外研版高中英语必修4《Module 4 Great Scientists》课件］.pptVIP

Great Scientists 杂交水稻之父 Yuan Longping The Student Who Asked Questions 1. Master the main idea of the text 2. Be able to rewrite the text about the scientist’s life and work. 3. Practise our oral English 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. Try to find the main idea of each paragraph: Reading D B A C F E 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. Thinking What did he do? (complete the sentences) 2-4 How are these paragraphs developed? By following the time order. 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 conversion n. convert vt. be converted to sth./doing sth. 使……转变成 Some Important Words and Sentences Ⅰ.单词串记(根据构词法完成下面空格) 1．以al结尾的adj. agriculture(n.)农业→___________(adj.)农业的 person(n.)人→________(adj.)个人的 类记: centre(n.)中心→________(adj.)中心的 globe(n.)地球→________(adj.)全球的 face(n.)脸→________(adj.)面部的 origin(n.)起源→________(adj.)原来的，最初的 personal