1、Unit 1 People of Achievement Describe people of achievement 1 Hear and talk about great people. Words: crucial; vital; commit; objective2 Phrases: be committed to; 3 Goals 1. Look and discuss What do you know about people in the following pictures? Lead in Learn 2. Before you read, describe these qu
2、estions in groups. (1) What kind of person makes great discoveries? (2) Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? Most great discoverers are brilliant and hard-working. Many are perfectionists who are unwilling to accept anything but the best. I think both talent and ef
3、fort are important for making discoveries. If a person doesnt have some talent，it is possible that even though he or she works hard， it will be difficult to succeed. On the other hand， peopleeven those with great talentrarely achieve anything without putting in efforts. First-reading 1. Whats the ma
4、in idea of the text about? A. A Nobel Prize winner. B. The Nobel Prize. C. A new treatment for malaria. D. The process of the research. 2. Scan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou. Fast-reading First-reading committed and patient 3. Choose the answers to the questions below. Where wo
5、uld you most likely find this passage? A In a blog. B In a book. C In a letter. D In a newspaper. 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 facts Learn First-readi
6、ng 1.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. F
7、What Tu Youyou was awarded. G Why artemisinin is an important discovery. Second-reading 4. Read the text again and answer the questions. Second-reading 2.Why is the discovery of artemisinin important? -Lots of people died of the disease and it has saved many people. Para.1 1.What did Tus research le
8、ad to? -Her research led to the discovery of artemisinin. Para.2 Why did Tu Youyou go to Hainan? Para.3 1. Did Tus team give up when their project got stuck? 2. What kinds of methods did Tus team try before they succeeded? What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood? -Using the low
9、temperature. Para.4 Why did Tu and her team members insist on testing the medicine on themselves? -To make sure that the medicine was safe. Para.5 What did Tu think contribute to the discovery of artemisinin? -A team effort What numbers are mentioned in the text? What do they suggest?(para.1,2 600,0
10、00; 100,000; 2,000; 280,000; 380; 190 2. What do they suggest? These numbers suggest three things: 1. how big a health problem malaria is; 2. how much time Tu Youyou spent in looking for a possible new treatment for malaria; 3. She is considered a great person because through her efforts many lives
11、have been saved. Conclusion 1 Complete the flow chart. Then conclude the story of how artemisinin was discovered. Tu Youyous team examined _, and evaluated _ _. They found a medical text suggesting_. They tested _. They tried but _. The medicine became _ for malaria. They tested the medicine on _. T
12、hey tested the medicine_ to see if safe. over 2000 old medical text 280000 plans for their medical properties 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatment did not work a different way to treat wormwood a standard treatment malaria patients on themselves Tu Youyous team examined _ _, and evaluated _ - Conclusion 2 awarded discovery committed to fight defeatanalysed conclude the structure of the text 1Read the passage fluently 2 Share what you know about ToYouyou with your partner. Homework THANKS
