Preview of Reading A Basic facts about Zhong Yang Directions: Read the text Saving Tibet One Seed At a Time and fill in the blanks based on what you’ve read from the passage. Summarize your answers in the form of sentences. Zhong Yang’s major contribution as a scientist The significance of building the seed bank in Tibet Zhong’s work in Tibet 1). 2). _____ Preview of Reading A (with possible answers) Basic facts about Zhong Yang Directions: Read the text Saving Tibet One Seed At a Time and fill in the blanks based on what you’ve read from the passage. Summarize your answers in the form of sentences. Zhong Yang’s major contribution as a scientist He helped collect more than 40 million seeds from nearly 1,000 different kinds of plants from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The significance of building the seed bank in Tibet A seed bank preserves plant seeds and may have medical or agricultural value in the future. It also protects biodiversity. Zhong’s work in Tibet 1). He spent lots of time and energy collecting seeds. 2). He was devoted to improving education there and helped develop programs of study in biology and other sciences.Worksheet What qualities do you think Zhong Yang had as a scientist and educator Discuss in pairs and note down all the key words indicating his qualities in the form of adjectives. Be sure to support your opinion with sufficient evidence from the text. Qualities Evidence Worksheet (with possible answers) What qualities do you think Zhong Yang had as a scientist and educator Discuss in pairs and note down all the key words indicating his qualities in the form of adjectives. Be sure to support your opinion with sufficient evidence from the text. Qualities Evidence persistent and hardworking l He first started his work in Tibet in 2001 and worked on his research until he died in 2017. the 16 years ’ devotion in Tibet serves to show his perseverance or persistence. l Every year, Zhong and his students walked at least 10, 000 kilometres to collect seeds. Zhong and his students sometimes fell ill because of plant allergies. l To save time, Zhong and his students ate only one meal a day. courageous and adventurous Working on the roof of the world is highly challenging. One has to deal with varying climates and environments humble He was aware that his research had touched only the tip of the iceberg. He believed there was much more to do despite his great achievements. selfless He believed what he did will benefit many people even after he died. far-sighted He was devoted to improving education in Tibet while building China’s national seed bank to preserve seeds for future use and protect biodiversity. passionate He spent countless hours collecting seeds in Tibet and he kept doing that for almost 16 years. … …(
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