外研版必修4module4 Introduction and reading.ppt

Match the two parts. Qian Xuesen Marie Curie Archimedes Stephen Hawking Albert Einstein Theory of Relativity Father of China’s aerospace discovered Radium Father of integral calculus A Brief History of Time 50 thousand square kilometres Yuan Longping’s rice 10. _______________ other countries. Later Chinese rice production 7. __________ 47.5 percent. 8. ________ _________________________ of the rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and 9. ________________ In the 1990’s A naturally sterile male rice plant 6. ______________. In 1970 was discovered rose by other cash crop was exported to Professor Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the ___________ world. He is famous for his great achievements in __________ and is well-known __ “the Father of Hybrid Rice”. rice-growing agriculture After learning the text, fill in the blanks: as As a boy he became interested in ______. He studied agriculture in college. After __________ from Southwest Agriculture College, he has devoted himself to agriculture education and research ever since. He thought that the key to _______ people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. plants graduation feeding After many years’ hard work, he produced a new plant by ________ different species of rice plant, _____ could give a higher _____ than either of the original plants. This breakthrough in rice breeding has made great ____________ to the world. crossing which yield contributions 1. As a boy he was educated in many schools and was given the nickname, “the student who asks questions”. = When he was a boy, Yuan Longping studied in many schools and was nicknamed “the student who asks questions”. * Introduction Reading What is his/her name? What did he /she invent or discover? When did he / she invent / discover it? Name: ____________________ Nationality: _______________ Major: ___________________ Inventions /discovers: __________________________ When did they inv