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.Who is the woman in the photo?The woman is Tu Youyou.
2、What is happening in the photo?She is being awarded the Nobel Prize.Whats the reaction of people present when this is happening?why?Everyone present is standing up to show respect and admiration to her.Lead in-DiscussionSweet wormwoodartemisininextractSome basic information you need know before read
3、ing Malaria 【reason】mosquito 【symptoms】chill,fever,sweat treatmentWhat do you think will be talked about in this passage?The passage will be about Tu Youyou and her important scientific discovery.Skimming:Read the title and answer the questions.1.Where would you most likely find this passage?A In a
4、blog B In a book C In a letter D In a newspaper2.Passages like this are most often written in_ and _.A the active voice/offer many opinions B the first person/talk about feelings C both active and passive voices/mostly contain facts To be more objective and more convincing.Fast readingB.The honor of
5、 the discovery.A.Tus way to the treatment for malaria.C.The significance of Tus discoveryD.The discovery of the artemisinin.Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage?A.A quote from Tu Youyou B.The details of how artemisinin was discovered C.Tu Youyous important contributions o
6、ther than the discovery of artemisinin.D.Tu Youyous personal life.E.Tu Youyous road to discovering artemisinin F.What Tu Youyou was awarded.G.Why artemisinin is an important discovery.Choose the correct answers.Careful readingOver 200 million people around the world get malaria each year,and about 6
7、00,000 die from it.Artemisinin has saved 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.Because it has saved hundreds of thousands of lives,and has led to improved health for millions of people.Careful reading Her team examined over_ old medical texts,and evaluated _ plants for their medical properties.From t
8、heir research,they discovered and tested _ distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.After failed more than_times,the team finally succeeded in 1971.2.000280.000380 190 尽心尽力的尽心尽力的;坚定的坚定的锲而不舍的锲而不舍的坚持的坚持的determinedpersistent scientific spiritspatientc
9、ommittedperseverantqualitiesRead for data:(Paras.2-3)What qualities do the research team possess according to the data?1930Tested the medicine on themselves and later on patients.The medicine became a standard treatment for malaria.1955Chosen to be the first researchers to discover a new treatment f
10、or malaria.Graduated from Peking University Medical SchoolBorn in Ningbo,ChinaBecame the head of the project in Beijing and decided to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine.1967Careful readingTus team examined _,_and evaluated _ ove
11、r 2000 old medical texts8,000 plants for properties.They found a medical text suggesting _using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.They tested _dried wormwood leaves but found no effectThey tried _but_ _boiling fresh wormwoodand using the liquid this did not work either.They used a _ t
12、he sweet wormwood contract.lower temperatureto draw outThey tested the medicine_ _ to see if safe.onthemselvesThey tested the medicine on_.malaria patientsThe medicine became _.a standardtreatment for malariaTu Youyou Awarded Nobel PrizeThe newsThe event Tu Youyou was awarded Nobel Prize.Road to dis
13、coveryPre-experimentDuring experimentPost-experimentSignificance of the eventfieldwork and literature reviewextracting at a low temperature using dried wormwood leavesboiling fresh wormwood for liquidgreat value of traditional Chinese medicinetestingPost-reading activity:review with the mapThinking:
14、Why is Tu Youyou considered a great person?She is considered a great person because through her efforts many lives have been saved.Do you know other great people?Workbook P64-65Activity 2:Read the text again and fill in the table with your notes.QuestionZhang KeyuChen XueyinLuo TengfeiWho are heroes
15、 in their eyes?The _Huang DanianThe _at a _on Changyu Island.His _What do they admire about these people?He _for his researchTheir willingness to _for the sake of the childrenHer _ attitudeWhat difficulties do/did their heroes face?He was very busy and had no _to focus on anything other than his wor
16、k.They had to _the lack of _while _She has to work _hours and also _at home.Activity 2:Read the text again and fill in the table with your notes.QuestionZhang KeyuChen XueyinLuo TengfeiWho are heroes in their eyes?The geophysicist Huang DanianThe two teachers at a primary school on Changyu Island.Hi
17、s motherWhat do they admire about these people?He sacrificed everything for his researchTheir willingness to work tirelessly everyday for the sake of the childrenHer positive attitudeWhat difficulties do/did their heroes face?He was very busy and had no time to focus on anything other than his work.They had to adjust to the lack of modern conveniences while staying there.She has to work long hours and also help with household chores at home.Reflecting:1.What are the differences and similarities between these people and Tu?2.Someone argue that“Everyone can be great”.Do you agree?
