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(共15張PPT)
Working The Land
Unit 5
Who is the man
What crop is he holding
Yuan Longping
hybrid rice
What do you know about him
What else do you want to know about him
(write down on your
“KWLS”)
Read the text and find answers to your questions.
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
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What does each paragraph tell about Mr.Yuan
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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. Yuan's innovation has helped to feed more people.
F. Yuan cares little for fame or wealth.
A story between Mr.Yuan and agriculture.
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
What does “pioneer” mean
a person who is the first to study and develop a particular area of knowledge, culture, etc. that other people then continue to develop
-- Oxford Learner’s Dictionaries
What qualities should a pioneer possess
Read and find evidences that prove Mr. Yuan is a pioneer. Summarise them on the worksheet.
unpretentious
(淡薄名利的), reputation-careless
selfless, sympathetic, patriotic
determined, persistent, intelligent
pursue spiritual life, diligent
committed, devoted, ambitious
evidences
qualities shown
Considered himself a farmer (not famous scientist)
Chose agriculture (not medicine or science) to tackle famine
Overcame enormous difficulties to develop hybrid rice (against common consumption)
Though wealthy, live a farmer life (not leisure life)
Kept dreaming and fulfilling dreams
A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE
What kind of person can be a pioneer for all people
important work for the whole world
contribution benefits the whole world
Why is Mr. Yuan a pioneer for all people
He studied agriculture, the basis of life and all human activities.
He curbed world famine by increasing the yields of rice, which is the staple for half the world.
Seawater rice: a kind of rice that can grow in salty land
100 million hectares
approx. 30k Hainan islands
a billion hectares;
10 million hectares more
are becoming saline every year
Why is Mr. Yuan a pioneer for all people
He studied agriculture, the basis of life and all human activities.
2. He curbed world famine by increasing the yields of rice, which is the staple for half the world.
3. He researched seawater rice to fight against world hunger.
He passed away on May 22, 2021
He passed away on May 22, 2021
這世上沒有神仙，也無需立廟。因為每一縷升起的炊煙，都是飄自人間的懷念。
——共產主義接班人
There are no gods in this world, and there is no need to build temples. For every wisp of smoke that rises is condolences of the earth.
How do you understand this memorial speech(悼詞)
His dreams
穗子有掃帚那么長，
rice plant
(100-110cm)
as tall as
sorghum
(3-5m)
enjoy the cool under the rice crops
禾下乘涼
ear of rice as big as a broom
grain as huge as a peanut
hybrid rice grow all over the world
雜交水稻覆蓋全球
What you have learnt about Mr. Yuan Summarise in the “L” part of your “KWLS”.
If one day, you are asked by a foreign friend, “Who is Mr. Yuan How great was he ” how would you reply
My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger.
--Yuan Longping
People are like seeds, be a good one.
As the young hope of China, what do you think you can do now and in the future
Homework:
keep researching what you still want to know about Mr. Yuan
In memory of Mr. Yuan
Cherish each grain of rice

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