1、Period 1 Introduction & Reading,Module 4 Great Scientists,Teaching aims:,Learn some new scientific terms. Get to know some famous scientists worldwide and nationwide. Learn something about Yuan Longping. Write a short passage.,A terrible disease in 2003,Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome SARS,严重急性呼吸道
2、综合症,infectious disease,germs,HeroesScientists,CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES CAS,Who are they? What did they invent or discover?,Discussion,阿基米德 (Archimedes, 287212BC),Ancient Greek Physicist, mathematician The law of Archimedes Father of Integral Calculus(微积分),Give me a lever long enough and a place t
3、o stand, and I will move the world.,居里夫人 (Marie Curie, 1867-1934 ),Polish scientist Discovered Radium (镭) and Polonium(钋) Won Nobel Prize twice,Science is beyond nationalities, classes and races.,牛顿 (Newton , 1642-1727),English scientist The law of gravity The laws of motion,If I have seen a little
4、further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.,爱因斯坦 (Albert Einstein, 18791955),German-born American physicist Creator of theories of relativity Won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921,The Secret of Success: A=X+Y+Z X stands for hard work, Y for good methods, and Z means stop talking and get
5、down to work.,Qian Xuesen,Zhang Heng,Yuan Longping,Father of Chinas aerospace King of rockets,Father of hybrid rice,The Student Who Asked Questions,Listen and do True (T) or false (F):,China is the second largest rice producer. Yuan was born in China but was brought up in a foreign country. He devel
6、oped a new kind of fast-growing rice. His research cost him much time and energy and was supported by the government. His rice was exported to other countries.,F,F,T,T,T,IntensiveReading,Read the first Paragraph,Which country is the worlds largest rice producer? Where is rice grown in the world? Who
7、 is the leading figure in the rice-growing world?,China,Many Asian Countries and some European countries.,Yuan Longping,Read the second paragraph,Where was Yuan Longping born and brought up? What nickname was he given?,China,The student who asks questions,Read the third paragraph,What did Yuan Longp
8、ing study in college? According to him, what was the key to feeding people? What is the only way to do it?,Agriculture.,To have more rice and produce it more quickly.,To cross different species of rice plant.,Read the fourth paragraph,What special type of rice plant did he search for? What was the b
9、reakthrough in 1970? Who supported his research?,A male and sterile rice plant.,A naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered.,Researchers from all over China and the government.,Read the fifth paragraph,What did his discoveries result in? Where was his rice exported to? Why were the rice field
10、s converted to growing vegetables and other cash crops?,Chinese rice production rose by 47.5%.,It is no need to plant so many rice because of the high production.,Pakistan, the Philippines and so on.,Read the last paragraph,What is the most important crop in Pakistan? Whats the feature of the new hy
11、brid rice?,Wheat.,Its yield is much greater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.,Fill in the blanks with proper words in the text:,Yuan Longping, born and _ in China, was interested in plants when young. Because he liked asking questions, he was given the _ “the student who asks quest
12、ions”. He studied _ in college and later he began_ in crop _.,brought up,nickname,agriculture,experiments,breeding,In order to get a _ yield of rice, he experimented with different types of rice. In 1970 a _sterile male rice plant was _. As a result of Yuan Longpings discoveries Chinese rice product
13、ion rose _47.5 percent in the 1990s. And 50 thousand square kilometers of fields were _ to growing vegetables and other _. Also Yuan Longpings rice was _to other countries. He is a leading _ in the rice-growing world and has helped China to be the largest rice _.,higher,naturally,discovered,by,conve
14、rted,cash crops,exported,figure,producer,Translate the following sentences:,在水稻种植界，中国科学家袁隆平是一位领军人物。 小时侯，他在许多学校读过书，得了个“爱问问题的学生”的绰号。 他想，养活世人的关键是更多更快地生产水稻。,在1970年，一种天然的雄性不育稻种被发现，这是一个突破性的发现。 5万平方公里原来的稻田现在被用来种植蔬菜和其他经济作物。 在巴基斯坦，水稻是继小麦之后的第二最重要的作物并将在许 多地方种植。,An interview: Supposing you are a journalist, you
15、 are to interview Professor Yuan Longping. The following topics may help you if necessary:,What about his childhood? Why did you decide to develop fast-growing rice? Did you meet with many difficulties? When did you succeed? What about Chinese rice production now?,Summary Writing,Write a summary according to the passage. Add some information if necessary. Less than 120 words. Time limit: 5-8 minutes.,写一篇关于牛顿（Newton）的小文章 1643年出生于英格兰, 出生前三个月父亲便去世了。 1661年，牛顿进入剑桥大学学习(Cambridge University)。 微积分(calculous)的创立是牛顿最卓越的数学成就。 发现著名的万有引力定律和牛顿运动三定律。,Homework,
