1、Module4Reading and vocabularyThe Student Who Asked QuestionsLearning aims:1.Get to know the main idea of the text2.Improve our reading abilities3.Learn something about Yuan Longping4.Write a short passageName:_Nationality:_Major:_Discoveries:_Yuan LongpingChinaAgricultureHybrid riceFather of Hybrid
2、RiceListen and try to find out the main idea of the passage.The main idea of the passageA.Yuan Longpings childhood B.Yuan Longpings achievements in agriculture.C.Yuan Longping likes asking questions.D.Both A and B.Read the passage carefully and try to finish the two tasks.Task1:Do True(T)or false(F)
3、:1.1.China is the second largest rice producer.China is the second largest rice producer.2.2.Yuan was born in China but was brought Yuan was born in China but was brought up in a foreign country.up in a foreign country.3.3.He developed a new kind of fast-growing He developed a new kind of fast-growi
4、ng rice.rice.4.4.His research cost him much time and His research cost him much time and energy and was supported by the energy and was supported by the government.government.5.5.His rice was exported to other countries.His rice was exported to other countries.FFFFTTTTTTChinaand Task 2:Fill in the b
5、lanks according to the text.Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the _ world.As a boy,he was called“the student who asks questions”.As a young teacher,he began _ in crop _.He thought that the _ to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.In 1970 a naturally male rice plant
6、 was discovered.This was the _.As a result of this,Chinese rice production rose _47.5 percent.The _of the new rice is much greater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.rice-growingexperimentsbreedingkeybreakthroughbyyieldTask 1:InterviewTask 2:WritingTask 1:InterviewSuppose one of you
7、is a reporter and the other one is Professor Yuan.Now you are interviewing Professor Yuan.R:Hello.Mr.Yuanto meet you.Y:Nice to meet you!R:May I asksome questions?Y:Of course/Certainly.R:Did you like asking questions at school?Y:Yeswas givennicknameR:What did you study in college?Y:studied agricultur
8、eR:What do you think is the key to feeding people?Y:thinkis to have moreto produceR:Who supported your research at that time?Y:by the government.R:Is your rice exported to other countries?Y:YesPakistanthe Philippines.R:a great scientisthave made a contribution to learn fromThank you.Y:Wish success i
9、n your study.vWhat can we learn from Yuan Longping?Be a great manDevote ourselves to studyAsk questionsTask 2:WritingMr.Yuan s life and his achievements.Key words:hard-working,curious,leading figure,rice-growing,breakthrough,contribution,devote to,solve,food problem,crop breedingHomeworkFinish the w
10、riting.Para 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Para 5Para 6Task 2:The topic sentences of each paragraphYuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world.As a boy,he was called“the student who asked questions”.As a young teacher,he began experiments in crop breeding.He discovered a special type of rice.His discoveries increased Chinese rice production.The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that of other types grown in Pakistan.
