1、To read to know about Tu Youyou and her achievements To read for specific information and understanding words in context Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value. Albert Einstein In 2020, the whole China is fighting against the novel coronavirus. Thanks to many gre
2、at scientists, like Zhong Nanshan and Li Lanjuan, we make great success. They set a very good example for us Chinese to learn from. What other great scientists do you know? How about the following ones? What is his / her name? What did he /she invent or discover? When did he / she invent / discover
3、it? Name: _ Nationality: _ Major: _ Inventions /discovers: _ When did they invent/discover: _ Qian Xuesen Chinese Physics Chinese atom bomb In 1964 Great scientists Name: _ Nationality: _ Major: _ Inventions /discovers: _ When did they invent/discover: _ Yuan Longping Chinese Agriculture hybrid rice
4、 In 1970 Name: _ Nationality: _ Major: _ Inventions /discovers: _ When did they invent/discover: _ Marie Curie Polish Physics radioactivity In 1898 Name: _ Nationality: _ Major: _ Inventions /discovers: _ When did they invent/discover: _ Albert Einstein German / American Mathematical Physics relativ
5、ity In 1905 Name: _ Nationality: _ Major: _ Inventions /discovers: _ When did they invent/discover: _ Archimedes Sicilian(西西里岛人）西西里岛人） Physics, Mathematician Buoyancy 浮力浮力 About 240 BC 1. Who is the woman in the photo? 2. What is happening in this photo? 3. What more can you find from this photo? Tu
6、 Youyou Tus research and Nobel Prize Tu Youyou PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of birth 30 December 1930 Place of birth Ningbo, Zhejiang, China Education 1951-1955: Beijing Medical College (now Peking University Health Science Centre) Work Experience 1955-present: China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
7、（中国中医研究院）（中国中医研究院） Title: Tenured & Chief Researcher （ 终身兼首席研究员终身兼首席研究员) Major Achievements and Awards 1969: Worked as the leader of a research team aiming to discover a treatment for malaria 1971: Managed to extract artemisinin from a Chinese herb, which is effective in fighting malaria 1986: Obtai
8、ned a New Drug Certificate for artemisinin, issued by Ministry of Health of China 2015: Won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering a novel therapy against malaria 2019: Nominated for “The Greatest Person of the 20th Century” 提名提名 .候选人候选人 n. 青蒿素青蒿素 n. 疟疾疟疾 发布发布 spread of Malaria wo
9、rmwood artemisinin TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE 1. What kind of person makes great discoveries? 2. Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? What qualities do you think make a great man? What makes a great man? intelligent determined generous kind hard-working unselfis
10、h brave confident Find descriptive words Pay attention to the descriptive words in a passage. These will help you form a better impression of the subject described in the passage. Scan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou. committed patient 1. Where would you most likely find this pas
11、sage? A. In a blog. B. In a book. C. In a letter. D. In a newspaper. Circle the answers to the questions below. 2. Passages like this are most often written in _ and _. A the active voice/ offer many opinions B the first person/ talk about feelings C both active and passive voices/ mostly contain fa
12、cts 3. Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage? A. A quote from Tu Youyou. B The details of how artemisinin was discovered. C Tu Youyous important contributions other than the discovery of artemisinin. D Tu Youyous personal life E Tu Youyous road to discovering artemisinin.
13、F What Tu Youyou was awarded. G Why artemisinin is an important discovery. Match the main ideas with each paragraph. Tu Youyou awarded Nobel Prize Tu Youyou decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional botanical treatments for malaria. Tu Youyou and her team how to draw out sw
14、eet wormwood extract. Tu Youyou said the discovery of artemisnin was a team effort. n. 提取物提取物 n. 蒿；洋艾蒿；洋艾 1. Why is the discovery of artemisinin important? 2. What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood? Read the text again and answer the questions. Artemisnin has saved hundreds of
15、thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract. 3. What numbers are mentioned in the text? What do they suggest? 200 million people around the world get malaria each year 600,000 people die from malaria each year 100,000 a
16、rtemisnin save lives a year in Africa alone 2,000 Tu Youyous team examined old medical texts 280,000 Tu Youyous team evaluated plants for their medical properties 380 Tu Youyous team discovered and tested ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria 190 Tu Youy
17、ous team failed to draw out the extract from wormwood 4. Why is Tu Youyou considered a great person? Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe. 坚决要求坚决要求 Complete the flow chart. Then tell the story of how artemisinin was discover
18、ed. Tu Youyous team examined _ and evaluated _. They found a medical text suggesting _ _. They tested _ _. over 2,000 old medical texts 280,000 plants for their medical properties using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect. They t
19、ried _ _ _, but _. They used a _ sweet wormwood extract. They tested the _ to see if safe. boiling fresh wormwood , and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria this did not work either lower temperature to draw out medicine on themselves vt.&vi. (使使)沸腾；沸腾； 煮开；烧开煮开；烧开 n. 液体液体 vt. 获得获得 Th
20、ey tested the medicine on _ _. The medicine became _ for malaria. malaria patients most of whom recovered a standard treatment How do you understand the proverb “Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value”? Explain it according to Tu Youyous story. Write a biography (个人简介个人简介) about Tu Youyou. You can surf the Internet for necessary information. Your article may not be less than 150 words.
