内容正文:
Tu Youyou Awarded Nobel Prize
6 October 2015
Book 4 Unit 1 People of Achievement
1
Do you know these people of achievement?
Zhong Nanshan
Tu Youyou
Helen Keller
Albert Einstein
Neil Armstrong
Jane Goodall
What kind of person can be called as great people?
A person who_______________________________can be called as great people.
makes contributions to his country
wins glories to the country
commits oneself to people’s well-being(福祉)
has a significant influence on some fields/ society
saves others’ lives
sets a good example for others to follow
Who is the woman in the photo?
The woman is Tu Youyou.
What is happening in the photo?
She is being awarded the Nobel Prize.
What’s the reaction of people present when this is happening? why?
Everyone present is standing up to show respect and admiration to her.
Lead in - Discussion
4
Tu Youyou
As a winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology(生理学) or
Medicine, she discovered an entirely new anti-malarial treatment, artemisinin, which made possible the treatment of thousands of patients in China in the 1980s.
Pre-reading
Sweet wormwood
artemisinin
extract
Some basic information you need know before reading
Malaria
【reason】mosquito
【symptoms】chill, fever, sweat
treatment
6
What do you think will be talked about in this passage?
Tu Youyou
Awarded Nobel Prize
The passage will be about Tu Youyou and her important scientific discovery.
7
Skimming:
Read the title and answer the questions.
1. Where would you most likely find this passage?
A In a blog B In a book C In a letter D In a nnewspaper
2. 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.
8
Match the main idea with each paragraph
Tu’s response to the award
The introduction of Tu Youyou and her team
The discovery of the artemmisinin
Tu Youyou won