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Module 4 Great Scientists Reading vocabulary The Student Who Asked Questions 杂交水稻之父 What is the passage mainly about? Fast Reading The story of Yuan Longping and his contribution to China as well as the world. Tips: Just read the first and the last sentence of the each paragraph. Read Paragraph 1 and find the topic sentence: Careful Reading 1 In the rice-growing world, the Chinese scientist ,Yuan Longping is a leading figure. n. a person A. He has become a figure known to everyone.  He supported his idea by giving facts and figures. 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. Careful Reading What did he do? (complete the sentences) 2-4 Tips: For detailed information, pay attention to the key words in the questions. The author introduces Yuan Longping mainly by____. A. cause and effect B. order in time C. examples D. order in space B 5-6 Careful Reading Main idea The last two paragraphs are mainly about___. China’s agricultural developments Yuan Longping’s later life agricultural revolutions in foreign countries Yuan Longping’s contributions to china and other counties D contribution Chinese rice production rose by 47.5% in the 1990’s 50,000 square kilometers of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops Yuan’s rice was exported to other countries. be changed into The structure of the passage 2 3 5 4 1 Part 2 Part 1 Yuan Longping is a leading figure in agriculture Yuan Longping’s life and how he achieved his goal Part 3 Yuan Longping’s contributions 6 summary When a passage is about a great person, what will the writer write about him or her? In what order? The writer usually writes about one’s name, career, special experiences, achievents, ect.