Unit 5 Working the Land Reading and Thinking （ppt课件） (3)-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第一册.pptx

1、Unit 5 Working the LandReading and Thinking 袁隆平和杂交水稻What do you know about the man?What else do you want to know about him?Read the title and the first sentence of each paragraph.Yuan Longping,known as the“father of hybrid rice”,is one of Chinas most famous scientists.What kind of writing do you thi

2、nk this is?Where can you find such a piece of writing？Go through the whole text.Try to match the main idea with each paragraph.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5Paragraph 6A Yuan conducted research and developed hybrid rice.B Yuan is old but still working hard to fulfil his drea

3、ms.C Yuan considers himself 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 Why does Yuan Longping consider himself a farmer?paragraph 1：Yet，he considers himself a famer because he continually works the land in h

4、is research.2 Why did Yuan decide to study agriculture?paragraph 2:To tackle the crisis that farmers often had poor harvest and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat.3 What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?Paragraph 3:They usually attain a higher yield than conventional crops.4 H

5、ow has Yuans work helped China and other countries?Paragraph 4:Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China,but many other countries that depend on rice as well,such as India and Vietnam.5 What is Yuans latest vision?Paragraph 6:He envisioned rice plants as tall as sorghum,with each ear of rice a

6、s big as a broom,and each grain of rice as huge as a peanut.2 How did he succeed in developing hybrid rice?3 How has his innovation influenced Yuan himself?4 What was his latest vision of rice?Has it become a reality？1 Why did Yuan Longping devote himself to developing hybrid rice?1、devote 把献给；把专用于；

7、专心于devote ones time/energy/attentionto sth 投入/花费时间精力/注意力于某事2、devote oneself to 献身于，致力于 2、convince 使确信，使相信，说服convince sb to do sthconvince sb/oneself of sthconvince sb/oneself(that)使某人相信3、characteristic 特征，特点，品质；典型的，独特的、特有的characteristic of sb/sth 某人/某物的特性/特点4、assumption 假定，设定，（责任的）承担，（权利的）获得make ass

8、umptions about对作出假设on the assumption that假定5、expand 增加，扩大，扩展，发展expand()into（将）扩展到/发展成expand on/upon 详述，详细阐明6、consumption 消耗，消耗量，消费拓展词汇：consumer 消费者，顾客consume 消耗，耗费，吃，喝7、comprise 包括，包含，由组成be comprised of 包含，包括，由组成（或构成）同义短语：consist of/be made up of 8、reality 现实，实际情况，事实 virtual reality 虚拟现实 come into r

9、eality实现face reality 面对现实escape from reality 逃避现实in reality 实际上turn()into reality（把）变成现实 Yuan Longping considers himself a farmer.What does the writer regard him as?What evidence can you find from the reading?Can you finish the sentence with as many adjectives as possible?Yong Longping is a(n)farmer

10、.Make sure you give reasons for each adjective.What writing technique does the writer employ to exhibit Yuan Longpings qualities?作者在文中多处使用了对照（contrast）手法，以突出袁隆平的高尚品质。如第一段：father of hybrid rice vs farmer；第二段：his parents wish vs his own decision；第三段:the general assumption about hybrid rice vs his belief；第五段:retire to a life of leisure vs continue to work the land as a man of the soil.Thank you!