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课件网) Unit 5 Working the Land My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. —Yuan Longping Who is the man in the photo What crop is he holding in his hands What do you know about him Yuan Longping—father of hybrid rice n. 杂交植(动)物;合成物; What else do you want to know about him He is father of hybrid rice, who received the great honor for his great contributions to hybrid rice research and the work he did to improve rice production in developing countries. He is called a pioneer for all people. “As China is helping them develop hybrid rice, African countries will have a bright future,” said Chinese agronomist Yuan Longping, also known as the “father of hybrid rice” for developing the first such strains (系;品种). The world-renowned agricultural scientist, who received “the Medal of the Republic” for his contribution to the country ahead of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, also urged the youth to pursue lofty (崇高的) ideals instead of simply chasing after money. Skimming Look at the title and the first two sentences of each paragraph. Where would you most likely read this passage A. In a letter B. In a magazine C. In a story book D. In a science book (the column for celebrities) Scanning Go through the whole text, and try to find out the relevant words (Attention: while reading, underline or circle the relevant words) Identity/ Status ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Personality/ Quality ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Appearance ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Achievements/ contribution ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Experience ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Identity/ Status ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Personality/ Quality ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Appearance ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ Achievements/ contribution ﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋﹋ a farmer at heart, a man of the soil slim but strong, (looks more like a farmer than a scientist) ①. developed the first hybrid rice which enabled ... and could feed more people ... ②. vision for “seawater rice” has become a reality ... A pioneer for all people, the “father of the hybrid rice”, one of China’s most famous scientists, a researcher; Careful reading Motivation (Para.2) Process (Para.3) 1. Yuan put forward his solution — _____ to boost yields in the fields that farmers have. 2. His idea caused _____ at that time. (It was commonly _____ that it could not be done) 3. Having overcome _____, Yuan managed to develop the first hybrid rice through _____. Result (Para.3) In 1974, the first hybrid rice was _____, which _____. Influence (Para.4) Yuan’s innovation _____. Yuan has received _____. Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture Yuan’s devotion to the hybrid rice Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture Yuan’s devotion to the hybrid rice Careful reading Motivation (Para.2) External factor: Internal factor: poor harvest, a shortage of food the crisis - He is ... ...
