Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025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 Learning Objectives At the end of the class, you will be able to: summarize the feature of a news story introduce the process of discovering artemisinin analyse the characters of Tu Youyou share your opinion about “a great person” sweet wormwood Tu Youyou Pre-reading 1. Where would you most likely find this passage? A. In a blog B. In a biography C. In a brochure D. In a newspaper In the title of a news report, several elements can be omitted to maintain brevity and intrigue while still conveying the core message. Some common elements that can be omitted: 1. Articles (a, an, the) 2. Prepositions 3. Auxiliary Verbs ("is," "are," "was," and "were" ) Make an inference Pre-reading 2. If you were the journalist, what aspects would you write about according to the title? Her identity Her education Her personal life Her road to her achievement How she reacted to the award Why she was awarded Nobel Prize Her other important contributions … Make predictions While-reading 1. Read through the passage and check: Are these aspects mentioned? Why she was awarded Nobel Prize Her identity Her education Her personal life Her road to the discovery How she reacted to the award Her other important contributions para 2: a committed and patient scientist para 2: graduated from Peking University Medical School para 2-3 para 4 Read for information para 1: Because of her discovery of artemisinin a team effort; an honour for China’s scientific research and Chinese medicine malaria Infer the meaning of new words from the context. While-reading Read for information 2: What’s the significance of the discovery of artemisinin? In which paragraph(s) is the significance mentioned? significance for ___________ significance for ___________ the world China While-reading Summarize the main idea of each paragraph. Read for structure Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 The event/news and the significance of the discovery. The research The research Tu Youyou’s reaction to the award and the significance of the event. The news The story The story The news A news story News Story 专题新闻报道 The news More details/ The story objective clear and concise more description literary While-reading read and compare What do they have in common? What’s the distinction? Literary Journalism 纪实文学 News Report 新闻播报 News Story Form: A news story is typically presented in a narrative style, focusing on telling a specific story. It often includes elements such as characters, plot, conflict, and resolution. Purpose: The purpose of a news story is to attract the reader or viewer's attention through an engaging narrative, while also conveying the author's perspective or interpretation of the event. News Report Form: A news report is more focused on presenting facts and conveying information. It usually adopts a direct, concise, and objective narrative style. Purpose: The purpose of a news report is to provide factual information, helping the public understand the full scope of an event and promoting transparency and the public's right to know. Examples News Story: An article about a scientist overcoming difficulties to successfully develop a vaccine. Such a story might include the scientist's personal journey, emotional changes, and challenges and breakthroughs in the vaccine development process, aiming to inspire readers while conveying the importance of the vaccine and the scientist's contributions. News Report: A news report about the development of a vaccine, which might include the background of vaccine development, the process, results of clinical trials, official statements regarding approval for use, and recommendations for public vaccination. This type of report focuses on providing factual information to help the public understand the scientific basis and policy guidance regarding the vaccine. In summary, news stories aim to engage the audience with an engaging narrative and emotional context, while news reports focus on presenting facts and information in an accurate, comprehensive, and timely manner. News Story While-reading Are the other two texts news stories? A magazine article A biography Her life and experience the event (What happened) While-reading Read for details Answer the following questions. Para 1 Q1: Are there any descriptive words? Tips: Descriptive words can be adjectives, adverbs and -ings, which help readers to form a better impression of the subject mentioned. a crucial new treatment for malaria a vital part of the treatment for malaria Q2: What do they mean? What does the author want to suggest by using use these two words? extremely important necessary and essential To show the significance of the discovery of artemisinin While-reading Read for details Answer the following questions. Para 1 Q3: Compare the following sentence with the first sentence of this paragraph. Which one is better? “Because of her discovery of artemisinin, a crucial treatment for malaria, this year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Tu Youyou.” Through the use of a “relative clause”, the author places “artemisinin” at the end of this sentence and makes a smooth transition to the second sentence. 1. the reason (artemisinin) → Nobel Prize → Tu Youyou 2. Nobel Prize → Tu Youyou →the reason (artemisinin) While-reading Read for details Answer the following questions. Para 1 Q4: Why does the author mention the significance of the discovery ofartemisinin? Because it is the reason why Tu Youyou won Nobel Prize. Q5: How does the author suggest the significance of the discovery of artemisinin? The news/event The significance of her discovery By using numbers/statistics. By using descriptive words. While-reading Read for details Para 2-3 objective botanical evaluate properties distinct extract obtain acknowledge defeat substance 1. Infer the meanings of the new words according to the context. A. assess B. different C. relating to plants or the scientific study of plants D. failure E. to accept or admit that sth is true F. something that you are trying to achieve G. a quality or power that a substance, plant etc has H. physical material that exist I. to get sth, especially by making an effort J. a substance that has been obtained from sth else using a particular process F C A G B I E D H J While-reading Read for details Para 2-3 2. Use the table to retell the process of the research . If you were to carry out a scientific research or an experiment, what do you need to do? Process (Verb + Noun) Result Pre-experiment During experiment Post-experiment studied malaria patients reviewed/examined over 2000 ancient Chinese medical texts and evaluated 280,000 plants tested dried wormwood leaves tried boiling fresh wormwood and obtained some liquid analysed the texts again used a lower temperature to draw out the extract tested the medicine on themselves tested the medicine on malaria patients / discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments found no effect did not work found a different way found a substance that worked became a standard treatment for malaria Field work Literature review While-reading Read for details Para 2-3 3. What numbers are used in this part? What do they suggest? A: 2000 texts; 280,000 plants; 380 treatments; 190 times The numbers suggest how much time and effort Tu Youyou spent in looking for a possible new treatment for malaria. 4. What kind of person is Tu Youyou? What’s your evidence? committed patient willing to work very hard at sth and give your time and energy to sth talented/brilliant hardworking/diligent persistent dedicated/devoted A scientific work can be rather difficult and demanding. And sometimes you have to repeat a lot of dull, boring things again and again. But as long as you stick to it, you will finally make it. Post-reading Think and discuss Q1: Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort? Possible Answer: Both are crucial for making discoveries. On the one hand, 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. Post-reading Think and discuss Q2: Why is Tu Youyou considered a great person? What kind of person can referred to as “a great person”? Do you think he or she is a great person? Great individuals often make a positive impact on the lives of others and contribute to the betterment of society. They lead by example and inspire others through their actions and character. Post-reading Think Q3: Einstein once said “Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.” What’s the distinction between “success” and “value”? “He is considered successful who gets more out of life than he puts in. But a man of value will give more than he receives.” —— Einstein Q4: Do you want to be a person like Tu Youyou? Why or why not? If yes, in which aspects would you like to be? Post-reading Learning about language Post-reading fill in the blanks Tu Youyou, a ___________(commit) and patient scientist, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and graduated from Peking University Medical School in 1955. After she graduated, she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers __________(choose). In the beginning, Tu Youyou went to Hainan, ___________ malaria was more common, to study malaria ___________(patient). In 1969, she became the head of the project in Beijing, and decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional _________(botany) treatments for the disease. Her team examined over 2, 000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280, 000 plants for their medical properties. From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments that showed promise in the fight __________ malaria. Post-reading fill in the blanks One medical text from the fourth century suggested ________(use) the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. Tu’s team tested a collection of __________(dry) wormwood leaves but found no effect. They then tried __________(boil) fresh wormwood, and __________(use) the liquid __________(obtain) from this to treat malaria, but this did not work either. Their project got stuck. However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat. She analysed the medical texts again, and by chance, she found one sentence __________(suggest) a different way to treat the wormwood. She concluded that ___________(boil) the sweet wormwood __________ (apparent) destroyed its medical properties. __________(use) a lower temperature to draw out the extract, she found a substance ________ worked. After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971. Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on ___________(test) the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe. Later, the medicine was tested on malaria patients, most of __________ recovered. This medicine，__________ was called artemisinin, soon became a standard treatment for malaria. Post-reading fill in the blanks According to Tu Youyou, the discovery of artemisinin was ________ team effort. Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize, she said, “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 ____________(science) research and Chinese medicine ____________(spread) around the world.” $$