Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT — Reading & Thinking 1 Lead in What’s this kind of plant called? sweet wormwood 青蒿 Who comes to your mind? What can be extracted (提取) from the plant? artemisinin 青蒿素 2 Tu Youyou, whose name is taken from the Book Of Songs(诗经), born in 1930 in Ningbo, has been a pharmacologist(药理学家) 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 What do you know about Tu Youyou? Tu Youyou received her 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in Sweden. 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. 2.Passages like this are most often written in ____ and ____. A. the active voice; offer many opinions B. the passive voice; talk about feelings C. both active and passive voices; mostly contain facts Pre-reading Para. 1 Para. 3 Para.2 Para.4 Task 1: Match the main idea with each paragraph. Fast – reading B. The honor of the discovery. Brief introduction of Tu. C. The significance of Tu’s discovery D. The discovery of the artemisinin. crucial / vital Careful – reading Para.1 Why is the discovery of artemisinin important? Can you list the exact number? Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die from it. Artemisinin has saved 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone. Because it has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. 1930 Tested the medicine on themselves and later on patients. The medicine became a standard treatment for malaria. 1955 Chosen to be the first researchers to discover a new treatment for malaria. Graduated from Peking University Medical School 1969 Born in Ningbo, China Careful reading 1971 Became the head of the project in Beijing and decided to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease. Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine. Find out what happened to Tu in the following years. 1967 Tu and her discovery 2015 Careful – reading Her team examined over_____ old medical texts, and evaluated _______ plants for their medical properties. From their research, they discovered and tested _____ distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria. After failed more than_____times, the team finally succeeded in 1971. 2.000 280.000 380 190 尽心尽力的;坚定的 锲而不舍的 坚持的 determined persistent cooperative patient committed perseverant qualities Read for data: (Paras. 2-3) What qualities do the research team possess according to the data? through trial and error Para.2&3 Tu's team examined _________, _______________and evaluated ________________________ over 2000 old medical texts 280,000 plants for properties. They found a medical text suggesting ____________________________________________ using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. They tested ________________ __________________________ dried wormwood leaves but found no effect They tried _________________ _________________but______ ________________ boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid this did not work either. They used a ________________ __________ the sweet wormwood extract. lower temperature to draw out They tested the medicine____ _________ to see if safe. on themselves They tested the medicine on _______________. malaria patients The medicine became _________ ___________________ . a standard treatment for malaria How was artemisinin discovered? What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood? Para.2&3 How did Tu Youyou summarise her success? ·She thought the discovery of artemisinin was a team effort. ·And 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. Para.4 What's your feelings after reading this quote of Einstein? Is Tu Youyou a man of success or value? Why? Possible answer: To be a man of value is more meaningful than to be a man of success.· Possible answer: She is a man of value. Because she made a great discovery of the artemisinin which saves millions of lives worldwide. Post reading Thinking and discussing 1. What kind of person makes great discoveries? 2. Which is more important for making a great discovery，talent or effort? 3. Which is more important, Chinese medicine or western medicine? intelligent confident generous modest unselfish hard-working knowledgeable responsible perseverant determined careful patient energetic Tu’s quality team work scientific spirirs committed 1. What kind of person makes great discoveries? brave effort talent 3.Which is more important,Chinese medicine or western medicine ? Chinese medicine western medicine Combining the two can promote the health in the world. The discovery of artemisinin is an example. Tu’s success shows that TCM needs to embrace modern technologies and laboratory tools. We need talent to learn quickly and to think sharply. We should spare no effort to experiment through trial and error. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 2. Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? Fill in the following blanks. Tu Youyou，a famous female chemist and 1. (scientific)，was born in Ningbo，Zhejiang Province on 30 December 1930.In 1951，she was 2. (admit) into Beijing University，majoring 3. making medicine and graduated in 1955. After 4. (graduate)she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing.In 1969，she became 5. head of the project and performed numerous tests.In 1971，Tu’s team succeeded in 6. (discover) and developing artemisinin to cure those patients of malaria in different places of the world，for 7. she won many big awards.To our excitement and delight，she 8. (award) the Nobel Prize in Medicine on October 5th,2015，becoming the first Chinese woman 9. (win)the Nobel Prize. We are called on to learn from her and devoted 10. to scientific research. scientist admitted graduation discovering which was awarded to win ourselves the in Thank you for your listening $$