1、reading and thinkingU N I T 5Learning ObjectivesBy the end of the class,you will be able to:1.learn about Yuan Longping and his great contribution to the world.2.figure out the structure of the passage by analysing each paragraph.3.analyse some difficult sentences in the passage.4.study the writing
2、technique of biography.Warm-upPA RT 1enjoy a videoMy lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.Yuan Longping我毕生的梦想是我毕生的梦想是让所有人远离饥饿让所有人远离饥饿did research in agriculture developed hybrid riceWhat did he do-Information about Yuan Longpingin 1930Born-in Beijing Southwest Agricultural Col
3、lege Graduated-Pre-readingPA RT 2 PredictionLook at the photo and the title of the passage,what will the text talk about?The text mainly talks about Yuan Longping,a _ of agriculture in China.He _ his life to producing_.pioneerdevotes hybrid riceWhile-readingPA RT 3Fast ReadingRead the passage quickl
4、y and pay attention to the first sentence of each paragraph.Answer the following questions.1.What kind of writing do you think the text is?A.Narration(记叙文).B.Exposition(说明文).C.Practical writing(应用文).D.Argumentation(议论文).2.Where can you find this passage?A.A novel.B.A story book.C.A magazine.D.A scie
5、nce report.biographyAn _ to a personintroductionMatch the main idea with each paragraph.A.Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.B.Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams.C.Yuan considers himself a farmer.D.Yuan decided to study agriculture.E.Yuans innovation has helped to
6、 feed more people.F.Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6SkimmingSkim the passage and divide the passage into 3 parts.A Pioneer For All People Part 1 Yuans self-assessment Part 2 Yuans contributions Part3 Overall assessment of Yuan Para1 _ Para2 _ Para3 _ Para4 _
7、Para5 _ Para6 _ A brief introduction of YuanYuans education backgroundYuan developed hybrid riceYuans contribution to China and the world Yuans personal qualitiesYuans great dreamsHow to write a biographyTitlePara1:Brief IntroductionPara 2:Early life/EducationPara 3-6:Work experience&achievement&qua
8、lities III.Read the text again and choose the best answer.1.Which of the following description about Yuans appearance is not mentioned?A.He has a slim body.B.He has a strong body.C.He is very tall.D.He looks more like a farmer than a scientist.III.Read the text again and choose the best answer.2.Fro
9、m the text,we can know that _.A.Yuan Lonping found a way to increase rich harvests by expanding the area of fields B.Yuan Longping is satisfied with his life because he is famous and richC.the first hybrid rice available for farming was developed in 1974D.his way of increasing rich harvests only wor
10、ks in some Asian countriesIII.Read the text again and choose the best answer.3.What is Yuan Longpings attitude towards money?A.Too much money will cause a lot of troubles.B.He cares little for money.C.Money is not important at all.D.One has to spend all his money on his own research.III.Read the tex
11、t again and choose the best answer.4.What is the purpose of the last paragraph?A.To tell us about Yuans dreams.B.To introduce Yuans achievements.C.To have a description of Yuans rice.D.To state the importance of a dream.(1)Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?A.He was born in a farmer fa
12、mily.B.He is known as the“father of hybrid rice”.C.He was educated at an agricultural college.D.He continually works the land in his research.(2)Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture?A.His parents wanted him to pursue a career in agriculture.B.He wanted to deal with the crisis of shortage of food
13、.C.He wanted to be the“father of hybrid rice”.D.He was interested in agriculture.(3)Whats the main advantage of hybrid crops?A.They can get a higher yield than conventional crops.B.Many famous scientists are interested in them.C.They are created by Yuan Longping.D.They are self-pollinating plants.(4
14、)How has Yuans work helped China and other countries?A.Yuan donated his rice to farmers at home and abroad.B.Yuan helped farmers at home and abroad study agriculture.C.It helped farmers produce more rice to feed the world.D.It helped farmers make a lot of money.(5)Whats Yuans latest vision?A.He reti
15、red and enjoyed his life of leisure.B.He received many awards both in China and abroad.C.His seawater rice has become a reality.D.He dreamed to plant hybrid rice in India and Vietnam.I.Choose the correct meaning of the words in red.1.To deal with a crisis is you are _.(a)confident (b)in trouble2.A s
16、hortage is _.(a)lack of something (b)full of somethingba3.A yield refers to _.(a)quantity(eg of food)(b)quality(eg of food)4.Molly had fought and overcome her fear of flying.She has _.(a)solved the problem (b)lost something5.A hybrid is a plant which comes from _.(a)one plant (b)two different plants
17、 aablanguage pointsPA RT 41.conduct research2.fulfil ones dream3.consider sb./oneself(to be)4.care little for fame or wealth5.be known as6.father of hybrid rice7.work the land8.millions of9.devote.to1.进行研究进行研究2.实现某人的梦想实现某人的梦想3.认为某人是认为某人是4.几乎不关心名利几乎不关心名利5.作为作为.而出名而出名6.杂交水稻之父杂交水稻之父7.耕种土地耕种土地8.数以百万级数以百
18、万级 9.致力于，献身于致力于，献身于Para 1 phrases A Pioneer for All PeopleYuan Longping,_(know)as the“father of hybridrice”,is one of Chinas most famous scientists.Yet,he considers _(he)a farmer because he continually _(work)the land in his research.Indeed,his slim _ strong body is just like _ of millions of Chines
19、e farmers,_ whom he has devoted his life.Para 1knownhimselfbutthattoworksone of+adj最高级最高级+n.复，复，谓语动词用单数谓语动词用单数当代最伟大的物理学家之一就是霍金当代最伟大的物理学家之一就是霍金One of the greatest physicists of our time is Hawkingconsider He considers himself a genius.We consider it polite to make eye contact.We consider it rude to t
20、alk loudly in public.his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.小结：小结：“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”既可以引导限制性定语从句，既可以引导限制性定语从句，也可以引导非限制定语从句，在也可以引导非限制定语从句，在此结构中，先行词为人时，用此结构中，先行词为人时，用whom;先行词为物时，用先行词为物时，用which1.The school in _ my brother once studied is v
21、ery famous.2.My mother missed her best friend with _ she worked in her youth.3.Tom was the person _ _ you shook hands.4.This is a subject _ _ we have talked a lot.5.Then we arrived at a small temple,behind it was a great pool.6.The buses,most of them were already full,were surrounded by an angry cro
22、wd.whichwhomabout which with whom1.pursue a career2.poor harvest3.a serious shortage of food4.tackle this crisis5.what concerned sb.most was that6.choose to do7.study agriculture1.追求一个事业追求一个事业2.不好的收成不好的收成3.严重的食物短缺严重的食物短缺4.解决这个危机解决这个危机5.让让某人最关心的是某人最关心的是6.选择做某事选择做某事7.学习农业学习农业Para 2 phrasesYuan Longpin
23、g was born _ 1930 in Beijing.His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine.However,_ concerned him most was _ farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious _(short)of food to eat._(tackle)this crisis,he chose _(study)agriculture and received an education at Sout
24、hwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.Para 2inwhatthatshortageTo tackleto studychoose-chose-chosenchoose to do sth别无选择只能做某事别无选择只能做某事have no choice but to doa shortage of 缺乏缺乏be short of 短缺；缺少短缺；缺少be short for.缩写缩写shorten.v However,what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests an
25、d sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.然而，让他最担心的是农民经常收成不好，有时甚至是严重的食物短缺。what concerned him most was that.这是一个主语从句+表语从句的组合，这种组合相当常见。翻译：我想要说的就是我们应该用更认真的态度对待学习。What I want to say is that we should take a more serious attitude towards study.事故的起因是未知的What caused the accident remains unknow
26、n.Most people are concerned about their parents health.Parents are always concerned about their childrens future.We are concerned about your spiritual welfare.concern1.work as2.boost yield3.at the time4.sb.be convinced that5.a matter of great debate6.one characteristic of7.through intense effort8.ov
27、ercome enormous technical difficulties9.enable sb to do sth10.expand the output1.担任担任2.提高产量提高产量3.当时当时4.某人相信某人相信.5.有巨大争议的问题有巨大争议的问题6.的一个特征的一个特征7.通过不懈的努力通过不懈的努力 8.克服巨大的科技困难克服巨大的科技困难9.使某人能做某事使某人能做某事10.提高产量提高产量Para 3 phrasesAfter graduating(graduate)in 1953,he worked as a researcher.Yuan Longping realis
28、ed that larger fields were not the _(solve).Instead,farmers needed to boost(boost)yields in the fields they had.How this could be done _(be)a _(challenge)question at the time.Yuan was _(convince)that the answer could _(find)in the creation of hybrid rice.A hybrid is a cross between two or more _(var
29、iety)of a species.One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a _(high)yield than _(convention)crops.act/serve/function assolve-solutionevolve-evolutionhigherbe foundchallengingsolutionPara 3convincedvarietiesconventionalwasHowever,whether it was possible _(develop)a hybrid of self-pol
30、linating plants such as rice _(be)a matter _ great debate.The common _(assume)then was _ it could not be _(do).Through intense effort,Yuan _(overcome)enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used _ farming in 1974.This hybrid enabled farmers _(expand)their outpu
31、t _(great).assumptionPara 3doneovercameto expand greatlyto developwasofthatforYuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.(1)His mother has been trying to convince him to see(see)a doctor.(2)This last argument is the most convincing (convince)to me.(3)Im firmly c
32、onvinced(convince)of the importance of honesty.(4)We were able to convince the students ofthe need for wider reading.convince sb of sth使某人相信某事使某人相信某事convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事说服某人做某事convinced adj.确信的确信的;深信的深信的be convinced of/that.相信相信convincing adj.令人信服的令人信服的However,whether it was possible to dev
33、elop a hybrid of self-polinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.然而，是否可能开发出水稻等自花授粉作物的杂交品种，是一件有巨大争议的事。whether it was possible to.是由whether引导的主语从句，当主语从句充当主语时，谓语动词一般用单数。翻译：他是否要来，还没有决定。Whether he will come has not been decided.a matter of.可以翻译成：.的事a matter of time 时间早晚的事时间早晚的事a matter o
34、f life and death 生死攸关的事生死攸关的事 1.it is estimated that2.domestic rice consumption3.be comprised of4.allow sb.to5.depend on rice as well 6.because of his invaluable contributions7.numerous awards8.both in China and abroad1.据估计据估计2.国内水稻消耗国内水稻消耗3.由由.组成组成4.允许某人做某事允许某人做某事5.也依赖水稻也依赖水稻6.由于他的无价的贡献由于他的无价的贡献7.许
35、多的奖许多的奖 8.在国内外在国内外Para 4 phrases Today,it is estimated(estimate)that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption(consume)in China is(be)comprised of crops generated(generate)from Yuans hybrid strains,and his strains have allowed(allow)Chinas farmers to produce(produce)around 200 million tons of ri
36、ce per year.Yuans innovation(innovate)has helped feed not just China,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 4China is comprised of 56 peoples.Our c
37、lass is comprised of 30 girls and 20 boys.The family is comprised of 3 people.be comprised ofThe northers most depend on wheat to live.The southerners most depend on rice to live.The fishermen depend on fish to live.depend on1.given that2.retire to a life of leisure3.this is far from the case4.deep
38、down5.care little for 1.考虑到考虑到2.退休过一种休闲的生活退休过一种休闲的生活3.事实远非如此事实远非如此4.在内心深处在内心深处;本质上；本质上；实际上实际上5.不在乎不在乎Para 5 phrases Given(give)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 far
39、mer at heart.As a man of the soil,he cares little for celebrity or money.Instead,he makes large donations to support(support)agricultural research.Para 5Given 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.鉴于袁隆平开发
40、杂交水稻而变得相当富有，有人认为他会退休享受休闲的生活，但是，事实远非如此。given that在句中作连词，意思是“鉴于，考虑到”Given that they are inexperienced,theyve done a good job.拓展：given可作介词，表示“只要是；考虑到；假定”Given his age,he is very strong and healthy.far from sth表示“远远不；绝非”。far from the case表示“远非如此”，也可说成：far from being the case。其中case表示“情况；情形”。1.fulfill on
41、es dream2.succeed in doing3.be full of vision4.dream up5.at home and abroad6.latest vision7.become a reality8.advanced years 1.实现某人的梦想实现某人的梦想2.在某方面成功在某方面成功3.富有远见富有远见4.梦想，梦想，构思构思，创造创造5.国内外国内外6.最新的想象最新的想象7.变为现实变为现实8.年事已高年事已高Para 5 phrasesWhat impresses(impress)people most about Yuan Longping is(be)his
42、 ongoing ability to fulfill(fulfill)his dreams.Long ago,he envisioned(envision)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(produce)a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad.His latest
43、vision(envision)for“seawater rice”has also become a reality(really),and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production.Despite his advanced(advance)years,Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision,and everyone is waiting to see(see
44、)what he will dream up next.Para 6What impresses you most about China?What impresses you most about our school?What impresses me most is her handwriting.Despite old age,she is still learning to drive.He came to the meeting despite his illness.Despite that I was full,my mom asked me to eat more.Despi
45、te that he is clever,he doesnt study hard.despiteWhat impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfil his dreams.袁隆平给人们印象最深的事他不断实现梦想的能力。What impresses people most.是一个主语从句。意思是“令人印象最深刻的是”。翻译：这座城市令人印象最深刻的就是它的多元文化。What impresses people most about the city is its cultural diversity.fulfil his dreams 表示“实现梦想”，类似的表达还有：realize/achieve/act out ones dream;make ones dream come true
