Unit 1 Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value. ---Albert Einstein 1 When it comes to describing a great person, what descriptive words come into your mind? Think Share outstanding v talented devoted selfless committed diligent persistent courageous intelligent hardworking cooperative modest adventurous determined fearless 无畏的 relentless 坚持不懈的 great remarkable extraordinary Look and discuss: 1. Who is the woman in the photo? 2. What is happening in this photo? (who? what? where?) Pre-reading Tu Youyou received her 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine(诺贝尔生理学或医学奖) in Sweden. Sweden (瑞典) Sweet wormwood artemisinin extract Some basic information you need know before reading Malaria 【reason】mosquito 【symptoms】chill, fever, sweat treatment 5 Look at the layout and predict. 1. Where would you most likely find this passage? A. In a blog B. In a book C. In a letter D. In a newspaper 2. What is the text type? √ The title The date The lead 导语 The illustrations 插图 A news story. Skim the passage and match the main idea to each paragraph. The process of discovering artemisinin by Tu Youyou and her team. The news about Tu Youyou winning the Nobel Prize and the significance of discovering artemisinin. Tu Youyou’s attitude to honour. Paragraph 1 (The news) Paragraphs 2 and 3 (The story) Paragraph 4 (The news) 8 ‘ This year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to TU Youyou (Co-winner), whose 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 become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone. What do the numbers suggest? good eff