. They can get a higher yield than conventional crops.
B. Many famous scientists are interested in them.
C. They were created by Yuan Longping.
D. They are self－pollinating plants.
Step III While-reading
Read Para. 4 and finish the task.
Q6: How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries
A. Yuan donated his rice to farmers at home and abroad.
B. Yuan helped farmers at home and abroad study agriculture.
C. It helped farmers produce more rice to feed the world.
D. It helped farmers make a lot of money.
Q7: In what way does the writer develop Para 4
By providing convincing data.
By explaining the phenomenon.
By giving examples.
By analyzing the cause and effect.
Step III While-reading
Read Para. 5 and finish the task.
Q8: What did Yuan do with his large amount of money
A: He made large donations to support agricultural research.
Q9: How does the author show Yuan Longping’s qualities
A: By contrast.
Step III While-reading
Read Para. 6 and finish the task.
Q10:
Mr.Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams. His __________ vision: as tall as sorghum
as big as a broom
as huge as a peanut
His __________ vision: seawater rice
former
latest
Q11: What is the purpose of the last paragraph
A. To tell us about Yuan's dreams.
B. To introduce Yuan's achievements.
C. To have a description of Yuan's rice.
D. To state the importance of a dream.
Step IV Post reading
Q12: From the text, we can know that ___________.
A. Yuan Lonping found a way to increase rich harvests by expanding the area of fields
B. Yuan Longping is satisfied with his life because he is famous and rich
C. the first hybrid rice available for farming was developed in 1974
D. his way of increasing rich harvests only works in some Asian countries
Q13: What is Yuan Longping's attitude towards money
A. Too much money will cause a lot of troubles.
B. He cares little for money.
C. Money is not important at all.
D. One has to spend all his money on his own research.
Q14: Where can you find such a piece of writing
A. A letter. B. A story book.
C. A magazine. D. A science report.
Step IV Post reading
Discussion:
1. Apart from rice, what are some other important crops in China What do you know about them
Wheat, Corn... .
Discussion:
2. Other than hybrid rice, what other hybrid products do you know Can you think of new hybrid ideas
Vegetables, Animals, Cars... .
Step V Exercise
Yuan Longping, who 1.__________(know) as the “father of hybrid rice”, considered himself a farmer. When he was young, 2.__________ concerned him most was farmers’ 3.__________(short) of food to eat, so he chose to study agriculture at college. After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher and devoted himself to 4.__________(create) a kind of hybrid rice, which could attain a 5.__________(high) yield. In 1974, he succeeded in making it 6.__________ reality. Today, about 60％ of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops 7.__________(generate) from his hybrid strains, for which he received numerous awards both in China and abroad. But the humorous old “farmer”cared little 8.__________ celebrity or money. Despite his 9.__________(advance) years, he was trying 10.__________(fulfill) his dreams of ridding the world of hunger.
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