1、Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking APioneer forAll People 课型：新授课课时：2 课时 班级:_姓名:_小组:_ 【学习目标】【学习目标】 Teaching Objectives： 1.To read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping. 2. Learn to use word formation to guess the meanings of new words. 3.Analyse why Yuan Longping is called a pioneer fo
2、r all people. .了解感知了解感知 Step 1. Lead-in 1. My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.- Yuan Longping _ 2. Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands? _ 3. What do you know about the man? He was famous for _. He received numerous _ for his great contributio
3、ns to the world. He was awarded _ in Sep. 2019. He _ in May, 2021. .深入学习 Step2. skimming Task 1. Whats the main idea of the passage? _ Task 2. Listen to the tape of the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Para.2B. Yuan is old
4、but still working hard to fulfill his dreams. Para.3C. Yuan considers himself a farmer. Para.4DYuan decided to study agriculture. Para.5E. Yuans innovation has helped to feed more people. Para.6F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. Step 3. Detailed reading Task 1. Read Para.1 and answer the quest
5、ions. 1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? _ 2. Who has he devoted his life to? _ Task 2. Read Para.2 and answer the questions. 1. Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? _ 2. He is an _ man who wanted to solve the crisis of food shortage. Task 3. Read Para.3 and answer the questio
6、ns. 1. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops? 2. He is a _ and _ scientist who successfully developed the first hybrid rice and seawater rice. Task 4. Read Para.4 and answer the question. 1. How has Yuans work helped China and other countries? _ Task 5. Read Para.5 and answer the questions. 1.
7、Which of the following description about Dr Yuans life is not true? A. He cares little about money and celebrity. B. He would rather work than lead a comfortable life. C. He enjoys a simpler life than most wealthy and famous people. D. He retired to a life of leisure because he is now rich and famou
8、s. 2. Why does he donate some money? He is a _ man who makes large donations to support agricultural research. Task 6. Read Para.6 and answer the question. 1. What is Yuans latest vision ? _ Task 7. Fill in the blanks. .迁移应用迁移应用 Step1. Discussion 1. How does Dr.Yuan inspire you? _ Yuan Longping Gene
9、ral impression known as _ one of Chinas most famous _ _ but _ body Life experiences was born in _ in Beijing graduated from_ worked as a _ in 1953 Achievements in agriculture developed the first _ in 1974 Provided about _of domestic rice consumption and allowed Chinas farmers to produce around _of r
10、ice per year helped feed many other countries, such as _ and _ receivednumerous_bothin China and abroad Attitudes towards lifeHe is still very much a _at heart He cares little for _ or _. Dreams Longago:riceplantsastallas _; each ear of rice as big as a _; each grain of rice as huge as a _ Latest vi
11、sion:_(has become a reality) _ 2. How can we solve the hunger? _ _ Step 2. Summary Complete the summary with correct words and then retell the passage. Yuan Longping, known as the father of hybrid rice, was born in 1930. _1_ (learn) that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serio
12、us _2_ ( short) of food to eat, he chose to study agriculture and graduated from Southwest Agricultural College in 1953. Since his graduation, Yuan3( devote) his life to finding ways to produce more rice. Through intense effort, he overcame enormous technical4 ( difficulty) to develop the first hybr
13、id rice5could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output6( great). Today,7 is estimatedthat about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops8( generate) from Yuans hybrid strains. Yuans innovation has helped fe not just China, but many
14、 other countries that depend9rice as well. Though Yuans hybrids have made him quite10(wealth), he doesnt lead a life of leisure. Instead, he donates much money to support agricultural research. Despite his advanced years, Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next. .课后思考课后思考 1. Apart from rice, what are some other important crops in China? What do you know about them? 2. Other than hybrid rice, what other hybrid products do you know? Can you think of new hybrid ideas?
