内容正文:
Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.
Albert Einstein
Unit 1 People of achievement
Learning objectives:
By the end of the class, you will be able to
1. master the structure of a newspaper article;
2. have a clear idea of how artemisinin was discovered;
3. analyze Tu Youyou’s personal qualities from writer’s descriptions;
What do they have in common?
experts in their fields
make a huge difference
set a good example
role models
people of achievement
devoted/ committed
Watch a clip from the TV Series Meritorious service《功勋》.
Do you know who is him and what is the name of his famous accompaniment(伴奏)?
In history ,who is the writer of Compendium of Materia Medica?
Do you know other famous people in modern medicine?
From my birth I have kept a close relation with sweet wormwood.
从我出生起,我就和青蒿结下了不解之缘。
- Tu Youyou
呦呦鹿鸣,食野之蒿。
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《诗经.小雅》
Do you know where is her name originated
from?
Is it fate?
No.It is more than fate.
Sweet wormwood
artemisinin
extract
treatment
Some basic info you need know before reading
Malaria
【reason】:mosquito
【symptoms】chill, fever, sweat
treatment
sweet wormwood
extract
Artemisinin, which is a __ extracted from sweet wormwood, is a crucial new treatment for ______.
substance
malaria
Task 1: Match the main ideas with each paragraph.
Fast –reading
The significance of Tu’s discovery
01
The discovery of the artemisinin
03
Tu’s way to the treatment for malaria
02
The honor of the discovery
04
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
Task 2: A-Q
2, Passages like this are most often written in ?
A, The active voice/offer many opinion
B, The first person/talk about feelings
C, both active and passive voices/mostly contain facts
D
C
Activity1: Explore the writing style and the content
1. Where would y