Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking课件(共44张PPT)-2025-2026学年人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

(共44张PPT)
Unit5
Working the land
Reading and Thinking
A pioneer for all people
CONTENTS
01
02
03
04
LEAD IN
PRE-READING
WHILE-READING
POST-READING
Learning objectives
Review the features of introduction to a person;
Get to know Yuan Longping, especially his great contributions and noble qualities;
Analyze why Yuan is called a pioneer for all people;
Give an award speech to Yuan Longping.
Part 01
Lead in
XB1U5 Working the land
Reading and Thinking
LEAD IN
Rice
Apart from rice, do you know some other important crops in China
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Corn
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soybean
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sorghum
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potato
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In East Africa， about 30.8% of the population is undernourished.(营养不良的)
In Asia, about 12% of the population is hungry.
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My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
——Yuan Longping
我毕生的追求就是让所有人远离饥饿。
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“ Father of hybrid rice ”
What do you know about Yuan Longping
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play the violin
play Chinese chess
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Part 02
Pre-reading
XB1U5 Working the land
Reading and Thinking
Pre-reading
Look at the title and guess what the passage will talk about.
A Pioneer
for all people
Pre-reading
A Pioneer for all people
The first to discover
General Theory of Relativity.
The first to discover
artemisinin for malaria.
Pre-reading
A Pioneer for all people
The first to develop hybrid rice.
A person who is the first to
study a new area of knowledge.
Pre-reading
Prediction
What is the type of the passage
A. exposition
B. narration
C. argument
D. biography
Prediction
A Pioneer for all people
Who is the pioneer
What did he do
How did he do it
Why is he called “a pioneer for all people”
Pre-reading
Now, let's read the biography to know more about Yuan Longping.
Part 03
While-reading
XB1U5 Working the land
Reading and Thinking
Activity1： Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Then use one key word to summarize each paragraph.
While-reading
A. Yuan conducted research and
developed hybrid rice.
B. Yuan is old but still woking hard to fulfil his dreams.
C. Yuan considers himself a farmer.
D. Yuan decided to study agriculture.
E. Yuan’s innovation has helped to
feed more people.
F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.
identity
Education/
experience
research/
achievements
contributions/
influence
attitudes/
qualities
dreams/ visions
Para.1
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
Para.5
Para.6
Activity1： Skim the text and match the main idea with each paragraph. Then use one key word to summarize each paragraph.
While-reading
identity
Education/
experience
research/
achievements
contributions/
influence
attitudes/
qualities
dreams/ visions
Para.1
Para.4
Para.3
Para.2
Para.5
Para.6
Activity2：Read Para.1-2 and fill in the blanks(who)
While-reading
Birthdate： Birthplace:
Appearance：
Major：
Occupations
Title头衔：
In 1930 in beijing
Slim but strong
Agriculture
Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture
He was concerned that farmers had
poor harvest and food shortage.
Activity2： Read Para.1-2 and fill in the blanks(who)
While-reading
Birthdate： Birthplace:
Appearance：
Major：
Occupations
Title头衔：
In 1930 in beijing
Slim but strong
Agriculture
A scientist,
What does Yuan consider himself
a farmer
Activity2： Read Para.1-2 and fill in the blanks(who)
While-reading
Birthdate： Birthplace:
Appearance：
Major：
Occupations
Title头衔：
In 1930 in beijing
Slim but strong
Agriculture
A scientist,
Why does Yuan consider himself a farmer
a farmer
He continually works the land in his research.
He devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.
Activity2： Read Para.1-2 and fill in the blanks(who)
While-reading
Birthdate： Birthplace:
Appearance：
Major：
Occupations
Title头衔：
In 1930 in beijing
Slim but strong
Agriculture
A scientist,
a farmer
Father of hybrid rice
enabled farmers to
________________
Activity3：Read para3 and finish the flow chart(what&How)
While-reading
worked
realized
convinced
03
01
02
04
05
overcame
developed
as a__________
in 1953
How did Yuan Longping develop hybrid rice
researcher
larger fields
__________
boost yields
a challenging question
the________
of hybrid rice
creation
enormous
_________
_________
technical
difficulties
hybrid rice in 1974
expand their output
common assumption：
___________
___________
It could not be done.
While-reading
Hybrid rice _______China & the world.
benifits
Activity4：Read Para. 4 and circle out the numbers.(why)
While-reading
60 percent
__________________________
________200
million___________________
_______many
other_____________________
________
numerous
_________
domestic rice
consumption
produce
tons of
rice per year
feed
countries
receive
awards
While-reading
Numerous awards both in China and abroard
2020年 当选2020中国经济新闻人物
2019年 国家主席习近平签署主席令，
授予袁隆平“共和国勋章”
2018年 未来科学大奖生命科学奖
2016年 第一届吕志和奖—持续发展奖
2015年 第十四届世界杰出华人奖
2014年 国家科学技术进步奖、特等奖
2010年 法国最高农业成就勋章
2008年 中国著名科学家奖
2007年 影响世界华人终身成就奖
2004年 世界粮食奖
Activity4：Read Para. 4 and circle out the numbers.
While-reading
Why does the author list numbers
Emphasize Yuan's invaluable contributions.
Activity5：Read Para. 5 and answer the questions(why)
While-reading
Q1: What did Yuan Longping do with his large amounts of money
Q2: What did other people think Yuan might do with money
Yuan Longping other people
retired to a life of leisure
made large donations to support agricultural research
a wealthy & famous scientist
a farmer at heart
a man of the soil
Q3: How does the author show Yuan`s qualities
By contrast
While-reading
vision 想象
Activity6：Read Para. 6 and try to complete the chart.(why)
While-reading
Mr.Yuan’s ability to fulfil his dreams. His former vision:
His latest vision:
as tall as sorghum
as big as a broom
as huge as a peanut
“seawater rice ”
Thinking and Discussion
While-reading
Yuan’s qualities inspire and encourage us.
Thinking and Discussion
While-reading
What qualities can we find about Yuan Longping
selfless
optimistic
determined
modest
hard-working
generous
caring
confident
devoted
Part 04
Post-reading
XB1U5 Working the land
Reading and Thinking
Post-reading
1 organic farming
2 in groups
3 conduct research
4 develop hybrid rice
5 care little for fame or wealth
6 consider oneself a farmer
7 pursue a career
成组地
做研究
培育杂交水稻
不在乎名利
把自己看作是农民
追求事业
有机农业
Important phrases
Post-reading
Important phrases
8 tackle this crisis
9 receive an education
10 attain a higher yield
11 conventional crops
12 invaluable contributions
13 receive numerous awards
14 far from the case
获得更高的产量
传统农作物
远非这种情况
获得无数奖项
宝贵的贡献
接受教育
处理危机
Post-reading
Assignment
Write a passage to describe the pioneer in your mind and share with your classmates.
Tu Youyou
01
She discovered artemisinin used to treat malaria, a breakthrough in 20th century tropical medicine, saving millions of lives.
YuanLongping
02
"The Father of Hybrid Rice". It has saved several billions people from starving.
Bill Gates
03
An American business magnate, software developer, investor, author co-founder of Microsoft.
Post-reading
Show time
Now suppose you are the interviewer and your partner is the interviewee on the topic of "The pioneer in your mind".
The pioneer I know of is .... who is known as.../is famous for…
his/her determination to tackle the crisis of
his/her intense effort to overcome
his/her love and care for .….
he/she succeeded in ...
he/she is devoted to .….
To be a pioneer, a person should be responsible/hardworking..
To me, a pioneer means…
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