1、PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENTReading and Thinking Describe people of achievementTU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE6 October 2015Language features Find descriptive wordsPay attention to the descriptive words in a passage.These will help you form a better impression of the subject described in the passage.This Nob
2、el Prize has been awarded.yearsfor Physiology or Medicineto Tu Youyou(co-winner)whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin,a crucial new treatment for malaria.Activity:Make it LongerReadingfor Physiology or Medicine(co-winner)whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin,a crucial new t
3、reatment for malaria.This years Nobel Prize has been awarded to Tu Youyou.Activity:Make it LongerReadingwhose research led to the discovery of artemisinin,a crucial new treatment for malaria.This years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou(co-winner).malarian.疟疾artemis
4、ininn.青蒿素Activity:Make it LongerReadingThis Nobel Prize has been awarded.所有格的形式同位语同位语定语从句This 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 treatment for malaria.Activity:Make it LongerReadingRea
5、dingPlease find out some supportive evidence for the writers statement that artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives,and has led to improved health for millions of people?Task 2:Find out the EvidenceThis years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou(co-winner
6、),whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin,a crucial new treatment for malaria.Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives,and has led to improved health for millions of people.Over 200 millon people around the world get malaria each year,and about 600,000 die from it.Artemisinin
7、has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria,and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.ReadingItem(per year)Number of People Malaria patients around the world200,000,000 Number of death600,000 Saved by artemisnin in Africa alone100,000Readingon 30 December 1930Tu Youyou was
8、 born in Ningbo,ChinaIn 1955Tu Youyou graduated from Peking University Medical School.In 1967the researchers.In 1969Tu Youyou became the head and decided to review texts to find treatments.,a committed and patient scientist,After she graduatedshe worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Me
9、dicine in Beijing.with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria,firstchosenof scientiststhe Chinese government formed a team,and Tu Youyou was amongof the projectancient Chinese medicaltraditional botanicalfor the disease同位语of结构表示成分形容词过去分词ReadingIn the beginning,Tu Youyou went to Hai
10、nan,where malaria was more common,to study malaria patients.Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properies.From their research,they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against
11、malaria.限定性定语从句非限定性定语从句They then tried boiling fresh wormwood,and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria,but this did not work either.Tus team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect.ReadingOne medical text from the fourth century suggested using the extract fr
12、om sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants.,discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatmentsTheir project got stuck.ReadingHowever,Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.analysed.+by chancefound.+concluded.Using
13、 a lower temperature to draw out the extract,found a substance.the teamsucceeded in 1971.finallyAfter failing more than 190 timesTu YouyouTu Youyouthat worked限定性定语从句介词短语作状语现在分词作状语现在分词作状语副词作状语ReadingTu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that i
14、t was safe.Later,the medicine was tested on malaria patients,most of whom recovered.This medicine,which was called artemisinin,soon became a standard treatment for malaria.Reading ComprehensionWhat is the paragraph mainly about?A.It introduces the treatment for malaria.B.It describes the process for
15、 obtaining artemisinin.C.It describes the hard work of Tu Youyou and her team.D.It introduces how to produce the medicine for malaria.ReadingAccording to Tu Youyou,the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort.Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,she said,The honour is not just mi
16、ne.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 around the world.A Person of Achievementa top studenta Nobel Prizewinnera devoted chemistthe discoverer ofartemisninan effective team playera perseverant researchera patriotindifferent to fame and wealtha brave fighter against malariaSummaryHow to modify（修饰）（修饰）a person,an item and or an action1.师说师说2.Exs on P4
