(
课件网) Module 4 Great Scientists He is called the greatest scientist in the 20th century. Albert Einstein He once said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” He is famous for the Theory of Relativity. He invented electric bulbs. Thomas Edison He made more than 1,000 inventions during his life. He once said: “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” Marie Curie She was known as an extrordinary scientist for her discovery of radium to the world. In her life, she won the Nobel Prize twice. Tu Youyou She was a famous female chemist and scientist. She succeeded in discovering Qinghaosu out of a Chinese herb to cure those patients of malaria, for which she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, becoming the first Chinese woman to win the Nobel Prize. He could neither move nor speak because of his physical disability. He put forward a theory about black holes in space. His book A Brief History of Time was published in 1988 and is still a best-seller. Stephen Hawking Hunger Six million children under the age of 5 die every year as a result of hunger. Every day, almost 16,000 children die of hunger- One child in every five seconds. But there is a scientist in China. He devoted all his time and energy to his research in order to reduce hunger in China. He declared to the world that China could solve the problem by himself and help to solve the same problem in the world. Do you know who he is The Student Who Asked Questions 1 agriculture nickname cross species sterile hybrid convert original 2 be interested in the key to bring up be exported to cash crop a leading figure vocabulary 农业 杂交 杂交种 转换,改变 品种,物种 绰号 不育的 原来的，最初的 Para1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 A.He discovered a new type of rice. B.The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that of other types grown in Pakistan. 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. F.His discoveries have brought in great profit(收益). As a boy, As a teacher, As a college student, In 1966, In 1970, he was given the nickname. he studied agriculture . he began experiments in crop breeding. the results of his experiments were published. a naturally sterile male rice plant was discovered. Some information about Yuan rice species A rice species B cross the new hybrid rice C yield is greater and produce more quickly 杂交水稻 a naturally sterile male rice plant Fill in the blanks: The Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is a _____ (lead) figure in the rice-growing world. He was born and brought ____ in China. ____ a boy he _____ (educate) in many schools. He studied agriculture in college. As a young teacher he began _____ (experiment) in crop breeding. He thought that the key to _____ (feed) people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. After many years ... ...
