1、Unit 1 People of achievement Reading and thinking: Tu YouYouAwarded Noble Prize Learning goals： 1. To understand the main idea of the text by analyzing the structure. 2. To retell Tu Youyous experience and the process of discovering artemisinin. 3. To summarize the great value of Tu Youyou and her t
2、eam. 【Pre-reading】 1.至关重要的,关键性的 adj. 2.尽心尽力的,坚定的 adj. 3.学术的，学业的 adj. 4.目标，目的 n.,adj. 5.植物学的 adj. 6.评估，评价 v. 7.清晰的，清楚的 adj. 8.提取，提取物 n.,v. 9.获得，赢得 v. 10.承认，感谢 v. 11.失败；挫败 n.,v. 12.分析 v. 13.坚持 v. 14.科学的 adj. 【While-Reading】 Activity I: Fast reading Skim the passage and match the main idea of each para
3、graph. para 1A. The introduction of Tu Youyou and the research. para2B. Tus attitude towards her achievement. para3C. TuYouyou s achievement. para 4D. The difficulties of getting artemisinin and its discovery. Activity II: Intensive reading Read each paragraph carefully and find the information. (一)
4、 Read para.1 and answer the two questions. 1.What is Tus achievement?_ 2.Why are these figures mentioned in this paragraph?_ _ (二)Read para.2 and complete the following questions. 1.Can you find the proofs that show Tu is a committed and patient scientist? _ 2. Why did Tu Youyou became the head of t
5、he project? A. She went to Hainan at first. B. She graduated from Peking University. C. She was committed and patient. D. It wasnt shown in the text. (三)Read para.3 and complete the flow chart: How artemisinin was discovered? (四)Read para.4 loudly . Then discuss what can we know about Tu Youyou thro
6、ugh her words._ _ 【Post-Reading】 Group Work: Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? Give your reasons. We think.is more important.because. _ _ _ _ _ 【Summary】What have we learned for this class? _ 【GroupAssessment】 _ 【Homework】 1. Finish your discussion. 2. Based on
7、your discussion, write a passage entitled “Tu Youyou”. 【Exercise】Fill the blank with the right form. Tu Youyou, 1.(commit)and patient, is one of the greatest scientists in the world. She was born in Ningbo, China on 30 December 1930, 2.(graduate) from Peking University Medical School in 1955 and aft
8、er that, she worked3.the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. In 1967, she was chosen by the Chinese government to discover a new treatment for malaria. In 1969 she became the head of the project in Beijing. However, the discovery of artemisinin wasnt easy. From then on, she and
9、 her team examined 2,000 old medical texts and 4. (evaluate)280,000 plants. From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments. Step by step, with determination, 5.(use) a lower temperature to draw out the extract, Tu Youyou found 6.substance that worked.
10、 Tu Youyou and her team failed more than 190 times, and at last they succeeded in 1971.She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on 6 October 2015 for the discovery of artemisinin, which could be thought 7.(save) hundreds of thousands of lives and lead to improved health for millions of people. Upon 8.(hear) that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize, she thought and said it should belong to her team and all the people of her country. 9.(apparent), its an honour for Chinas 10.(science) research and Chinese medicine.
