(共23张PPT)
Unit 5 Working The Land
Reading and Thinking
You Love the Land Entirely
A life with no regret
will not surrender to despair.
Just close your hands on dreams
when your heart gets broken.
Enter the confused wind and rain
Experience the death and grief
that turns us into seeds
harvested in spring,
transformed into spun gold.
Learning objectives
Read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping;
Know about some writing techniques of biography;
Retell what you have learnt about Yuan Longping;
Analyse why Yuan Longping is called “a pioneer for all people”.
You Love the Land Entirely
A life with no regret
will not surrender to despair.
Just close your hands on dreams
when your heart gets broken.
Enter the confused wind and rain
Experience the death and grief
that turns us into seeds
harvested in spring,
transformed into spun gold.
小小金钩挂天边,
弯弯绿浪起田间。
脱去黄袍显白玉,
一碗清香暖心田。
Rice
You Love the Land Entirely
A life with no regret
will not surrender to despair.
Just close your hands on dreams
when your heart gets broken.
Enter the confused wind and rain
Experience the death and grief
that turns us into seeds
harvested in spring,
transformed into spun gold.
话题迁移Great people we’ve learnt
【必修 三】 Unit 2 Mother of Ten Thousand Babies
(The type:Biography)
【选必一】 Unit 1 Tu Youyou Awarded Nobel Prize
(The type:News Report)
【选必一】 Unit 1 The Man Who Changed Our
Understanding of the Universe
(The type:Biography)
A
All
Pioneer
for
People
—A story of a dreaming seed
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
—Yuan Longping
Pre-reading
行业PPT模板http:///hangye/
A Pioneer for All People
The first to discover artemisinin (青蒿素) for malaria (疟疾)
The first to discover General Theory of Relativity
A person who was the first to study a new area of knowledge.
The first Chinese scientist who developed hybrid rice.
The people all around the world
Prediction
1. What may be the writing style of the article
A. A story
B. Travel journal
C. Biography
2. How does the author develop this article
A. Time B. Space C. logic
3. Where can you find such a piece of writing
A. A letter. B. A story book.
C. A magazine. D. A science report.
An introduction to a person
According to the title“A pioneer for all people”, and the first sentence of each paragraph…
Prediction
If you were a journalist, what questions would you talk according to the title and picture?
Who is Yuan Longping
How did he develop hybird rice
What is the significance of finding hybird rice.
What qualities do Yuan Longping have
……
Para. 1 & 2
Careful reading
Who is Yuan Longping
the “father of the hybrid rice”;
one of China’s most famous scientists;
a researcher;
A pioneer for all people
Careful reading
Read Para. 1 & 2 and find the information
Birthdate
Birthplace
Appearance
Major
Occupations
Title
In 1930
In Beijing
Slim but strong
Agriculture
A scientist & a researcher & a farmer
Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture
He was concerned that farmers had poor harvest and food shortage.
What does Yuan consider himself
Why does Yuan consider himself a farmer
He continually works the land in his research.
He devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.
Father of hybrid rice
Careful reading
Para. 3
realized
larger fields
boost yields
worked
convinced
the creation of hybrid rice
overcame
as a research
in 1953
technical difficulties
developed
hybrid rice in 1974
a challenging question
(a great debate/
it could not be done)
How did Yuan Longping develop hybrid rice
21 years
persistent(有毅力的)
Careful reading
What is the significance of finding hybird rice
1974:famers expanded their output greatly;
today:60%domestic rice consumpution is comprised of crops generated from Yuan’s hybrid rice;
200million tons of rice;
boost yields in the fields
Careful reading
Para. 4
Why does the author list numbers
Emphasize Yuan’s invaluable contributions
& make the text more convincing and accurate.
60 percent
domestic rice consumption
produce 200 million tons of rice per year
received numerous
awards
feed many other countries
Careful reading
How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries
2. How does the author show Yuan Longping’s qualities
By contrast
retire to a life of leisure
donate his money to agricultural research
care little money and celebrity
Read para. 5 and answer the following question.
(Para.5) Given that Yuan’s 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 donations to support agricultural research.
1. What did Yuan really care for celebrity money or something else
a wealthy & famous scientist
▲rice plants as tall as __________
▲each ear of rice as big as a ___________
▲each grain of rice as huge as a ________
He envisioned
His later vision
seawater rice
peanut
broom
sorghum
former dreams
Read para.6
... . 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 rice” has also become a reality, and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production. ...
Where there is a dream, there is a reality!
his parents' wish VS his own decision
the general assumption about hybrid rice VS his belief
father of hybrid rice VS farmer
What writing technique does the writer employ to exhibit Yuan Longping's qualities
retire to a life of leisure VS continue to work the land as a man of the soil
Contrast.
modest
devoted
brave
creative
innovative
confident
plain
simple
caring
generous
visionary
optimistic
perseverant
caring
sympathetic
determined
Success is rooted in personal qualities.
Find as many evidences as possible to prove Yuan’s devotion.
What qualities do Yuan Longping have
innovative
generous
hard-working
devoted
determined
selfless
knowledgeable
persistent
modest
confident
creative
strong-willed
general impression
life
experiences
achievements in agriculture
attitudes towards life
dreams
known as ________________________
one of China's most famous ____________
______ but ______ body
was born in ________ in Beijing
graduated from ________________________________
worked as a ____________ in 1953
developed the first __________ in 1974
provided about ___________ of domestic rice consumption
and allowed China's farmers to produce around ___________
_______ of rice per year
helped feed many other countries, such as _____ and _______
received numerous ________ both in China and abroad
He is still very much a _________ at heart.
He cares little for _________ or ________.
Long ago: rice plants as tall as ________; each ear of rice as
big as a _______; each grain of rice as huge as a _________
Latest vision: __________________(has become a reality)
Summary
“father of hybrid rice”
scientists
slim strong
1930
Southwest Agricultural College
researcher
hybrid rice
60 percent
200 million
India Vietnam
awards
farmer
celebrity money
sorghum
broom
peanut
“seawater rice”
tons
Post--reading Discussion
Q1:Why is Yuan “a pioneer for all people”
Q2:What should we do
firstly develop the hybrid rice
connect China with the world
devote all his life to feeding the whole world people
tackle the world crisis
What should we do
Seize today
Make tomorrow
Thinking
As a teacher,
I think it is important to be committed to teaching.
It is necessary to be a teacher who is creative in teaching.
I’m supposed to work hard to do my job well.
My version:
What can we learn from Yuan Longping
Thinking
As students,
we should be ambitious. When deciding on the future majors or jobs, choose the areas where the country needs us most.
sample
What can we learn from Yuan Longping
Read the pioneer,
Learn from the pioneer,
Try to be a pioneer in your own fields.