Module4 Great Scientists Reading
Part One Teaching Design
Period 1 Reading—The Student Who Asked Questions
■Goals
● To learn to read passages with the passive voice and
by+-ing about great scientists
● To learn to read with strategies
■Procedures
Step 1: Warming up by defining sciences Biochemistry: A branch of chemistry studying the chemical behavior in living beings. Biochemistry is not only interested in the individual chemical components but also their vital interplay.
Biology: the science that deals with living things. It is broadly divided into
zoology, the study of animal life, and botany, the study of plant life. Subdivisions of each of these sciences include cytology (the study of cells), histology (the study of tissues), anatomy or morphology, physiology, and embryology (the study of the embryonic development of an individual animal or plant). Also included in biological studies are the sciences of genetics, evolution, paleontology, and taxonomy or systematic, the study of classification.
Botany: the scientific study of plant life. As a branch of biology, it is also sometimes referred to as plant science(s) or plant biology. Botany covers a wide range of scientific disciplines that study the growth, reproduction, metabolism, development, diseases, and evolution of plants.
Genetics: scientific study of the mechanism of heredity. While Gregor Mendel first
presented his findings on the statistical laws governing the transmission of certain traits from generation to generation in 1856, it was not until the discovery and detailed study of the chromosome and the gene in the 20th cent that scientists found the physical basis of hereditary characteristics.
Zoology: The original branches of zoology established in the late 19th
century such as zoo-physics, bionomics have largely been subsumed into more broad areas of biology which include studies of mechanisms common to both plants and animals.
Chemistry: the science of matter and its interactions with energy and itself (see physics, biology). Because of the diversity of matter, which is mostly in the form of atoms, chemists often study how atoms interact to form molecules and how molecules(分子) interact with each other.
Physics: the science of Nature in the broadest sense. Physicists study the behavior and properties of matter in a wide variety of contexts, ranging from the sub-nuclear particles from which all ordinary matter is made (particle physics) to the behavior
of the material Universe as a whole (cosmology宇宙论). Step 2: Before you read
Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling. Step 3: While you read
1. Type of writing and summaries of The Student Who Asked Questions Type of writing A narration Idea of 1 In the rice-growing world, the Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, para. is a leading figure. Idea of 2 As a boy Yuan Longping was given the nickname, “the student who para. asks questions”. Idea of 3 From an early age he was interested in plants. para. Idea of 4 First Yuan Longping experimented with different types of rice. para. Idea of 5 As a result of Yuan Longping’s discoveries Chinese rice production para. rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990’s. Idea of 6 Pakistan’ new hybrid rice has been developed by the Yuan Longping para. High-tech Agricultural Company of China. 2. A diagram of The Student Who Asked Questions
thththrdndstThe Student Who Asked Questions Yuan Longping: a leading figure para. 1 the nickname, of “the student who asks questions” para. 2 interested in plants para.3 Yuan Longping’s experiments para. 4 Chinese rice production rising para. 5 Pakistan’ new hybrid rice para. 6
3. Complete the article with one word in each blank
The Chinese scientist, Yuan Longping, is a _1_ figure in the rice-growing world. When he was educated in school he was given the _2_ , “the student who asks questions”. From an early age he was so interested in plants that he _3_agriculture in college. As a young teacher he began experimenting in crop breeding. First Yuan Longping _4_ with different types of rice. The results became known in China in 1966.
Then he _5_ his search for a special type of rice plant. It had to be male. It had to be sterile. Finally, in 1970 a _6_sterile male rice plant was discovered. This was the breakthrough. As a _7 _of Yuan Longping’s discoveries Chinese rice production rose by 47.5 percent in the 1990’s. There were other _8_, too. 50 thousand square kilometers of rice fields were converted to growing _9_and other cash crops. Following this, Yuan Longping’s rice was exported to other _10_, such as Pakistan and the Philippines. Keys: 1 leading 2 nickname 3 studied 4 experimented 5 began 6 naturally 7 result 8 advantages 9 vegetables 10 countries 4. Answer the reading comprehension questions according to the text 1. What does “staple” mean in “In a hungry world rice is a staple food and China is the world’s largest producer”? A. chief or prominent among the products exported or produced by a country or district; chiefly or largely dealt in or consumed.
B. basic, chief, or principal: staple industries. C. principally used: staple subjects of conversation. D. important and outstanding
2. He studied agriculture in college and as a young teacher he began experiments in _____.
A. crop breeding B. feeding people C. sterile male rice D. with different types of rice
3. He thought that the key to have more rice was by _____.
A. experimenting with different types of rice B. asking questions
C. crossing different species of rice plant D. searching for a special type of rice plant
4. Finally, in 1970 a _____ was discovered. This was the breakthrough.
A. staple food B. new plant which could give a higher yield
C. naturally sterile male rice plant D. leading figure Keys:1-4 AACC Step 4: After you read
1. Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. Useful expressions from The Student Who Asked Questions in a …world, a staple food, in the …-growing world, a leading figure, be born and brought up in …, be educated in …schools and was given the nickname, an early age, be interested in …, the key to, cross…, give a higher yield, the results of …, be published in…, be supported by the government, rice production, rise by 47.5 percent, following this, be exported to other countries Sentences made with expressions from The Student Who Asked Questions 1. Prices of staple foods such as wheat and vegetables have also been increasing. 2. In the population-growing countries, food is a key problem. 3. NOKIA is considered as the world’s leading manufacturer of cell phone.
外研版高中英语必修四备课Module 4 Great ScientistsReading 教案
