1、Reading and ThinkingUNIT 1 PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENTIn 2020,the whole China is fighting against COVID-19.Thanks to many great scientists,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
2、 following ones?What is his/her name?What did he/she invent or discover?When did he/she invent/discover it?Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_Qian XuesenChinesePhysicsChinese atom bombIn 1964Great scientistsName:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_W
3、hen did they invent/discover:_Yuan LongpingChineseAgriculturehybrid riceIn 1970Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_Marie CuriePolishPhysicsradioactivityIn 1898Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_Albert EinsteinGerm
4、an/AmericanMathematical Physicsrelativity In 1905Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_ArchimedesSicilianPhysics,MathematicianBuoyancy 浮力浮力About 240 BC1.Who is the woman in the photo?2.What is happening in this photo?3.What more can you find from this photo?T
5、he Nobel Prize award ceremony was held in a magnificent hall.Everyone was standing up when Tu Youyou received her award.spread of Malaria(疟疾疟疾)wormwood(蒿；洋艾蒿；洋艾)artemisinin(青蒿素青蒿素)Try to become not a man of success,but try rather to become a man of value.Albert Einstein How do you understand it?What
6、 does Einstein mean by“a man of value”?Possible answer:To be a man of value is more meaningful than to be a man of success.How can we describe Tu Youyou?Is Tu Youyou a man of success or value?Why?Possible answer:She is a man of value.Because she made a great discovery of the artemisinin which saves
7、millions of lives worldwide.Which is more important for making a great discovery,talent or effort?I think both talent and effort are important for making discoveries.If a person doesnt have some talent,it is possible that even though he or she works hard,it will be difficult to succeed.On the other
8、hand,peopleeven those with great talentrarely achieve anything without putting in efforts.TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZEFast-readingLook at the title and the pictures on page 2.Then predict what this passage is mainly talk about?Skills:try to find out who,when,why,where and what.It mainly talks about
9、 _ achievement and her way to _ which saves lots of people worldwide.Tu Youyousfind out the artemisininWhile-readingScan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou.Find descriptive words:Pay attention to the descriptive words in a passage.These will help you form a better impression of the
10、subject described in the mitted patient While-reading1.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 fir
11、st person/talk about feelingsC both active and passive voices/mostly contain factsWhile-reading3.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
12、artemisinin.D Tu Youyous personal lifeE Tu Youyous road to discovering artemisinin.F What Tu Youyou was awarded.G Why artemisinin is an important discovery.While-readingMatch the main ideas with each paragraph.Tu Youyou was awarded Nobel Prize because of discovering artemisinin.Tu Youyous personal e
13、xperiences.The process of discovering artemisinin.Tu Youyou owes her success to her team and traditional Chinese medicine.Complete 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
14、2,000 old medical texts280,000 plants for their medical properties using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever a collection of dried wormwood leavesThey tried _,but _.boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquidthis did not work eitherThey used a _ sweet wormwood extract.They tested the _
15、to see if safe.lower temperature to draw outon themselvesThey tested the medicine on _.The medicine became _ for malaria.malaria patientsa standard treatment was born in _,China graduated from _ became the _ of the project in Beijing decided to review _ (how artemisinin was discovered)received the 2
16、015 _ a team effort;an honour for _ _ and _ TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE joined in a team with scientists with the objective of _ the team succeeded after failing more than _ times tested on _;tested on _193019551967196919712015NingboPeaking University Medical Schooldiscovering a new treatment for malariaheadancient Chinese medical texts190themselvesmalaria patientsNobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine Chinas scientific researchChinese medicine THANKSMake you different
