1、 Patient Courageous Creative Persistent Thoughtful Hard-working Objective Stephen Hawking 1 1 Yuan Longping The Father of Hybrid rice（杂交水稻） 2 Super rice Tu Youyou Noble Prize winner 3 Watch the video and finish the following exercises. P43 graduated from succeeded in developing made great contributi
2、ons to 237 weeks Possible answer: Yuan Longping has an asteroid（小行星）（小行星）named after him. In 1999, the asteroid project team who discovered it decided to honour this great man for his achievement in developing hybrid rice. The asteroid is called “Yuan Longping star”. Stephen Hawking fulfilled his li
3、felong dream of experiencing zero gravity, even though he was wheelchair-bound. His dream came true when he flew in a special zero gravity airplane in 2007. Charles Darwin He is the founder of evolution. His theory states that animals and humans shared a common ancestry(祖先祖先). The Origin of Species
4、Marie Curie In 1898 she discovered radium. She received two Nobel Prize, one (with Pierre Curie) for physics (1903) and one for chemistry (1911). Albert Einstein He was born in Germany on 14 March 1879. He is considered one of the most influential scientists of the 20th century. He developed the spe
5、cial and general theories of relativity. Qian Xuesen He was known as the “Father of Chinese Aerospace” and “King of Rocketry”. He made important contributions to the missile(导弹导弹) and space programs of both the United States and Peoples Republic of China. What do you know about the Nobel Prize? A No
6、bel Prize is one of a set of prizes that are awarded each year to people who have done important work in science, literature, or economics, or for world peace. What important scientific discoveries in history have you heard about? Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928. News reporter with C
7、CTV Chinese female scientist Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize for her contribution to fight against malaria. Dina Conner Titleattractive,direcct,exact,brief,incomplete the most important information: Who, What, When, Where, Why, How detailed or supporting information background information or conclusion
8、The features of a news report 16 Skimming Structure Part1_ Part2_ _ Part3_ Part4_ D.Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for her discovery of qinhaosu. A.Tu Youyou acquired a broad knowledge of both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. B.Tu Youyou and her team solved a lot of problems b
9、efore they successfully discovered qinghaosu. C.Tu Youyou and her teams efforts finally paid off. (para. 1) (para. 2) (paras. 35) (para. 6) Para. 1 News report: Para. 2 Paras. 35 Para. 6 Tu Youyou acquired a broad knowledge of both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Tu Youyou and her
10、 team solved a lot of problems before they successfully discovered qinghaosu. Tu Youyou and her teams efforts finally paid off. Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for her discovery of qinghaosu. The most important information Conclusion Supporting information Other detailed information The inverted
11、 pyramid Appreciation 1Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? ( ) ATu Youyou only knows the traditional Chinese medicine. BTu and her team discovered qinghao extract easily and smoothly. CQinghao extract was discovered after many difficulties. DTu was awarded the Nobel P
12、rize as soon as qinghao extract was discovered. C Reading comprehension 2Which is the right order of the following events? ( ) Tu mannaged to make qinghao extract that could treat malaria in mice. Tu became head of a team that intended to find a cure for the disease. Tu referred to the ancient books
13、 of traditional Chinese medicine again. Tu redesigned the experiments and tried extracting the herb at a low temperature. A B C D D 3How did Tu and her team ensure the safety of qinghao?( ) AThey tested it on more mice. BThey tested it on themselves. CThey invested more money on it. DThey made more
14、research to improve its quality. B 3What can be inferred from the passage?( ) AAll sufferings have their reward. BThere is no royal road to learning. CA man becomes learned by asking questions. DIt is never too old to learn. A What does the news report mainly talk about? Detailed reading WhoTu Youyo
15、u WhatShe receive a Nobel Prize. WhenIn 2015. Sweden Why Part1(para1) Read paragraph 1, and find out the 5W1H. She was awared for her discovery of qinghaosu to the fight against malaria. Where 1930 1951-55 1969 1971 1972 2015 born in Ningbo, ZJ Province studied medicine at university in Beijing beca
16、me head of a team that intended to find a cure for malaria succeeded in making qinghao extract that could treat malaria in mice successfully discovered qinghaosu won the Nobel Prize In time order Read the news report again carefully and fill in the table below. P46 A2 ProblemsSolutions The extracts
17、failed to produce any promising results. Tu and her team could not produce enough qinghao extract because research resources were limited. Tu and her team did not have sufficient safety data to start trials on patients. Tu Youyou referred to the ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine again, r
18、edesigned the experiments and tried extracting the qinghao herb at a low temperature in order not to damage its effective part. Tu Youyou and her team managed to find solutions to the problem, e.g. using household water containers instead of research equipment. Tu Youyou and her team volunteered to
19、test the qinghao extract on themselves. 1. What qualities did Tu Youyou show as a scientist? Use details from the news report to support your ideas. 2. Tu Youyou is the first female Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize. In your opinion, what is the significance of this achievement? P46 A3 hard- wo
20、rking after 190 failures, she succeeded in making qinghao extract (L21) collected over 2,000 traditional Chinese medical recipes, made hundreds of extracts from different herbs (L15) patient worked day and night and their health began to suffer, but they never gave up (L26) Committed (奉献的奉献的) volunt
21、eered to test qinghao extract on themselves first (31) Selfless (无私的无私的) 1.What qualities did Tu Youyou show as a scientist? Use details from the news report to support your ideas. 2. Tu Youyou is the first female Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize. In your opinion, what is the significance of t
22、his achievement? This has shown the importance of traditional Chinese medicine Qinghaosu, as the key substance in many malaria medicines, has saved countless lives. Tu Youyous achievement has earned international recognition of traditional Chinese medicine. As a female scientist, Tu has also inspired young female scientists to work harder to achieve their dreams.
