1、1. Who is the woman in the photo? 2. What is happening in this photo? 3. What more can you find from this photo? People of Achieveme nt She is Tu Youyou. Tu Youyou is awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize. Possible answer: Tu Youyou received her prize from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during the Nobel Priz
2、e Awards Ceremony at Concert Hall in Stockholm( (斯德哥尔斯德哥尔 摩摩) ), Sweden. Unit1 Reading and Thinking Describe people of achievement Whats your feelings after reading this quote of Einstein? Is Tu Youyou a man of success or value? Why? Possible answer: To be a man of value is more meaningful than to b
3、e a man of success. Possible answer: She is a man of value. Because she made a great discovery of the artemisinin which saves millions of lives worldwide. Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? How to make a discovery? Now lets read a passage about Tu Youyou to find
4、the answers. What does the passage mainly talk about? Skills: try to find out who, when, why, where and what. It mainly talks about _ achievement and her way to _ _ which saves lots of people worldwide. Tu Youyous find out the artemisinin Circle the answers to the questions below. 1. Where would you
5、 most likely find this passage? A. In a blog. B. In a book. C. In a letter. D. In a newspaper. 2. Passage 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 facts P3 3 3. Which
6、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. F. What
7、Tu Youyou was awarded. G. Why artemisinin is an important discovery. P3 3 Scan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou. 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. commi
8、tted patient Scan the Para 1 and answer the question. Why is the discovery of artemisinin important? Because the discovery of artemisinin is a crucial new treatment for malaria. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. And it is tho
9、ught to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone. P3 4 Scan the Para 2 and answer the question. What was the background of the discovery of artemisinin? In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among
10、 the first researchers chosen. Scan the Para 3 and answer the question. What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood? P3 4 When they tried many times and their project got stuck, she didnt acknowledge defeat and analysed the medical texts again, and by chance she found using a lower
11、temperature to get the extract from the wormwood. Scan the Para 4 and answer the question. How did Tu Youyou summarise her success? She thought the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort. And this success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine. It is indeed an honour for Chinas s
12、cientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world. P3 4 What numbers are mentioned in the text? What do they suggest? The numbers of people The numbers of years The numbers in the testing suggest the malaria kills too many people and the significance of the discovery of artemisin
13、in. suggest Tu Youyou and her team made lots of effort for discovering the artemisinin. They are a committed and patient team and have a strong will. suggest Tu Youyou and her team spent a long time discovering the treatment for malaria. They really are the perseverant scientists. Complete the flow
14、chart. Then tell the story of how artemisinin was discovered. Tu Youyous team examined _, and evaluate _. over 2,000 old medical texts 280,000 plants for their medical properties They found a medical text suggesting _ _. using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever They tested _. a collect
15、ion of dried wormwood leaves, but failed They tried _, but _. boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid obtained failed They used a _ the sweet wormwood extract. lower temperature to draw out They tested the medicine _ to see if safe. on themselves They tested the medicine on _. malaria patients T
16、he medicine became _ for malaria. a standard treatment P3 5 analysing, mindmap, summary, retelling 1. This years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou (co- winner), whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin, a crucial new treatment for malaria. 现在完成时的被动现在完成时的被
17、动 whose引导的非限制性定语从句引导的非限制性定语从句 同位语同位语 The boy, whose father is an engineer, studies very hard. Xian, whose walls remain as good as before, is one of the few cities with city walls. 那个父亲是位工程师的小男孩学习很努力。那个父亲是位工程师的小男孩学习很努力。 西安是少数几座有城墙的城市之一，它的城墙保持西安是少数几座有城墙的城市之一，它的城墙保持 得和以前一样好。得和以前一样好。 今年的诺贝尔生理学或医学奖授予了屠呦呦
18、今年的诺贝尔生理学或医学奖授予了屠呦呦（共同（共同 获奖者）获奖者），她的研究发现了青蒿素，她的研究发现了青蒿素一种用于治疗一种用于治疗 疟疾的重要新药物。疟疾的重要新药物。 2. From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria. The medical community continues to make progress in the fight a
19、gainst cancer. 医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。医学界在抗癌的斗争中不断取得进步。 China is confident in winning the fight against the COVID-19. 中国在战胜新型冠状病毒方面是有信心的。中国在战胜新型冠状病毒方面是有信心的。 that引导的限制性定语从句引导的限制性定语从句 通过研究，他们发现并测试了通过研究，他们发现并测试了380380种不同的古代中种不同的古代中 医疗法，这些方法证明了对抗疟疾是有希望的。医疗法，这些方法证明了对抗疟疾是有希望的。 was born in _, China graduated fro
20、m _ became the _ of the project in Beijing decided to review _ (how artemisinin was discovered) received the 2015 _ a team effort; an honour for _ _ and _ TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE joined in a team with scientists with the objective of _ the team succeeded after failing more than _ times tested
21、on _; tested on _ 1930 1955 1967 1969 1971 2015 Ningbo Peaking University Medical School discovering a new treatment for malaria head ancient Chinese medical texts 190 themselves malaria patients Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine Chinas scientific research Chinese medicine Why is Tu Youyou cons
22、idered a great person? Because she is the first Chinese citizen to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Because her discovery of artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives. Because What kinds of spirts have you learnt from Tu Youyou? never acknowledge defeat perseverant faithful ab
23、le to endure hardship 1 1. .导致，通向导致，通向 2.2.从从毕业毕业 3.3.陷入困境陷入困境 4.4.推断出推断出 5.5.取出取出 6.6.坚持坚持 insist on lead to get stuck conclude that draw out graduate from 用方框内所给短语的正确形式填空（每个短语只用方框内所给短语的正确形式填空（每个短语只 能用一次）。能用一次）。 get stuck lead to conclude that graduate from draw out 1. We shall _ university after t
24、his summer. 2. _ the wire until it is very thin. 3. This can _ bodily weakness and muscle wastage( (萎缩萎缩) ). 4. They will be there to help if you _. 5. From the evidence I must _ you are wrong. Draw out graduate from lead to get stuck conclude that 1. Can you describe what kind of people Tu Youyou is? 2. Can you talk about how Tu Youyous team discover the artemisinin? 3. What kind of person do you think is a man of value? 1. Introduce the procedure of Tu Youyou and her team discovering the artemisinin. 2. Preview Discovering Useful Structures on page 5.
