1、UNIT 2 MORALS AND VIRTUESReading and ThinkingWhat important What important and hardand hardchoices have you ever choices have you ever made in your life?made in your life?How can we make a better choice without regret?Choose courses for the entrance examinationimportant important and hard and hard c
2、hoices choices We dont have many chances to make big choices,but from making some small choices in daily life,we can still decide all by ourselves what to do.Can you think of some examples about small choices?I will choose to.because.Lin Qiaozhi(1901-1983)Activity 1 PredictionDr Lin ten thousand bab
3、ies.What do you think the writer might write about in the text?Q1:what kind of text is it?A brief biography of Lin Qiaozhi.Q2:How does the writer develop the text?By time.MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES“Life is precious.To a person nothing is more precious than their life,and if they entrust me with t
4、hat life,how could I refuse that trust,saying Im cold,hungry,or tired?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.As a five-year-old girl,Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mothers death.At age 18,instead o
5、f following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls,she chose to study medicine.“Why should girls learn so much?Finding a good husband should be their final goal!her brother complained,thinking of the high tuition fees.She responded,Id rather stay single to study all my life!Eigh
6、t years later,Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College(PUMC)with the Wenhai Scholarship,the highest prize given to graduates.She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.Within six months,she was named a chief re
7、sident physician,a position that usually took four years to achieve.After working for a few years,She was sent to study in Europe and then,in 1939,in the US.She greatly impressed her American colleagues,who invited her to stay.D r Lin,however,rejected the offer.She wanted to serve the women and chil
8、dren at home.In 1941,Dr Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital,but just a few months later,the department was closed because of the war.Thinking of all the people still in need of help,Dr Lin opened a private clinic.She charged
9、very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients.At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care.The new Peoples Republic of China saw Dr Lin Qiaozhi playing a key role.In 1954,she was elected to the first National Peoples Congress and,
10、over the next several decades,she held many important positions.Her Heart,however,was elsewhere.She was more interested in tending patients,publishing medical research on care for women and children,and training the next generation of doctors.The OB-GYN department cares for two lives,she told new st
11、aff in her department.As doctors,we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters.Though Lin Qiaozhi never married,she was known as the mother of ten thousand babies,having delivered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime.Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died,22 Apri 1983.S
12、ince she had no children of her own,she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.And even as she lay dying,her final thoughts were for others:1m ready to go,she said.Dont try to rescue me any more.Dont waste the medicine any more.”Activity 2 Read for the styleA.the third person
13、B.birth and death timeC.family backgroundD.childhood E.turning points in lifeF.quotes their own or other peoples wordsG.In time orderShe was born.Her mother died.She chose to study medicine.She graduated from PUMC.She studied in the US.She became the first Chinese woman director at PUMC.She was elec
14、ted government official.She died.Activity 3 Finish the timelineActivity 4 Para.6Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5At age 18,instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls,she chose to study medicine.and then,in 1939,in the US.She greatly impressed her American colleagues,who
15、invited her to stay.Dr Lin,however,rejected the offer.She wanted to serve the women and children at home.Thinking of all the people still in need of help,Dr Lin opened a private clinic.She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients.Her heart,however,was elsewhe
16、re.She was more interested in tending patients,publishing medical research on care for women and children,and training the next generation of doctors.Since she had no children of her own,she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors.And even as she lay dying,her final thoughts we
17、re for others.What was the main principle guiding Dr Lin through the choices in her life?“Life is precious,.To a person nothing is more precious than their life,and if they entrust me with that life,how could I refuse that trust,saying Im cold,hungry,or tired?”Dr Lins main life principle is to _put
18、the needs of others first.Activity 5 Further thinkingActivity 6 Group workWhat kind of person do you think Dr Lin was?Dr Lin is .Evidence 1:Evidence 2:Evidence 3:Tip:As we read,pay attention to facts and details mentioned by the author,and put them together to draw conclusions about the topic.Patter
19、ns:I think Dr Lin is a woman becauseFrom the phrases/sentences,we can tell thatIn paragraph,the author mentioned that,which shows thatDr LinsQualities1.she is _2.she is _3.she is _generous selflessconsideratekind/caringdevoteddedicated敬业的rejected the offercharged low feesleft savings to a kindergart
20、en and a fund for new doctors served women and childrentended patientstreated them as sisterswon the highest scholarshippublished medical researchtrained the next generation of doctors4.she is _Summary Summary Activity 7 SummarySummaryLin Qiaozhi was known as the“_ _ of ten thousand”for having deliv
21、ered over 50,000 babies all her life.She decided to study _ at age 18.After she _,she became the first woman resident physician in th OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital.The department was closed because of the war.Then Dr.Lin opened a _ _ to treat patients.Over the next several _,she held many p
22、ositions in the government,but she was more interested in tending patients,_ _ and training doctors.She didnt get married and worked until the day she _.Complete the following passage using suitable words from the text.Be sure to use the correct forms.mothermedicine graduatedprivate clinicdecadespub
23、lishing medical research died Activity 8 RetellAssignmentWrite a summary entitled“Dr Lin in My Eyes”(around 60 words).One possible version:Lin Qiaozhi,a specialist in womens diseases,lived from 1901 to 1983.She remained single throughout her life.She had devoted her whole life to helping women of Ch
24、ina.As a student,she was diligent;as a physician,she was outstanding.The main principle of Lin Qiaozhi was her devotion to others without any thought of herself.(57 words).Complete the following sentences using suitable verbs from the text.P17 41.Many studies have shown that shy,passive children ten
25、d to be socially _ by their classmates.2.She was so scared during the interview that she completely forgot how she should _ to the question.3.Many Americans _ about the sharp increase in the cost of health care and health insurance recently.4.One of the advantages of _ energetic and positive young people is that they _ to show interest in their work and they are eager to learn.5.The student union will hold a special meeting in January to _ someone to replace the secretary.rejectedrespondcomplainedhiringtendelect
