Great ScientistsAlbert EinsteinAlbert EinsteinMaria Maria CurieCurieStephen William Hawking Yang ZhenningYang ZhenningWhy he is so famous?Achievements nFather of hybrid ricenHighest Science and Technology Awards(国家最高科学技术奖 )nResearch on Sea-riceThe Student Who Asked Questions Task 1. To find out main ideas of each paragragh.Task 2. To guess the meaning of some words.Main ideasPara 1 A.His discoveries have brought great profits.Para 2 B.As a boy,he was called” the student who asked questions”.Para 3 C.Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world.Para 4 D.The yield of the new hybrid rice is muchgreater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.Para 5 E.As a young teacher,he began experiments in crop breeding.Para 6 F.He discovered a new type of rice.Guess the meaning of the following words.1. As a boy,Yuan Longping was given the nickname”the student who asks questions”.2. He could produce a new plant which could give a higher yield than either of the original plants.3. Finally, in 1970 a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered.4. 50 thousand square kilometers of rice fields were converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops.n. 产量adj.原来的，最初的adj.不孕育的v. 转变，改变n.经济作物n. 绰号Careful Reading 1. According to Yuan, what is the key to feeding people? He thought that the key to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly.the key to (doing) stheg. the key to success2. What happened to Chinese rice production in the 1990s?As a result of Yuan Longpings discoveries, Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990s. because of/ on account of/as a consequence of/due to/owing toas a resultrise/rose/risen vi.上升，升起rise by/rise toraise vt. 举起，升高，筹集arise/arose/arisen vi.出现，产生于Task 1. Find the following words and phrases in the passage and discuss the meaning with your partner.bring upbring inby crossing different speciessearch for breakthroughbe exported to 培育培育引进引进通过杂交不同的品种通过杂交不同的品种寻找寻找突破突破, make a breakthrough , make a breakthrough 取得突破取得突破出口到出口到 import v.进口进口Grammar：by doing sth 通过做某事Exercise:rewrite the sentences by changing the underlined part into by doing sth.You can get a job if you study hard.Grammar: the tense of passive voiceThe rice was exported to many other countries.Task 2. Fill in the blanks.In a hungry world, rice is a _food and China is the worlds largest_- _(produce). In the _world, the Chinese scientist ,Yuan Longping is a leading_.Yuan was born and _(bring up)in China. As a boy, he _in many schools and was given the nickname “the student _ asks questions”. In 1970, he made a _that a _(nature) sterile male rice was discovered. Following the _(rise)rice production, Yuans rice was _to other countries.stableproducerrice-growingfigurebrought upwas educatedwhobreakthroughnaturallyrisingexportedRetell the passage according to the sample sentences.Yuan Longping is.As a boy, he was.As a college student, he studied.As a young teacher, he began.In 1966,.In 1970,.As a result of his discoveries,.Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the rice-growing world.As a boy, he was educated in many schools and was given a nickname.As a college student, he studied agriculture because of his interest in plants.As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding.In 1966, the results of his experiments were published in China.In 1970, a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered.As a result of his discoveries, Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990s. In your opinion, what has made Yuan a great scientist?What have you learned from him?hardworking hardworking persistent persistent patience responsibilitypatience responsibilityDont be defeated by difficulties. Struggle for your dream.Write a composition about your dreamHomework