Unit5 Reading and thinking（ppt课件）-2022新人教版（2019）《高中英语》选择性必修第一册.pptx

1、 WORKING THE LAND Reading and ThinkingLead-inthe starving SudanWhat do they need most?Is it easy for farmers to get rice?Do you know how the rice we eat every day is produced?Traditional steps of growing rice Select rice seeds Plough(犁田犁田)Sow(种）种）rice seeds and grow young plantstransplant rice(插秧插秧)

2、Fertilize(施肥施肥)Remove the weeds(除草除草)Kill pestsIrrigate(灌溉灌溉)HarvestDry the rice(晒谷)riceIn the late 1990s,Brown,an American scholar,came up with the theory of Chinese Menace(威威胁胁),which said that in the 2030s,Chinese population would add up to 1.6 billion,and had the question who would feed the larg

3、e population in China as well as in the world.Just at that time,a Chinese scientist declared to the world that China can solve the problem by herself and help to solve the same problem in the world.Do you know who I am?Yuan LongpingFather of hybrid riceA pioneer for all peoplePioneer n.person who is

4、 the first to study a new area of knowledge.Read 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 himself a farmer.D Yuan decided to study agriculture.E Yuans innovation has

5、 helped to feed more people.F Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.Part 2Part 3(3-6)Part 1 1.Father of the hybrid rice2.One of Chinas most famous scientists3.A farmerHis identities(身份，地位身份，地位)His apperanceslim but strong body1.Because you continually works the land in his research.2.You have devoted

6、 all your life to Chinese farmers.for all people Why do I consider myself a farmer?Your parents wanted you to pursue a career in science or medicine.What did my parents want me to do?1.What concerned him most was that farmers often had poor harvests 2.and sometimes even had a serious shortage of foo

7、d to eat.He wanted to tackle the crisis of food shortage.Why did he choose to study agriculture?His decisionagricultureHow?larger fileds?boost yieldsnot the solutionHow?hybrid riceWhyWhatthe challengethe resultTo boost yeilds.A cross between two or more varieties of a species.whether it was possible

8、 to develop a hybrid of self-pollinating plants such as rice was a matter of great debate.expand the output greatly.:The common rice hybrid rice has less grainshas more grains higher yieldHow has my work helped China and other countries?Yuans innovation has helped feed not just China,but many other

9、countries that depend on rice as well,such as India and Vietnam.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 mone

10、y.Instead,he makes large donations to support agricultural research.selfless“我做过一个梦，梦见我做过一个梦，梦见杂交水稻的茎秆像高粱一样高，穗子像扫杂交水稻的茎秆像高粱一样高，穗子像扫帚一样大，稻粒像玉米一样大帚一样大，稻粒像玉米一样大，我和我的助手们一块在稻田里散，我和我的助手们一块在稻田里散步，在水稻下面乘凉。步，在水稻下面乘凉。”“禾下乘凉梦”as huge as a peanutas big as a broomas tall as sorghumHis Dreamrice plantseach ear of

11、 riceeach grain of riceNameYuan Longping IdentitiesBirthplace/yearGraduated fromMain contributionDreamsLong ago,rice plants were as tall as sorghum,with each ear of rice as big as a broom.His latest vision for“seawater rice”has also become a reality.Beijing 1930 Southwest Agricultural College 60%dom

12、estic rice consumption 200 million tones of rice per year,help other countries adj.国内的国内的;家庭的家庭的n.消耗消耗;消费消费n.高粱高粱n.扫帚扫帚;金雀花金雀花n.想象想象;视野视野;影像影像n.现实现实;事实事实Fill in the blanksS:Professor Yuan,Why do you think yourself a farmer?Yuan:S:Why did you choose to study agriculture?Yuan:.S:We have learnt a lot f

13、rom you.thanks for your contributions!You are really!.Show timeWhats your impression on professor Yuan?Please use some adjectives to describe professor Yuan according to your understanding of him.Great personGreat persondedicateddiligentdevotedhard-workingoutstandingDr.Yuanambitiousmodestselfless1.Surf the Internet to find more information about Yuan Longping.2.Write a summary of what you have learnt about Yuan Longping within 80 words.