1、WelcomeWelcomeGreat ScientistsAlbert EinsteinMaria CurieGreat ScientistsAlbert EinsteiStephen William HawkingYang ZhenningStephen William HawkingYang ZhWhy he is so famous?Why he is so famous?Achievements Father of hybrid riceHighest Science and Technology Awards(國家最高科學(xué)技術(shù)獎(jiǎng) )Research on Sea-riceAchie

2、vements Father of hybrid The Student Who Asked QuestionsThe Student Who Asked Question Fast-reading Task 1. To find out main ideas of each paragragh.Task 2. To guess the meaning of some words. Fast-reading Task 1. To find Main ideasPara 1 A.His discoveries have brought great profits.Para 2 B.As a bo

3、y,he was called” the student who asked questions”.Para 3 C.Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world.Para 4 D.The yield of the new hybrid rice is muchgreater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.Para 5 E.As a young teacher,he began experiments in crop breeding.Para 6

4、F.He discovered a new type of rice.Main ideasGuess the meaning of the following words.1. As a boy,Yuan Longping was given the nickname”the student who asks questions”.2. He could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.3. Finally, in 1970 a naturally st

5、erile male rice plant was discovered.4. 50 thousand square kilometers of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.n. 產(chǎn)量adj.原來的，最初的adj.不孕育的v. 轉(zhuǎn)變，改變n.經(jīng)濟(jì)作物n. 綽號(hào)Guess the meaning of the folloCareful Reading 1. According to Yuan, what is the key to feeding people? He thought

6、that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.the key to (doing) stheg. the key to success2. What happened to Chinese rice production in the 1990s?As a result of Yuan Longpings discoveries, Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990s. because of/ o

7、n account of/as a consequence of/due to/owing toas a resultrise/rose/risen vi.上升，升起rise by/rise toraise vt. 舉起，升高，籌集arise/arose/arisen vi.出現(xiàn)，產(chǎn)生于Careful Reading 1. According tTask 1. Find the following words and phrases in the passage and discuss the meaning with your partner.bring upbring inby cross

8、ing different speciessearch for breakthroughbe exported to 培育引進(jìn)通過雜交不同的品種尋找突破, make a breakthrough 取得突破出口到 import v.進(jìn)口Grammar：by doing sth 通過做某事Exercise:rewrite the sentences by changing the underlined part into by doing sth.You can get a job if you study hard.Grammar: the tense of passive voiceThe r

9、ice was exported to many other countries.Task 1. Find the following worTask 2. Fill in the blanks.In a hungry world, rice is a _food and China is the worlds largest_- _(produce). In the _world, the Chinese scientist ,Yuan Longping is a leading_.Yuan was born and _(bring up)in China. As a boy, he _in

10、 many schools and was given the nickname “the student _ asks questions”. In 1970, he made a _that a _(nature) sterile male rice was discovered. Following the _(rise)rice production, Yuans rice was _to other countries.stableproducerrice-growingfigurebrought upwas educatedwhobreakthroughnaturallyrisin

11、gexportedTask 2. Fill in the blanks.In ConsolidationRetell the passage according to the sample sentences.Yuan Longping is.As a boy, he was.As a college student, he studied.As a young teacher, he began.In 1966,.In 1970,.As a result of his discoveries,.ConsolidationRetell the passagYuan Longping is a

12、leading figure in the rice-growing world.As a boy, he was educated in many schools and was given a nickname.As a college student, he studied agriculture because of his interest in plants.As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding.Yuan Longping is a leading figIn 1966, the results of h

13、is experiments were published in China.In 1970, a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered.As a result of his discoveries, Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990s.In 1966, the results of his ex In your opinion, what has made Yuan a great scientist?What have you learned from him?Summaryhardworking persistent patience responsibilityDont be def