Great_Scientists_reading.pptVIP

Great Scientists 杂交水稻之父 Yuan Longping 袁隆平荣获世界粮食奖 The Student Who Asked Questions Learning aims: 1.Learn about the scientist YuangLongping. 2.To improve the students’ listening and reading skill. 3.To master some important language points. A. As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding. B. As a boy, he was called “the student who asked questions”. C. He discovered a special type of rice. D. Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world. E. The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that of other types grown in Pakistan. F. His discoveries increased Chinese rice production. Listen and try to find the main idea of each paragraph: Listening 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. Reading What did he do? (complete the sentences) 2-4 a new _______ rice by __________ different ________of rice plant It could give a higher ____ than either of the __________ plants. What kind of rice did Yuan Longping develop? How did he develop it? What is the result of the new rice? hybrid crossing species yield original 3. Yuan’s rice was exported to other countries. Chinese rice production rose by 47.5% in the 1990’s. 2. 50,000 square kilometres of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops. 5-6 What are the advantages of hybrid rice? advantages Rice conversion Rice export Rice production Analyse Important Sentences 1.Yuan Longping was born and brought up in China. 1Tony was brought up and educated by his uncle. ____________________________. 2The smelly smell made her begin to bring up. _____________________________. 3 These are matters that you can bring up in the meeting. __________________________