1、 Unit 1 Reading and ThinkingNoImageNoImageI.Discussion1.Do you know the following people in the picture?Florence NightingaleAlexanderFlemingIsaac NewtonYuan Longping2.Why are these people called great people?Lu Xun make great contributions.blaze a trail in.开辟道路开辟道路 cast a new light on.使人们对使人们对有新认识有新
2、认识 bring enlightenment to.带来启示带来启示 the act of enlightening or the state of being enlightenedWhat are the qualities of these great people?Can you use some descriptive words to describe them?Descriptive word,a kind of adjective,adverb,v-ing etc.,is used to describe the colors,states and modalities of
3、people or objects vividly and specifically.These will help you form a better impression of the subject described in the passage.vtalenteddevotedselflesscommitteddiligentpersistentcourageousintelligentBrainstorm the descriptive words.hardworkingresponsiblecooperativemodestadventurousdeterminedfearles
4、s无畏的无畏的relentless坚持不懈的坚持不懈的greatremarkableoutstandingextraordinaryRead for language featureThe titleThe dateThe leadThe illustrations1.Where would you most likely find this passage?A.In a blog.B.In a book.C.In a letter D.In a newspaper2.Passages like this are most often written in _ and _?A.the acti
5、ve voice/offer many opinionsB.the first person/talk about feelingsC.both active and passive voices/mostly contain facts News stories are often written in passive voice and third person and they always contain many facts rather than the writers opinion or feeling so as to make the writing objective a
6、nd convincing.Predict and then read the text.3.Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage?A.A quote from Tu YouyouB.The details of how artmisinin was discovered.C.Tu Youyous important contributions other than the discovery of artmisinin.D.Tu Youyous personal life.E.Tu Youyous r
7、oad to discovering artmisninin.F.What Tu Youyou was awarded?G.Why artmisinin is an important discovery.Para.4Para.3Para.2&3Para.1Para.1Read para.1 and answer:What is the event?How is it described?Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?An attributive clause to explain why Tu was awarded the pr
8、izeAn apposition to explain what artemisinin isThe impact of malariaThe effect of artemisininRead para.4 and answer:Whats the significance of the discovery of artemisinin?What contributes to Tus Winning of the Nobel Prize?The honour is not just mine.There is a team behind me,and all the people of my
9、 country.This success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine.It is indeed an honour for Chinas scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.Prove the value of traditional Chinese medicine Spread Chinas scientific research and Chinese medicine team up with ot
10、her excellent scientistsgain support from the countryget inspiration from TCMthe rigorous scientific researchprofessional knowledgeTus committed and patient personalitiesWhat kind of person do you think Tu Youyou is?From the sentences below,can you tell what kind of person Tu is?Sentences Personalit
11、ies Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties.Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe.1.However,Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.2.After failing more than 190
12、 times,the team finally succeeded in 1971.1.After she graduated,she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.2.Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen.In 1969,she became the head of the project in Beijinghardworkingpatient selfless/devoted/committed persistent/
13、relentless/the spirit of never-give-up excellent/remarkable/professional/hardworking/talented artemisinin.Tus team examined _,and evaluated _ _They discovered and tested _ _They tested _They tried _ but_They used a _ _the sweet wormwood extract.They found one medical text suggesting _They tested the
14、 medicine _ to see if safe.They tested the medicine on_.The medicine became _ _ for malaria.over 2,000 old280,000380 distinct using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.a collection of dried boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid obtained from it this didnt work either.lower tempera
15、ture to draw on themselves malaria patientsa standardmedical textsplants for their medical properties.ancient Chinese medical treatmentswormwood leaves but found no effect treatmentoutP3:Tu Youyou&her teams experimenttested dried wormwood leavestried boiling fresh wormwoodUsed a lower temperature to
16、 draw out the extractfailed more than 190 timesfinally succeededtested the medicine on themselvesBy time and processcommittedpatientRole playinterview Yu Youyou1.Congratulate Tu on her prize-winning2.Ask the following questions:How did you react upon hearing the prize-winning news?How was artemisini
17、n discovered?What do you think of the discovery of artemisinin?How do you feel about your research?What does the award of the Nobel Prize mean to you?What do you know about Tu YouyouTu Youyou,Chinese ChemistWinner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.She was nominated by the BBC as one of the most influential figures in 20th century science alongside Marie Curie,Alan Turing,and Albert Einstein.Recipient of the Medal ofthe Republic(共和国共和国勋章勋章)
