APioneerForAllPeople

Unit5ReadingandThinking

Whatkindofcrops(莊稼)doyouknow?carrotricecornpotatoespeanuttomatoesbeanssorghumWhenitcomestorice,whowillyouthinkof?Mylifelongpursuitistokeepallthepeopleawayfromhunger.—YuanLongping我畢生的追求就是讓所有的人都遠(yuǎn)離饑餓?！∑紸Pioneer

forAllPeopleSheisthefirstpersontodiscovertheartimisinintotreatmalariasuccessfully.Yuan’sthemanwhoisthefirsttodevelop____________.hybridriceApioneerinmedicineapersonwhoisthefirsttostudyanew

areaofknowledge.Readthetitleandthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.1.Whatkindofwritingdoyouthinkthetextis?2.Wherecanyoufindsuchapieceofwriting?A.Narration(記敘文).

B.Exposition(說明文).C.Practicalwriting(應(yīng)用文).

D.Argumentation(議論文).A.Aletter.B.Astorybook.C.Amagazine.D.Asciencereport.Pre-readingWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?ThetextmainlytalksaboutYuanLongping,a_______ofagricultureinChina.He________hislifetoproducingmorerice.Becauseofhishardwork,farmerscanexpandtheir_______andtheproblemof_______canbesolved.pioneerdevotesoutputhungerReadthetextandmatchthemainideawitheachparagraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Para.6A.Yuanconductedresearchanddevelopedhybridrice.B.Yuanisoldbutstillworkinghardtofulfilhisdreams.C.Yuanconsidershimselfafarmer.D.Yuandecidedtostudyagriculture.E.Yuan'sinnovationhashelpedtofeedmorepeople.F.Yuancareslittleforfameorwealth.ScanningReadPara.1&2andfindtheinformation)BirthdateBirthplaceAppearanceMajorOccupationsTitleIn1930InBeijingSlimbutstrongAgricultureAscientist&aresearcher&afarmerWhydidYuandecidetostudyagriculture?Hewasconcernedthatfarmershadpoorharvestandfoodshortage.WhatdoesYuanconsiderhimself?WhydoesYuanconsiderhimselfafarmer?Hecontinuallyworksthelandinhisresearch.HedevotedallhislifetoChinesefarmers.FatherofhybridricePara.3

realizedlargerfields?boostyields?

workedconvincedthecreationofhybridriceovercameasaresearchin1953

technicaldifficultiesdevelopedhybridricein1974

achallengingquestion(agreatdebate/itcouldnotbedone)Whatisthemainadvantageofhybridrice?enabledfarmersexpandtheiroutputgreatlyHowdidYuanLongpingdevelophybridrice?Para.4

Whydoestheauthorlistnumbers?EmphasizeYuan’sinvaluablecontributions60percentdomesticriceconsumptionproduce200milliontonsofriceperyearreceivednumerous

awardsfeedmanyothercountriesCarefulreadingHowhasYuan’sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries?Readpara.5andanswerthefollowingquestion.(Para.5)

GiventhatYuan’shybridshavemadehimquitewealthy,onemightthinkhewouldretiretoalifeofleisure.However,thisisfarfromthecase.Deepdown,Yuanisstillverymuchafarmeratheart.Asamanofthesoil,hecareslittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemakeslargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.WhatdidYuanreallycarefor?celebrity?money?orsomethingelse?▲riceplantsastallas__________▲eachearofriceasbigasa___________▲eachgrainofriceashugeasa________HeenvisionedHislatervisionseawaterricepeanutbroomsorghumWherethereisa___________,thereisareality.dreamformerdreamsReadpara.6hisparents’wishVShisowndecisionthegeneralassumptionabouthybridriceVShisbelieffatherofhybridrice

VS

farmerWhatwritingtechniquedoesthewriteremploytoexhibitYuanLongping’squalities?retiretoalifeofleisureVScontinuetoworkthelandasamanofthesoilContrastWhydoesYuanLongpingconsiderhimselfafarmer?01.WhydidYuandecidedtostudyagriculture?02.Whatisthemainadvantageofhybridrice?03.BecausehecontinuallyworksthelandinhisresearchandhisslimbutstrongbodyisjustthatofmillionsofChinesefarmersWhatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadashortageoffoodtoeat.Themainadvantageliesinthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthantheconventionalcrops.HowhasYuan’sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries?04.WhatisYuan’slatestvision?05.HisinnovationhashelpedfeednotjustChinabutmanyothercountriesthatdependonriceaswell,suchasIndia,Vietnam.Hislatestvisionforseawaterricehasbecomearealityand,potentiallyopeneduponemillionsquarekilometersofsaltylandinChinaforriceproduction..Ourgroupconsiderhima__________,__________,and__________manbecause_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Discussionusefulwords:determined,modest(謙虛的),caring,hard-working,perseverant(堅持不懈的),innovative,creative,selfless,visionary(有遠(yuǎn)見的),optimistic,devoted,responsible...WhatdoyouthinkofDr.Yuan?Usesomeadjectivestodescribehisquality,andstateyourreasons.+1+2+2+2+2+1determinedoptimisticinnovativehard-workingmodestperseverantselfless

Successisrootedinpersonalqualities.DiscussionWhatdoyouthinkofDr.Yuan?Usesomeadjectivestodescribehisquality.Apartfromrice,whataresomeotherimportantcropsinChina?Whatdoyouknowaboutthem?Themostimportantcropbesidesriceiswheat,whichisgrownondifferentpartsofChina,andisusedtomakenoodlesandbread.Cornisalsoapopularcropinnorthandnorth-easternChina.Itisusedbothforfoodandforanimalfeed.CriticalthinkingOtherthanhybridrice,whatotherhybridproductsdoyouknow?Canyouthinkofnewhybridideas?Commonhybridcropsincludecorn,rapeseed(油菜),sunflowers,andnearlyallmarketvegetables.Somekindsofhybridanimalshavebeenknownforalongtime,themostfamousofwhichisthemule-whichisahybridofahorseandadonkey.Theconceptofahybridisnotrestrictedtoplantsandanimals.Forexample,therearehybridcars,whicharepoweredbytwodifferentkindsofengines(e.g.,petrolandelectric)atthesametime.CanyouthinkofsomesolutionstotheWORLDHUNGER?1.Promoteworldcooperation.2.Developadvancedtechnology3.Optimizepopulationstructure4.Protectfarmingland5.Savefoodandwater6.

Increasefoodproduction

“NoChineseCommunistParty,nohybridrice.”“Nopatriotism,noscientist.”“Becommoninmind,douncommonwork.”

“Ialwayskeepyoung.”

YuanLongping,fatherofhybridrice,