1、Pioneer panr 开拓者开拓者hybrid habrd rice杂交水稻杂交水稻devote dvt致力于致力于pursue psju追求追求agriculturerklt(r)农业农业boost yields jildz 提高产量提高产量characteristic krktrstk 特点特点domestic dmestk 国内的国内的 leisure le(r)悠闲地悠闲地ongoing noabilityVision vn 愿景愿景seawater rice 海水稻海水稻 hardworking：responsible:Persistent:Committed:Creative:
2、Energetic:Devoted:Selfless:Ambitious:勤奋的勤奋的负责的负责的坚持不懈的坚持不懈的坚定的坚定的创造性的创造性的精力充沛的精力充沛的全心全意的：全心全意的：无私的无私的雄心勃勃的雄心勃勃的Unit5 Working the landreading and thinkingA pioneer for all peopleLearning aimsIn this class,students will:1.read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping.2.understand the main idea of ea
3、ch paragraph.3.summarize Yuans qualities as a pioneer.Lead-in1.Who is the man in the photo?What is he holding in his hands?Yuan LongpingHybrid habrd rice2.What do you know about the man?The father of hybrid riceFamous scientistA Pioneer for All PeoplePre-readingA person who is the first to study a n
4、ew area of knowledge.all people:the people all around the world.While-readingTask1:Fast reading Match the key words of each paragraph.A.Research on hybrid riceB.DreamsC.Identity&status地位D.EducationE.Achievements&contributionsF.Attitude to celebrity and moneyPara.1 Para.2Para.3Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 Yu
5、an Longping,known as the“father of hybridrice”,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 Chinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.Yuan Longpin
6、g was born in 1930 in Beijing.His parents wanted him to 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 educati
7、on at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.毕业学校：北京大学中文系专业：文化知识产权专业住址：上海市XX区XX路X家园毕业学校：北京大学中文系住址：上海市XX区XX路X家园He continually works the land in his research.He devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.(L2,P1)However,what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes ev
8、en had a serious shortage of food to eat.To tackle this crisis,he chose to study agriculture(L3,P2)He is a _ scientist who continually works the land in his research.(L2,P1)He is a _ man who has devoted all his life to Chinese farmers and considers himself a farmer too.(L3,P1)He is a _ man who wante
9、d to solve the crisis of food shortage for all people.(L3/L5,P2)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 ti
10、me.Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species.One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops.However,whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of s
11、elf-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 technical difficulties to develop the first could be used for farming in 1974.This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output gre
12、atly.Process(Para.3)1.Yuan put forward his _ to boost yields in the fields that farmers have.2.However,whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was_His idea caused great debate at that time.3.Through_,Yuan overcame _to develop the first hybrid rice that cou
13、ld be used for farming in 1974.developing hybrid riceincrease outputenormous technicalintense effortHe is a/an _ scientist who overcome enormous technical difficulties and successfully developed the first hybrid rice and seawater rice.(L11,P3)a matter of great debate.difficultiesToday,about 60 perce
14、nt 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 China,but many other countries that depend on rice as well,such
15、 as India and Vietnam.Because of his invaluable contributions,Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad._domentic rice consumption produce _ tons of riceper year+=received _ awards60 percent200 millionmany other Given that Yuans hybrids have made him quite wealthy,one might
16、 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.(Para.5)Given that Yuans hybrids have made h
17、im quite wealthy,one might 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.He is a _ who _.Co
18、nsidering thatVS(Para.5)Given that Yuans hybrids have made him quite wealthy,one might 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 d
19、onations to support agricultural research.He is a _ man who makes large donations to support agricultural research.(L4,P5)By contrastquite wealthyretire to a life of leisure.transitional words (转折词转折词)(Para.6)What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams
20、.Long ago,he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum,with each ear of rice as big as a broom,and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut.He succeeded in producing.His latest vision for“seawater rice”has also become a reality,.and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next.imaginedP6Yuan
21、Longpings visionHis first dreamHis latest visionAs tall as sorghum(L2,P6)As big as a broomAs huge as a peanutseawater rice(L4,P6)-Yuan Longpingwho is full of visions(L7)and has ongoing abilities to fulfil them.(L1)is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams.Long ago,he envisioned rice plants as tal
22、l as sorghum,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 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 kilomet
23、res of 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.He is a hardworking scientist who continually works the land in his research.He is a committed man who has devo
24、ted all his life to Chinese farmers.He was an ambitious man who wanted to solve the crisis of food shortage.He is a creative scientist who successfully developed the first hybrid rice and seawater rice.He is a selfless man who makes large donations to support agricultural research.We should have dreams.We should be devoted to our study and never waste the precious timeHomeworkWrite a passage to introduce Yuan long ping,and please use the adj we have learned in this classThank you
