1、P2 ReadingWhat is happening in this photo?Tu Youyou is awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize.What do you know about the Nobel Prize?A Nobel 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
2、 scientific discoveries in history have you heard about? Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928.Behind every scientific discovery lies a lot of hard work.The news report below describes the Chinese scientist and her discovery of a life-saving medicine. Now, lets read the news report to lear
3、n more. What does the news report mainly talk about? Skill: try to find out who, when, why, where and what. It mainly talks about _ _ and her way to _ which saves lots of patients all over the world.Tu Youyoufind out qinghaosuwon 2015 Nobel Prize _Read the news report and complete the chart below wi
4、th the main idea of each part.P46 A1Para. 1Para. 2Para. 3-5Para. 6Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for her discovery of qinghaosu._Tu Youyou acquired a broad knowledge of both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.Tu Youyou and her team solved a lot of problems before they successfull
5、y discovered qinghaosu.Tu Youyou and her teams efforts finally paid off.Read the news report again carefully and fill in the table below.P46 A2ProblemsSolutionsThe extracts failed to produce any promising results.Tu and her team could not produce enough qinghao extract because research resources wer
6、e 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, redesigned the experiments and tried extracting the qinghao herb at a low temperature in order not to damage its effective part.Tu
7、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 test the qinghao extract on themselves.Pay attention to the underlined numbers in the following sentences. What do they suggest?1. S
8、he collected over 2,000 traditional Chinese medical recipes for malaria treatment and made hundreds of extracts from different herbs.2. After 190 failures, she succeeded in making qinghao extract that could treat malaria in mice.3. As a key part of many malaria medicines, qinghaosu has since benefit
9、ed about 200 million malaria patients.Possible answer: how big a health problem malaria isPossible answer: how patient and persistent Tu and her team werePossible answer: how much time Tu spent in looking for a possible new treatment for malaria1. Tu Youyou has become the first female scientist of t
10、he Peoples Republic of China to receive a Nobel Prize, awarded for her contribution to the fight against malaria, one of the deadliest diseases in human history. He is always the first person to come. She was the first woman to win the gold medal in the Olympic Games.他总是第一个来。他总是第一个来。她是第一个在奥运会上获得金牌的女
11、子。她是第一个在奥运会上获得金牌的女子。当名词被序数词修饰时，其后用不定式做定语。当名词被序数词修饰时，其后用不定式做定语。V-ed形式作定语，表被动形式作定语，表被动屠呦呦成为中华人民共和国第一位获得诺贝尔奖屠呦呦成为中华人民共和国第一位获得诺贝尔奖的女科学家。她获奖是因为她在抗击疟疾中做出的女科学家。她获奖是因为她在抗击疟疾中做出的贡献，疟疾是人类历史上最致命的疾病之一。的贡献，疟疾是人类历史上最致命的疾病之一。Sentence analysing for better understanding.2. In the 1960s, many people were dying of mal
12、aria, and in 1969 Tu became head of a team that intended to find a cure for the disease. I intend to stay for a couple of days there. They intended to invest hugely in new technology.我我打算打算在那里住几天。在那里住几天。他们他们打算打算在新技术方面投入大量资金。在新技术方面投入大量资金。intend to do sth. 想要想要(打算打算)做某事做某事限制性定语从句限制性定语从句在在2020世纪世纪6060年
13、代，许多人死于疟疾。年代，许多人死于疟疾。19691969年屠呦年屠呦呦担任了一个课题组的组长，计划找到该疾病的呦担任了一个课题组的组长，计划找到该疾病的治疗方法。治疗方法。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 sig
14、nificance of this achievement?P46 A31. What qualities did Tu Youyou show as a scientist? Use details from the news report to support your ideas.hard-working after 190 failures, she succeeded in making qinghao extract collected over 2,000 traditional Chinese medical recipes, made hundreds of extracts
15、 from different herbspatient worked day and night and their health began to suffer, but they never gave upcommitted volunteered to test qinghao extract on themselves firstselfless 2. Tu Youyou is the first female Chinese scientist to win a Nobel Prize. In your opinion, what is the significance of th
16、is 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
17、 young female scientists to work harder to achieve their dreams. 1. thanks to2. all over the world3. die of4. refer to5. speed up 6. pay off7. through trial and error8. draw on 死于死于查阅，参考；提到，谈及查阅，参考；提到，谈及多亏多亏世界各地世界各地（使）（使）加速加速成功，奏效，达到目的成功，奏效，达到目的反复试验；不断摸索反复试验；不断摸索利用，动用利用，动用Translate the following sen
18、tences into Chinese.1. He had rich experience to draw on.2. People came from all over the world to view her work.他有丰富的经验可供他有丰富的经验可供借鉴借鉴。人们从人们从世界各地世界各地涌来欣赏她的作品。涌来欣赏她的作品。3. Thanks to his efforts, the concert was a huge success.多亏多亏他的努力，音乐会获得了巨大的成功。他的努力，音乐会获得了巨大的成功。4. I had already taken steps to speed
19、 up a solution to the problem. 我已经采取措施我已经采取措施加快加快解决该问题。解决该问题。5. Nobody taught him and he actually learnt by himself through trial and error.虽然没有人教，他虽然没有人教，他摸索摸索了一段时间，竟自己学会了。了一段时间，竟自己学会了。1. What do you know about the Nobel Prize?2. What do you know about Tu Youyou?3. Can you talk about how Tu Youyous team discover qinghaosu?4. What kind of person do you think Tu is and what qualities can you learn from her?
