Unit5WORKINGTHELANDLearningobjectivesInthisclass,studentswill:1.

readaboutagriculturalscientistYuanLongping.2.summarizetheprocessofhybridrice.3.learnfromYuan’sspiritinhisresearch.

Whatkindofcrops(莊稼)doyouknow?carrotricecorn

potatoes

peanuttomatoesbeanssorghumWhenitcomestorice,whowillyouthinkof?Pre-ReadingWhoisthemaninthephoto?Whatisheholdinginhishands?

Hybridrice/?ha?br?d/

FatherofHybridRice(世界雜交水稻之父)-DrYuanLongping(袁隆平博士)RecipientoftheMedaloftheRepublic（共和國勛章獲得者）recipient/r??s?pi?nt/

n.接受者Whatesledoyouwanttoknowabouthim?APioneer

ForAllPeopleThepeopleallaroundtheworldApersonwhoisthefirsttostudyanewareaofknowledge.While-readingReadthetitleandthefirstsentenceofeachparagraph.1.Whatkindofwritingdoyouthinkthetextis?2.Wherecanyoufindsuchapieceofwriting?A.Narration(記敘文).B.Exposition(說明文).C.Practicalwriting(應用文).D.Argumentation(議論文).A.Aletter.B.Astorybook.C.Amagazine.D.Amedicinereport.A.Yuanconductedresearchanddevelopedhybridrice.B.Yuanisoldbutstillworkinghardtofulfilhisdream.C.Yuanconsiderhimselfafarmer.D.Yuandecidedtostudyagriculture.E.Yuan’sinnovationhashelpedtofeedmorepeople.F.Yuancareslittleforfameorwealth.para1para2para3para4para5para6Activity1：Matchthemainideaofeachparagraph.1.

WhydoesYuanLongpingconsiderhimselfafarmer?2.WhydidYuanLongpingdecidetostudyagriculture?3.Whatisthemainadvantageofhybridcrops?4.HowhasYuan’sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries?5.WhatisYuan’slatestvision?Activity2:Readthetextandanswerthequestions.（P51）

WhydoesYuanconsiderhimselfafarmer?<para.1,line2>Becausehecontinuallyworksthelandinhisresearch.Para1:YuanconsideredhimselfafarmerWhydidhechoosetostudyagriculture?HisdecisionPara2:YuandecidedtostudyagricultureHewasconcernedthatfarmershadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadashortageoffoodtoeat.<para.2,lines3-5>…whatconcernedhimmostwas…Totacklethiscrisis,hechoseto…WhyWhatthechallengetheresultToboostAbetween

varietiesofaspecies.whetheritwaspossibletodevelopahybridofsuchasricethegreatly.Para3:Yuanconductedresearchanddevelopedhybridrice.yieldscrosstwoormoreself-pollinatingplantsexpandoutput設計人員realizedlargerfields×boostyields√

attainahigheryield>conventionalcropsworked(achallengingquestion)

convincedthecreationofhybridrice

(agreatdebate/itcouldnotbedone)

overcameasaresearcherin1953

technicaldifficulties

developedhybridricein1974

enabledfarmersexpandtheiroutputgreatlyHowdidYuanLongpingdevelophybridrice?Whatisthemainadvantageofhybridrice?Readparagraph3againandfindtheinformation4.HowhasYuan’sworkhelpedChinaandothercountries?Whydoestheauthorlistnumbers?________domesticriceconsumption

produce_______tonsofriceperyear++feed________countries=received________awardsTip:Usingnumberscanmakethetextmoreconvincingandaccurate.60percent200millionmanyothernumerousPara4:(Achievements&contributions)Para5:Yuancaredlittleforfameorwealth<para.5,lines3>Deepdown,Yuanwasstillverymuchafarmeratheart.<para.5,lines4>Hecaredlittleforcelebrityormoney.Instead,hemadelargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.Yuangotmuchmoneyandretiredtoalifeofleisure.TureorFalseHoweverF5.WhatisYuan’slatervision?Seawaterrice.<para.6,line4>…Hislatestvisionfor“seawaterrice”hasalsobecomeareality…Para6:YuanworkedhardtofulfilhisdreamsPara6:Yuanworkedhardtofulfilhisdreams“禾下乘涼夢”Para6:YuanworkedhardtofulfilhisdreamsastallassorghumasbigasabroomashugeasapeanutWhatareYuan’sdreams?feedmorepeopleathomeandabroadPost-readingWhatcharacteristicsdoeshehave?Discuss

Decidewhichqualities(品質）thefollowingsentencesrepresent.1.Heconsidershimselfafarmerbecausehecontinuallyworksthelandinhisresearch.________2.HisslimbutstrongbodyisjustlikethatofmillionsofChinesefarmers,towhomhehasdevotedhislife.________cadevoted(獻身的)selflessc.modest(謙虛的)

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d.kind-heartede.energetic(有活力的）/en??d?et?k/f.hardworkingg.plain(樸素的)

/ple?n/h.determineddevoted(獻身的)selflessc.modest(謙虛的)

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d.kind-heartede.energetic(有活力的）/en??d?et?k/f.hardworkingg.plain(樸素的)

/ple?n/h.determined3.Whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.________4.Throughintenseeffort,Yuanovercameenormoustechnicaldifficultiestodevelopthefirsthybridrice.________5.Deepdown,Yuanisstillverymuchafarmeratheart.________df,h

c,g6.Hecareslittleforcelebrityormoney.________7.Instead,hemakeslargedonationstosupportagriculturalresearch.________8.Despitehisadvancedyears,YuanLongpingisstillyoungatheartandfullofvision.________gbedevoted(獻身的)selflessc.modest(謙虛的)

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d.kind-heartede.energetic(有活力的）/en??d?et?k/f.hardworkingg.plain(樸素的)

/ple?n/h.determinedLanguagepointsYuanLongping,knownasthe“FatherofHybridRice”,wasoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.beknownas作為...而出名beknownfor因...而出名YuanLongpingwasknownasthe“FatherofHybridRice”.YuanLongpingwasoneofChina’smostfamousscientists.1.________(addict)intoplayinggames,hecannotstudyhard.2._________(employ)instudying,hehasnotimetodosomeexercise.3.因為對這本書感興趣，她花了半個小時就讀完了。

AddictedEmployedInterestedinthisbook,shespendshalfanhourreadingit.