1、 Reading and Thinking:Describe people of achievementTry to become not a man of success,but try rather to become a man of value.Albert Einstein 努力不是为了功成名就，而是为了成为有价值的人。Name:_Nationality:_Major:_Inventions/discovers:_When did they invent/discover:_Yuan LongpingChineseAgriculturehybrid riceIn 1970Who is
2、 the woman in the photo?What is happening in the photo?Whats the reaction of people present when this is happening?why?u Everyone present is standing up to show respect and admiration to her.u She is Tu Youyou.u She is being awarded the Nobel Prize.Read for featuresThe titleThe dateThe leadThe illus
3、trations1.Where would you most likely find this passage?In a newspaperNews story2.Passages like this are most often written in _ and _?A.the active voice/offer many opinionsB.the first person/talk about feelingsC.both active and passive voices/mostly contain factscontent:more objective,accurate and
4、convincingRead for featuresThe news story mainly talks about _ and her way to _ which saves lots of people worldwide.StructurePara 4:The _ about Tu Youyou winning the award and the _ of discovering artemisinin.Tus life _ and the _ process of discovering artemisinin.The _ of the eventnewssignificance
5、experienceresearchTu Youyous achievements discover the artemisinin Para 1:Para 2&3:significanceThis years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to TU Youyou(Co-winner),whose research led to the discovery of artemisinin,a crucial new treatment for malaria.Artemisinin has saved hundr
6、eds of thousands of lives,and has led to improved health for millions of people.Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year,and about 600,000 die from it.Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria,and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.1.
7、Circle all the numbers;2.Find two adjectives describing the discovery of artemisinin.What do the numbers suggest?l good effects of artemisinin;l severe situation because of malaria whenwhatwhowhyPara 1Para 2&3Tu Youyous life experience193019551967196919712015_ on 30 Dec.1930.Ningbo,China_ from Pekin
8、g University _ to be the first researchers _ the head of the project in Beijing _ in discovering artemisinin was _ the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine borngraduatedchosenbecamesucceededawardedartemisinin.Tus team examined _,and evaluated _ _They discovered and tested _ _They tested _They trie
9、d _ but_They used a _ _the sweet wormwood extract.They found one medical text suggesting _They tested the 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 o
10、f dried boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid obtained from it this didnt work either.lower temperature to draw on themselves malaria patientsa standardmedical textsplants for their medical properties.ancient Chinese medical treatmentswormwood leaves but found no effect treatmentoutPara 2&3Wha
11、t was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?temperaturePara.3:“After failing more than 190 times,the team finally succeeded.”Show the hardness of the mission&the great effort Tus team madePara 2&3Para 4According to Tu Youyou,the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort.Upon hearing t
12、hat she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,she said,“The honour is not just mine.There is a team behind me,and all the people of my 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
13、 the world.”1.What contributes to Tu Youyous discovery?2.What kind of person is Tu Youyou according to her quote?According to Tu Youyou,the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort.Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,she said,“The honour is not just mine.There is a team behind m
14、e,and all the people of my 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.”1.What contributes to Tu Youyous discovery?team up with other excellent scientistsget inspi
15、ration from TCM;gain support from the countryprofessional knowledgepersonal characteristics(committed;patient.)Para 4According to Tu Youyou,the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort.Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,she said,“The honour is not just mine.There is a team behi
16、nd me,and all the people of my 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.”2.What kind of person is Tu Youyou according to her quote?thinks little of fame and mon
17、eyPara 4Para 4Para 3Para 2&3Para1Para1Which 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 road to di
18、scovering artmisninin.F What Tu Youyou was awarded?G Why artmisinin is an important discovery.Post-reading Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2015 for her research,_ led to the discovery of artemisinin.Artemisinin _(save)a large number of lives since it was discovered.After _(graduate)from uni
19、versity,Tu Youyou worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.In 1967,Tu Youyou _(choose)as a researcher of a team of scientists with _ purpose of discovering a new treatment for malaria.They_(evaluate)280,000 plants and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical_(treat).One medical
20、 text suggested using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Tu Youyou analyzed the medical texts again,and _ chance,she found onewhichhas savedgraduatingwas chosentheevaluatedtreatmentsby sentence suggesting a different way.Soon she found a substance that worked by_(boil)the sweet wormwoo
21、d at a lower temperature.The teams hard work _(event)paid off in 1971.Tu Youyou thought the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort and the Nobel Prize was an honor for Chinas scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.eventuallyboilingQualitiesSupporting mitted;patien
22、t1.Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties.vtalenteddevotedselflesscommitteddiligentpersistentcourageousintelligentFind supporting evidence based on the descriptive words.hardworkingresponsiblecooperativemodestadventurousdeterminedfear
23、less无畏的relentless坚持不懈的greatremarkableoutstandingextraordinaryQualitiesSupporting evidencehardworkingpatient 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 m
24、ake sure that it was safe.selfless/devoted/committed 1.However,Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat.2.After failing more than 190 times,the team finally succeeded in 1971.persistent/relentless/the spirit of never-give-up 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 Beijingexcellent/remarkable/professional/hardworking/talented
