module4 the student who asked questions

greater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.
part 1
Careful Reading
1. Which country is the world’s largest rice producer?
China.
2. Where is rice grown in the world? Many Asian countries and some European countries.
By stressing the importance of rice, the writer stress that Yuan Longping’s achievement is great.
Part 2
What did he do? (complete the sentences) As a boy,
Module 4 Great scientAsked Questions
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What’s the passage about?
Father of Hybrid Rice
Yuan Longping Name: ________________
Nationality(国籍): _________ Chinese Major(主修): ___________ Agriculture Inventions /Discoveries:
for a species type of rice plant. At last he discovered a naturally sterile male rice plant. As a result of his discoveries, Chinese rice production rose very quickly.
A naturally sterile male rice plant ___________________________
When did he invent/discover: ________ In 1970
Para1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4
A.He discovered a new type of rice.
crop breeding. At last, he discovered a new type of rice.
Para5:
Para6:
His discoveries have brought in great profit. Yuan Longping’s
part3
contributions to China The yield of and the new rice is much thebybrid world.
Later he studied…
Then he began...
At last he discovered…
As a result of his discoveries…
Keys Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the ricegrowing world. He was born and brought up in China. When he was a boy, he was given the nickname “the
巩固提升：Have a discussion
Write a description about Yuan Longping.
Yuan Longping is…
He was born and brought up…
When he was a boy, he was given the nickname…
2. How did he achieve this goal?
a new hybrid rice
by crossing
different
species of rice plant
It could give a higher yield than either of the original plants
Homework
• Write a note about Albert Einstein.(P37)
Para2: Para3: part2 Para4: As a boy, he was called “the student who asked questions.”
Yuan Longping’s life and As a young teacher, he began experiments in research
a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered.
In 1970,
1.In his opinion, what is the most important way to provide enough food to people?
He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.
Para 5 Para 6
F.His discoveries have brought in great profit(收益 ).
A brief introduction to Yuan Longping. Yuan longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing Para1 : part1 world.
C. Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world. D.As a boy, he liked asking questions. E.As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding.
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he was given the nickname. he studied agriculture .
As a college student,
As a teacher, In 1966,
he began experiments in crop breeding.
the results of his experiments were published.
Part 3
The advantages of the research:
Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percentage.
50 thousand square kilometres of rice fields were converted to growing vegatables and other cash crops His rice was exported to other countries.
student who asks questions”. Later he studied
agriculture in college and as a young teacher he began
experiments in crop breeding. Then he began his search
We all know that this passage is about Yuan Longping. But in the first paragraph, the author used a lot of words to describe the importance of rice, why?
Yuan Longping is quite an B.The yield of the new hybrid important person in the field ofrice is much greater than that of other types rice-growing.
grown in Pakistan.
In your opinion, what has made Yuan Longping a great scientist?
knowledge belief hard work patience persistence responsibility
Anything is possible if you put your heart into it.