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Unit 6 Lesson 1 (Ⅰ)
【学习目标】
Learning Objectives
1.To grasp the structure and language features and learn about tu Youyou's life story by reading a news article
2.To talk about and summarise the achievements and personal qualities of Tu Youyou
【学习过程】
Learning activities
目标一:To grasp the structure and language features and learn about tu Youyou's life story by reading a news article
Activity 1: Pre-reading.
Task 1 What do you know about malaria? Read the facts about malaria. Tick the ones you find most striking or interesting.
Facts about Malaria
( ) 1. Malaria is a mosquito-borne and infectious(传染的) disease.
( ) 2. The word “malaria” comes from the Latin word for “bad air”.
( ) 3. People suffer from high fever, serious vomiting(呕吐) and terrible headaches when they have the disease.
( ) 4. Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year—more people than any disease apart from AIDS.
( ) 5. The drug with artemisinin(青蒿素) has proved to be the most effective cure.
( ) 6. There is currently no effective vaccine(疫苗) against malaria.
Do you know who discovered artemisinin?
Task 2 Share with a partner what you know about Tu Youyou. Use the phrases below to help you.
a medical researcher a Nobel Prize winner
a female scientist to find a cure for malaria
to discover a life-saving drug called artemisinin
Activity 2: Fast reading.
Task 1 Sort out the structures of the piece of news.
Task 2 Divide the news into three parts and match the main idea of each part.
Part 1: para( ) Basic information of Tu Youyou and her scientific work
Part 2: para( ) The Nobel Prize Award ceremony
Part 3: para( ) Comments on her work
Activity 3: Careful reading. Read and complete the following information.
Basic information
Date of birth:________________________________
Birthplace:__________________________________
Education:__________________________________
Scientific work
Task and difficulties:
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