UNIT 5UNIT 5UNIT 5UNIT 5WORKING THE LANDWORKING THE LANDWORKING THE LANDWORKING THE LANDReading and Thinking To read about agricultural scientist Yuan LongpingTo summarize Yuan Longpings process of breeding hybrid rice学习目标学习目标 11Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture?What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?How has Yuans work helped China and other countries?问题导学问题导学 66How do you understand this title?to work the land(=grow crops on it,etc.)耕耘土地耕耘土地Farmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.Open pageMy 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。Who is the man in the photo?What crop is he holding in his hands?What do you know about him?Yuan Longpingfather of hybrid ricen.杂交植杂交植(动动)物物;合成物合成物;Warming-up He was famous for _.He received numerous _ for his great contributions to the world.He was awarded _ in Sept.2019.He _ in May,2021.hybrid riceawardsthe Medal of the Republicpassed awayseeding 播种播种fertilizing 施肥施肥ploughing(犁田犁田)What do you know about farming?irrigating 灌溉灌溉transplanting 插秧插秧harvesting 收割收割winnowing 扬谷扬谷lEvery year 15 million children die of hunger.lAbout 183 million children weigh less than they should for their age.Do something to help end hunger in the world!A Pioneer for all peopleYuan Longping-Father of Hybrid RiceWho?Read the title and predictpioneer（n.）:person who is the first to study a new area of knowledge.all people:the people all around the world.Where can we read such a piece of wrting?A.in a magazineB.in a newspaperC.in an advertisementD.in an office document人物专栏人物专栏点拨精讲点拨精讲 2525A.Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.B.Yuam is old but still woking hard to fulfil his dreams.C.Yuan considers himself 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.Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.6 identitymotivationresearchRead the text and then Match the main idea with each paragraph.contributionqualitydreamsYuan Longping,known as the father of hybrid rice,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 millons of Chinese farmers,to whom he has devoted his ife.Careful ReadingP1Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?Who has he devoted his life to?Do you think Yuan Longping is more a farmer than a scientist?Because he continually works the land in his research.He has devoted his life to millions of Chinese farms.He is a _ scientist who continually works the land in his research.He is a _ man who has devoted all his life to Chinese farmers.hardworkingcommitted/dedicatedYuan 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 tackle this crisis,he chose to study agriculture and received an education at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.P2Careful ReadingWhy did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture?He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shortage of food to eat.lack of foodHe determined to tackle the crisis of food shortage.He is an _ man who wanted to solve the crisis of food shortage.ambitiouscontrastCareful ReadingP3-6Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice,which has helped to feed more people.Yuan Longping s Devotion to Hybrid RiceprocessresultsinfluencevisionCareful ReadingP3the process of developing hybrid ricesolution:boost yields realized.larger fields.not solution tried to create hybrid rice,which was a matter of debate What is the main advantage of hybrid rice?One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops.overcame enormous technical difficultiesoutput was expandedHe is a _ and _ scientist who successfully developed the first hybrid rice and seawater rice.creativehardworking Careful ReadingP4the results and influence of developing hybrid rice60 percent around 200 million tons of many other countries How does the author develop the paragraph?By listing numbers60 percent of domentic 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?emphasize Yuans invaluable countributionsCareful ReadingP5Yuan Longpings life1.Which of the following description about Dr Yuans life is not true?A.He cares little about money and celebrity.B.He would rather work than lead a comfortable life.C.He enjoys a simpler life than most wealthy and famous people.D.He retired to a life of leisure because he is now rich and famous