Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 People of Achievement： Reading and Thinking English Learning What do you know about Nobel Prize? English Learning wormwood 蒿 artemisinin 青蒿素 malaria 疟疾 extract 提取物 Who is the woman in the photo? What is happening in the photo? What’s the reaction of people present when this is happening? why? The woman is Tu Youyou. She is being awarded the Nobel Prize. Everyone present is standing up to show respect and admiration to her English Learning Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value. ——Albert Einstein 努力不是为了功成名就，而是为了成为有价值的人。 English Learning Discussion 1 What kind of person makes great discoveries? 2 Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? Most great discoverers are brilliant and hard-working. Many are perfectionists who are unwilling to accept anything but the best. I think both talent and effort are important for making discoveries. If a person doesn‘t have any 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. English Learning Read for features The title The date The lead The illustrations Where would you most likely find this passage? In a newspaper News story English Learning 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 content: more objective, accurate and convincing Read for features English Learning TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE 6 October 2015 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