课件19张PPT。scientistsYuan LongpingThe Student who Asked Questions
The Student Who Asked Questions Find out the topic sentences.Para 1
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Yuan 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.What do you think of the titile of this passage The Student Who Asked Questions? DisgusstionTry to give a different title for the passage.Reading for detailsWhat way did he think to produce rice more quickly?
What did he discover?
How important was the discovery?Para 3-6What way did he think to produce rice more quickly? Reading for detailsBy crossing different species of rice plant, then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.
What did he discover?Reading for details He discovered a naturally sterile male rice plant. How important was the discovery? Reading for detailsChinese rice production rose by 47.5% in the 1990’s.
50,000 square kilometres of rice fields were
converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.
Yuan’s rice was exported to other countries.
His rice’s yield is much greater than the yield of
other types of rice grown in Pakistan.
Read the text carefully and complete the following chart. was educated From an early ageagriculture As a young teacherwere published was discovered rose by 50 thousand square kilometres other cash crops was exported to How does the writer describe Yuan Longping? by time order Disguss in groups
What do you think has made Yuan Longping become a great scientist?
What have you learned from him? Para. 3:
What is Yuan Longping like?
enthusiasticresponsiblepositivescientificcreativeHe is a great scientist, called Doc. Yuan who is sothat he devotes himself to agriculture and researchHomework Read the text aloud.
Ex.10-11 on P88.
Write a passage titled “My Favourite Scientist”.
Thank you !