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Listen and read
granddaughter
wealth
belong to
anybody
hardly
sight
magnifier
endless
无数的
放大镜
财富
孙女
视力
几乎不
任何人
属于
Sharp eyes
Unit 5 Looking into nature
developing ideas
读写课第一课时
Learning objectives: 学习完本节课，我能够
梳理王文采院士的成就、面临的困难及其品质。
2. 理解篇章结构、使用的修辞手法和标题含义。
3. 体会并学习科学家勇敢探索的科学精神。
Evaluation criteria
Look at the photos on the right and read the words below them. Then answer the questions.
Use the words and expressions to help you.
1).What do you think the person’s job might be?
2).How would you describe the person?
1). What do you think the person’s job might be?
He might be a _____________________.
plant scientist
2).What kind of person might the painter be?
I would describe him as careful and hard-working. He had a deep_____________.
He spent his life _______ ________ and _______________ his research despite many challenges.
love of nature
studying
plants
carried on with
Read the passage globally and answer the question:
What’s the structure of the passage?
A.
B.
1
2
3
4
C.
1
2
3
4
4
1
2
3
Para. 1
What was Wang Wencai interested in?
Wang Wencai took his interested all the way to the field.
Para. 2
1. What’s the topic sentence of this paragraph?
3. What difficulties did he meet?
2. What did Professor Wang achieve?
4. How did he deal with these difficulties?
Para.3
1. What’s the topic sentence of this paragraph?
2. What award did he receive?
3. How did he treat his reward and achievements?
Para.4
What does Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony tell about Wang Wencai?
Read the passage carefully and complete the diagram
the fields
plants
discovered and named
twice
fell seriously ill
great passion and hard work
carried on with
the team
personal honour or wealth
had no idea
Read

Recite
Retell
the fields
plants
discovered and named
twice
great passion and hard work
fell seriously ill
carried on with
personal honour or wealth
the team
had no idea
Group work
the fields
plants
discovered and named
twice
great passion and hard work
fell seriously ill
carried on with
personal honour or wealth
the team
had no idea
A
B
C
D
Further thinking
1. What does the writer mean by “made plants his life” ?
The writer means that plants were the most important part of Wang Wencai’s life. He spent his whole life studying plants.
Further thinking
2. What does “quite about” mean? Which expression in the passage has a similar meaning?
It means “not saying anything about”. These expressions have a similar meaning: “didn’t let anybody know” and “hardly mentioned it”.
Further thinking
3. Why does the writer mention the seasons in the last paragraph?
The writer mentions “the seasons” to show that Wang Wencai was closely connected with the natural world.
Think and share
1. What does the title of the passage mean?
The title means that plants are important in Wang Wencai’s life. It also suggests that Wang spent his whole life studying plants
Think and share: Enjoy a video and answer
2. What words will you use to describe Wang Wencai?
I will use the words “hard-working” to describe Wang Wencai. He was hard-working because he spent over 70 years studying plants and kept working even when he was seriously sick or lost sight in one eye.
Summary
Plants for life
Wang Wencai took his interest in …
He made … life.
Achievements
1. He ... 1730 new plants species.
2. He received ...
Spirit
He explored China’s plants with ...
1. He … while doing field work, but he never …
2. He lost sight in … but he still …
He seldom care about …
1. To him, NNSA belonged to …
2. For a long time, even his granddaughter …
Homework
巩固性：完成课后的思维导图，并据此口头复述王文采的故事。
拓展性：用“I think/I believe that Wang Wencai is … because…”句式写出你对他的两点评价。
探究性：采访一位家人或朋友，了解他们眼中“探索精神”最重要的品质是什么，并记录下来。

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