1、What are some important life choices?educationcareer/jobmarriage婚姻Who is he?After the novel coronavirus breaking,he boarded a night train to Wuhan.He got down to business as soon as he settled down in his seat,trying to arrest the spread of the virus,even at the risk of infection.renowned respirator
2、y scientist 著名的呼吸科学家Who is she?A great woman,who is an epidemiologist(流行病学家)and expert from the National Health Commission(国家卫生委员会),went to Wuhan without hesitation to do research work and rescue the patients at the first time.She is the first expert to put forward the method of locking Wuhan.Who is
3、 she?As a winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology(生理学)or Medicine,she discovered an entirely new anti-malarial(抗疟疾药)treatment,artemisinin(青蒿素),which made possible the treatment of thousands of patients in China in the 1980s.Do you still remember the girl who gave up the examination for a medica
4、l university to save a fainted girl?Do you know anything about her life?What other hard choices was Dr Lin faced with through her life？Look at the title,the illustrations,and the questions in activity 2,predict the content of the article based on the information.What do you think the text is about?A
5、ctivity1:Make a predictionThe text is probably about the life stories of Lin Qiaozhi,a compassionate doctor and the hard choices throught out her life.Activity2:Fast reading1.What kind of text is it?A brief biography of Lin Qiaozhi.2.How are the events in the passage arranged?In time order.story of
6、a persons life written by someone else 3.Whats language feature of this passage?The article not only briefly summarizes Lin Qiaozhis life experience,but also has some touching details.Lin Qiaozhis original words are quoted in the passage,which are authentic and persuasive,positively reflecting Lin Q
7、iaozhis noble quality and spirit.TimeImportant eventsHer choiceResults1901She was born.1906He mother died.At age 18She graduated from Peking Union Medical College with the Wenhai Scholarship.From age 26 to 27In 1939In 1941During the warHer department was closed.From 1954 to 1983She tended patients,p
8、ublished medical research on care for woman and children,and trained new doctors.22 April 1983During her lifetimeRead the text carefully and find out all the important points,events and life choices related to Lin Qiaozhi.Activity3:careful readingShe was born.TimeImportant eventsHer choiceResults190
9、1 1906 At age 18 From age 26 to 27 Her mother died.She chose to study medicine instead of finding a husband.She took the entrance exam and entered Peking Union Medical College.She graduated from Peking Union Medical College with the Wenhai Scholarship.She was named a chief resident physician.She was
10、 sent to study in Europe.Fill in the tableReading for details.At age 26TimeImportant eventsHer choiceResultsIn 1939In 1941 During the warShe was sent to study in the US.She rejected the offer to stay in the US.She went back to China to serve the women and children.She became the first Chinese woman
11、to be appointed director of OB-GYN department of PUMC Hospital.Her department was closed.She opened a private clinic.She continued to provide medical care for the people in need of help,especially the poor patients.Fill in the tableReading for details.TimeImportant eventsHer choiceResultsFrom 1954 t
12、o 198322 April 1983 During her lifetime She was elected to the first National Peoples Congress.She held many important positions.She was more interested in tending patients,publishing medical research on care for women and children,and training new doctors.She tended patients,published medical resea
13、rch on care for women and children,and trained new doctors.She died.She left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.She chose not to marry.She devoted all her life to work and delivered over 50,000 babies.Fill in the tableReading for details.Figure out the structureThe _ guides Dr
14、Lin through the choices in life.The life as a student(Para 2)The life as a physician(Para 3-5)Her private life(Para 6)Instead of following the traditional path of marriage,she choose to study _.She was devoted to _ patients,_ researches and_ the next generation of doctors.She _ over 50,000 babies in
15、 her life,but never _ and had no children of her _.principlemedicinetendingpublishingtrainigdeliveredmarriedownWhat was the main principle guiding Dr Lin through the choices in her life?Introduction(Para 1)What _ her through a life of hard choices.carriedDr Lins main principle of life was to_.Eviden
16、ce 1:_Evidence 2:_Evidence 3:_ _Evidence 4:_What was the main principle guiding Dr Lin through the choices in her life?Activity4:Draw conclusions put the needs of others firstShe would rather stay single to study all her life.She rejected the offer to serve the women and children at home.to a kinder
17、garten and a fund for new doctors.She didnt retire until the day she died,and left her savings And even as she lay dying,her final thoughts were for others.Summarizing the hard choices Dr Lin faced with through her life.1.Whether to follow the traditional Chinese morality-get married and have a fami
18、ly,or to pursue her medical dream despite high tuition fees.2.Whether to stay in a foreign country with favorable conditions and good prospects,or to return to her motherland of untold sufferings.3.whether to establish her own small family,or to work for Chinas countless families unremittingly(不懈地）.
19、Activity5:Further ThinkingJapan began its full-scale invasion of China in 1937.In 1939,she rejected the offer to stay in the US,and then went back to China to serve the women and children.discuss the morals and virtues of Lin Qiaozhi.kind,considerate,responsiblegenerous selflessdevoted,hard-workingd
20、eterminedpatrioticGroup work If you are a journalist of your school English newspaper，please make an interview with Dr Lin Qiaozhi according to the passage.You may start like this.A：Hello，I am a journalist of our school English newspaper.What do you think makes you so successful?B：.Group workVoice y
21、our opinions.Under what principle should you live by in making choices in your life?How will that change your life?When she was five years old，Lin Qiaozhi was deeply 1._（affect）by her mothers 2._(die)At age 18，she chose to study medicine.Eight years later，Lin graduated 3._Peking Union Medical Colleg
22、e and 4._(immediate)became the first woman ever 5._(hire)as a resident physician in the OBGYN department of the PUMC Hospital.In 1941，the department was closed because of the war.6._(think)of all the people still in need of help，Dr Lin opened a private clinic.She charged very low fees to treat patie
23、nts and often reduced costs for poor patients.In 1954，she 7._(elect)to the first National Peoples Congress.Dr Lin did not retire 8._ the day she died，22 April 1983.Since she had no children of her own，she left her 9._(save)to a kindergarten and 10._fund for new doctors.affecteddeathfromimmediatelyto
24、 be hiredThinkingwas electedtill/untilsavingsa Make a summaryLanguage Points重点词汇1.These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman,and what carried her through a life of hard choices.林巧稚这一席话使我们得以窥见这位非凡女性的内心世界,并了解是什么支撑她度过充满艰难抉择的一生。【词汇精讲】carry sb through sth是固定搭配,意为“帮助
25、某人渡过难关”。It was your help that carried me through the hard times.正是你的帮助使我度过了艰难时刻。【词汇拓展】He had learned enough German to carry on a conversation.他已学了足够的德语来进行会话。No matter what we do,we must carry out our duties.无论干什么工作,我们都应履行自己的职责。2.At age 18,instead of following the traditional path of marriage like th
26、e majority of girls,she chose to study medicine.18岁时,她没有像大多数女孩那样走传统的婚姻道路,而是选择了学医。【词汇精讲】majority是名词,意为“大部分;大多数”。The majority of them take an online language test before starting their programme.他们中的大多数在开始他们的课程前参加在线语言测试。The majority of people interviewed prefer juice to water.大多数接受采访的人都喜欢喝果汁而不喜欢喝白开水。【
27、词汇拓展】The doctors in the hospital are performing a major operation.这家医院的医生们在做一个重要的手术。My brother majored in two subjects in the university.我哥哥在大学主修两门课程。【温馨提示】(1)the majority单独作主语时,谓语动词可用单数也可用复数。(2)“the/a majority of+名词”作主语时,谓语动词的数与of后面的名词保持一致。【语境助记】Only a minority of people in that city do not have a
28、car while the people taking subway to work are in the/a majority.在那个城市只有少数人没有汽车,但是乘坐地铁上班的人占了大多数。【微写作】The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio.The major reason is that TV can give them more amusement.大多数被采访的人更喜欢看电视而不是听广播。主要原因是电视可以给他们更多的娱乐。3.“Why should girls learn so much?Finding a good
29、husband should be their final goal!”her brother complained,thinking of the high tuition fees.“为什么女孩子要学这么多?找一个好丈夫应该是她们的最终目标!”想到高额的学费,她的哥哥抱怨道。【词汇精讲】句中的complain是不及物动词,意为“抱怨;发牢骚”,complain也可以作及物动词用,意义相同。The tourist complained that the room was too dirty.游客抱怨说房间太脏了。She complained to me about his rudeness.
30、她向我抱怨他的粗鲁。【词汇拓展】4.She responded,“Id rather stay single to study all my life!”她回答道,“我宁愿单身一辈子学习!”【词汇精讲】句中的respond是及物动词,意为“回答;回复”,respond也可作不及物动词,意为“做出反应;回应”。He responded that he didnt want to see anyone.他回答说他不想见任何人。The teacher asked Tom a question,but he didnt respond.老师问了汤姆一个问题,可他没回答。【词汇拓展】They are l
31、ikely to respond positively to the farmers request for aid.他们可能会对农民的援助要求做出积极回应。I sent her several emails,but she didnt respond to any of them.我给她发了几封邮件,但她一封也没有回复。【微写作】None of the students responded to her questions,that is to say,her question failed to get a response from any of the students.没有一个学生回
32、答她的问题,也就是说,她的问题没有得到任何学生的回答。5.In 1941,Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.1941年,林博士成为第一个被任命为北京协和医院妇产科主任的中国女性【词汇精讲】句中的appoint是及物动词,意为“任命;委派”。We must appoint a person to act as secretary.我们得指定一个人当秘书。The manager appointed him
33、to receive the businessman.经理指定他去接待那个商人。【词汇拓展】Hes just been appointed as director of the publishing division.他刚被任命为出版事业部的主管。May I make an appointment for sometime early this afternoon?我能预约今天下午早些时候吗?【语境助记】Mr Brown and Professor Smith made an appointment to meet at 2 in the afternoon,but Professor Smi
34、th broke the appointment and didnt turn up at the appointed time.布朗先生和史密斯教授约定下午两点见面,但史密斯教授违约,没有在约定的时间出现。【微写作】He has just been appointed to the position of Export Manager for the company.He will have an appointment with his first foreign customers tonight.他刚刚被任命为公司的出口经理。今晚他将和他的第一批外国顾客有个约会。6.In 1954,s
35、he was elected to the first National Peoples Congress and,over the next several decades,she held many important positions.1954年,她当选为第一届全国人民代表大会代表,在随后的几十年里,她担任了许多重要职务。【词汇精讲】elect是及物动词,意为“选举;推选”,其名词形式是election。She was elected to parliament last year.她去年被选进议会。We dont know which of them is going to be e
36、lected chairman.我们不知道他们中谁会当选为主席。【易混辨析】elect指按照一定的规章或法律,用投票等方式进行的认真慎重的选择。choose含有运用判断力在一些人、物或行为方式中选出一个的意思。select侧重于从许多不同种类中进行选择时的挑剔态度。Theres not much to choose between them because they are almost the same.两者之间没有多大差别,没有什么可挑选的。He selected a diamond ring as a birthday present for his wife.他挑选了一枚钻石戒指作为妻
37、子的生日礼物。7.She was more interested in tending patients,publishing medical research on care for women and children,and training the next generation of doctors.她对照顾病人、出版关于妇女和儿童的医学研究以及培训下一代医生更感兴趣。【词汇精讲】tend在句中是及物动词,意为“照顾;照料”,tend还可作不及物动词,意为“倾向;趋于”。Golf course must be carefully tended by a special staff o
38、f groundskeepers.高尔夫球场必须由专门的场地管理员精心养护。People tend to think that the problem will never affect them.人们倾向于认为这个问题绝不会影响到他们。【词汇拓展】Many people tend to be blind to the beauty around them.许多人易于对周围的美视而不见。The English seasons and climate tend towards extremes.英国的季节与气候是趋于极端的。【微写作】The storm tends to hit our city
39、,so we will observe its tendency closely.暴风雨要袭击我们的城市,所以我们将密切观察它的动向。8.She was so scared during the interview that she completely forgot how she should respond to the questions.她在面试中非常害怕,以至于她完全忘记了她要如何回答这些问题。【词汇精讲】句中的scared是形容词,意为“害怕的;对感到惊慌或恐惧的”。The boy was very scared when he heard the noise.那孩子听到声音非常
40、惊恐。She began to feel angry as well as scared.她开始感到既生气又害怕。【词汇拓展】My brother always keeps calm and never scares when he meets whatever urgency.我哥哥在任何紧急情况下都能保持镇静,从不会惊慌。【微写作】While I was walking along the street last night,I heard a scaring voice and felt very scared.昨晚我在街上走的时候,听到一个可怕的声音,我感到非常害怕。9.The stu
41、dent union will hold a special meeting in January to elect someone to replace the secretary.学生会将在一月举行一次特殊会议,选举一个人接替秘书。【词汇精讲】句中的replace是及物动词,意为“接替;取代;更换”。The manager is ill and I want to know who is going to replace him.经理病了,我想知道谁将替他。Dont miss meals and replace them with snacks.不要不吃正餐,改吃点心。【词汇拓展】It w
42、ould be difficult to find a man to take the place of the present manager.找一个人来代替现在的经理是不容易的。They have replaced all the old computers with/by new ones.他们已经把所有的旧电脑都换成新的了。重点句式1.To a person,nothing is more precious than their life.对一个人来说,没有什么比他们的生命更加珍贵了【句式剖析】此处“nothing is more+(形容词)比较级+than.”是一个常用句型,表示“没
43、有什么比更加”。To the old man,nothing is more important than money.对那个老人来说,没有什么比钱更重要。To me,nothing is better than having you with me.对我来说,没有什么比和你在一起更好的了。【句式拓展】The English at that time was based more on German than the English we speak at present.当时的英语更多的是以德语为基础,而我们今天所说的英语不是。Li Ming is no taller than his br
44、other.李明和他弟弟一样都不高。2.Id rather stay single to study all my life!我宁愿单身一辈子来学习!【句式剖析】would rather意为“宁愿;宁可”,后接动词原形。I would rather hoe in the garden than run about on the playground.我宁愿在花园锄草,也不愿在运动场上跑来跑去。I would rather remain poor than get money by dishonest means.我宁可安于贫穷,也不愿用不当手段赚钱。【句式拓展】I think I would
45、rather not commit myself to going with you.我想我不愿答应跟你一起去。I would rather have my beloved mother than all the precious stones under the sun.我宁可只要我挚爱的母亲,而不要天下所有的宝石。【温馨提示】(1)使用would rather.than.句型时要注意平行结构,即than的前后要用两个同类的词或词组,如两个名词、两个介词短语等。(2)would rather+从句,意为“宁愿”,此时从句中要用虚拟语气。表示与现在或将来事实相反,谓语动词用过去式;表示与过去事实相反用过去完成式。I would rather I hadnt met him yesterday.要是我昨天没见着他就好了。Homework1.Finish the exercise on page17.2.Finish your interview and present your report in next class.Thank You!
