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the act of creating ?the state of being disabled victim diagnose bestseller disease cosmology creation disability Reading amp。 Speaking (5ms) Match the words with the meanings. award equal measure discover theory radiation contestant round 1. a prize or money given to someone for sth 2. exactly the same 3. to find out how long, wide, heavy, etc. sth is 4. to find 5. an idea, esp. in science, that explains why or how sth happens 6. a form of energy which es from a nuclear reaction 7. a person who takes part in a contest 8. a stage in a petition Listening amp。 Vocabulary1. Prereading (4ms) Look at the title and guess what it is about. The Student Who Asked Questions 1. Will the passage be about something or about someone? 2. Do you think that the writer wrote about how the student studied in school? Did the writer write about what he did when he grew up? Why? Reading amp。 Vocabulary 3. Structure(5ms) Find out the topic sentences. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Yuan Longping is a leading figure in the ricegrowing world. As a boy, he was called “the student who asked questions”. As a young teacher, he began experiments in crop breeding. He discovered a special type of rice. His discoveries increased Chinese rice production. The yield of the new hybrid rice is much greater than that of other types grown in Pakistan. Reading amp。 Speaking Listen to the tape again ,then fill in the blanks. : Boys and girls, we’re into the second round of “Superquiz”, and the subject of this round is “Great Scientists”. In this round, the first person to answer the question____________. If he’s wrong,he _______ a point, and the question_____________________________. At the moment, Matthew and Rachel are _______, with 36 points each. First question: What is Einstein known for? (buzzer) M: _______________________. gets a point goes to the second contestant loses equal The theory of relativity : Correct. When was Einstein born? (buzzer) M: 10. : Wrong. Rachel? R: 1879? : Correct. The special theory of relativity ____________in 1905. _____________________? (buzzer) M: Einstein. : Correct. Einstein was given an important award in 1921. ________________________? was published Who was it written by What award was he given (buzzer) M: Was he given the Nobel Physics Prize? : Yes, he was. Well done. Next question: What book is Stephen Hawking famous for? (buzzer) R: “_______________________.” : Correct. When was it published? (buzzer) R: 1988. : Correct. What is a “__________”? A Brief History of Time black hole (buzzer) M: It’s a star that has collapsed in on itself. : Correct. Who discovered black holes? (buzzer) M: They __________________Einstein. : No, they were not discovered by Einstein, they were discovered by Fred Hoyle. ____________________________? (silence) Rachel? R: Pass. : Matthew? M: They’re measured by the __________ that e from them. How are black holes measured were discovered by light waves : Wrong, they aren’t measured by light waves, they’re measured by the radiation that es from ___________? (buzzer) R: Stephen Hawking? : __________! They were discovered by Stephen Hawking. They’re called the Hawking radiation. Now, Stephen Hawking _____________another reason. Does anyone know? Who was this radiation discovered by Well done is famous for (buzzer) M: He can’t walk and he can’t talk except with a machine. Q. M: _____________. Do you know the name of the his disease? (buzzer) R: Motor neuron disease. He sits in a ______ __________ and he speaks ___________ ______________. : Correct. And at the end of this round Matthew has thirtynine points and Rachel has fortyone points! That’s correct special through a voice machine wheelchair Culture corner (5ms) Rockets Culture corner 2. Skimming (5ms) Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True or False. 1)Today rockets are only used to send astronauts into space. 2)Rockets were invented by Chinese about 2,000 years ago. 3