1、B4 Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking 主编人：主编人： 审核人：审核人： 1 Unit 5 Working the Land A Pioneer for All People 【核心素养】【核心素养】 1. read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping. 2. listen to and talk about the problem of world hunger. 3. understand and use the sentence patterns correctly. 【情景情景导
2、入】导入】 1. Where do you think the photo was taken and what is it of? 2. Have you ever been to a place like this? What was it like? 【阅读深思】【阅读深思】 Read the text A Pioneer for All People on page50 and answers these questions: 1. Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands? 2. What do
3、 you know about the man? What else do you want to know about him? 【自主反馈】【自主反馈】 1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? 2. Why did Yuan decide to study agricultural? 3. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops? 4. How has Yuans work helped China and other countries? 【自主探究自主探究】 探究一：Fast
4、 reading: find out the main idea of each paragraph. Para.1 Dr. Yuans life experiences and his efforts to develop the first hybrid rice. Para.2-3 Dr. Yuans ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams. Para.4 Dr. Yuans great achievement. Para.5 Dr. Yuans status and appearance Para.6 Dr. Yuans personality 探究
5、二：Careful reading: 1. From the first paragraph, we know that Yuan Longping _. A is a farmer B looks like a farmer C has a weak body D is China s most famous scientist 2. Dr. Yuan chose to major in agriculture in university to _. A follow his parents wish B pursue his dream C help Chinese farmers D s
6、tudy in a hot major 3. How long did it take Yuan Longping to develop the first hybrid rice? A.12years B. 14 years. C. 20 years D. 25 years. B4 Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking 主编人：主编人： 审核人：审核人： 2 4. According to Para. 5, which of the following statements about Dr. Yuan is wrong? A. He co
7、ntributes a lot to supporting agricultural research B. He cares little about celebrity and money C. Though rich and famous, he still lives a life like farmers D. He may have lived a leisure life after developing the hybrid rice, but he chooses to work 5. What is the most impressive about Dr. Yuan ac
8、cording the passage? A. His farmer image B. His modest C. His work attitude D. His ability to fulfil dreams 【成果展示】【成果展示】 to present the answers in groups. 【点评精讲】【点评精讲】 1. Core words and expressions. 2. Difficult and complex sentences. 【随堂检测】【随堂检测】 Try to fill the blanks with correct words and then r
9、etell the passage. Yuan Longping is a man _ works the land, does his research and grows hybrid rice. He is _ agricultural pioneer to have a high output of rice _ expanding the area of fields. He devotes his whole life to _ (find) ways to boost rice yields to feed not just China _ many other countrie
10、s that depend on rice as well. Because of his _ (value) contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad. As a man of the soil, he cares little _ celebrity and money. Instead, he makes large _ (donate) to support agricultural research. What impresses people most about him is his ongoing ability _ (fulfil) his dreams. He has realized one big dream after another and everyone is waiting to see what he _ (dream)up next. 【巩固应用】【巩固应用】 to finish the exercise about this text.
