1、Have a guess1. She is a female scientist who extracted (提取) artemisinin (青蒿素) from a plant called artemisia (黄花蒿).3. She is the first Chinese female scientist to be awarded a Nobel Prize in medicine.2. She found a cure for malaria(疟疾)，which kills over 1,000,000 people a year. Unit 6 The AdmirableLes
2、son 1 A Medical PioneerStructures of a piece of newsStructures of a piece of newsthe headline标题标题: the title of the news the lead导语导语: the first paragraph or the first sentencethe main idea of the newsthe body正文正文: details / the background Conlusion: conclusion or comments the last paragraphDivide t
3、he news into three parts and match the main idea of each part. Part 1: para( )Part 2: para( )Part 3: para( ) 12-45The Nobel Prize Award ceremonyBasic information of Tu Youyou and her scientific workComments on her workRead para.1 and find out the specific information about the news.7 Dec, 2015At the
4、 Nobel Prize LectureTu YouyouWas awarded the Nobel Prize Discovered artimisinin Read para2-4 and answer the following questions.1.Why was Tu Youyou chosen?2.Whats her task?3.How did she discover arteminisin? (please underline main verbs of her research in Para.3&4, for example, establish a team/ tes
5、ted )Read Para.6 and answer the following question.Whats the reporters attitude towards Tu Youyou? A. Praising B. Negative C. Indifferent 1. Read the whole passage especially para.3 and para.4 again and summarize the good qualities (using adjectives 形容词) of Tu Youyou and list your evidence.2. What l
6、ed to Tu Youyous success?Summarise Tu s good qualities.1. Tu Youyou had an idea that Chinese herb might hold the secret. She researched hundreds of traditional recipes connected to anti- malaria cures. Then Tu Youyou and her team began using modern research methods to study these Chinese herbs one b
7、y one.2. However, after hundreds of failed experiments, they eventually came across a promising chemical. It worked well in experiments on animals that they had to know if it was safe for humans. Tu Youyou bravely volunteered to be the first human subject when they were ready to start testing.persis
8、tent/innovative/ optimistic/nontradtional/ eager/ enthusiasticpersistent/hardworking/responsible/ brave pioneerSubjective reason(s):What lead to her success?Objective reason(s):good qualitiespersistentinnovativeoptimisticnontradtional eagerenthusiasticresponsiblepioneerteamwork/ her education/ traditional practice1. Compulsory: Write a short summary about Tu Youyou, including birth, education, research and achievements. 2. Optional: Think over- Why did To Youyou discover artimisinin in the 1970s, but was awarded the Nobel prize in 2015?THANKS!
