1、Unit 5 Working the land Get to know an agricultural scientist 预习课件预习课件 devote vt. 把献给； 专心于 教材原句教材原句 Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life. 例句例句 1. Considerable resources have been devoted to proving him a liar. 为了证明他是个骗子已投入
2、了相当多的人力和财力。 2. After her marriage, she couldnt devote herself totally to her music. 她结婚之后无法全力倾注于音乐。 核心词汇核心词汇 【拓展】 devoteto (doing) sth. 把致力于；专心于 devote oneself to (doing) sth. 献身于；致力于 devoted adj. 挚爱的；忠实的，忠诚的 be devoted to 致力于 devotion n. 奉献；关照；忠诚 shortage n. 缺少；不足缺少；不足 教材原句教材原句 Farmers often had po
3、or harvest and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. 要点必记要点必记 shortage of 缺少 water shortage 缺水；水量不足；枯水 food shortage 粮食短缺 power shortage 电力短缺 fund shortage 资金不足， 资金短缺 tackle v. 处理；对付；应对处理；对付；应对 教材原句教材原句 To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture. 例句例句 1. What methods do you
4、 use to tackle them? 你用了什么方法来对付它们？ 2. That depends on how you tackle the problem. 那取决于你如何处理这个问题。 boost v. shortage; tackle; crisis; boost; yield; convince2 Phrases: devoteto3 Goals Look and discuss Look at the following pictures and discuss what you know about them? Lead in Learn 1. Before you read,
5、 look at the photo and the title of the text. Discuss these questions in groups Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands? What do you know about the man? What else do you want to know about him? He is Yuanlongping. The crop is hybrid rice. He is a scientist and because of hi
6、m, lots of people will not suffer from hunger any more. Learn 2. Read the text. Match the main ides with each paragraph. Paragraph 1 A Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice. Paragraph 2 B Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams. Paragraph 3 C Yuan considers himself a farm
7、er. Paragraph 4 D Yuan decided to study agriculture. Paragraph 5 E Yuans innovation has helped to feed more people. Paragraph 6 F Yuan cares little for fame or wealth. Read the text again and answer the questions. 1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer? 2. Why did Yuan decide to study a
8、griculture? 3. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops? Learn His slim but strong body is just like a farmer. Because famers had poor harvests and sometimes has a serious shortage of food to eat. It can attain higher yield than conventional crops. Read the text again and answer the questions. 4.
9、How has Yuans work helped China and other countries? 5. What is Yuans latest vision? Learn Yuans innovation helped feed not only China but also many other countries. His latest vision “seawater rice”has also become a reality. Learn Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the bo
10、x. create estimation education generation graduate 1. This school has _ thousands of bright young students over the years. 2. Most students look for jobs after university_. 3. Because of the _ of new strains of hybrid crops, people in many parts of the world now have more food to eat. 4. Last year,
11、this new electric power plant _ enough energy to power the whole city. 5. It was difficult to calculate exactly how many trees had been cut down. However, a general _was possible. graduation generated creation estimation educated 5. Discuss these questions in groups. 1. Apart from rice, what are som
12、e other important crops in China? 2. Other than hybrid rice, what other hybrid products do you know? Can you think of new hybrid ideas? Work in pairs The corn, wheat and cotton. Summary PhrasesWords Phrases: devoteto Words: devote; shortage; tackle; crisis; boost; yield; convince 预习 Unit 5-Build up your vocabulary.3 1 Recite new words and phrases. 2Write a passage to describe what you know about YuanLongping. Bye-bye!
