1、Unit 6 The AdmirableLesson 1 A Medical Pioneer1. admire admire sb. for 因而钦佩/ 羡慕某人admire oneself 自我欣赏admire vt. 钦佩;欣赏admiration n. 赞赏,钦佩admirable adj. 令人钦佩的。have admiration for 对表示钦佩in/ with admiration 钦佩地练习:I really _ your enthusiasm.admire 2. cure cure sb. of sth. 治愈某人的疾病;矫正某人的不良行为a cure for 的治疗方法r
2、ob sb. of sth. 抢劫某人某物remind sb. of sth. 使某人想起某事inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事cheat sb. of sth. 欺骗某人某事warn sb. of sth. 警告某人某事accuse sb. of sth. 指控某人某事练习:There is still no _ for a cold.cure 3. generous be generous to sb. 对某人宽容/ 大方be generous with sth. 对某事慷慨It is generous of sb. to do sth. 某人做某事很慷慨a generou
3、s benefactor 慷慨的捐助者to be generous with your time 不吝惜时间to be generous in giving help 乐于助人a generous gift/ offer 丰厚的礼物/ 慷慨的提议练习:It is _ of him to pay for us.generous 4. apartkeep apart 把分开tell apart 区分,辨别pull apart 把拉开live apart 分居fall apart 破碎,破裂,解体,崩溃take apart 拆开,拆卸apart from. 除之外练习:We had to take
4、the engine _.apart5. effective an effective cure 有效的治疗方法be effective against 有对抗效力的be effective from 从起生效练习:Aspirin is an _ treatment.effective 6. awardaward sb. sth. = award sth. to sb. 授予某人某物get/ receive/ win an award (for.)(因)获奖give sb. an award 给某人颁奖present an award 颁奖an award presentation/ cere
5、mony 颁奖仪式练习:He was nominated for the best actor _.award7. honour feel it an honour to do sth. 感觉做某事很荣幸It is an honour to do sth. 做某事很荣幸in honour of 为了纪念be/ feel honoured to do sth. 感觉做某事很荣幸be honoured for 因而受尊敬be honoured as被尊为练习:Its a great _ to be invited here.honour 8. gain gain weight 发胖gain spe
6、ed 加速gain ones independence 获得独立gain confidence/ strength/ experience 增加信心/ 力量/ 经验gain a reputation 获得声望gain a prize 获奖练习:A fall into the pit, a _ in your wit. gain 9. fight forfight for peace/ freedom/ independence为和平/ 自由/ 独立而战fight against 为反对而斗争fight back 还击,抵抗fight ones way 奋斗前进fight with sb. ab
7、out/ over sth. 就某事与某人争辩练习:We should protect and _ freedom.fight for10. come acrosscome out 出现;出版;开花;结果是come up 走近;靠近;被提及come up with 提出;想出;赶上come over 过来;顺便来访;抓住come about 发生come to 想起,共计,苏醒练习:I _ this book in an old e acrossWhat do you know about malaria? Read the facts about it. Tick () the ones y
8、ou find most striking or interesting.FACTS ABOUT MALARIA( ) Malaria is a mosquito-borne and infectious disease.( ) The word malaria comes from the Latin word for bad air.( ) People suffer from high fever, serious vomiting and terrible headaches when they have the disease.ACTIVATE AND SHAREWhat do yo
9、u know about malaria? Read the facts about it. Tick () the ones you find most striking or interesting.FACTS ABOUT MALARIA( ) Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year more people than any disease apart from AIDS.( ) The drug with artemisinin has proved to be the most effective cure.( ) There is cur
10、rently no effective vaccine against malaria.ACTIVATE AND SHAREPair Work Share with a partner what you know about Tu Youyou. Use the phrases below to help you.ACTIVATE AND SHAREa medical researcher a Nobel Prize winner a female scientistto find a cure for malaria to discover a life-saving drug called
11、 artemisininWhat do you expect to read in a news article about Tu Youyou? Ask as many questions as you can.Read the article and find out how many of your questions are answered.Example:What the text is probably about?The text is probably about Tu Youyou and her basic information and achievement.Read
12、 the article and match the main idea of each paragraphA. Her missions and research.B. Her attitude towards fame.C. Her achievements.D. Her personal information.E. The challenges she and her team faced.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5 Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyo
13、u to your partner based on what you have written.Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.Basic informationDate of birth: _Birthplace: _Education:Born on 30 December, 1930Born in Zhejiang ProvinceStudied medicine at Peking U
14、niversity Health Science Centre_Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.Scientific workTask and difficulties: Chosen to establish a team to find a cure for malaria; The team had limited resources. They didnt have enough sta
15、ff, and the laboratory where they worked had poor air quality.Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.Scientific workResearch: Tested more than 240,000 chemicals; Researched hundreds of traditional recipes connected to anti
16、-malarial cures; Tested herself.Discovery: ArtemisininRead and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.AttitudesTowards the honour: _Towards future research:Feels its a recognition and motivation for all scientists in ChinaNot inter
17、ested in fameDraw a line to match the words and phrases in columns A and B. Then use the phrases to talk about Tu Youyous work and achievement.studyestablishfindresearchusehavecome acrossdiscoverbe awardeda curehundreds of traditional recipesChinese medicinelimited resourcesa teama promising chemica
18、lmodern research methodsa Nobel PrizeartemisininABUse three words or phrases to summarise Tu Youyous personal quality. Give your reasons and find evidence from the text.Suggested answers:Dedicating to science/ Devoted to research: Despite of hundreds of failures, she kept on doing research with limi
19、ted resources and hundreds of failures. Even though she became a world-renowned scientist, she continued to conduct research despite her ageUse three words or phrases to summarise Tu Youyous personal quality. Give your reasons and find evidence from the text.Suggested answers:Brave: Tu Youyou did re
20、search during a difficult time for science in China. She volunteered to be the first human subject to test the effect of the promising chemical.Use three words or phrases to summarise Tu Youyous personal quality. Give your reasons and find evidence from the text.Suggested answers:Creative: She and h
21、er team used modern research methods to study traditional Chinese herbs and came across a promising chemical after hundreds of failed experiments.Think and share1. Why is Tu Youyou considered a medical pioneer?Tu Youyou is considered a medical pioneer because she discovered a cure for malaria which
22、no one else had discovered.Think and share2. What typical writing features can you identify in the news article about Tu Youyou? The headline is short and interesting.The introduction summarises Tu Youyous background.The body provides details on her research.Quotes and photographs are included.Read
23、the sentences. Tick () the sentences that include a relative clause. Underline the clauses.( ) 1 A scientist who was on the Nobel Prize Committee called Hans Forssberg explained that.( ) 2 When thanking the Committee for the honour, Tu Youyou said, This is not only an honour for myself, but also rec
24、ognition and encouragement for all scientists in China.FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: RELATIVE CLAUSES (3)_Read the sentences. Tick () the sentences that include a relative clause. Underline the clauses.( ) 3 In 1969, Tu Youyou was chosen to establish a team whose goal was to find a cure for malaria .( ) 4 The
25、reason why this was difficult was that the team had limited resources.FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: RELATIVE CLAUSES (3)_FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: RELATIVE CLAUSES (3)Read the sentences from the article. Which words are used to join the sentences together? Circle them. Try to summarise how they are used.1. Later, she
26、 studied Chinese medicine for two and a half years with experts in the field from whom she gained a deep knowledge about traditional practices. 2. They did not have enough staff, and the laboratory in which they worked had poor air quality. Join the pairs of sentences using relative pronouns.1. We c
27、limbed to the top of the mountain. We had a beautiful view from there.We climbed to the top of the mountain, from where we had a beautiful view.2. David is my friend. I often play tennis with him.David is my friend with whom I often play tennis.FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: RELATIVE CLAUSES (3)Join the pairs o
28、f sentences using relative pronouns.3. He has 20 books. Only two of them are interesting.He has 20 books of which only two of them are interesting.4. This is quite an interesting job. I really want to apply for it.This is quite an interesting job for which I really want to apply.FOCUS ON LANGUAGE: R
29、ELATIVE CLAUSES (3)Suppose your school wants to choose three most admirable people as role models. You have one minute to persuade the committee to include Tu Youyou. Use at least three relative clauses to present your recommendation.Example Tu Youyou is the scientist whose discovery has led to the
30、development of new drugs which have saved millions of lives.“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句1. 关系代词的选择关系代词的选择“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”既可以引导限制性定语既可以引导限制性定语从句,也可以引导非限制性定语从句。在此从句,也可以引导非限制性定语从句。在此结构中,先行词指人时关系代词用结构中,先行词指人时关系代词用 whom,不可用不可用who/ that;先行词指物时关系代词用;先行词指物时关系代词用which,不能用,不能用that。“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从
31、句1. 关系代词的选择关系代词的选择This is the student for whom I bought a book.这就是我给其买书的那个学生。This is the ship by which I went to Shanghai.这就是我去上海所乘的船。They live in a house, of which the windows are made of glass.他们住在一所窗户是玻璃做的房子里。“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句2. 介词的选择介词的选择(1)根据定语从句中的谓语动词与介词的习惯搭配)根据定语从句中的谓语动词与介词的习惯搭配来确
32、定介词。来确定介词。Is this the car for which you paid a high price?这就是你花高价买的小汽车吗?(payfor sth.)In the dark street, there wasnt a single person to whom she could turn for help.在漆黑的街上,没有一个她可以求助的人。(turn to sb. for help)“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句2. 介词的选择介词的选择(2)根据定语从句中的主要形容词与介词)根据定语从句中的主要形容词与介词的习惯搭配来确定介词。的习惯搭配
33、来确定介词。He brought the result with which the boss was satisfied.他带来了老板满意的结果。(be satisfied with)“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句2. 介词的选择介词的选择(3)根据先行词与介词的习惯搭配来确定介词。先)根据先行词与介词的习惯搭配来确定介词。先行词往往是表示时间、地点、原因、方式等的词。行词往往是表示时间、地点、原因、方式等的词。Do you still remember the day on which we met for the first time?你还记得我们第一次见面的
34、那天吗?(on the day)I cant remember the age at which he won the prize.我记不起他获奖时的年龄了。(at the age)“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句2. 介词的选择介词的选择(4)根据句子的意思来确定介词。有些句子的先行)根据句子的意思来确定介词。有些句子的先行词完全一样,定语从句中的谓语动词不是由固定的词完全一样,定语从句中的谓语动词不是由固定的动词短语构成的,这时需要根据句子所要表达的意动词短语构成的,这时需要根据句子所要表达的意思来选择介词。思来选择介词。This is the pilot wit
35、h whom my brother has worked for ten years.这就是和我的弟弟一起工作了十年的那位飞行员。This is the pilot by whom my son was saved.这就是救了我的儿子的那位飞行员。“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句2. 介词的选择介词的选择注意:表示注意:表示“所属关系所属关系”或或“整体中的一部分整体中的一部分”时,常用时,常用“which/ whom”引导定语从句。引导定语从句。The old man has two sons, both of whom are doctors.这位老人有两个儿子,
36、两个儿子都是医生。“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句3. 介词可以后移,此时关系代词可以省略介词可以后移,此时关系代词可以省略(省略时,介词必须后移)。(省略时,介词必须后移)。This is the book for which you asked.这是你要的那本书。This is the book (which/ that) you asked for.这是你要的那本书。“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句3. 介词可以后移,此时关系代词可以省略介词可以后移,此时关系代词可以省略(省略时,介词必须后移)。(省略时,介词必须后移)。注意:有些固定
37、的动词短语一般不能拆开,注意:有些固定的动词短语一般不能拆开,介词一般只能放在动词的后面。介词一般只能放在动词的后面。Is this the book (which/ that) she is looking for?这是她正在寻找的那本书吗?“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句4. 在在“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”结构中,若介词短结构中,若介词短语表示位置,则定语从句往往用倒装语序。语表示位置,则定语从句往往用倒装语序。常见的这类短语有常见的这类短语有at the foot of, at the back of, in front of, on the top of等
38、。等。They stayed in a big hotel, in front of which was a garden.他们住在一家大旅馆里,旅馆前面是一个花园。“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句5.“名词名词/ 代词代词/ 数词数词+of+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句通常是非限制性定语从句,该结构在定语从句中一般通常是非限制性定语从句,该结构在定语从句中一般做主语。其中做主语。其中“名词名词+of+关系代词关系代词”有时可以用有时可以用“whose+名词名词”或或“of+关系代词关系代词+名词名词”替换。替换。Her sons, both of
39、whom work abroad, ring her up every week.她的两个儿子都在国外工作,他们每周都给她打电话。“介词介词+关系代词关系代词”引导的定语从句引导的定语从句那幢楼房曾经被整修过,但在一场大火中,楼顶又被烧毁了。The building had been repaired, the roof of which was destroyed again in a big fire.The building had been repaired, of which the roof was destroyed again in a big fire.The buildin
40、g had been repaired, whose roof was destroyed again in a big fire.1. Scientists have advanced many theories about why human beings cry tears, none of _ has been proved. 2. Many young people, most of _ were well-educated headed, for remote regions to chase their dreams.3. There are altogether eleven
41、books on the shelf, _ which five are mine.whichwhomof4. He is a teacher of rich experience, from _ much can be learned.5. Andrew lives alone and enjoys the company of a pet cat, _ which hes grown so fond.6. In our city there are several big public parks _ which many people can go to enjoy the beauti
42、ful scenery. whomofto7. The house _ which he paid 200,000 yuan is now worth 350,000 yuan.8. The film _ which he played the leading role was a great success.9. The English play _ which my students acted at the New Years party was a great success.10. There are two buildings, the larger _ which stands nearly a hundred feet high.forininof