外研版高一英语必修四课件：Module4+Great+Scientist.pptVIP

M4 Great Scientist Lead-in skinny 皮包骨的，骨瘦如柴的 The Student Who Asked Questions -Yuan longping Fast Reading 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 and put in order: D B A C F E  1. China produces more rice than any other country. 2. Yuan Longping asked few questions at school. 3. He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice. 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. True or False Careful Reading Task A Task B What kind of student was Yuan Longping when he was young? 2. What way did he think to produce rice more quickly? 3. What did he discover? Read th passage again and Try to answer the questions: He was a student with lots of questions and he was interested in plants. By crossing different species of rice plant, then he could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants. He discovered a naturally sterile male rice plant. Careful Reading Task A Task B Fill in the blanks Yuan Longping, born and ________ in China, was intersted in plants when young. Because he liked asking questions, he ________ the nickname “the student who asks questions”. He studied __________ in college and later he began __________ in crop breeding. He thought that __________ feeding people was to have more rice and ___ produce it more quickly. In order to get a ____ yield of rice, he experimented with different types of rice. In 1970, a _______ sterile male rice plant __