1、Unit One Reading and Thinking 2 Build up your vocabularyTeaching aims1.Review the reading passage and identify the qualities of Tu Youyou to make her a person of great achievement;2.Learn to retell the discovery of artemisinin with the words in this unit;3.Understand derivations;4.Understand the mea
2、nings and usage of some important words in this unit.Review the lesson with the mapTu YouyouAwarded Nobel Prize1.Tu Youyou,a committed and patient scientist2.After she graduated,she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.3.Tu Youyou was among the first researchers cho
3、sen.In 1969,she became the head of the project in Beijing.4.Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties.5.However,Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.6.After failing more than 190 times,the team finally succeeded in 1971.7.Tu Youyou and
4、 her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was mitted and patient excellent/extraordinary/outstanding/professional/exceptional/hardworking/talented hardworking/patient persistent/the spirit of never-give-up devoted/committed Discussion.1.From the sente
5、nces below,can you tell what kind of person Tu Youyou is?A person of value2.What do you think contributes to the discovery of artemisinin?The support from the governmentPersistent efforts of Tu and her team and their personal characteristics Professional knowledge of Tu and other excellent scientist
6、sInspiration from Chinese traditional medicine3 Which is more important for making a great discovery,talent or effort?effort talent We need talent to learn quickly and to think sharply.We should spare no effort to experiment through trial and error.Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine p
7、ercent perspiration.Build up your vocabulary Activity 1:Review Tu Youyous road to discovering artemisinin.Activity 2:Practise using derivatives.Activity 3:Talk about Lu Xuns early life.Activity 1:Review Tu Youyous road to discovering artemisinin.1.Finish Activity 1 on page 4 and check the answers.bo
8、ilbotanicalpropertiesliquidsubstance2.Find the sentences containing the words in the text.(1)boil:“They then tried boiling fresh wormwood but this did not work either.”(para.3)(2)botanical:“In 1969,she to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.”(para.2)(3)properties:“Her team examined
9、 for their medical properties.”(para.2)2.Find the sentences containing the words in the text.(4)liquid:“They then tried using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria,”(para.3)(5)substance:“Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract,she found a substance that worked.”(para.3)3.Retell ho
10、w artemisinin was discovered,using the words from Activity 1.boil liquid botanical properties substanceOne possible version：Tu Youyou and her team first tried _ sweet wormwood and used the _ obtained,only to find it didnt work since its medical _ were destroyed.It was not until she used a lower temp
11、erature that the _ named artemisinin,a _ treatment for malaria,was successfully extracted.boilingliquidpropertiessubstancebotanical boil:v.When a liquid boils or when you boil it,it is heated to the point where it forms bubbles and turns to steam or vapour.（使）沸腾；煮沸；烧开 The water was bubbling and boil
12、ing away.property n.1.uncountable a thing or things that are owned by somebody;a possession or possessions.所有物；财产 Be careful not to damage other peoples property.2.uncountable land and buildings.不动产；房地产property prices/taxes property n.3.countable(formal)a building or buildings and the surrounding la
13、nd.房屋及院落；庄园 There are a lot of empty properties in the area.4.countable,usually plural(formal)a quality or characteristic that something has.性质；特性 a plant with medicinal properties Activity 2:Practise using derivatives.1.Finish Activity 2 on page 4 and check the answers.distinctionevaluatecommitment
14、concludedanalysing2.Fill in the blanks with the right forms of the words from the text.invaluablevaluablevaluedistinctionsanalysedistinctivedistinctcommittedcommittedcommitmentanalysisconclusionconclude3.Summarise how to form new words with method of derivation.distinct(adj.不同的；明显的；确切的)distinction(n
15、.差别)distinctive(adj.独特的；特别的)indistinct(adj.不清楚的)distinguish(v.区分；辨别出；使出名)commit(v.承诺)committed(adj.忠诚的)commitment(n.忠诚；承诺)commission(n.委员会 v.正式委托)commit v.1.transitive,often passive to promise sincerely that you will definitely do something,keep to an agreement or arrangement,etc.承诺；保证The president
16、is committed to reforming health mit oneself to(sth/doing sth/do sth)承诺；保证（做某事、遵守协议或安排等）2.intransitive to stay with and completely support one person,organization,etc.or give all your time and effort to your work,an activity,etc.忠于；全心全意投入（工作、活动等）Why are so many people scared to commit?3.Summarise ho
17、w to form new words with method of derivation.conclude(v.总结)conclusion(n.结论)conclusive(adj.确定的)concluding(adj.结束的)analyse(v.分析)analysis(n.分析)analytical(adj.分析的)analyser(n.分析者)3.Summarise how to form new words with method of derivation.value(n.价值 v.重视)evaluate(v.估计)evaluation(n.评估)valuable(adj.宝贵的)in
18、valuable(adj.无价的)valueless(adj.不值钱的)3.Summarise how to form new words with method of derivation.构词法中的派生法（derivation），又名缀合法（affixation），是指在词根上加前缀（prefix）或后缀（suffix）构成新词的方法。多数情况下，加前缀改变原词词义（如indistinct），加后缀改变原词词性（如commitment）或词义（如valueless）。Activity 3:Talk about Lu Xuns early life.1.Finish Activity 3 o
19、n page 4 with the right forms of the words and then check the answers.acknowledgedobjectiveapparentlycrucialobtainedinsisted acknowledge v.1.to accept that something is true.承认（属实）Its a generally acknowledged fact.2.to accept that somebody/something has a particular authority or status.承认（权威）-recogn
20、iseHe is widely acknowledged as/to be the best player in the world.3.(formal)to publicly express thanks for help you have been given.（公开）感谢I should like to acknowledge all the help I have received from my family.4.(formal)to tell somebody that you have received something that they sent to you.告知收悉5.
21、(formal)to show that you have noticed somebody/something by smiling,waving,etc.（微笑、挥手等）致意 insist v.1.intransitive,transitive to demand that something happen or that somebody agree to do something.坚持要求；坚持I didnt really want to go but he insisted.2.intransitive,transitive to state clearly that somethi
22、ng is true,especially when other people do not believe you.坚持说；固执己见He insisted on his innocence.insist oninsist(that)(should)doHe insists that she come.=He insists that she should come.He insisted that he was innocent.2.Answer the following questions about the passage.(1)How does the writer organize
23、 the passage?(2)What caused Lu Xun to change his course of life?Chronological order(time order):1881,1904,1908,1917Major events:went to Japan;change his mind;returned to ChinaHowever,he changed his mind when but the spiritual illness of people at that time.Summary1.Identify the qualities of Tu Youyo
24、u to make her a person of great achievement;2.Use the words in this unit to retell how artemisinin was discovered;3.Understand derivations and practise using derivatives;4.Understand the meanings and usage of the words.Assignment1.Write a short passage to discuss how people can achieve success,using
25、 words and expressions you have learnt in this unit.2.Finish Workbook,P61.Thank you for listening!Workbook,P61.1.Choose words from the box to make phrases.Some words can be used more than once.(1)a gentle wind(2)a committed supporter(3)a scientific research institute(4)a distinct southern accent(5)a
26、n apparently successful career(6)objective facts(7)remarkable achievements(8)gradually accepted the change(9)acknowledge their contributions2.Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in the box.(1)Apparently,the two plants have quite similar physical _.(2)Professor Stephen Hawking
27、used a special vocal _.(3)Afterwards,the company filed a patent for a new chemical _.(4)Everyone was amazed at his grandfathers youthful _.(5)The researchers _ the questionnaires back from the patients.propertiesdevicesubstanceappearancecollected(6)I will try my best and work hard to achieve my _ of
28、 studying economics at a top university.(7)If you _ on doing so,youll have to suffer the _!(8)Banks have acknowledged that they need to pay more attention to customers financial _ when evaluating loan applications.objectiveinsistconsequencescircumstances circumstance n.1.countable,usually plural the
29、 conditions and facts that are connected with and affect a situation,an event or an action.条件；环境；状况2.plural the conditions of a persons life,especially the money they have.境况；境遇；（尤指）经济状况3.uncountable(formal)situations and events that affect and influence your life and that are not in your control.命运
30、；客观环境1.in/under circumstances 在情况下 Under the circumstances,it seems better not to tell him about the accident.Its an experimental model,so dont touch it under any circumstances.2.in/under no circumstances 决不；无论如何不 Under no circumstances should we do terrible things to other people.注：in/under no circ
31、umstances in/under no circumstances 置于句首时，句子要用部分倒装语序。3.Translate the sentences into English using the words and phrases in brackets.（1）在递交申请书六个月之后，他终于获得了发明专利。(obtain,patent)After six months since the submission of the application,he finally obtained the patent.（2）当评估这个研究项目的时候，他们遇到了许多数据上的困难。(evaluate
32、,encounter)When evaluating the project,they encountered many difficulties with the data.（3）她被新上任的总统邀请出任大使。(take up a position,come to power)She was invited by the president,who had just come to power,to take up a position as ambassador.（4）他在科学研究方面不但有天赋而且很努力，21岁时就已经在学术领域非常有名了。(genius,academic field)H
33、e was not only a genius but also hard working in scientific research,someone who had already been very famous in the academic field when he was 21 years old.academic:/kdemk/adj.学业的；学术的academy:/kdmi/n.（艺术、文学、科学等的）研究院；学会；专科院校（5）考虑到非常危险，他坚持认为他们不应该在台风天冒生命危险外出。(extraordinary,insist)Considering the extrao
34、rdinarily dangerous circumstance,he insisted that they should not risk their lives by going out during the typhoon.4.Find words and phrases from the unit to put into the following groups.To describe the appearance of a person:pretty,odd-looking,thick moustache and long white hairTo describe the character of a person:gentle,genius,a strong passion,committed,courageous,kind,patient,funnyRelated to the process of doing scientific research:analyse,objective,evaluate,obtain,substance,conclusionThank you for listening!
