(共15张PPT)
Great Scientists
外研版高一英语Book 4 Module 4
杂交水稻之父
Yuan Longping
Name: ____________________
Nationality: _______________
Major: ___________________
Inventions /discovers: __________________________
When did they invent/discover:
__________________________
Yuan Longping
Chinese
Agriculture
Hybrid rice
In 1970
What do you know about him
words and definitions.
1.plant people grow for food _______
2. a very important discovery ______________
3.to produce new plants or animals _______
4. to give help ________
5.to give food to ______
6.to make information known, for example, in a report or a book _______
7. someone who makes things or grow food ________
8.a type of plant or animal ________
9.the science of farming __________
crop
breakthrough
breed
support
feed
publish
producer
species
agriculture
Reading strategies :
Read fast to prove your guess and get the main idea.
The topic of each paragraph
Para1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
A.He discovered a new type of rice.
B.The yield of the new hybrid rice
is greater than other types grown
in Pakistan.
C. Yuan Longping is a leading
figure in the rice-growing world.
D.As a boy, he liked asking questions.
E.As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding.
F.His discoveries have brought
in great profit(收益 ).
Part 1
Part
2
Part 3
The first paragraph
Which country is the world’s largest rice producer
2. Where is rice grown in the world
3. Who is the leading figure in the rice-growing world
China.
Many Asian Countries and some European countries.
Yuan Longping
Careful Reading
As a boy,
As a teacher,
As a college student,
In 1966,
In 1970,
he was given the nickname.
he studied agriculture .
he began experiments in crop breeding.
the result of his experiment was published.
a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered.
Careful Reading
What did he do (complete the sentences)
2-4
How important was the discovery？
Chinese rice production rose by 47.5% in the 1990’s.
There were other advantages.
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.
5-6
Let’s summarize (总结)
the information
about Yuan Longping
Work in pairs
Learning strategies: Use what you’ve learned to express.
The person He was born and _______________ in China. In the ______________ world, he is a _______
figure.
Experiment In order to get a ______ yield of rice, he ___________ in crop breeding. He thought the key ____ feeding people was ____ have more rice and ______produce it more quickly.
Discovery
In 1970, a __________ sterile male rice plant was discovered. Researchers were ________
to develop the new system.
Advantages Chinese rice production rose ____ 47.5% and many rice fields were _________ to growing vegetables and other ______ crops . _______
this, Yuan’s rice was ________ to other coutries.
brought up
rice-growing
leading
higher
experimented
to
to
to
naturally
brought in
by
converted
cash
Following
exported
In your opinion, what has made Yuan Longping a great scientist
Discussion
Anything is possible if you put your heart into it.
knowledge
hard work
persistance
belief
responsibility
patience
What have you learned from him
Homework:
1.Revise the new words preparing
for a diction.
2.Read the passage again to get
further understanding about the
sentences.
