1、A Pioneer for All People Part One: Content & Language ContentDisneyland: Yuan Longping is called the “_”. His name has become a World- Brand one. The hybrid rice usually attain a _ yield than the conventional one. Yuan has helped feed not just China but _. Language pioneer a person who is the first
2、to study and develop a particular area that other people then continue to develop tackle deal with boost an increase in sth be comprised of be made up of life of leisure life of doing what you enjoy without having to work or study father of hybrid rice many other countries higher know the story abou
3、t Yuan Longping express your ideas on the given topics through critical thinking analyze the text using the ABCDE template write a biography using the ABCDE template By the end of this period, you will be able to. Learning Objectives 1 Part Two：Topic Analysis Though highly evaluated, Yuan considers
4、himself as a farmer . Yuan Longping, known as thefather 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 millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has
5、 devoted his life. 2 Part Two：Topic Analysis To tackle the shortage of food, Yuan decided to study agriculture. 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 s
6、ometimes 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. 3 Part Two：Topic Analysis Facing the challenging question, he began his research and succeeded. After graduating in 1953
7、, 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
8、. 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-polinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate. The common assu
9、mption then was that it could not be done. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. Yuans invaluable contributions. 4 Part Two：Topic Analy
10、sis Today, it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed Chinas farmers to produce around 200 million tons of rice per year. Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China, but many
11、 other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad. Yuan cares little for celebrity or money but for his own career. 5 Part Two：Topic Analysis Given that Yuans hybrids h
12、ave made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case. Deep down, Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil, he cares little for celebrity or money. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research
13、. Though old, Yuan is still dreaming and fulfilling his dreams. 6 Part Two：Topic Analysis What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfil his dreams.Long ago, he envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom,and each grain of rice
14、as huge as a peanut. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. His latest vision forseawater rice has also become a reality, and potentially opened up nearly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production. Despite his advanced
15、years, Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next. Part Two：ABCDE Template Analysis What elementselements should be included when we are introducing a person? Part Two：ABCDE Template Analysis Achievements Evaluation Background
16、CharacteristicsDeeds A Biography 1 Yuan Longping, known as thefather 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 millions of Chinese farmers, t
17、o whom he has devoted his life. EvaluationEvaluation DeedsDeeds Characteristic(s): Part Two：ABCDE Template Analysis modest/devoted 2 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
18、 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. BackgroundBackground Characteristic(s): DeedDeed Part Two：ABCDE Template Analysis caring/sympathetic
19、/determined 3 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 b
20、e 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-polinating plants such as rice was a m
21、atter of great debate. The common assumption then was that it could not be done. Through intense effort, Yuan overcame enormous technical difficulties to develop the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming in 1974. This hybrid enabled farmers to expand their output greatly. Part Two：ABCDE T
22、emplate analysis DeedsDeeds Characteristic(s): BackgroundBackground brave/creative/confident/devoted 4 Today, it is estimated that about 60 percent of domestic rice consumption in China is comprised of crops generated from Yuans hybrid strains, and his strains have allowed Chinas farmers to produce
23、around 200 million tons of rice per year. Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. Because of his invaluable contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad. Part Two：ABCDE Tem
24、plate Analysis AchievementsAchievements 5 Given that Yuans hybrids have made him quite wealthy, one might think he would retire to a life of leisure. However, this is far from the case. Deep down, Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. As a man of the soil, he cares little for celebrity or money
25、. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research. Part Two：ABCDE Template Analysis EvaluationEvaluation DeedsDeeds Characteristic(s): plain/simple(简朴)/caring/generous 6 What impresses people most about Yuan Longping is his ongoing ability to fulfil his dreams.Long ago, he envisio
26、ned rice plants as tall as sorghum, with each ear of rice as big as a broom,and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut. He succeeded in producing a kind of rice that could feed more people at home and abroad. His latest vision forseawater rice has also become a reality, and potentially opened up nea
27、rly one million square kilometres of salty land in China for rice production. Despite his advanced years, Yuan Longping is still young at heart and full of vision, and everyone is waiting to see what he will dream up next. Part Two：ABCDE Template Analysis EvaluationEvaluation DeedsDeeds Which of the
28、 following can best describe Yuan? A. visionary (有愿景的) B. optimistic C. perseverant D. common ABC ABCDE Template Analysis Achievement(s) Deed(s) Background(s ) Characteristic(s ) Evaluation(s) Yuans innovation has helped many countries and has received many awards. . Yuan Longping was born in 1953 i
29、n Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. Considering the starvation, he chose to study agriculture. modest, caring, sympathetic, sympathetic,unconventional, brave,creative, confident, simple,plain, perseverant. *He considers himself a farmer though he is called th
30、e “father of hybrid”. *He chose to study agriculture considering the starvation. *He is convinced that through his intense effort, he could overcome the difficulties and develop the hybrid rice. *He had a vision about his dream rice and realized his dream. . general sentences detailed sentences deta
31、iled sentences general sentences Yuan Longping, known as thefather of hybrid rice, is one of Chinas most famous scientists. Despite his advanced years, he is still young at heart and full of vision. Some sentences are more general while the others are more detailed. The former can usually be used to
32、 show ones opinion, evaluation,admiration, achievements and so on, working as topic sentences, introduction,or summaries. And the latter can usually be used to show a process, a development, and an experience and so on, working as supporting details. How can we understand the title of the passage “A
33、 Pioneer for All People”? 1 2 34 5 6 Yuan is willing to consider himself as a farmer. Concerned about the farmers, Yuan decided to study agriculture. Facing the challenging question, he began his research and succeeded. Yuans innovation has helped feed many countries and has received awards. Yuan ca
34、res little for celebrity or money but for his own career. Though old, Yuan is still dreaming and fulfilling his dreams. PioneerPioneerPioneerPioneer Part Three：Theme Analysis My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. -Yuan Longping A Pioneer For All People Medal of the Republic
35、 In fact, being a great man, Yuan Longping is as ordinary as you first. On the road to being such a great person, what preparations should you make? Part Four：Critical Thinking * Have dreams. *Be devoted to your very everyday, and dont let the precious time leak away from you. *Be kind to the guys a
36、round you. *Have the bravery to take up challenges. Part Five: Language use According to the ABCDE template, please write a short passage about Zhong Nanshan with the help of the following words, and then make a presentation. Old man of Lighthouse a doctor/a fighter 84 years old a household name won
37、 wide public trust outbreak of novel coronavirus give advice/warn sb of sth safety and isolation regardless of his own risks come and go between Wuhan and Guangzhou the Medal of the Republic 医有钟南山，农有袁隆平 ， 是中国之福，民族之幸！ Assignments To surf on the Internet to find more about Yuan Longping. Thank you!Tha
38、nk you! 1. Whats the writing purpose of the article? 3. What influence will the text have on you? 2. To whom does the author write this article? Part Three：Pragmatic Analysis To introduce Yuan Longping and call on us to learn from him. To those who dont know about Yuan and those who looked down upon
39、 him . I admire him so much that I swear to do my part well in society. Old man of Lighthousea household name and won wide public trust. works hard for the people, the motherland and his own responsibility. outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia. Some people call him rebel with high respect, but he o
40、nly says that he is a doctor! the old man, like a lighthouse, shines on the hearts of thousands of people, but also into the depths of my heart On January 18, after rescuing the relevant cases from Shenzhen, they returned to Guangzhou. Upon receiving the notice, they hurried to Wuhan. admitted that
41、the knowledge of the new coronavirus was not enough, and reminded the public to wear masks, and did not go to Wuhan without special circumstances. Unit 5Unit 5 Working the Land Working the Land Reading and Thinking Teaching objectives:Teaching objectives: n By the end of this period, you will be abl
42、e to (1)know the story about Yuan Longping and summarize the characteristics of him. (2)know the characteristics of language in the text. (3)express their ideas on the given topics through critical thinking. 1.Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands? 2.What do you know abou
43、t the man? What else do you want to know about him? 1.The photo is of Yuan Longping, holding sheaves of his hybrid rice. 2.I know that he is often called the “father of hybrid rice”, and his work has sparked a farming revolution in China. I suggest I want to know what he thinks about the future of C
44、hinas agriculture. Fast Reading Task1 Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph. What kind of writing do you think this is? Where can you find such a piece of writing? Task 2 Read the text. Match the main idea with each paragraph. Para.1 A. Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid
45、rice. Para.2 B. Yuam is old but still woking hard to fulfil his dreams. Para.3 C. Yuan considers himself a farmer. Para.4 D. Yuan decided to study agriculture. Para.5 E. Yuans innovation has helped to feed more people. Para.6 F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. Detailed Reading Task 1 Read the
46、text again and answer the questions. 1.Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? 2.Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture? 3.What is the main advantage of hybrid crops? Because he continually works the land in his research. He was considered that farmers had poor harvests and sometimes eve
47、n had a shortage of food to eat. One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. Detailed Reading 4.How has Yuans work helped China and other countries? 5.What attitude does Yuan hold toward money or fame? What does he do? 6.What is Yuans latest visi
48、on? Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam. He cares little for celebrity or money.Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research. Seawater rice. Step IV Text Type Analysis 1. Since we have
49、learned something about Lin Qiaozhi and Tu Youyou, do you still remember the main ideas of the two passages? 2. Can you tell me what should be included when we are introducing a person to others? And what are included in this passage? 3. In the text, the writing technique of contrast is used for man
50、y times. Can you find out them? Lin Qiaozhi overcame a lot of difficulty and sacrificed a lot to become the “mother of ten thousand babies” while Tu Youyou and her team did a lot of research to obtain artemisinin . Birth, education, achievements, awards, deeds, evaluation, characteristics and so on.
