Unit 5 Working the land Reading and Thinking ppt课件 -(2022新)人教版高中英语选择性必修第一册.pptx

1、 WORKING THE LAND Reading and Thinking Min Nong By Li ShenFarmers weeding at noon,Sweat down the field soon.Who knows food on a tray,Due to their toiling day.1. Who is the man in the picture?2. What crop is holding in his hands?3. What do you know about the man?Lead-inHis identity:father of hybrid r

2、iceHis self-evaluation:a farmerHis appearance:slim but strong bodyUnit 5 Reading and ThinkingA pioneer for all peopleRead the text. Match the main idea with each paragraph.A Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.B Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his dreams.C Yuan considers h

3、imself 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.1. 1930 A. Yuan developed the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming.2. 1953 B. Yuan Longping was born.3. 1974 C. Yuan Longping graduated from colleg

4、e. Read the text and match the time with the events.TimeEventsWhyWhatthe challengethe resultTo boost yeilds.A cross a cross between two or more varieties of a species.whether it was possible to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.expand the output gr

5、eatly.Para 3: A Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.HonourYuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad.Yuan Long Yuan was awarded the Republic Medal.outstandingDeep down. Yuan is still very much a farmer at heart. simple and plainhe cares little for celebrity or

6、money. Instead, he makes large donations to support agricultural research. selflessas huge as a peanutas big as a broomas tall as sorghumHis DreamIhadadream, I sawmy super hybrid riceplantashighassorghumand the panicle as large as besom and the grains asbigasthepeanuts. I was very happy, and I with

7、my assistant to rest under the panicles. Yuan Longping“禾下乘凉梦”1. Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?Because he continually works the land in his research. 2. Why did Yuan Longping decide to study agriculture?He was concerned that farmers had poor harvests and sometimes even had a shorta

8、ge of food to eat. 3. What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?One characteristic of hybrids is that they usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops. 4. How has Yuans work helped China and other countries?Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China, but many other countries that depend on rice as well, such as India and Vietnam.How to solve hunger?making good use of the waste landdeveloping the technologyinventing new kinds of foodimproving the quality of soil preventing the pests from eating our crops