1、1. Who is the lady in the photo?2. What was happening in this photo?Tu Youyou was being awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine by the king of Sweden. What achievements has she made ?Pre-readingTheme picture herbartemisinina disease that causes fever and shaking of the body caused by
2、 the bite of some types of mosquito extract cure呦呦鹿鸣，食野之蒿。 诗经.小雅 Is it fate?No.It is more than fate.Watch a clip from the TV Series Meritorious service功勋.What can you learn from the video about the discovery of artemisnin and Tu Youyou?The discovery of artemisnin has saved millions of lives across t
3、he globe.Tu Youyou and her team had undergone many difficulties and even risked their life before their success.Tu Youyou is a medicine scientist with scientific spirit.Read for features1. Where would you most likely find this passage? The titleThe dateThe leadThe illustrationsIt is a News story.Rea
4、d for text typeRead for features A. the active voice/ offer many opinionsB. the first person/ talk about feelingsC. both active and passive voices / mostly contain factsRead for structure & main ideaThe news story mainly talks about _ and her way to _, which saves lots of people worldwide from Malar
5、ia.StructurePara 1: Para 2&3: Para 4: newssignificanceexperienceprocesscommentTu Youyous achievements discover artemisinin Read for detailsThis years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to TU Youyou(Co-winner), whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin, a crucial new tre
6、atment for malaria. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die from it. Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and is tho
7、ught to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.Para.11.Find out when,what,who ,why of the news event;2. Circle all the numbers;3. Find two adjectives describing the discovery of artemisinin.whowhatwhenWhat do the numbers suggest?good effects of artemisininthe seriousness of malaria whyRead for de
8、tailsPara.2&3Tu Youyous life experience19301955196719691971_ on 30 Dec. 1930. Ningbo, China_ from Peking University _ to be the first researchers _ the head of the project in Beijing _ in discovering artemisinin GraduatedChosenBecameSucceeded1 Tu s life experience(Find out the time and events)Born2
9、Complete the flow chart of the process of the discovery of artemisnin .Tu Youyous team examined _ and evaluated _.They found a medical text suggesting _.They tested _.over 2,000 old medical texts280,000 plants for their medical propertiesusing the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever a colle
10、ction of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect.They tried _, but _.They used a _ sweet wormwood extract.They tested the _ to see if safe. boiling fresh wormwood , and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malariathis did not work eitherlower temperature to draw outmedicine on themselves t
11、he key to the successThey tested the medicine on _.The medicine became _ for malaria. malaria patients， most of whom recovereda standard treatmentPara2:“Her team examed over 2,000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280,000 plants . discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments.
12、”Para 3:“After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded .” What do these numbers show? the difficulties of the research the great effort Tus team made and their perseveranceRead for detailsPara.4According to Tu Youyou, the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort. Upon hearing that
13、she had been awarded the Nobel Prize, she said, “The honour is not 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 arou
14、nd the world.” Discussion:1. What contributes to Tu Youyous discovery?2. What kind of person is Tu Youyou according to her quote?team work of her teaminspiration from ancient Traditional Chinese Medicinefirm support from the countryprofessional knowledgepersonal qualities (committed; patient; persev
15、erant .)1. What contributes to Tu Youyous discovery?thinks little of fame and money; “The honour is not 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 honourfor Chinas scientific research an
16、d Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.” 2. What kind of person is Tu Youyou according to her quote?Further thinkingFuther Thinking :What qualities does Tu Youyou possess? And find out the supporting evidence. committed,patientHer team examined over 2, 000 old medical texts, and evaluated
17、280, 000 plants for their medical properties. 1. After she graduated, she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. 2. Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen.In 1969, she became the head of the project in Beijing.remarkable,professional , talented 1. However,
18、Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.2. After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971. persistent,determinedTu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe. selfless,devoted,couragerousTu Youyou owes the succe
19、ss to the team and the country.modest,cooperative,patriotic The Medal of the Republic Winner(共和国勋章共和国勋章)What is the significance of Tu Youyou winning the nobel prize?(pay attention to her quote)The honor proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine,which has been questioned and looked down
20、 upon by many people home and abroad before.It proves native scientists without the experience of studying abroad can also make great achievements .It inspires science workers to learn from her and devote themselves to scienticfic research.1 Finish the exercises on Page 4.2 Retell the story of Tu Youyou and tell what have learnt from her .
