Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking课件-2022-2023学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

1. Who is the woman in the photo? 2. What is happening in this photo? 3. What more can you find from this photo? 1. This is Tu Youyou, a scientist from China. 2. In this photo, Tu Youyou is receiving the award from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Possible answer: The Nobel Prize award ceremony was held in a magnificent hall. Everyone was standing up when Tu Youyou received her award. She discovered a new revolutionary treatment for malaria(疟疾)—artemisinin (青蒿素). About 1971. Unit 1 Reading and Thinking Describe people of achievement What does Einstein mean by “a man of value”? Read the quote of Einstein. How do you understand it? Possible answer: She is a person of value. Because she made a great discovery of the artemisinin which saves millions of lives worldwide. How can we describe Tu Youyou? Is she a person of success or a person of value? 2. Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? 1. What kind of person makes great discoveries? Possible answer: I think both talent and effort are important for making discoveries. If a person doesn’t 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 putting in efforts. Possible answer: Most great discoverers are brilliant and hard-working. Many are perfectionists who are unwilling to accept anything but the best. 2. Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? 1. What kind of person makes great discoveries? Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. It mainly talks about ____________ achievement and her way to ________ ______________ which saves lots of people worldwide. Tu Youyou's find out the artemisinin What does the passage mainly talk about? Skills: try to find out who, when, why, where and what. Circle the answers to the questions below. 1. Where would you most likely find this passage? A. In a blog.