1、 ReadingThinking Unit 1 People of AchievementBe able to know about Tu Youyous life and achievements Be able to discuss how people can achieve success with new wordsexpressionsPre-reading Discuss before you read:talentedhard-workingpersistentconsideratecourageousdevotedselfless What are the qualities
2、 of these great people?I think both talent and effort are important for making discoveries.If a person doesnt have some talent,it is possible that even though he or she works hard,it will be difficult to succeed.On the other hand,people-even those with great talent-rarely achieve anything without pu
3、tting in efforts.Discuss before you read:Which is more important for making a great discovery,or?While-readingScan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou.Some descriptive words about Tu Youyoua and scientistPay attention to the descriptive words in a passage.These will help you form a b
4、etter impression of the subject described in the passage.do research in person at the frontline refer to a largenumber of ancient Chinese medical texts do experiments;analyse;fail more than 190 times test first on themselves then on patients repeatedly a and scientist Some descriptive words about Tu
5、 Youyou Where would you most likely find this passage?The titleThe passageThe illustrationsA news storyIn a newapaperThe dateNews stories include two parts,news and stories.They are most often written in both active and passive voices,they mostly contain facts and have a quote or some quotes.Introdu
6、ction Main BodyConclusionRead&Locate Paragraph _ _Paragraph _Paragraph _ _Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine had been awarded to Tu Youyou.The discovery of artemisinin was a team effort,according to Tu Youyou.12-34How artemisinin was discovered by Tu Youyou.Read Para.1：Whats the news about?Tu Yo
7、uyou has been awarded this years Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of artemisinin,a crucial new treatment for malaria.malariaA serious disease carried by mosquitoes,which causes periods of fever&shivering.artemisininA crucial new treatment for malaria.over 200 million people a
8、round the world get malaria each yearabout 600,000 die from ithas saved hundreds of thousands of liveshas led to improved health for millions of peoplehas become a vital part of the treatment for malariais thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone Para 2:Tu Youyous personal profile&her st
9、udyBirthplaceNingbo,ChinaBirthdate30 December,1930Educationgraduated from Peking University Medical SchoolOccupationworked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in BeijingPersonality committed and patient Her Mission to discover a new treatment for malariaHer studywent to Hainan to st
10、udy malaria patientsexamined over 2,000 ancient Chinese medical textsevaluated 280,000 plantsdiscovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments Para 3:Tu Youyou&her teams experiment Tu Youyous team examined _1_,and evaluated _2_.They found a medical text suggesting _3_.They tested
11、 _4_.They tried _5_,but _6_.They used a _7_ the sweet wormwood extract.They tested the medicine _8_ to see if safe.They tested the medicine on _9_.The medicine became _10_ for malaria.Retell the story of how artemisinin was discovered.Answers:1 old medical texts2 280,000 plants3 using the extract fr
12、om sweet wormwood to treat a fever4 dried wormwood leaves5 boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid6 this did not work either7 lower temperature to draw out8 on themselves9 malaria patients10 a standard treatment The honour is not just mine.There is a team behind me,and all the people of my count
13、ry.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.Para 4:Whats Tu Youyous attitude towards the Nobel Prize?The team effort/cooperationThe enxtensive and profound Chinese cult
14、ureThe wisdom of Chinese peopleThe great value of traditional Chinese medicineThe rigorous scientific researchTu Youyous committed and patient personalitiesAfter-reading1 Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and has improved the health fo
15、r millions of people.2 What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract.3 Why is Tu Youyou considered a great person?She is considered a great person because through her efforts many lives have been saved.Pair work:Discuss how people can
16、achieve success.professional knowledgeskillsPerseveranceTeamwork.?Language points Unit 1 People of AchievementRead the sentences from the text and pay attention to the new words.1.In 1969,she became the head of the project in Beijing,and decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find tradit
17、ional botanical treatments for the disease.2.Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts,and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties.3.They then tried boiling fresh wormwood,and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria,but this did not work,either.4.Using a lower tempera
18、ture to draw out the extract,she found a substance that worked.11 Read and write:_ cook something in very hot water_ relating to plants_ qualities or characteristics of something_ a kind of substance that flows freely,such as water or milk_ physical material that existsboilbotanicalpropertyliquidsub
19、stance From their research,they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria.2句意：在他们的研究中，他们发现并测试了380种不同的中国古代医疗方法，这些方法有望用以抗击疟疾。distinct adj.不同的；清楚的 indistinct adj.不明了的；朦胧的distinction n.区别，差别distinction between A and B A与B的区别【词形
20、变化】1.字迹模糊不清。The lettering is fuzzy and indistinct.2.该法案对儿童和成人一视同仁。The Act makes no distinction between children and adults.3.他的声音很平静，但每个字都很清楚。His voice was quiet but every word was distinct.4.雄鸟头上有独特的黑白斑纹。The male bird has distinctive black and white markings on its head.【例句赏析】Tu Youyou and her team
21、 members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe.3句意：屠呦呦和她的团队成员甚至坚持在自己身上测试药物，以确保它是安全的。insist on/upon 主张，强调；坚持 insist that.坚持，主张1.夏洛克仍然坚持要一磅安东尼奥的肉。Shylock still insisted upon having a pound of Antonios flesh.2.她坚持要邀请他参加晚会。She insisted that he(should)be invite
22、d to the party.Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize,she said,.4句意：当听到自己被授予诺贝尔奖时，她说道在本句中，“介词+v.-ing”构成介词短语，在句中作时间状语。Upon还可换为介词on,表示一件事紧接着另一件事而发生。意为“在的时候；当时；一就”。1.一毕业他就加入了一个小型律师事务所。Upon graduating,he joined a small law firm.。2.我写完这篇作文时，就感到这是我写过的最好的作文。Upon finishing it,I was struck by
23、 the feeling that it was the best composition I had ever written.。3.女排姑娘们一回国，就收到了赞誉和鲜花。Upon their return to the country,the girls volleyball team received praise and flowers.4.布鲁斯出示卡片后，马上就有人把我们领上楼了。On/Upon Bruces sending in his card,we were instantly shown up.2 Read and fill in the blanks with words
24、 that have the same roots.1 The two flowers are quite distinct from one another,so it is easy to make a _ between them.2 Scientists need to _ how the new material stands up to wear and tear to prove how valuable it is.3 A talented scientist well known for his _ to his country,Huang Danian committed
25、himself to his research in geophysics.distinctioncommitmentvalue2 Read and fill in the blanks with words that have the same roots.4 A:Did you come to any conclusions?B:Yes,we _ that by drawing out the extract at a low temperature,we could find the substance that we needed to complete the experiment.
26、5 She spends a lot of time _ her patients dreams.This analysis is very helpful,explaining their daily behaviour very well.concludedanalysing 3 Read and fill:insist obtain objective acknowledge apparently crucialLu Xun,_ as one of the greatest modern writers in China,was born in Shaoxing Zhejiang Pro
27、vince in 1881.In 1904,he went to Japan and became a medical student,with the _ of improving peoples health and saving lives.However,he changed his mind when he saw in aphoto a Chinese man about to be killed by a Japanesesoldier.It struck him that the other Chinese men in thephoto _ did not care abou
28、t what was acknowledgedobjectiveapparentlyhappening to their fellow countrymen.From this,he concluded that the _ problem in China was not physical illness,but the spiritual illness of people at that time.Following this,he quit medical school.When he returned to China in 1908,he _a teaching job.In 1917,a friend _ that he help write for a magazine called New Youth.That was howhis first famous short story A Madmans Diary got published.3 Read and fill:insist obtain objective acknowledge apparently crucialcrucialobtainedinsisted
