1、CrossroadCrossroadAt the CrossroadAt the CrossroadAt At Lifes CrossroadsLifes CrossroadsAt At Lifes Lifes CrossroadsCrossroadsLead-inMajor?University?Work?Further study?OrMarry?1.look at the title and the picture in the textbook,who is the mother?2.What aspects will the text talk about?Read for pred
2、iction Q1:what kind of text is it?A brief biography of Lin Qiaozhi.Q2:How does the writer develop the text?By time.MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES“Life is precious.To a person nothing is more precious than their life,and if they entrust me with that life,how could I refuse that trust,saying Im cold,hu
3、ngry,or tired?These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman,and what carried her through a life of hard choices.As a five-year-old girl,Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mothers death.At age 18,instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the ma
4、jority of girls,she chose to study medicine.“Why should girls learn so much?Finding a good husband should be their final goal!her brother complained,thinking of the high tuition fees.She responded,Id rather stay single to study all my life!Eight years later,Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical Co
5、llege(PUMC)with the Wenhai Scholarship,the highest prize given to graduates.She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.Within six months,she was named a chief resident physician,a position that usually took four years
6、 to achieve.After working for a few years,She was sent to study in Europe and then,in 1939,in the US.She greatly impressed her American colleagues,who invited her to stay.D r Lin,however,rejected the offer.She wanted to serve the women and children at home.In 1941,Dr Lin became the first Chinese wom
7、an ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital,but just a few months later,the department was closed because of the war.Thinking of all the people still in need of help,Dr Lin opened a private clinic.She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs
8、for poor patients.At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.The new Peoples Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role.In 1954,she was elected to the first National Peoples Congress and,over the next several decades,she held many important po
9、sitions.Her Heart,however,was elsewhere.She was more interested in tending patients,publishing medical research on care for women and children,and training the next generation of doctors.The OB-GYN department cares for two lives,she told new staff in her department.As doctors,we should be responsibl
10、e for the patients and treat them as our sisters.Though Lin Qiaozhi never married,she was known as the mother of ten thousand babies,having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime.Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died,22 Apri 1983.Since she had no children of her own,she left her savings
11、 to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.And even as she lay dying,her final thoughts were for others:1m ready to go,she said.Dont try to rescue me any more.Dont waste the medicine any more.”Read for a styleRead for detailsPara.1 Dr Lins _“Life is precious.To a person nothing is more precious t
12、han their life,and if they entrust me with that life,how could I refuse that trust,saying Im cold,hungry,or tired?These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman,and what carried her through a life of hard choices.Q1:How did the writer introduce the topic?By quoting
13、 Dr Lin words.Q2:what did Dr Lin value most?Life and trustLife principleLife principle works as a compass _ ones life and a weapon _ one through lifeamazinghard choicesguidingcarryingSkillpresent an attractive introductionRead for detailsPara.2 _ studying medicinehard choiceamazing factswhenchoicesb
14、ackgroundwhyTo study medicine,Dr Lin was equipped with _,regardless of _firm determinationtraditional path beforeat 18to marryOrto study medicine the majority of girls chose marriage the objection of family memberswas affected by her mothers deathId rather stay single to study all my lifeRead for de
15、tailsPara.3 _ studying medicinehard choiceamazing factswhenchoicesbackgroundwhywhen studying medicine,Dr Lin was equipped with _,regardless of _excellent expertisepersonal comfortduringIn 1939to stay in the USOrto go back homeChina was at war became the first woman ever to be hired aswanted to serve
16、 at home graduated from with the Wenhai Scholarship,the highest prize given toWithin six month,was named,a position that usually took four years to achieve she was sent to study in Europe greatly impressed her American colleaguesSkill Use specific eventsRead for detailsPara.4.5 _ working homeamazing
17、 facts 1amazing facts 2As a doctor,Dr Lin was equipped with _,regardless of _kind heartpersonal comfort and fortuneafter thinking of all the people still in need of help,Dr Lin opened a private clinic In 1941,became the first Chinese ever to be charged very low feesand often reduced costs for poor p
18、atients was even seen riding a donkey to faraway The new Peoples Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role.In 1954,she was elected to the first National Peoples Congress and,over the next several decades,she held many important positions.Her Heart,however,was elsewhere.She was more int
19、erested intending patients,publishing medical research on care for women and children,and training the next generation of doctors.The OB-GYN department cares for two lives,she told new staff in her department.As doctors,we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters.As a doc
20、tor,Dr Lin was equipped with _,regardless of _professional spiritpersonal fameSkillUse contrast to highlight ones qualityRead for detailsPara.6 Dr Lins _hard choiceamazing factschoiceswhyresultAs mother of ten thousand babies,Dr Lin devoted all her life to _ babies,_ children,and _ new doctorsdelive
21、ringcaring forendingto marryOr not devoted all her life to medicinestayed single and had no children of her owndelivered over 50000 babiesdid not retire until the day she died left her savings to and a fund for new doctorsMother of ten thousand babiestrainingSkilladd outstanding achievementsMOTHER O
22、F TEN THOUSAND BABIES“Life is precious.To a person nothing is more precious than their life,and if they entrust me with that life,how could I refuse that trust,saying Im cold,hungry,or tired?These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman,and what carried her throug
23、h a life of hard choices.As a five-year-old girl,Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mothers death.At age 18,instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls,she chose to study medicine.“Why should girls learn so much?Finding a good husband should be their final go
24、al!her brother complained,thinking of the high tuition fees.She responded,Id rather stay single to study all my life!Eight years later,Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College(PUMC)with the Wenhai Scholarship,the highest prize given to graduates.She immediately became the first woman ever to
25、be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.Within six months,she was named a chief resident physician,a position that usually took four years to achieve.After working for a few years,She was sent to study in Europe and then,in 1939,in the US.She greatly impressed
26、her American colleagues,who invited her to stay.D r Lin,however,rejected the offer.She wanted to serve the women and children at home.In 1941,Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital,but just a few months later,the department w
27、as closed because of the war.Thinking of all the people still in need of help,Dr Lin opened a private clinic.She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients.At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.The new Peoples Re
28、public of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role.In 1954,she was elected to the first National Peoples Congress and,over the next several decades,she held many important positions.Her Heart,however,was elsewhere.She was more interested in tending patients,publishing medical research on care for
29、 women and children,and training the next generation of doctors.The OB-GYN department cares for two lives,she told new staff in her department.As doctors,we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters.Though Lin Qiaozhi never married,she was known as the mother of ten thousa
30、nd babies,having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime.Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died,22 Apri 1983.Since she had no children of her own,she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.And even as she lay dying,her final thoughts were for others:1m ready to go,s
31、he said.Dont try to rescue me any more.Dont waste the medicine any more.”Read for structureQ1:Why did the writer use Dr Lins words?To make the statement true and persuasiveQ2:whats the functions of these words?To illustrate Dr Lins quality Dr Lins Life PrincipleBefore studying medicineDuring studyin
32、g medicineAfter working homeDr Lins endingDr Lins life experienceSkill Use typical wordsintroductionbodyending What quality did Dr Lin have?And provide evidence.Example:I think Dr Lin was selfless because she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.Read for Dr Lins qualityRead
33、for enlightenmentAs a doctor,she inspires us to_As a woman of achievement,she inspires us to_respect life and care for patientsbe brave to pursue our dreams introductionbodyendingGeneral information:famous wordsDetails:behaviourPersonalitywords.achievements/behaviour/wordsHow to describe a person?Us
34、e contrastUse specific eventsUse typical wordsAdd outstanding achievementsPresent an attractive introductionChoose someone you want to introduce(someone close/someone famous/.),using the skills you have learned.Read for writing Present an attractive introduction Use specific events Use contrast Use typical words Add outstanding achievementsHomeworkRevise your first draft and expand it into a completed article including the structure“IntroductionMain bodyending”,which is to be presented in class
