新课标人教版英语选择性必修一Unit 5reading and thingking导学案(无答案)

Unit 5 Working the Land

A Pioneer for All People

【核心素养】

1.read about agricultural scientist Y uan Longping.

2.listen to and talk about the problem of world hunger.

3.understand and use the sentence patterns correctly.

【情景导入】

1.Where do you think the photo was taken and what is it of?

2.Have you ever been to a place like this? What was it like?

【阅读深思】

Read the text A Pioneer for All People on page50 and answers these questions:

1.Who is the man in the photo? What crop is he holding in his hands?

2.What do you know about the man? What else do you want to know about him?

【自主反馈】

1.Why does Y uan Longping consider himself a farmer?

2.Why did Yuan decide to study agricultural?

3.What is the main advantage of hybrid crops?

4.How has Yuan’s work helped China and other countries?

【自主探究】

探究一：Fast reading: find out the main idea of each paragraph.

Para.1 Dr. Yuan’s life experiences and his efforts to develop the first hybrid rice. Para.2-3 Dr. Yuan’s ongoing ability to fulfill his dreams.

Para.4 Dr. Yuan’s great achievement.

Para.5 Dr. Yuan’s status and appearance

Para.6 Dr. Yuan’s personality

探究二：Careful reading:

1. From the first paragraph, we know that Yuan Longping _________.

A is a farmer

B looks like a farmer

C has a weak body

D is China' s most famous scientist

2. Dr. Yuan chose to major in agriculture in university to _________.

A follow his parents’ wish

B pursue his dream

C help Chinese farmers

D study in a hot major

3. How long did it take Yuan Longping to develop the first hybrid rice?

A.12years

B. 14 years.

C. 20 years

D. 25 years.

4. According to Para. 5, which of the following statements about Dr. Yuan is wrong?

A. He contributes a lot to supporting agricultural research

B. He cares little about celebrity and money

C. Though rich and famous, he still lives a life like farmers

D. He may have lived a leisure life after developing the hybrid rice, but he chooses to work

5. What is the most impressive about Dr. Yuan according the passage?

A. His farmer image

B. His modest

C. His work attitude

D. His ability to fulfil dreams

【成果展示】

to present the answers in groups.

【点评精讲】

1.Core words and expressions.

2.Difficult and complex sentences.

【随堂检测】

Try to fill the blanks with correct words and then retell the passage.

Yuan Longping is a man _________ works the land, does his research and grows hybrid rice. He is _________ agricultural pioneer to have a high output of rice _________ expanding the area of fields. He devotes his whole life to _________ (find) ways to boost rice yields to feed not just China _________ many other countries that depend on rice as well. Because of his _________ (value) contributions, Yuan Longping has received numerous awards both in China and abroad. As a man of the soil, he cares little _________ celebrity and money. Instead, he makes large _________ (donate) to support agricultural research. What impresses people most about him is his ongoing ability _________ (fulfil) his dreams. He has realized one big dream after another and everyone is waiting to see what he _________ (dream)up next.

【巩固应用】

to finish the exercise about this text.