1、Try to become not a man of success,but try rather to become a man of value.Albert EinsteinUnit 1 People of achievementBy the end of the class,you will be able to1.master the structure of a newspaper article;2.have a clear idea of how artemisinin was discovered;3.analyze Tu Youyous personal qualities
2、 from writers descriptions;What do they have in common?experts in their fields make a huge difference set a good example role models people of achievement devoted/committed Watch a clip from the TV Series Meritorious service功勋.呦呦鹿鸣，食野之蒿。诗经.小雅 Is it fate?No.It is more than fate.Sweet wormwoodartemisi
3、ninextracttreatmentSome basic info you need know before reading Malaria 【reason】:mosquito 【symptoms】chill,fever,sweat treatment treatment for _.substanceFast The significance of Tus discovery01The discovery of the artemisinin03Tus way to the treatment for malaria02T h e h o n o r o f t h e discovery
4、041.Where would you most likely find this passage?A.in a blog.B.In a book.C.in a letter.D.In a newspaperTask 2:A-Q2,Passages like this are most often written in?A,The active voice/offer many opinionB,The first person/talk about feelingsC,both active and passive voices/mostly contain facts Activity1:
5、Explore the writing style and the content 1.Where would you most likely find this passage?A.In a blog.B.In a book.C.In a letter.D.In a newspaper2.How to read passages like this?Activity2:Explore the writing style and the content 3.Passages like this are most often written in_and _ A.the active voice
6、 offer many opinions B.the person talk about feelings C.both active and passive voices mostly contain facts4.Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage?A.B.C.Tu Youyous important contributions other than the discovery of artemisinin.D.Tu Youyous personal life.E.F.G.factsthirdfi
7、rstA quote from Tu YouyouThe details of how artemisinin was discoveredTu Youyous road to discovering artemisininWhat Tu Youyou was awarded.Why artemisinin is an important discovery.News reports should be objectiveNews facts should be relevant to the topicRead for structure&main ideaThe news story ma
8、inly talks about _ and her way to _,which saves lots of people worldwide from Malaria.StructurePara 1:Para 2&3:Para 4:newssignificanceexperienceprocesscommentTu Youyous achievements discover artemisinin 1930succeeded in discovering artemisinin1955Chosen to be the first researchers to discover a new
9、treatment for malaria.Graduated from Peking University Medical SchoolBorn in Ningbo,ChinaBecame the head of the project in Beijing and decided to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.1967Activity3:Explore the road to the discovery 1
10、.Find out what happened to Tu Youyou in the following years.2.Retell it by the key words.crucial years Activity3:Explore the road to the discovery 3.Complete the flow chart.Then tell the story of how artemisinin was discovered.Tus team examined _,and evaluated _ from 1969to 1971They found a medical
11、text suggesting_They tested_ They tried _ but_.They used a _ the sweet wormwood extract.They tested the medicine_ to see if safe.They tested the medicine on _ The medicine became _ for malaria over 2000 old medical texts280,000 plants using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.dried worm
12、wood leavesboiling fresh wormwood and using the liquidthis didnt work eitherlower temperature to draw outon themselvesmalaria patients a standard treatment4.What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?5.Why is the discovery of artimisinin important?Artemisinin has saved of lives,and
13、 has led to improved health for of people.nowhundreds of thousandsmillionsOver 200 million people around the world get malaria each year,and about 600,000 die from it.Artemisinin saves 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.crucial vitalTu Youyou s team examined over 2000 old medical text,and evaluate
14、d 280,000 plants for their medical properties They found a medical text suggesting using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.They tested dried wormwood leaves but found on effect.They tried boiling fresh wormwood,and using the liquid,but this didnt work either.They used a lower temperat
15、ure to draw out the extract.They tested the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe.They tested the medicine on malaria patients.The medicine became a standard treatment for malaria.1930Tested the medicine on themselves and later on patients.The medicine became a standard treatment for
16、malaria.1955Chosen to be the first researchers to discover a new treatment for malaria.Graduated from Peking University Medical SchoolBorn in Ningbo,ChinaBecame the head of the project in Beijing and decided to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiol
17、ogy and Medicine.1967team work of her teaminspiration from ancient Traditional Chinese Medicinefirm support from the countryprofessional knowledgepersonal qualities(committed;patient;perseverant.)Activity4:Explore the language features of a news story Please underline the sentences about Tu Youyous
18、achievementsThe present perfect tense highlights the positive effects of Tus achievements and contributionsCombined with the story of Tu Youyou,what can contribute to ones successWhat can you learn from the video about the discovery of artemisnin and Tu Youyou?The discovery of artemisnin has saved m
19、illions of lives across the globe.Tu Youyou and her team had undergone many difficulties and even risked their life before their success.Tu Youyou is a medicine scientist with scientific spirit.Activity6:Practise Presentation:Please report the news story to the audience.How was artemisinin discovered?personal effortsTeam workSocial needsSincere love for motherland and people1 Finish the exercises on Page 4.2 Retell the story of Tu Youyou and tell what have learnt from her.Thank you
