1、Unit5 Working the landC O N T E N T S目目 录录01020304Unit5 Working the landLearning Objectivesleisurebe comprised ofcomprise克服，解决克服，解决扩大，增加扩大，增加增加增加假定，设定假定，设定休闲休闲承担承担包括包括overcomeassumptionexpandGame TimeBefore you read,look at the photo and the title of the text.Discuss these questions in group.Lead-in
2、1.Who is the man in the photo?What crops is he holding in his hands?2.What do you know about the man?What else do you want to know about him?Lets enjoy a short video to introduce him.Lead-inEnjoy a short video to introduce Yuan LongpingLead-inLead-inLead-inLead-inPre-Reading QuestionWhat is a pionee
3、r?How do you understand the title“a pioneer for all people”?My lifelong pursuit to keep all the people away from hunger.Yuan LongpingSkimmingSkimming.阅读判断1Yuan Longping is actually a famous farmer.ARight.BWrong.CNot mentioned.2Yuans parents would like him to study agriculture at college.ARight.BWron
4、g.CNot mentioned.3Yuan realised that high yield was the solution instead of larger fields.ARight.BWrong.CNot mentioned.4Yuans innovation has helped India and Vietnam as well as China.ARight.BWrong.CNot mentioned.5Yuan is still young at heart and continues to fulfill his dreams.ARight.BWrong.CNot men
5、tioned.Skimming.主旨匹配1Para.1 AYuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.2Para.2 BYuan is old but still full of dreams that he is turning into reality.3Para.3 CYuan considers himself a farmer.4Para.4 DYuan decided to study agriculture.5Para.5 EYuans innovation has helped to feedmore people.6Pa
6、ra.6 FYuan cares little for fame or wealth.Reading 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 Chinese far
7、mers,to whom he has devoted his life.para.1be known as 被称为被称为be devoted to=devote(oneself)to致力于；专心于致力于；专心于杂交水稻之父杂交水稻之父自认为是个农民自认为是个农民耕种土地耕种土地引导原因状语从句引导原因状语从句引导限制性定语从句引导限制性定语从句Readingpara.11.Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?2.What does Paragraph 1 tell us about Yuan Longping as a“pione
8、er for all people”directly and indirectly?Because he continually works the land in his research.Possible answers:1.Yuan is 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
9、all his life to pioneering agricultural research.Reading 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 poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.To tac
10、kle this crisis,he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.para.2从事科学或医学方面的事业从事科学或医学方面的事业出生于出生于.粮食歉收粮食歉收严重缺乏食物严重缺乏食物应对这一危机应对这一危机选择学习农业选择学习农业主语从句主语从句表语从句表语从句后置定语后置定语Readingpara.23.Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture?What concerned him m
11、ost 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.Reading After graduating in 1953,he worked as a researcher.Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution.Instead,farmers needed
12、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 or more varieties of a species.para.3在在19531953年毕业之后年毕业之后从事研究工作从事研究工作提高产量提高产量一个具有挑战性的问
13、题一个具有挑战性的问题杂交水稻的培育杂交水稻的培育引导宾语从句引导宾语从句是省略了关系代词是省略了关系代词thatthat的定语从句的定语从句引导主语从句引导主语从句引导宾语从句引导宾语从句ReadingOne 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 mat
14、ter 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 hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974.This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly.para.3传统作物传统作物一个有很大争议的问
15、题一个有很大争议的问题通过不懈的努力通过不懈的努力克服巨大的技术难题克服巨大的技术难题增加产量增加产量引导表语从句引导表语从句引导主语从句引导主语从句形式主语形式主语真正的主语真正的主语引导限制性定语从句引导限制性定语从句引导表语从句引导表语从句Readingpara.34.What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?5.The two challenges that Yuan faced.This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly.1）How to boost yields i
16、n 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 hybrid rice.Reading To
17、day,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 China,but many other cou
18、ntries 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.4据估计据估计由由组成组成因为他的不可估量的贡献因为他的不可估量的贡献获奖无数获奖无数引导名词性从句引导名词性从句后置定语后置定语限制性定语从句限制性定语从句Readingpara.46.How has Yuans work helped China
19、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 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 he
20、lped feed many other countries that depend on rice as well,such as India and Vietnam.Reading 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
21、 soil,he cares little for celebrity or money.Instead,he makes large donations to support agricultural research.para.5使他变得相当富有使他变得相当富有悠闲的生活悠闲的生活事实远非如此事实远非如此在内心深处在内心深处不太在乎名声和金钱不太在乎名声和金钱大量捐款以支持农业研究大量捐款以支持农业研究引导原因状语从句引导原因状语从句省略了省略了thatthat的宾语从句的宾语从句Reading What impresses people most about Yuan Longping
22、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 people at home and abroad.His latest vision for“seawater
23、 rice”has 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 see what he will dream up next.para.6他不断实现梦想的能力他不断实
24、现梦想的能力像高粱一样高像高粱一样高成功培育出一种水稻成功培育出一种水稻成为现实成为现实开辟开辟尽管年事已高尽管年事已高想起；想象出想起；想象出引导主语从句引导主语从句引导宾语从句引导宾语从句Reading7.What 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
25、 of leisure.Rather,he continued to do research on rice,such as seawater rice.Also,he made large donations to support agriculture research.Reading.阅读阅读1Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?ABecause he continually works the land in his research.BBecause his body is slim but strong like Chi
26、nese farmers.CBecause he has devoted his life to Chinese farmers.DBecause he was born in a family in the countryside.2When did Yuan graduate from college?AIn 1930.BIn 1953.CIn 1958.DIn 1973.Reading.阅读阅读3What is a characteristic of hybrids?AThey are very difficult to create.BThey are made up of conve
27、ntional crops.CThey usually have a higher yield.DThey have to be grown in the seawater.4What does Yuan really care for at heart?ALeisure.BFame.CResearch.DMoney.Language pointsHowever，what concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to
28、 eat.what引导的主语从句然而，最让他担心的是，农民经常粮食歉收，有时甚至严重缺乏食物。what是连接代词，引导的从句可以作主语、宾语或表语；what本身在从句中可作主语、宾语或表语。他想知道经理在会议上说了些什么。He wanted to know at the meeting.把你买的东西给我看看。Show me what the manager had saidwhat you have boughtLanguage pointsToday，it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in C
29、hina is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains.It is/was过分分词that.it作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句。据估算，现在中国国内消费的大米有大约百分之六十来自袁隆平的杂交水稻。(1)常用于此结构的动词有say，report，think，hope，suggest，believe，require，announce等。据报道，三分之一的市民打算购买私家车。one third of citizens plan to buy a private car.人们希望这种可怕的疾病能迅速得到控制。the
30、terrible disease will soon be controlled.It is reported thatIt is hoped thatLanguage pointsGiven that Yuans hybrids have made him quite wealthy,one might think he would retire to a life of leisure.意为“考虑到”，引导的是一个状语从句考虑到杂交水稻使袁隆平变得相当富有，人们可能认为他会退休享受闲适的生活。1.,theyve done a good job.在缺乏经验的情况下,他们的工作已经算是做得相当
31、不错了。2.,the woman accepted his apology.在他有礼貌地道歉后，这位女士接受了他的道歉。3.考虑到自己挣得不多，我用钱通常比较精打细算，这也是迫不得已。Usually,I am sensible with money,as I have to be，Given that theyre inexperiencedGiven that he gracefully apologizedgiven that I dont earn that muchLanguage points.短语填空短语填空1All these funds raised were the buil
32、ding of sports facilities and construction of stadiums.2The group two guitarists,a drummer,and a singer.3We knew that we could do it.4Whether the game will be played the weather.5To be honest,your son is trust worthy.far from,devote.to,be comprised of,depend on,deep downdevoted tois comprised of deep downdepends onfar fromSummaryThank youSee you next time！
