Unit1 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

XB1 Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking Tu Youyou Awarded Nobel Prize sweet wormwood 青蒿 dried wormwood leaves干青蒿叶 extract(提取物)： artemisinin青蒿素 malaria 疟疾 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. Title Date 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 to be more objective and convincing 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. Para 1: Can you find two descriptive words? 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. Para 1: Why is artemisinin crucial and vital? Treat and save... Para 1&2: What numbers are mentioned?What do they suggest? Malaria was a big problem; Tu spent much time in a new treatmnet for malaria; Tu is devoted and patient The News: Lead The News: Ending The significance of discovering Artemisinin. The feelings of being awarded the Nobel Prize Part 2 The story: Tu Youyou’s life experiences The research process of discovering Artemisinin _______ on 30 Dec. 1930. Ningbo, China was born Timeline Part 2: Para 2 & 3 _________ from Peking University graduated _________ to be the first researchers to... was chosen became the ______ of the project in Beijing head _________ in discovering artemisinin succeeded was ________ the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded 1930 1955 1967 1969 1971 2015 Complete the flow chart on Page 3 Part 2: Para 2 & 3 examined over 2000 old medical texts and evaluated 280,000 plants found a text suggesting using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever tested dried wormwood leaves but found no effect tried boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid, but this did not work. Used a lower temperature to draw out the extract, she found a substance that worked. tested on themselves tested on malaria patients a standard treatment after failing 190 times, she finally succeeded in 1971. According to Tu Youyou , the discovery of artemisinin was a 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 scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world." Para 4:What is Tu’s attitude towards being awarded the Nobel Prize? The hononr should go to all the people involved. What kind of person is Tu Youyou in your eyes? TU Youyou is a_____________________ scientist. Quality Supporting details What kind of person is Tu Youyou in your eyes? STATE YOUR REASON AND SHARE WITH US TU Youyou is a_____________________ scientist. Quality Tu Youyou and her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts and evaluated 280,000 plants. diligent and devoted After failing more than 190 times, they finally succeeded in 1971. fearless, persistent and determined Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe. selfless and responsible Critical Thinking: Read the added materials. Tom, from BBC said, “ To do her research, Tu only saw her daughters once in three years. She devoted herself and even risked her own life for more people's interests.” Tip4: The ending of news includes her own words or others' comments. Think and discuss： Is Tu Youyou more a person of success or more a person of value? Susan, from CNN said, “As the first Chinese scientist to have won the Nobel Prize, Tu aroused worldwide attention. She was inspired by traditional Chinese medicine. And she is a huge success.” Think and discuss： Is Tu Youyou more a person of success/fame(功成名就) or more a person of value? 15 Things I learned Evaluation I can judge the text type, structure and language features of a news report. 5 4 3 2 1 I’ve learned Tu’s life experience and the process of Tu and her team discovering artemisinin in detail from the text. 5 4 3 2 1 I can use accurate expressions to summarize the great qualities and scientific spirit of Tu and her team. 5 4 3 2 1 I can analyze the reasons for Tu and her team’s success. 5 4 3 2 1 I can voice my ideas about the significance of the discovery for which Tu was awarded Nobel prize. 5 4 3 2 1 I still need more practice in Self-assessment Homework Here comes the news that Tu Youyou, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, and Alan Turing were nominated(被提名) “the Greatest Scientists of the 20th Century" . What would be the reasons for Tu Youyou's nomination? Please write a short introduction about Tu youyou with no more than 80 words. Next class, I will invite some of you to share your works with us. Thanks for your participation . $$