1、人教版英语选择性人教版英语选择性必修第一册必修第一册Unit 5 Working the landPeriod 1 Reading and ThinkingLearning ObjectivesIn this class,you will 1.read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping;2.analyse why Yuan Longping is called a pioneer for all people.My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.-Yua
2、n Longping我毕生的追求是让所有人远离饥饿Reading and thinking A pioneer for all peopleReading and CommprehensionGet to know an agricultural scientist1.Beofer you read,look at the photo and the title of the text.Discuss these questions in groups What crop is Yuan Longping holding in his hand?What do you know about Y
3、uan Longping?What else do you want to know about him?Brain-stormwork the landYuan LongpingChinese farmersshortageoutputScientistmoney or celebrityconventionalhybrid rice自行脑补自行脑补Reading and thinking A pioneer for all people袁隆平（1930年9月-），江西省九江市德安县人，毕业于西南农学院（现西南大学），中国杂交水稻育种专家，“共和国勋章”获得者，中国工程院院士，中国研究与发展
4、杂交水稻的开创者，被誉为“世界杂交水稻之父”。袁隆平先后成功研发出“三系法”杂交水稻、“两系法”杂交水稻、超级杂交稻一期、二期，与此同时，提出并实施“种三产四丰产工程”。2018年被党中央、国务院授予改革先锋称号。Reading and thinking A pioneer for all peopleSkimming(略读)是指快速阅读以获取大意其目的是 understand the gist，the general idea of the text手段是通过对于文章标题、小标题及各段主题句的关注来快速获取文章大意或者段落大意Scanning(扫读)，扫读是定位细节信息的过程其目的是 loo
5、king for a specific piece of information or specific words。谈到 Scanning 就一定要提到定位词，定位词最好是形式固定且比较容易被“扫”到那么符合这样规则的阅读定位词有：人名、地名、机构名称等数词、特殊印刷字体的词等等Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph.What kind of the text is it?A.A short story B.Aplay review C.A commercial advertisement D.A biographyRe
6、ading and thinking A pioneer for all peopleSkimming or ScanningRead paras.1-2 and answer two queations.The catcher of the paddy fields.稻田守望者稻田守望者1.Why does he consider himself a farmer?_Actually,he is one of Chinas _ and known as _.2.Why did Yuan Longping choose to study agriculture?A.Because his pa
7、rents wanted him to do so B.Because he wanted to win awards in this field.C.Because farmers sometimes suffered from serious shortage of food at thattime.D.Because he wanted to make more money by selling seeds.Because he continually worked the land in his research.most famous scientiststhe father of
8、hybrid riceRead paragraph 3 and answer two queations.The jumper in scientific research 科研跳高运动员1.Research:why?Farmers needed to _ in the fields they had to solve the shortage of food.2.Whats characteristic of hybrids?They usually attain _ than coventional crops.a higher yieldboost yieldsRead paragrap
9、h 4 and find out Dr.Yuans great contributions.Contributions:1)about _ of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains.2)Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China,but many other countries,such as _.60 percent India and Vietnam Read paragraph 5 and
10、 find out the two qusetions.1.Did Mr.Yuan retire to a life of leisure?2.Does he care for celebrity or money?No,he didntNo,he doesntRead paragraph6 and find out the two qusetions.1.Yuan Longping envisioned rice plants as tall as _with each of rice as big as a _,and each grain of rice as huge as a _.2
11、.What was his latest vision of rice?Has it become a reality?sorghumbroompeanutSeawater rice.No,it hasnt.Reading and thinking A pioneer for all peopleStructure of the text：This is a biography（传记）in chronological（按时间顺序的）orderIntroduction of the personMain body of the passageWho is Yuan Longpig?What is
12、 his achievement?In 1930 Yuan was born in Beijing.In 1953 he graduated from university and began his research.So far he has made great achievementsNow he is still working on his research.Reading and thinking A pioneer for all peopleConclusion Structure of the text：This is a biography in chronologica
13、l orderHis former visionHis latest visionWe are expecting his future visionIntroduction of the personMain body of the passageConclusion Yuan Longping,who 1._(know)as the“father of hybrid rice”,considers himself a farmer.When he was young,2._ concerned him most was farmers 3._(short)of food to eat,so
14、 he chose to study agriculture at college.After graduating in 1953,he worked as a researcher and devoted himself to 4._(create)a kind of hybrid rice,which could attain a 5._(high)yield.In 1974,he succeeded in making it 6._ reality.Today,60%of domestic consumption in China is comprised of crops 7._(g
15、enerate)from his hybrid strains,for which he has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.But the humorous old“farmer”,caring little 8._ celebrity or money,is still living a simple life.Despite his 9._(advance)years,he is trying 10._(fulfill)his dreams of riding the world of hunger.is known
16、whatshortagecreatinghigherageneratedforadvancedto fulfillYuan Longping,known as the father of hybrid rice,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 C
17、hinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his life.A pioneer for all people过去分词短语做后过去分词短语做后置定语置定语杂交水稻杂交水稻之父之父to whom引导非限引导非限制性定语从句制性定语从句Yuan Longping 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 po
18、or 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.追求，追逐，追求，追逐，致力于致力于主语从句主语从句表语从句表语从句.不足（一般指不足（一般指物品）物品）After graduating in 1953,he worked as a researcher.Yu
19、an 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 that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.A hybrid is a cross between two o
20、r 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 self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.The common assumption then was that it could not be
21、done.Through intense effort,Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974.This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatlyV-ing作状语作状语表语从句表语从句表语从句表语从句Today,it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumpt
22、ion 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 as India and Vietnam.Becaus
23、e of his invaluable contributions,Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.创造，改革，新创造，改革，新思想，新方法思想，新方法极有用的；极有用的；极宝贵的极宝贵的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
24、 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.内心深处内心深处捐赠；赠送；捐赠；赠送；捐赠物捐赠物1.given that在句中作连词，意思是在句中作连词，意思是“考虑到考虑到”。如：。如：Given that the students need more exercise,the head teacher has
25、decided to add more PE classes考虑到学生们需要更多的锻炼，校长已决定增加更多体育课。考虑到学生们需要更多的锻炼，校长已决定增加更多体育课。given可用作可用作介词介词，表示，表示“只要是；考虑到；假定；已知只要是；考虑到；假定；已知”等意等意思。如：思。如：Given his age，he is very strong and healthy.。考虑到他的年龄，他可以说是非常健康强壮了。考虑到他的年龄，他可以说是非常健康强壮了。2.far from the case表示表示“远非如此远非如此”，也可以说，也可以说far from being the case。其
26、中，。其中，case表示表示“情况；情形情况；情形”。far from表示表示“远远不；绝非远远不；绝非”。如：。如：His work is far from(being)satisfactory.。他的工作。他的工作-点也不令人满点也不令人满意。意。deep down：表示：表示“实际上；在心底实际上；在心底”的意思。如：的意思。如：He tried to behave as an adult，but deep down he was still a child.他试图表现得像他试图表现得像-个大人，但是内心深处他还是一个孩子。个大人，但是内心深处他还是一个孩子。very much副词短语，
27、表示副词短语，表示“非常；确实是非常；确实是”。在文中表示程度，。在文中表示程度，起强调作用，可以不用翻译出来。如：起强调作用，可以不用翻译出来。如：Kindness is very much a part of her character.善良是她性格中一个重要部分。善良是她性格中一个重要部分。Learning English is very much a step-by-step process.学习英语在很学习英语在很大程度上是一个循序渐进的过程。大程度上是一个循序渐进的过程。A:Are you serious?你是认真的吗？你是认真的吗？B:Very much so.再认真不过了。再认
28、真不过了。What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams.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 a kind of rice that could feed more peop
29、le at home and abroad.His latest vision for seawater ricehas also become a reality,and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres 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
30、see what he will dream up next.Reading and thinking A pioneer for all peopleVocabulary building upComplete the sentence with the correct form of the words in the box.1.The school has _thousands of bright young students over the years.2.Most students look for job after university_.3.Because of the_ o
31、f new strains of hybrid crops,people in many parts of the world now have more food to 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.createestimationeducati
32、ongenerationgraduategraduationcreationgeneratededucatedestimationReading and thinking A pioneer for all peopleVocabulary building upComplete the news report below with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box.A vast underground shelter built during World War II has been turned into a ur
33、ban farm,supplying supermarkets and restaurants in London.The shelter,which could proect up to 8,000 people from wartime bombs,_ two large tunnels that were intended to one day become an extension of the London Underground.But that never became _ and the shelter was left for 70 years.Then businessme
34、n decided to make use of it to grow green vegetables to meet increasing _ demands.tackle vision conventional deep down be comprised of reality consumptionwas comprised of real consumptionReading and thinking A pioneer for all peopleVocabulary building upComplete the news report below with the correc
35、t forms of the words and phrases in the box.The tunnels are lit with pink LEDs as there is no natural light_below the ground.The vegetables are grown in special luquids instead of the earth that is used as in _ farming.Many experts share a _ that this kind of urban farming could help not only in_ the peoblem of population growth,but also in adapting to climate change.tackle vision conventional deep down be comprise of reality consumptiontackling vision conventional deep down
