1、Unit 1 People of achievement P e r i o d R e a d i n g a n d T h i n k i n g 目录 Pre-class01 While-class02 After-class03 01 Pre-class Leading in Vocabulary vital 词性：_ 意思：_ 常见用法 absolutely vital至关重要 vital importance/information/interests/organs/role/signs 至关重要/关键信息/切身利益/重要器官/重要的作用/生命体征 It is vital tha
2、t./to do sth. .很重要 vitally adv. 极其，绝对 练习：阅读在语言学习中至关重要。 Reading is of _ _ in language learning. vital importance Leading in Vocabulary commited 词性：_ 意思：_ be committed to (doing) sth 对 坚定；忠于 联想词 commit v.（committed, committed）犯（罪）；做（错事等）；承诺；投入（钱、时 间、精力等） commit a crime/mistake犯罪/错 commit oneself/sb to
3、（doing）sth承诺；保证（做某事、遵守协议或安排等），致力于 commit sth to sth把某物（钱、时间、精力等）投入某事（to为介词） commit oneself to do承诺；保证（做某事、遵守协议或安排等） commitment n.承诺；奉献；投入make a commitment作出承诺 练习：But more importantly, we made a _ (commit) to grow together as a couple. commitment Leading in Vocabulary evaluate 词性：_ 意思：_ 同义词 assess 联想
4、词：value n.价值；重要性vt.给定价；给估价；重视；珍视 valuable adj.宝贵的；有价值的 练习：It is widely acknowledged that students should _ (evaluate) in terms of overall quality. be evaluated Leading in Vocabulary distinct 词性：_ 意思：_ 联想词 distinction n.区别；卓越 clear/sharp distinction明显的不同 make/draw a distinction between A and B区别A和B d
5、istinctive adj.特别的，独特的 distinctly adv.清楚地；非常 练习：He _ (distinct) remembered the day his father left. Distinctly Leading in Vocabulary 5.acknowledge 词性：_ 意思：_ 常见用法 acknowledge（doing）sth承认（做了）某事 acknowledge sb/sth to be/as.承认某人/某事是. It is acknowledged that.大家公认的 联想词：acknowledgement n.承认；（公开的）感谢 练习：他对国家
6、的贡献从未得到过官方认可。 _ His contribution to the country was never officially acknowledged. 1 Who is the woman in the photo? 2 What is happening in this photo? 3 What more can you find from this photo? The woman in the photo is a great Chinese scientistTu Youyou. Tu Youyou is receiving an award from a gentle
7、man. A lot of people are witnessing the scene. Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value. - Albert Einstein 02 While-class Before you read 小组讨论 What kind of person makes great discoveries? Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? I thi
8、nk people who are clever, I think people who are clever, talented, and persistent can make great talented, and persistent can make great discoveries.discoveries. In my opinion, effort is more important In my opinion, effort is more important for making a great discovery.for making a great discovery.
9、 TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE Look at the title and the pictures on page 2. Where would you most likely read this passage？ What do you think will be talked about？ committed patient 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 找出描述主人公 的词语 Pay attention to the descriptive words in a passage. These will help you form a better impre
10、ssion of the subject described in the passage. Activity 2 Why is passive voice often used in a news report？ （To be more objective.） Why does it contain more facts than personal opinions？ （To be more objective and more convincing.） Paragraph Main idea 1The event and the significance of the discovery
11、2 100,000 These numbers suggest that the malaria is a serious disease and artemisinin is very important for curing the disease, 1930; 1955; 1967; 1969; 1971 These numbers give a clear track of Tu youyous life and research. 2,000; 280,000; 380; 190 These numbers suggest the difficulty of Tu Youyous s
12、tudy. Tu Youyou is considered a great scientist for two reasons. The first is that she has devoted herself to the study of the cure of malaria, and the second is that she has owed the success of artemisinin to the team not herself. 2010 1 Tu Youyous team examined over 2,000 old medical texts and eva
13、luated 280,000 plants for their medical properties. 2 They found a medical text Suggesting using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. 3 They tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect. 4 They tried boiling fresh wormwood, and using the liquid obtained from this to
14、treat malariabut his did not work. 6 They tested the medicine on themselves to see if safe. 7 They tested the medicine on malaria patients 8 The medicine became a standard treatment for malaria. They used a lower temperature to draw out the sweet wormwood extract. 5 03 After-class 0 1 2 0 3 0 How did you react upon hearing the prize-winning news？ How was artemisinin discovered？ What do you think of the discovery of artemisinin？ How do you feel about your research？ What does the award of the Nobel Prize mean to you？ 谢谢观看
