Unit 5 Reading and Thinking 课件-高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册.pptxVIP

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3LongpingRiceMuseumisrecruiting(招募)volunteernarrators(讲解员)online.Ifyouaregoingtotryoutforthisposition,howwillyouintroduceYuanLongpingtotheworld?

WarmingupandleadinWhatdoyouknowaboutYuanLongping?Whatesledoyouwanttoknowabouthim?APioneerForAllPeopleAccordingtothetitleandillustration(插图),whatkindoftextdoyouthinkitis?A.Abiography.B.Anexposition.C.Anargumentation.

Thecharacteristicsofbiography(人物传记)thethirdpersonbirthanddeathtimefamilybackgroundchildhoodturningpointsinlifequotestheirownorotherpeople’swordsIntimeorder

1.Whydidhewanttostudyagriculture?(motivation)(Whatdidhedototacklethecrisis?)2.Whatchallenges/difficultiesdidhemeet?3.Whataretheadvantagesofhybridrice?4.Howdidhedevelopthehybridrice?5.WhatareYuan’scontributions?6.Whatishislife-longdream?7.Whatspiritsdoeshehave?(Whatkindofpersonishe?)8.Whywashelovedbymanypeople?(contributionsquality)

YuanLongpingwasbornin1930inBeijing.Hisparentswantedhimtopursueacareerinscienceormedicine.However,whatconcernedhimmostwasthatfarmersoftenhadpoorharvestsandsometimesevenhadaseriousshortageoffoodtoeat.Totacklethiscrisis,hechosetostudyagricultureandreceivedaneducationatSouthwestAgriculturalCollegeinChongqing.While-readingpara.2WhydidYuanstudyagriculture?motivationfoodcrisis

Aftergraduatingin1953,heworkedasaresearcher.YuanLongpingrealisedthatlargerfieldswerenotthesolution.Instead,farmersneededtoboostyieldsinthefieldstheyhad.Howthiscouldbedonewasachallengingquestionatthetime.Yuanwasconvincedthattheanswercouldbefoundinthecreationofhybridrice.Ahybridisacrossbetweentwoormorevarietiesofaspecies.Onecharacteristicofhybridsisthattheyusuallyattainahigheryieldthanconventionalcrops.However,wheth