Module 4

Great scientists

滨城区第二中学

李甜

geneticsbotany

zoology

Science subjects

mathschemistry

biochemistryphysics

biology

Match the words with definitions.biochemistry biology botany chemistry genetics

physics zoology

1. the study of animals

2.The study of the structure of substances and how they react with each other

3. the study of plants

4.The study of inherited characteristics in living things

5.The study of physical and natural forces

6.The study of chemical processes in living things

7.The study of all living things

zoology

chemistry

botanygenetics

physics

biology biochemistry

Thomas Alva Edison

"Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.“

-Thomas Edison

Einstein

爱因斯坦

Theory of Relativity

相对论

achievement

Darwin

达尔文

On the origin of Species

物种起源

biology

biologist expert in biology

生物学家

physics

physicist

Expert in or student of physics

Marie Curie

居里夫人

物理学家，物理学研究者

The student who asked questions

Read the passage and decide whether the statements are true or false.

1.China produces more rice than any other country.

2.Yuan Longping asked a lot of questions at school.

3.He developed a new kind of fast-growing rice.

4.The government helped him in his research.

5.The new rice replaced vegetables in 50 thousand square kilometers.

6.The new rice is now grown in other countries, such as Pakistan.

Find the words in the text which mean these things.

1.plant people grow for food _______

2. a very important discovery ______________

3.to produce new plants or animals _______

4. to give help ________

5.to give food to ______

6.to make information known, for example, in a report or a book _______

7. someone who makes things or grow food ________

8.a type of plant or animal ________

9.the science of farming __________

crop

breakthrough

breed

support

feed

publish

producer

species

agriculture

Choose the correct meaning of the words in italics.

1.A staple food is one you eat______

(A) rarely (B) regularly

2.If you cross two plants you______

(A) walk past them (B) produce a new plant

3a yield refers to _______

(A) quantity (eg of food) (B) quality (eg of food)

4.A sterile plant is a plant which doesn’t______

(A) grow quickly (B) produce seeds

5.A hybrid is a plant which comes from_______

(A) one plant (B) two different plants

B

B

A

B

B

Language points

As a boy he was educated in schools and was given the nickname, ”the student who asks question”.

Form: 助动词 be+ 及物动词的过去分词

Thousands of people speak English.

English is spoken by thousands of people.

当我们经过时，公路正在被修。The road was being repaired when we passed it.

He thought there was only one way to do this ----by crossing different species of rice plant.

by+v-ing 形式 通过…… 表示某种方式

You can improve your spoken English by practising as often as possible.

你可以通过尽可能多的练习来提高口语。

他通过努力通过了考试。

He passed the exam __ ________ _____.by working hard

As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990’s.

由于袁隆平的发现， 中国的水稻产量在 20 世纪 90 年代增长了 47.5% 。

as a result of 由于

由于交通堵塞，他上学迟到了。

He was late as a result of the traffic jam.

rise by 47.5 percent 增长了 47.5%

Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the __________ world. As a boy, he was called “the student who asks question” . As a young teacher, he began _________ in crop ________. He thought that the ___ to feeding people was to have more rice and to produce it more quickly. In 1970 a naturally male rice plant was discovered. This was the ___________. As a result of this, Chinese rice production rose __47.5percent. The _____of the new rice is much greater than that of other types of rice grown in Pakistan.

rice-growing

experiments breedingkey

breakthroughby

yield

Homework:

1.Revise the new words preparing

for a diction.

2.Read the passage again to get

further understanding about the

sentences.