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* Farming and gardening 更多资源 A scientist of physics Elbert Einstein A theory of relativity Pre-reading A scientist of biology Charles Darwin discovered evolution---ancestors of humans were monkeys A scientist of physics Madame Curie (discovered the element radium and radioactivity) A scientist of agriculture Father of hybrid rice Yuan Longping Jia Sixie Jia Sixie was a great agricultural scientist of ancient China, living in Northern Wei Dynasty. Qimin Yaoshu During the third and fourth decades of the sixth century, Jia Sixie wrote a book called Qimin Yaoshu, in English translated as The Manual of Important Arts for the People. The book has chapters on wine-making, recipes for cooking and instructions on farming and gardening. For many centuries it was considered an important summary of the knowledge about agriculture. Fast reading 1.Why do we consider Jia Sixie as an agriculture scientist? Because he spent his time on research into agriculture wrote a book called Qimin Yaoshu, which is about both farming gardening. 1)China was one of the first countries in the world to study the science of farming. 2)China was the earliest research center for industry. 3) One of the pioneers of farming was Li Siguang. 4) He lived in Northern Wei Dynasty. 5) He spent his time on research into agriculture. 6) Jia Sixie collected information, studied it, did experiments and learnt from the experiences of workers. 7) He studied ways of keeping seeds, how to choose seeds, and how to improve soil conditions. 8) He wrote a book called “Ben Cao Gang Mu”. 2.True or false: agriculture Jia Sixie farmers Qimin Yaoshu Read the passage carefully. Try to find out the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1. . Para 2. . Para 3. _ . About Jia Sixie About Qimin Yaoshu About Jia Sixie`s advice Careful reading About Jia Sixie Why Where When lived in the sixth