1、UNIT 4 Great ScientistsUnit 4 Great ScientistsUnit 4 Great Scientists-Writing&ReadingCheck the meanings of the words1.He novel topped the national best-seller list._2.Cosmology is the study of the origin and nature of the universe._3.She was diagnosed with breast cancer._4.He is a child with leaning
2、 disability._5.The victim received head injuries._6.Simon was diagnosed with motor neurone disease._畅销书畅销书宇宙论宇宙论诊断诊断残疾残疾,无能无能受害者受害者运动神经元病运动神经元病A.Why Stephen Hawking is famousTask 1.Number the paragraphs in correct orderTask 1.Number the paragraphs in correct order and choose a subtitle for each para
3、 and choose a subtitle for each paraPara1._Para 2._Para 3._B.Hawkings personal lifeC.Hawkings scientific career Task 2.Do a mind-map for the passageTask 2.Do a mind-map for the passageTask 3.Write a compositonWrite three short paragraphs about Tu Youyou using the notes:Task 3.Writing-translation1.屠呦
4、呦，中国医药科学家和教育家；因发现青蒿素(artemisinin)而著名。2.1930年出生于这浙江宁波；3.1951年被北京大学医学系录取；4.毕业后，从事中草药研究(Chinese herbal medicine)；5.1972,发现青蒿素，在全球抗击疟疾(malaria)进程中发挥了重要作用,拯救了上百万生命;6.2015年，被授予诺贝尔医学奖，成为首位获得科学类诺贝尔奖的中国人。7.朋友们声称她生活中是个马大哈，研究失败190次仍坚持。1.medical scientist and educator;famous for discovering 2.born in Ningbo Zhe
5、jang,in 1930；3.was admitted to medical school of Beijing University;4.after graduation，worked on the Chm research；5.in 1972,she discovered artemisinin and it plays an important part in fighting against malaria;it saves a lot of peoples lives6.in 2015,she was awarded the Noble prize for medicine，and
6、she becomes the first Chinese to win Noble Prize in science.Task 3.Writing-translation1.be famous/known for;be called2.be awarded the Noble Prize for.3.be regarded/considered/thought of as.4.one of the greatest5.contribute to./make contributions to/devote.to.6.work on./get down to doing/take up doin
7、gTask 3.Pre-writing-useful expressionsTask 3.Pre-writing-organize the informationPara 1.Para 2.Para 3.Task 3.While-writingWrite three short paragraphs about Tu Youyou using the notes translated:possible version Tu youyou,is famous as a medical scientist and educator who was born in,Ningbo Zhejiang i
8、n 1930.She was admitted to medical school of Peking university in 1951.After graduation,she devoted herself to finding a way to research the malaria.she got the Noble Prize for medicine because she discovered the artemisinin in 2015,which plays an essential role in fighting against malaria.Having sa
9、ve millions of peoples lives,she still buries her head in her work.possible version Known as the first Chinese to win the Noble Prize in science,Tu Youyou shows her devotion to her research.As her friend said,she would try even if she had failed for 190 times.A saying from Tu Youyou不要追一匹马，你用追马的时间去种草
10、，待春暖花开时，能吸引一批骏马来供你选择；不要刻意巴结一个人，用暂时没有朋友的时间去提升自己的能力，待时机成熟时，便有一批朋友与你同行；用人情做出来的朋友只是暂时的，用人格做出来的朋友是长久的。所以，丰富自己比取悦别人更有力量。种下梧桐树，引得凤凰来；你若盛开，蝴蝶自来。你若精彩，天自安排。Search the information about Tu Youyou and write a short passage about him(no less than 120 words).Part 1.Yuan Longping-a leading figure in zcc the rice-g
11、rowing worldPart 2.Yuan Longping-a boy who liked zcc ffcfccccasking questionsPart 3.How Yuan succeeded in producing zcc a new plant gving a higher yieldPart 4.The advantages and positive effects accccccof Yuan Longpings discoveriesTask 1.Fast-Reading:Match-up Task 1.Fast-Reading:Match-up Task 2.Mind
12、-mapping the informationTask 2.Mind-mapping the informationPara 1.(1)one of the most famous scientists because of(2)born in 1942 and in Oxford(3)graduate from Oxford University(4)diagnosed with mnd his scientific discoverieshis physical disabilityTask 2.Detailed reading-Task 2.Detailed reading-what
13、has been introduced in Para 1what has been introduced in Para 1III.Success III.Success 成功talenteddiligentresponsibleoptimisticdevoted12354Parents separated 父母分居Father died of drinking 父亲酗酒去世Mother suffered from mental illness 母亲患精神病Chaplin sent to an orphan school 送进孤儿学校Task 2.Detailed ReadingTask 2
14、.Detailed ReadingHow to write about a scientist?I.Biography I.Biography 生平 1889,LondonBirth Poverty;hardshipChildhood TrampCharacter Comic actorOccupation Academy AwardsAchievements 1977,SwitzerlandDeath Chaplin received three Academy Awards(Oscar，奥斯卡金像奖)in 1929,1972,and 1973:an Honorary Award for“v
15、ersatility and genius in acting,writing,directing and producing”.II.Contribution II.Contribution 贡献Movie ClipsMovie ClipsThe Secret of Success:The Secret of Success:A=X+Y+Z.A=X+Y+Z.X stands for hard work,X stands for hard work,Y for good methods,Y for good methods,and Z means stop and Z means stop talking and getting talking and getting down to workdown to work -Albert Einstein -Albert Einstein
