必修四module 4 Introduction and Reading and vocabulary.pptVIP

Match the two parts. Qian Xuesen Marie Curie Archimedes Stephen Hawking Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity Father of China’s aerospace discovered Radium Father of integral calculus A Brief History of Time * Introduction and reading Qian Xuesen Marie Curie Archimedes Albert Einstein Do you know any other Chinese scientists except Qian Xuexen? Have you heard of Yuan Longping? Who is the old man? The Student Who Asked Questions 1. China produces more rice than any other country. ( ) 2. Yuan Longping asked a lot of questions at school. ( ) 3. He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice. ( ) T T T Decide the statements are true or false after reading the passage. 4. The government helped him in his research. ( ) 5. The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometers. ( ) 6. The new rice is now grown in other countries, such as Pakistan. ( ) T T F What was the key to feeding more people? When did Yuan Longping make a breakthrough in his research? Read through the passage and answer the questions below. To have more rice and to produce it more quickly. In 1970. In a hungry world, rice is a staple food. Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world. Para 1 1. 主要食粮 2. 主要人物 3. 在水稻种植领域 Find the main idea of each paragraph As a student, he liked to ask questions. As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding. He discovered a new type of rice. His discoveries have brought in great profit(收益 ). Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Let’s learn some beautiful sentences! 1. First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice. 首先袁隆平对不同种类的水稻进行实验。 n. perform/ carry out/ make/ do an experiment 进行试验 by experiment 通过试验 v. experiment on/ upon 在…身上做实验 experiment in 某方面(如学科)的试验 experiment with 对…进行实验 2. Then he began his search for a special type of rice plant. in search of in one’s/the search for 寻找…… The police with dogs are __ the woods__ the murderer. A. searching;