1、Unit 1 People of Achievementhard-working 努力的 modest/humble 谦虚的 persistent 坚持不懈的 responsible 负责任的 committed 尽心尽力的 confident 自信的 intelligent 聪慧的 patient 耐心的unselfish 无私的 Words of describing qualities(品质品质)1.Who is she?What do you know about her?2.What is the plant?extract.from 从从.提取提取sweet wormwoodSte
2、p 1 Lead-in:predict with the pictures1.Where would you be most likely to find this passage?A.In a blog.B.In a book.C.In a letter.D.In a newspaper.Step 2 PredictionFrom the title,what do you think the text is about?Part 1Part 2Part 3(para.1)(para.2-para.3)(para.4)Activity 2 Divide the passage into th
3、ree parts then find the main ideas of each part.Step 2 Fast-readingStep 3 Careful-reading Activity 1 Read the first paragraph Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?Because artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and has improved the health for millions of people.Artemisinin is a
4、 great discovery.the author uses _ to support thisdataOn 30 December 1930Tu Youyou,a and scientist,was born in Ningbo,China.In 1955Tu Youyou Peking University Medical School.In 1967In 1969Tu Youyou became the head and decided to a to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.After gradua
5、tionShe worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.Activity 2:Read part2 carefully and fill in the blanks.graduated fromcommittedpatientThe Chinese government formed a team a a discovering a new treatment for malaria,and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen.wi
6、th the objective ofTu Youyous personal life review ancient Chinese medical texts intelligent and hard working尽心尽力的尽心尽力的Step 3 Careful-readingthe author arrange this part accroding to _timelineStep 4 DiscussionStep 3 Careful-readingActivity 3:Read part2 and fill in the blanks.Her team examined over t
7、exts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties.From their research,they discovered and tested a treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.Pre-experiment2,000 old medical 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical hard workingpatientStep 3 Careful-readingActivity 2:Read pa
8、rt2 and complete the flow chart about the process of the discovery of artemisinin.One medical text from the fourth century suggested a a a from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Tus team tested a collection of but found no effect.They then tried ,and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malari
9、a,but this did not work（起作用）（起作用）either.Their project .using dried wormwood leavesboiling fresh wormwoodDuring experimentgot stuckThey used a to draw out the extract,she found a substance that worked.lower temperaturepersistent坚持不懈的坚持不懈的confidentpatientthe extractStep 3 Careful-readingThey tested th
10、e medicine to make sure that it was safe.on themselvesThey tested the medicine on a .malaria patientsThe medicine became a for malaria.standard treatment Post-experimentActivity 3:Read part2 and complete the flow chart about the process of the discovery of artemisinin.responsiblebraveStep 3 Careful-
11、reading3.Tested boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid4.Tried a collection of dried wormwood leaves5.Used a lower temperature to draw out the sweet wormwood extract6.Tested the medicine on themselves7.Tested the medicine on malaria patients8.The medicine became a standard treatment for malariaS
12、tep 3 Careful-reading1.Examed old medical texts and evaluated plants2.Found a potential extract from sweet worm woodThe discovery of artemisinin is toughActivity 4:Read part 3 carefully then fill in the blanksTu Youyou respond to her success?She thought the discovery of artemisinin was_.This success
13、 proves the great value of .It is indeed an honor for Chinas and to be spread around the world.a team effort traditional Chinese medicine.scientific researchChinese medicinemodest and unselfishStep 3 Careful-readingpay attention to the commentsnews story achievementthe eventrelated experiencetime li
14、nedifficultiesquotecommentsActivity 1:Structure Analysis 语篇分析篇章结构分析Structure Analysis 语篇分析语篇分析篇章结构分析篇章结构分析dataPassages like this are most often written in _ and _.A.the active voice/offer many opinions B.the first person/talk about feelings C.both active and passive voices/mostly contain factsStep 4
15、 Post-readingTu Youyouintelligentcommittedmodest/humbleresponsiblehard-workingunselfishpersistentconfidentpatientActivity 2 Discussion 1.What qualities can we learn from Tu Youyou?Step 4 Post-readingStep 4 DiscussionWhy is Tu Youyou considered a great person?Because Tu Youyou has spent her whole lif
16、e to discover artemisinin,which has saved millions of lives.钟南山钟南山fight against COVID-19新冠肺炎新冠肺炎/responsiblehas made great discoveries/hard-workingMadame Curiemake great contributions to medicine/committedMr Bean华佗华佗bring happiness to others/cleverStep 4 Discussioninvents hybrid rice(杂交水稻杂交水稻)and sa
17、ves many lives/hardworkingex:1.The greatest person I know is Yuan Longping,who invents hybrid rice(杂交水稻)and saves many lives.2.I want to be like Yuan Longping because he is hardworking.Extensive readingExtensive reading Zhang Rongqiao,chief designer of Chinas first interplanetary endeavor(星际探测器)the
18、Tianwen 1 Mars missionwas named on Thursday by the top scientific journal Nature as one of the 10 people who mattered in science this year.The annual list,published on the journals website,said that Zhang is an engineer who led Chinas first successful Mars mission,which reached the planet this year
19、and landed a rover(探测器)on its surface.Born in March 1966 in Qimen county,Anhui province,Zhang studied at local schools until he went to Xidian University in Shaanxi province in 1982.In 1988,he received a bachelors degree and was admitted as a postgraduate student by the China Academy of Space Techno
20、logy in Beijing.After graduating in 1991,Zhang started his career at the academys Beijing Institute of Satellite Information Engineering and gradually moved up through professional ranks to eventually become the institutes head.In 2004,he was named chief engineer of the Lunar Exploration Center unde
21、r the State Administration of Science,Technology and Industry for National Defense and has worked there since then.On May 15 2021,Zhang Rongqiao wiped tears from his eyes as Chinas Mars rover landed safely on the planets sandy,auburn(红褐色的)plains.“I was so overwhelmed,”says Zhang,who coordinated the
22、mission.The touchdown marked the conclusion of a 475-million-kilometre journey full of peril for Zhang and the China National Space Administration,which had never before sent a successful mission to Mars.The landing,says Zhang,gave him a taste of the old Chinese saying it takes ten years to sharpen
23、a good sword.Extensive readingSome useful words:(adj.)caring(关心他人的关心他人的),capable(有能有能力的力的),brilliant,brave,realistic(实事求是的实事求是的),responsible,courageous,devoted(全心全意的全心全意的),selfless;(n./phr.)dedication(奉献奉献),courage,indifference to wealth and fame(淡薄名利淡薄名利),professional qualification(专业能力专业能力).Read t
24、he news story about Zhang Rongqiao,share your opinionI think/dont think Zhang Rongqiao is a great person,because he.After reading the news story,I think Zhang Rongqiao is+adj.(+adj.and adj.)because.Extensive reading Zhang Rongqiao,chief designer of Chinas first interplanetary endeavor(星际探测器)the Tian
25、wen 1 Mars missionwas named on Thursday by the top scientific journal Nature as one of the 10 people who mattered in science this year.The annual list,published on the journals website,said that Zhang is an engineer who led Chinas first successful Mars mission,which reached the planet this year and
26、landed a rover(探测器)on its surface.Born in March 1966 in Qimen county,Anhui province,Zhang studied at local schools until he went to Xidian University in Shaanxi province in 1982.In 1988,he received a bachelors degree and was admitted as a postgraduate student by the China Academy of Space Technology
27、 in Beijing.After graduating in 1991,Zhang started his career at the academys Beijing Institute of Satellite Information Engineering and gradually moved up through professional ranks to eventually become the institutes head.In 2004,he was named chief engineer of the Lunar Exploration Center under th
28、e State Administration of Science,Technology and Industry for National Defense and has worked there since then.On May 15 2021,Zhang Rongqiao wiped tears from his eyes as Chinas Mars rover landed safely on the planets sandy,auburn(红褐色的)plains.“I was so overwhelmed,”says Zhang,who coordinated the miss
29、ion.The touchdown marked the conclusion of a 475-million-kilometre journey full of peril for Zhang and the China National Space Administration,which had never before sent a successful mission to Mars.The landing,says Zhang,gave him a taste of the old Chinese saying it takes ten years to sharpen a good sword.
