1、Unit5 Working the land Period 1 Reading and Thinking A pioneer for all people选择性必修一选择性必修一 人教版（人教版（2019）Before you read,look at the photo and the title of the text.Discuss these questions in group.Lead-inLead-in1.Who is the man in the photo?What crops is he holding in his hands?2.What do you know abo
2、ut the man?What else do you want to know about him?Lets enjoy a short video to introduce him.Enjoy a short video to introduce Yuan LongpingLead-inLead-inPre-Reading QuestionWhat is a pioneer?How do you understand the title“a pioneer for all people”?My lifelong pursuit to keep all the people away fro
3、m hunger.Yuan LongpingSkimmingRead the text and match the main idea with each paragraph.Sometimes a passage does not say something directly.But you can figure it out by looking for the clues and key words in each paragraphs.Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.Yuan is old but still work
4、ing hard to fulfill his dreams.Yuan considers himself a farmer.Yuan decided to study agriculture.Yuans innovation has helped to feed more people.Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.paragraph2paragraph1paragraph6paragraph3paragraph4paragraph5Readingvocabulary1.be known as 被称为被称为2.devoteto把把用于；献身；致力；
5、用于；献身；致力；专心专心be devoted to=devote(oneself)to致力于；专心于致力于；专心于 Yuan Longping,known as the“father of hybrid”,is one of Chinas most famous scientists.Yet,he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research.Indeed,his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chi
6、nese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.para.1Question Time1.Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?2.What does Paragraph 1 tell us about Yuan Longping as a“pioneer for all people”directly and indirectly?Because he continually works the land in his research.Possible answers:1.Yuan is
7、known as“father of hybrid rice”.Father means the first person to do something,or a pioneer.2.His method of doing the pioneering work is mainly field research.3.Yuan has devoted all his life to pioneering agricultural research.ReadingYuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing.His parents wanted him to
8、 pursue a career in science or medicine.However,what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.To tackle this crisis,he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.vocab
9、ulary3.shortage n.不足；缺少；不足；缺少；短缺短缺4.tackle vt.解决；应付；解决；应付；处理处理5.crisis（pl.crises）n.危机；危机；危急关头危急关头para.2Question Time3.Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture?What concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.To tackle this cris
10、is,he chose to study agriculture.Reading After graduating in 1953,he worked as a researcher.Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution.Instead,farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had.How this,could be done was a challenging question at the time.Yuan was convinced t
11、hat the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species.para.3vocabulary6.boost v.使增长；使兴旺使增长；使兴旺 n.增长；提高；激励增长；提高；激励7.yield n.产量；产出产量；产出 vt.出产；产生效益等出产；产生效益等 vi.屈服；让步屈服；让步8.convince vt.使相信；使确使相信；使确信；说服信；说服ReadingOne characteristic of
12、hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops.However,whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.The common assumption then was that it could not be done.Through intense effort,Yuan overcame enormous t
13、echnical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974.This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly.para.3vocabulary9.characteristic n.特征；品质特征；品质adj.典型的；独特的典型的；独特的10.attain v.获得；得到获得；得到11.conventional adj.传统的；传统的；习惯的习惯的12.self-pollinate 自花授粉自花授粉13
14、.assumption n.假定；承担；假定；承担；权利获得权利获得14.intense effort 不懈的努力不懈的努力15.overcame 是是overcome的过的过去式，去式，“克服；解决；战胜克服；解决；战胜”16.expand their output 增加产增加产量量Question Time4.What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly.5.The two challenges that Yuan faced.1）H
15、ow to boost yields in the fields Solution:the creation of hybrid rice2）Whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants.The common assumption then was that it could not be done.Solution:Through intense effort,Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hy
16、brid rice.Reading Today,it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains,and his strains have allowed Chinas farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.Yuans innovation has helped feed not just Chin
17、a,but many other countries that depend on rice as well,such as India and Vietnam.Because of his invaluable contributions,Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.para.4vocabulary14.It is estimated that 据估计据估计15.domestic adj.国内的；家国内的；家用的用的16.consumption n.消费；消消费；消耗量耗量17.be
18、comprised of 包含，包含，由由组成组成18.generate v.产生；引起产生；引起19.strain n.品种；拉伤；压品种；拉伤；压力力20.innovation n.改革；革新改革；革新Question Time6.How has Yuans work helped China and other countries?（pay attention to the data）It is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops gener
19、ated from Yuans hybrid strains,and his strains have allowed Chinas farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.Yuans innovation has helped feed many other countries that depend on rice as well,such as India and Vietnam.ReadingGiven that Yuans hybrids have made him quite wealthy,one m
20、ight think he would retire to a life of leisure.However,this is far from the case.Deep down,Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart.As a man of the soil,he cares little for celebrity or money.Instead,he makes large donations to support agricultural research.vocabulary21.Given that 考虑到考虑到22.leisure
21、 n.休闲；空闲休闲；空闲23.deep down 在内心深处；在内心深处；本质上；实际上本质上；实际上24.soil n.泥土；土壤；国泥土；土壤；国土；领土土；领土25.celebrity n.名誉；名人名誉；名人26.makes large donations 大量捐款大量捐款para.5ReadingWhat impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams.Long ago,he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum
22、,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
23、salty land in China for rice production.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.vocabulary27.fulfill his dream 实现他的梦想实现他的梦想28.envision v.展望；想象展望；想象29.vision n.想象；视野；视想象；视野；视力力para.6Question Time7.Wh
24、at is Yuans latest vision?8.Read Paragraphs 5&6 closely to find out what Yuan Longping did after his great success.His latest vision is“seawater rice”.Suggested answer:He didnt retire to a life of leisure.Rather,he continued to do research on rice,such as seawater rice.Also,he made large donations t
25、o support agriculture research.Pair WorkTranslate the sentences：1.Indeed,his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.介词介词+关系代词构成的定语从句，修饰先行词关系代词构成的定语从句，修饰先行词Chinese farmers，先行词是，先行词是“人人”用用whom，先行词是先行词是“物物”用用which。译文：确实，他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一
26、生译文：确实，他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千千万万的中国农民一样。的千千万万的中国农民一样。Pair Work2.Today，it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains,and his strains have allowed Chinas farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year
27、.译文：据估算，现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约译文：据估算，现在中国国内消费的稻米有大约60%来自袁隆平的杂交来自袁隆平的杂交水稻品种形成的作物，这些品种水稻品种形成的作物，这些品种(形成的作物形成的作物)让中国农民每年能够生产让中国农民每年能够生产出大约两亿吨稻米。出大约两亿吨稻米。这个句子真正的主语是从句这个句子真正的主语是从句that about 60per year。因为。因为主语太长，为了避免句子头重脚轻，句首用主语太长，为了避免句子头重脚轻，句首用It作形式主语。作形式主语。DiscussionQuestion 1：In the writers eyes,what kind of p
28、erson is Yuan Longping?Why does he/she think so?True to himself,devoted (P1:father of hybrid rice VS farmerCompassionate(P2:his parents wish VS his own decisionUnyielding,innovative(P3:the general assumption about hybrid rice VS his belief)Generous(P4P5:Receiving numerous awards and making large don
29、ations VS caring little for celebrity or money)Ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams(P6)DiscussionQuestion 2：Translate the passage in groups and understand Yuans dream.“我梦见我们的超高产杂交稻长得比高粱还高，穗子有扫帚那么长，谷我梦见我们的超高产杂交稻长得比高粱还高，穗子有扫帚那么长，谷子有花生米那么大。我好高兴！我走过去，坐在那个稻穗下乘凉。子有花生米那么大。我好高兴！我走过去，坐在那个稻穗下乘凉。”（袁隆平的（袁隆平的“禾
30、下乘凉梦禾下乘凉梦”）Possible version：“I dreamed that our super high-yield hybrid rice grew taller than sorghum,with each ear as long as a broom and each grain as big as a peanut.How delighted I was!I went up,sitting underneath the crops to enjoy the cool.”DiscussionDiscuss these questions in groups.1.Apart f
31、rom 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?wheatcorncottonAchievementsEvaluationBackgroundCharacteristicsDeedsA BiographyA BiographyRetelling 医有钟南山，农有袁隆平医有钟南山，农有袁隆
32、平是中国之福，民族之幸！是中国之福，民族之幸！ExerciseComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.create estimation education generation graduateTip：Use word formation to guess the meaningOften，new words are not really“new”they are just differentforms of words that you may already know.For instan
33、ce,a word ending with ate is often a verb,while a word ending in tion is often a noun.Thus,we have communicate(verb)and communication(noun).English has many words patterns like this.ExerciseComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.create estimation education generation g
34、raduatecreate v.creation n.创造（物）创造（物）creator n.创造者创造者 creative adj.有创造力的有创造力的estimate v.estimation n.估计估计educate v.education n.教育教育 educator n.教育家，教育工作者教育家，教育工作者well-educated adj.受到良好教育的受到良好教育的generate v.generation n.发生、产生发生、产生graduate v.graduation n.毕业毕业SummaryWeve learned the following in the clas
35、s：ExerciseComplete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.1.This school has thousands of bright young students over the years.2.Most students look for jobs after university .3.Because of the of new strains of hybrid crops,people in many parts of the world now have more food to
36、eat.4.Last year,this new electric power plant enough energy to power the whole city.5.It was difficult to calculate exactly how many trees had been cut down.However,a general was possible.graduatededucationgenerationcreatedestimationExerciseComplete the sentences with the proper words.1.was not unti
37、l I came here that I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.2.Many lessons are now available online,from students can choose for free.（2020江苏）江苏）3.In ancient China lived an artist，paintings of were almost lifelike.（2020全国全国III改编）改编）4.He wrote many childrens books,nearly half of were published in the 1990s.5.Creating an atmosphere，in employees feel part of a team，is a big challenge.ItwhichwhomwhichwhichHomeworkWrite a short passage to introduce Yuans life and contributions.Support your ideas with the examples from the text.（80-120词左右）词左右）
