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TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE
新人教版高中英语选择性必修一Unit1 People of achievement
Reading and Thinking
1
2024/6/14
Learning Objectives
Figure out the main structure of the news report by classifying and organizing the key information;
Learn about Tu Youyou’s life story and the process of discovering artemisinin;
Identify the qualities of Tu Youyou to make her a person of great achievement;
Zhong Nanshan
Tu Youyou
Lin Qiaozhi
Albert Einstein
Do you know these people of achievement?
Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.
——Albert Einstein
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3
What qualities do they have?
v
talented
devoted
selfless
committed
diligent
persistent
坚持的
courageous
intelligent
Brainstorm some descriptive words to describe them?
hardworking
responsible
cooperative
modest
adventurous
determined
fearless
无畏的
relentless
坚持不懈的
great
remarkable
patriotic
extraordinary
Which is more important for making a great discovery , talent or effort ?
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Goji berries
枸杞
Dried tangerine peel 陈皮
Chinese herbal medicines
中草药
Ganoderma 灵芝
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Can you name some Chinese doctors who used herbs for treatment in ancient times?
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Tu Youyou, born in 1930 in Ningbo, has been a pharmacologist at the China Academy of Chinese Medicine Science since 1965, engaging in research of the combination of TCM and WM.
TCM: traditional Chinese medicine
WM: western medicine
Can you name a modern scientist who uses artemisinin as a new treatment for malaria?
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Video Time
Malaria
Sweet wormwood
artemisinin
extract
Some basic information you need know before reading
treatment
【reason】mosquito
【symptoms】chill, fever, sweat
It is mainly about Tu Youyou's __________ and her way to ____________________which saves lots of people worldwide.
achievement
find out artemisinin
What do you think the text is about?
Pre-reading
9
Read for structure and content
The title
The date
The lead
The illustrations 插图
1. Where would you most likely find this passage?
In a blog. B. In a book.
C. In a letter D. In a newspaper
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
make the writing objective and convincing.
Reading
Lead (5Ws+1H)
Body (More details/story
behide the news)
Ending
(comments/opinions/
further information)
Headline(eye-catching; topic; brief; no function words )
3. Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage?
Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3
Para. 4
The event and the significance of the discovery of artemisinin.
A brief introduction of Tu Youyou and her team’s research.
How Tu Youyou’s team discovered artemisinin.
Tu Youyou’s response to her winning of the Nobel Prize.
The “story”
The “news”
more facts than personal opinions
Reading
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.
1. Circle all the numbers;
2. Find two adjectives describing the
discovery of artemisinin.
What do the numbers suggest?
good effects of artemisinin;
severe situation because of malaria
when
what
who
why
Para 1 Lead
Read for details
Tips: Find descriptive words
Pay attention to the descriptive words in a passage.
The descriptive words will help you form a better impression of the subject described in the passage.
What is your impression of Tu Youyou?
Scan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou.
committed
patient
Para. 2-3 the story
Read for details
Para. 2 & Para. 3 The story
Draw a timeline to introduce Tu Youyou’s road to discovering artemisinin from being born to being awarded the prize. Then retell her story based on your timeline.
Read for details
Tu Youyou’s road to discovering artemisinin:
1930
1955
1967
in the beginning
She was born.
She graduated from Peking University Medical School.
She was among the first researchers chosen for the treatment for malaria.
She was awarded the Nobel Prize.
She became the head of the project in Beijing.
She went to Hainan to study malaria patients.
In time order
1969
2015
after graduation
She worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
1971
The team finally succeeded.
the basis of the scientific research
devotion to the scientific research
committed
Tu Youyou’s road to discovering artemisinin:
1930
1955
1967
in the beginning
She was born.
She graduated from Peking University Medical School.
She was among the first researchers chosen for the treatment for malaria.
She was awarded the Nobel Prize.
She became the head of the project in Beijing.
She went to Hainan to study malaria patients.
1969
2015
after graduation
She worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
1971
The team finally succeeded.
In time order
the basis of the scientific research
devotion to the scientific research
committed
Para. 2 & Para. 3 The story
Complete the flow chart on Ex 5 in P3, extract the information about the discovery of artemisinin/ research process of Tu Youyou’s team , and then tell the story of how artimisinin was discovered.
Read for details
Discovery of artemisinin / research process of Tu Youyou’ team
:
Tu’s team examined __________________
____, and evaluated _____________.
They found a medical text suggesting _____________________________________________.
They tested ______________________
________________.
They tried _______________________
________________, but ____________
___________.
They used a ________________________ the sweet wormwood extract.
They tested the medicine _____________ to see if safe.
They tested the medicine on ______________.
The medicine became ____________________for malaria.
texts
over 2,000 old medical
280,000 plants
using the extract from sweet wormwood
to treat a fever
a collection of dried
wormwood leaves
boiling fresh wormwood
and using the liquid
this didn’t
work either
lower temperature to draw out
on themselves
malaria patients
a standard treatment
the key
patient
P3: Tu Youyou & her team's experiment
tested dried wormwood leaves
tried boiling fresh wormwood
Used a lower temperature to draw out the extract
failed more than 190 times
finally succeeded
tested the medicine on themselves
committed
patient
…
Read para.4 and answer:
What contributes to Tu’s Winning of the Nobel Prize?
What kind of person is Tu Youyou according to her quote?
The honour is not just mine. There is a team behind me, and all the people of my country. This success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine. It is indeed an honour for China’s scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.
caring
thinks little of fame and money
selfless
cooperative
modest
team up with other excellent scientists
gain support from the country
get inspiration from TCM
professional knowledge
Tu’s committed and patient personalities
Read for details
The numbers in the text:
The numbers of the people
The numbers of the years
The numbers during the scientific research
So many people were killed by malaria.
the significance of the discovery of artemisinin
the long and hard scientific study
committed & patient
the spirits of the scientists
the road to scientific study
devotion to the scientific research
more facts than personal opinions
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Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize in 2015 for her research, _____ led to the discovery of artemisinin. Artemisinin __________(save) a large number of lives since it was discovered. After __________ (graduate) from university, Tu Youyou worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine. In 1967, Tu Youyou _________ (choose) as a researcher of a team of scientists with _____ purpose of discovering a new treatment for malaria. They____________(evaluate) 280,000 plants and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical__________(treat). One medical text suggested using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. Tu Youyou analyzed the medical texts again, and _____ chance, she found one
which
has saved
graduating
was chosen
the
evaluated
treatments
by
Retelling
sentence suggesting a different way. Soon she found a substance that worked by__________(boil) the sweet wormwood at a lower temperature. The team's hard work ___________(event) paid off in 1971.
Tu Youyou thought the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort and the Nobel Prize was an honor for China's scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.
eventually
boiling
Tu Youyou
committed
devoted
patient
brave
determined
尽心尽力的;坚定的
responsible
modest
scientific spirit
As a senior high school student, what kind of person do you want to be?
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Post Reading
Group Discussion
Based on what we’ve learned about Tu Youyou, would you share with us your understanding of these three concepts ?
2. achievement
1. success
3. value
Further Thinking
Achieving success or making achievements in a field doesn’t mean that you are a person of value. If you can use it to help others or do something kind, you will be a man of value.
Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.
——Albert Einstein
1. Watch the video of Tu Youyou nominated for China’s Medal of the Republic, and share your feelings of watching it.
2. Please write a short biography of Tu Youyou.
Assignment
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