(共17张PPT)
grow crops on it 耕耘
Unit Review
A Pioneer for All People
主题语境:人与自然
主题内容:农业主题,农业科学家袁隆平,
农业发展的意义,人类生存、社会发展与环
境的关系。
Father of Hybrid Rice(世界杂交水稻之父)
Recipient of the Medal of the Republic
(共和国勋章获得者)
An agricultural scientist
A pioneer for all people
My lifelong pursuit(追求)is to keep all the people away from hunger.
recipient /r s pi nt/
n. 接受者
A Pioneer for All People
n. a person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.
People all around the world
Title reading
Q1.What is the text type and how does the author develop the passage
Q2. What is the structure of the passage Use one word to summarize each paragraph.
Q3. What qualities does Yuan have and what writing technique the writer uses to exhibit Yuan’s qualities
Q4. Why did Yuan have such lifelong pursuit and why is he called A Pioneer for All People
Activity 1: Read and Think ( 语篇和文化视角)
Content(内容) of biography
Biography
education
work experience
quality
life experience
appearance
funny story
achievements
contributions
occupation
family life
values
dreams
his parents' wish VS his own decision
the general assumption about hybrid rice VS his belief
father of hybrid rice VS farmer
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
What writing technique the writer uses to exhibit Yuan’s qualities
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. -Yuan Longping
Why did Yuan have such lifelong pursuit and why is he called A Pioneer for All People
the crisis of food shortage.
the importance of Agriculture
human community with a shared future (人类命运共同体)
Work in pairs and find out some words and expressions
based on the following topics by reading the passage again.
· Introduction of great people
· Achievement of great people
· Influence of great people
Activity 2: Read and accumulate ( 语块积累)
Introduction of great people
consider himself a farmer 把自己看作是一位农民
2. slim but strong body 瘦削但结实的身躯
3. pursue a career in science or medicine 从事科学或医学职业
4. study agriculture 专修农业
5. overcome enormous technical difficulties 攻克艰巨的技术难题
6. retire to a life of leisure 退休享受悠闲的生活
7. be a farmer at heart 在内心深处是一位农民
8. a man of the soil 土地之子
9. care little for celebrity or money 淡薄名利
10. his ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams 不断实现梦想的能力
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Achievement of great people
be known as the “father of hybrid rice” 被誉为“杂交水稻之父”
one of China’s most famous scientists 最著名的科学家之一
devote his life to 把他的一生都奉献给
to tackle this crisis 为了应对这一危机
receive numerous awards 获奖无数
support agricultural research 支持农业研究
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Influence of great people
make great contributions to society 为社会做出重大贡献
his invaluable contributions 不可估量的贡献
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Activity 3 Explore more (同话题拓展阅读)
Eleven years after having Alzheimer’s (阿兹海默病) disease, 91-year-old Wu Mingzhu sometimes fails 1. to recognize (recognize) her previous colleagues or even family members 2. who/that live by her side. But her memory of the melon varieties (种类) she developed while working in Xinjiang remains.
Born in Hubei Province, she 3. was admitted (admit) to Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing in the late 1940s. Wu filled 4. an application in 1955, and finally received an agreement. In the winter of the same year, she boarded a truck with all her 5. possessions (possession) and left for Xinjiang.
Though local watermelons and muskmelons (甜瓜) tasted sweet, Wu found that the local farmers mainly relied on 6. traditional (tradition) farming techniques, and there was still much room for progress 7. in the quantity and quality of their melons.
Activity 3 Explore more (同话题拓展阅读)
Starting in 1956, Wu and her colleagues met with local farmers to explore resources in the summer heat of over 40℃. She experimented with different methods on melons during the day, and read documents that 8. had recorded (record) 44 melon varieties before she arrived under the candle at night.
She developed new resources—10 watermelon varieties and 19 muskmelon varieties, featuring characteristics like better disease resistance, finer fruit quality, and greater adaptability, 9. helping (help) the farmers fatten their wallets. So we Chinese can 10. crazily (crazy) eat watermelons in the hot summers.
Activity 4: Read for Writing (以读促写)
你校英语报的 The Admirable 栏目正面向全校学生征稿。请你用英语写一篇短文,介绍你崇拜的一位人物。
内容要求:1.生平 2.贡献 3.对我的影响(至少应用课文中的5个词块)
be devoted to...
be known as...
pursue a career in...
ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams
succeed in producing...
young at heart and full of vision
What concerned him most was that...
be concerned that...
overcome enormous difficulties to...
What impressed me most was ...
It is his perseverance and devotion that...
Activity 4: Read for Writing ( 以读促写 )
When it comes to the person I respect most, he must be Yuan Longping,who was known as the “father of hybrid rice”.
Yuan Longping pursued a career in agriculture science. Facing a serious shortage of food at home and abroad, he was determined to tackle this crisis and was devoted to developing hybrid rice. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties and fulfilled his dream.
What impresses me most is his invaluable contributions to agricultural development. I am convinced that as a great agricultural scientist, he will be remembered by us forever.
Memorial speech(悼词)
这世上没有神仙,也无需立庙。因为每一缕升起的炊烟,都是飘自人间的怀念。There are no gods in this world, and there is no need to build temples. For every wisp of smoke that rises is condolences of the earth.
My lifelong pursuit(追求)is to keep all the people away from hunger.
touches my heart /soul
make me want to dance
sounds peaceful/beautiful
Assignment
1. Complete the composition. (compulsory)
2. Search more information about the great person you admire.(optional)
Follow the example of Dr. Yuan
Be a dreamer and fight for your dreams!