1、人教版英语选择性必修第一册人教版英语选择性必修第一册Period 1 Reading and thinkingLearning objectivesIn this class,you will1.read about the news and find out the event;2.read and find out the discovery of artemisinin;3.talk about what greatness means and how it is achieved.Hua Tuo was a renowned physician during the Eastern H
2、an Dynasty and Three Kingdoms era of China.The Book of Later Han records Hua Tuo as the first person in China to use anesthesia(麻醉)during surgery.He used a general anesthetic combining wine with an herbal concoction called mafeisan(麻沸散)Li Shizhen was a famous medical scientist in Ming Dynasty.He wro
3、te a famous book Compendium of Materia Medica(本草纲目),which is a collection of Chinese herbs.It included 2000 Chinese herbs with millions of characters.He visited mountains,tasted different kinds of herbs and even did experiments on himself.It took him 37 years to finish the book，which is considered t
4、o be a great contribution to the development of Chinese medicine.Tu YouyouLead Body Conclusion/Ending Headline TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE6 October 20151.Where would you most likely find this passage?A.In a blog.B.In a book.C.In a letter.D.In a newspaper.Reading activity:read and tickFast readingB
5、.The honor of the discovery.A.Tus way to the treatment for malaria.C.The significance of Tus discoveryD.The discovery of the artemisinin.2.Passages like this are mostly written in _ and _.A.the active voice/offer many opinionsB.the first person/talk about feelingsC.both active and passive voices/mos
6、tly contain factsFind descriptive words Pay attention to the descriptive words in a passage.These will help you form a better impression of the subject described in the passage.Reading activity:read and tickThis years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to TU Youyou(Co-winner),wh
7、ose research led to the discovery of artemisinin,a crucial new treatment for malaria.Artemisinin has saved hundreds 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
8、 become a vital part of the treatment for malaria,and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.1.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 whenwha
9、twhowhyPara 1Para 2&3Tu Youyous life experience193019551967196919712015_ on 30 Dec.1930.Ningbo,China_ from Peking University _ to be the first researchers _ the head of the project in Beijing _ in discovering artemisinin was _ the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine borngraduatedchosenbecamesucce
10、ededawardedWhat 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&3According to Tu Youyou,the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort.Upon h
11、earing that 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 sprea
12、d around the world.”1.What contributes to Tu Youyous discovery?team up with other excellent scientistsget inspiration from TCM;gain support from the countryprofessional knowledgepersonal characteristics(committed;patient.)Para 4According to Tu Youyou,the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort.Up
13、on hearing that 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 s
14、pread around the world.”2.What kind of person is Tu Youyou according to her quote?thinks little of fame and moneyPara 4Tu Youyou Awarded Nobel PrizeThe newsThe event Tu Youyou was awarded Nobel Prize.Road to discoveryPre-experimentDuring experimentPost-experimentSignificance of the eventfieldwork an
15、d literature reviewextracting at a low temperature using dried wormwood leavesboiling fresh wormwood for liquidgreat value of traditional Chinese medicinetestingPost-reading activity:review with the mapWhich is more important talent or effort?effort talentWhich is more important,Chinese medicine or
16、western medicine?Chinese medicine western medicine Combining the two can promote the health in the world.The discovery of artemisinia is an example.Tus success shows that TCM needs to embrace modern technologies and laboratory tools.We need talent to learn quickly and to think sharply.We should spare no effort to experiment through trial and error.Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.Try 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。努力不是为了功成名就，而是为了成为有价值的人。
