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课件网) Reading and Thinking Unit 5 Working the Land Get to know an agricultural scientist Learning Objectives To read about agricultural scientist Yuan Longping To summarize Yuan Longping's process of breeding hybrid rice To analyze and summarize Yuan Longping’s qualities What did you have for lunch Who will you think of when it comes to rice Lead-in The father of Hybrid Rice” Chinese scientist The Medal of the Republic Passed away in May, 2021 A Pioneer for All People Pre-reading 1.What is the possible type of this text A. Narration B. Exposition C. Practical writing D. Biography A Pioneer for All People Look at the picture and the title to make a prediction. the first person to study a new area of knowledge 2.What does a biography usually include Fast reading: match the main idea with each paragraph. Use one key word to summarize each paragraph. Para.1 Para.4 Para.3 Para.2 Para.5 Para.6 A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. B. Yuan is old but still working 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. Who Why How Benefits Qualities Dreams While-reading CDAEFB (2mins) Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybrid rice”, was one of China’s most famous scientists. Yet, he considered himself a farmer because he continually worked the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body was just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he had devoted his life. A Pioneer for All People father scientist farmer Careful reading: Read para.1 and find Yuan’s identities P1 Yuan 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. P2 Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture Read para.2 and answer the question To tackle the crisis of food shortage. Did he succeed or not Para3: After graduating in 1953, he worked as a researcher. Yuan Longping realised that larger fields were not the solution. Instead, farmers needed to boost yields in the fields they had. How this, could be done was a challenging question at the time. Yuan was convinced that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice. A hybrid is a cross between two or more varieties of a species. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. However, whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common assumption then was that it could not be done. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to de ... ...
