1、 To read to know about Tu Youyou and her achievements To read for specific information and understanding words in contextTry to become not a man of success,but try rather to become a man of value.Albert Einstein In 2020,the whole China is fighting against the novel coronavirus.Thanks to many great s
2、cientists,like Zhong Nanshan and Li Lanjuan,we make great success.They set a very good example for us Chinese to learn from.What other great scientists do you know?How about the following ones?1.Who is the woman in the photo?2.What is happening in this photo?Tu YouyouTU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZERea
3、dingTask 1:Read and Find1.Where would you most likely find this passage?A.In a blog.B.In a book.C.In a letter.D.In a newspaper.Circle the answers to the questions below.2.Passages like this are most often written in _ and _.A the active voice/offer many opinionsB the first person/talk about feelings
4、C both active and passive voices/mostly contain facts3.Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage?A.A quote from Tu Youyou.B The details of how artemisinin was discovered.C Tu Youyous important contributions other than the discovery of artemisinin.D Tu Youyous personal lifeE Tu
5、 Youyous road to discovering artemisinin.F What Tu Youyou was awarded.G Why artemisinin is an important discovery.the main idea of each paragraphTu Youyou was awarded Nobel PrizeTu Youyou s personal experiencesHow Tu Youyou and her team drew out sweet wormwood extractTu Youyou said the discovery of
6、artemisnin was a team effort.Tu Youyou owes her success to her team and traditional Chinese medicine.Para.2on 30 December 1930Tu Youyou was born in Ningbo,ChinaIn 1955Tu Youyou graduated from Peking University Medical School.In 1967In 1969Tu Youyou became the head and decided to review texts to find
7、 treatments.After she graduatedshe worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.the Chinese government formed a team,and Tu Youyou was among the researchers.1.Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?2.What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?Read t
8、he text again and answer the questions.Artemisnin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives,and has led to improved health for millions of people.Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract.3.What numbers are mentioned in the text?What do they suggest?200 million people around the world get mal
9、aria each year600,000 people die from malaria each year100,000 artemisnin save lives a year in Africa alone2,000 Tu Youyous team examined old medical texts280,000 Tu Youyous team evaluated plants for their medical properties380 Tu Youyous team discovered and tested ancient Chinese medical treatments
10、 that showed promise in the fight against malaria190 Tu Youyous team failed to draw out the extract from wormwoodComplete the flow chart.Then tell the story of how artemisinin was discovered.Tu Youyous team examined _ and evaluated _.They found a medical text suggesting _.They tested _.over 2,000 ol
11、d medical texts280,000 plants for their medical propertiesusing the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever a collection 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 liq
12、uid obtained from this to treat malariathis did not work eitherlower temperature to draw outmedicine on themselvesThey tested the medicine on _.The medicine became _ for malaria.malaria patients most of whom recovereda standard treatmentHow do you understand the proverb“Try to become not a man of success,but try rather to become a man of value”?Explain it according to Tu Youyous story.1.Finish the handout,P 1-32.Draft your mind-map of the continuation writing on P7
