1、Unit 5 Working the LandMy lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.Yuan LongpingA Pioneer for all peopleUnderstand the title and picturepainirn.person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.What crop is he holding in his hands?-hybrid rice农作物，庄稼What do you know about th
2、e man?What else do you want to konw about him?Let us watch a video to know more about himGreat people we have learnt in this bookI.Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph.Answer the following questions.1.What kind of writing do you think the text is?2.Where can you find such a piece
3、of writing?A.Narration(记叙文记叙文).B.Exposition(说明文说明文).C.Practical writing(应用文应用文).D.Argumentation(议论文议论文).A.A letter.B.A story book.C.A magazine.D.A science report.ReadingA,Yuan conducted research and developed hybird rice.B,Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dream.C,Yuan consider himsel
4、f a farmer.D,Yuan decided to study agriculture.E,Yuans innovation has helped to feed more people.F.Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.para1para2para3para4para5para6Read the passage and find the main idea of each paraYuan longping has two dreams,do you know what are they?Why does Yuan consider hims
5、elf a farmer?Because he continually works the land in his research and has devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.1.the“Father of hybrid rice”2.One of Chinas most famous scientists3.A farmerworks the land in his research devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.Read for details-read the para 1 and a
6、nswer the questionWhat is the identity of Yuan longpingHe is known as the father of hybrid rice and he is one of the most famous scientists01.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 of
7、ten 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.Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture and develop hybrid rice?Because he was concerned that f
8、armers had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat.lack of foodThe reason for studyingand developing hybrid rice Read the para 2 and answer the questionWhat concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat.02.Why did
9、Yuan decided to study agriculture?the process of developing hybrid riceYuan realized larger fields were not the solution solution:to boost yields how?tried to create hybrid rice,which was a matter of debate overcame enormous technical difficultiesResult:output was expanded greatlythrough intense eff
10、ortRead the para 3 and answer the questionThe main advantage lies in that they usually attain a higher yield than the conventional crops.03.What is the main advantage of hybrid rice?the results and influence of the hybrid rice60 percent around 200 million tons of many other countries 60 percent of d
11、omestic rice consumption in China is comprisedof crops generated from Yuan s hybrid strains.Chinas farmers produce around 200 million tons of rice per year.Yuans innovation has helped feed many other countries that depend on rice as well.Why does the author list numbers/facts?To emphasize Yuans His
12、innovation has helpedfeed not just China but many other countries that depend on rice as well,such as India,Vietnam.Read the para 4 and answer the questionHow has Yuans work helped China and other countries?04.the influence on himself Given that made him quite wealthy retire to a life of leisureHowe
13、ver,this is far from it.Deep down,a farmer at heart.cares little forInstead make large donations to His latest vision for seawater rice has become a reality and,potentially opened up one million square kilometers of salty land in China for rice production.Read the para 5 and answer the questionWhat
14、is Yuans latest vision?05.Yuan Longpings visionLong ago,he envisioned that:rice plants-as tall as sorghumear of rice-as big as a broomgrain-as huge as a peanutHis latest visionseawater rice Large square kilometers of salty land has been put into use.what can we learn from Yuan Longping?And Yuan Long
15、ping is a what kind of person do you think?You need to discuss this question with your partners and then share your ideas 1.Write a short passage about Yuanaccording to this mind map.2.Preview the language points.Yuan Longping s Devotion to Hybrid Ricereasonprocessresults&influencevisionThank you for your listening
