1、Unit PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT1 sweet wormwood Lead-in What can you see in the picture? What do you know about them? herb artemisinin Why is it crucial? Who made it known to the world? 2015.10.5 Reading Writing Style: a news story Reading for the main idea team spirit, scientific spirit, cooperation, pa
2、tience; never give up, nver acknowledge defeat, dare to challenge. Unit PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT1 Reading for thinking Para 2: “She analysed the medical texts again, and by chance, she found one sentence suggesting a different way to treat the wormwood.” Did Tu Youyou discover the artemisinin “by chanc
3、e” ? What role did Tu Youyou play in the research? an organizer, a leader, a participant . play a unique/crucial/vital role What does Tu think about the honour? Reading for thinking Para 4: “The honor is not just mine. There is a team behind me, and all the people of my country. This success proves
4、the great value of traditional Chinese medicine. It is indeed an honour for Chinas scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.” What does “all the people” refer to? team members government ancient Chinse people family members . Reading for thinking Para 4: “The honor is n
5、ot just mine. There is a team behind me, and all the people of my country. This success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine. It is indeed an honour for Chinas scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.” What kind of person is Tu Youyou according to her
6、 quote? thinks little of fame and money Conclusion What is Tu Youyous greatness shown in the whole research? Tus Greatness have _ contributions to s_ never _ _ acknowledge defeat ociety positivework hard to achieve goal i_ people nspire to be someone of value Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in
7、 2015 for her research, _ led to the discovery of artemisinin. Artemisinin _(save) a large number of lives since it was discovered. After _(graduate) from university, Tu Youyou worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1967, Tu Youyou _(choose) as a researcher of a team of scie
8、ntists with _ purpose of discovering a new treatment for malaria. They _(evaluate) 280.000 plants and tested 380 dstinct ancient Chinese medical _(treat). One medical text suggested using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Tu Youyou analysed the medical texts again, and _ chance, she f
9、ound one sentence suggesting a different way. Soon she found a substance that worked by _(boil) the sweet wormwood at a lower temperature. The teams hard work _(eventual) paid off in 971. Tu Youyou thought the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort and the Nobel Prize was an honor for Chinas scientific research. which has saved graduating was chosen the evaluated treatments by boiling eventually
