Module 4 Great Scientists课件

课件16张PPT。Module4
Reading and vocabulary
The Student Who Asked Questions
Learning aims:
1.Get to know the main idea of the text
2.Improve our reading abilities
3.Learn something about Yuan
Longping
4.Write a short passageName: __________
Nationality: _______________
Major: ___________________
Discoveries: ________________________
Yuan LongpingChinaAgricultureHybrid ricePre-reading
Father of Hybrid Rice Listen and try to find out the main idea of the passage.While-reading: Fast ReadingThe main idea of the passageA. Yuan Longping’s childhood
B. Yuan Longping’s achievements in agriculture.
C. Yuan Longping likes asking questions.
D. Both A and B.
Read the passage carefully and try to finish the two tasks.While-reading: careful ReadingTask1:Do True (T) or false (F):China is the second largest rice producer.
Yuan was born in China but was brought up in a foreign country.
He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice.
His research cost him much time and energy and was supported by the government.
His rice was exported to other countries.FFTTTChinaand Task 2:Fill in the blanks according to the text.
Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the _____________ world. As a boy, he was called “the student who asks questions” . As a young teacher, he began ___________ in crop _________. He thought that the ____ to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. In 1970 a naturally male rice plant was discovered. This was the ______________. As a result of this, Chinese rice production rose ____47.5 percent. The _____of the
new rice is much greater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.rice-growingexperimentsbreedingkeybreakthroughbyyieldTask 1: Interview
Task 2: WritingPost-readingTask 1: InterviewSuppose one of you is a reporter and the other one is Professor Yuan. Now you are interviewing Professor Yuan.
R: Hello. Mr. Yuan…to meet you. Y: Nice to meet you! R: May I ask…some questions?… Y: Of course / Certainly…. R: Did you like asking questions at school? Y:Yes…was given…nickname… R: What did you study in college? Y: …studied agriculture… R: What do you think is the key to feeding people? Y: …think…is to have more…to produce… R: Who supported your research at that time? Y: …by the government. R: Is your rice exported to other countries? Y: Yes…Pakistan…the Philippines. R: … a great scientist…have made a contribution to …learn from…Thank you. Y:… Wish … success in your study.What can we learn
from Yuan Longping?Be a great manDevote ourselves to studyAsk questionsTask 2:Writing
Mr. Yuan’ s life and his achievements.
Key words:
hard-working, curious, leading figure, rice-growing, breakthrough, contribution, devote …to , solve, food problem, crop breeding Homework
Finish the writing.
Thank you for listeningPara 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6Task 2:The topic sentences of each paragraphYuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world.
As a boy, he was called “the student who asked questions”.
As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding.
He discovered a special type of rice.
His discoveries increased Chinese rice production.
The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that of other types grown in Pakistan.