1、What important What important choices have you ever choices have you ever made in your life?made in your life?Her life was full of hard choices,but she didnt let them stop her from taking care of people who were in need.She always cared for others more than for herself(put the needs of the other per
2、son first).Lin Qiaozhi _ ten thousand babies.Lin Qiaozhi _ ten thousand babies.?Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983)1.What is the text type of this passage?A.biography B.autobiography C.argumentative Essay D.a news story2.Whats the function of the first paragraph?3.How does the writer organize the text?In the or
3、der of _timea brief introductionActivity 1 Activity 2 2).Read and find out:Activity 2 2).Read and find out:She 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 elected government official.Sh
4、e died.Read for details“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?These words of Dr Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman,and what carried her thro
5、ugh a life of hard choices.Q1:How did the writer introduce the topic?By quoting Dr Lin words.Q2:What did Dr Lin value most?LifeQ3:What are the key words in the last sentence?Para 1:introductionamazinghard choicesSkillpresent an attractive introductionActivity 3 Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5dilemmaschioce
6、sRead and find out:What dilemmas was she faced with?What were her choices?Activity 2 Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5dilemmaschiocesto get married;to study medicine She chose to study medicine.She chose to serve people at home.to stop helping people in need;to open a private clinicto stay in the US;to serve
7、 the children at homeShe opened a clinic,helping the poor.to hold positions;to tend patients,publishing.She was interested in tending.The first choiceThe second choiceSummaryThe third choiceThe fourth choiceActivity 4Lets read and think:Para.1:“Life is precious.To a person nothing is more precious t
8、han their life,and if they entrust me with that life,how could I refuse that trust,saying Im cold,hungry,or tired.”Para.6:And even as she lay dying,her final thoughts were for others.“As long as I can breathe,I belong to my department.The value of my life lies in treating patients.”-Lin QiaozhiThis
9、was her life principle,and this was a This was her life principle,and this was a great woman who stayed true to her great woman who stayed true to her original aspiration(original aspiration(初心).).Further thinkingMOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES“Life is precious.To a person nothing is more precious tha
10、n their life,and if they entrust me with that 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 affecte
11、d by her mothers death.At age 18,instead of 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 ra
12、ther stay single to study all my life!Eight 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.
13、Within six months,she was named a chief resident 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 of
14、fer.She wanted to serve the women and children 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,D
15、r Lin opened a private clinic.She charged 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 t
16、o the first National Peoples Congress and,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 depa
17、rtment cares for two lives,she told new staff 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 re
18、tire until the day she died,22 Apri 1983.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 were for others:1m ready to go,she said.Dont try to rescue me any more.Dont waste the medicine any more.”Read f
19、or structureQ1:Why did the writer use Dr Lins quotes?To make the statement true and persuasiveTo illustrate Dr Lins quality Dr Lins Life PrincipleBefore studying medicineDuring studying medicineAfter working homeDr Lins achievements and deathDr Lins life experienceSkill Use typical quotesintroductio
20、nbodyendingAs a doctor,she inspires us to_As a woman of achievement,she inspires us to_respect life and care for patientsbe brave to pursue our dreams love for otherspatience for patientsenthusiasm for study/workSummaryIt is morals and virtues that direct Dr Lin in making hard choices in her life.Th
21、e mian life principle Dr Lin the choices is _ her devotion to others without any thought of herselfto always put others firstintroductionbodyendingGeneral information:famous wordsDetails:behaviourPersonalitywords.achievements/behaviour/wordsHow to describe a person?Use contrastUse specific eventsUse typical quotesAdd outstanding achievementsPresent an attractive introduction
