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Module 4 Great ScientistsReading Para. 1 Para 2 Para 3-4 Para 5-6 In your opinion, what has made Yuan Longping a great scientist? * Presented by Summer for Class 7 Who has made great contributions to the harvest of rice? The happiness of harvest The father of hybrid rice The leading character of Chinese scientist Winner of the 2004 World Food Prize The student who asked questions A. The advantages and positive effects of Yuan Longpings discoveries B. How Yuan Longping succeeded in producing a new plant giving a higher yield C. As a boy, Yuan Longping liked asking questions when he was at school. D. Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world. 1. China produces more rice than any other country. 2. Yuan Longping asked a lot of questions at school. 3. When he studies agriculture in college, Yuan Longping began experiments in crop breeding. 4. The government helped him in his research. 5. Yuan made a breakthrough in his research in 1966 and discovered a naturally sterile male rice plant. 6. The new rice is now grown in other countries, such as Pakistan. China is the world’s largest producer . He was given the nickname “the boy who asks questions” . As a young teacher he began experiments in crop breeding. The research was supported by the government. In 1970, a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered, which was the breakthrough. Yuan Longping’s rice was exported to other countries, such as Pakistan. Scan the text and do the True/ False questions Have more rice and produce it more quickly by __________ different ________of rice plant It could give a higher ____ than either of the __________ plants. What was the key to feeding more people? What was the only way to make it? What is the result of the new rice? hybrid crossing species yield original Read paragraph 3 a new _______ rice Quantity of food Read paragraph 4 and answer: What kind of new type of rice did Yuan Longping discover ? A. male B sterile