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Unit6 The Admirable
Lesson1 A Medical Pioneer
Who is she and what do you know about her?
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( )1. Malaria is a mosquito-borne and infectious disease.
( )2. The word “malaria” comes from the Latin word for “bad air”.
( )3. People suffer from high fever, serious vomiting and terrible headaches when they have the disease.
( )4. Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year—more people than any disease apart from AIDS.
( )5. The drug with artemisinin has proved to be the most effective cure.
( )6. There is currently no effective vaccine against malaria.
Read the facts about malaria. Tick the ones you find most striking or interesting.
Watch a video to get some information.
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1.What you know about Tu Youyou?
a medical researcher a Nobel Prize winner
a female scientist to find a cure for malaria
to discover a life-saving drug called artemisinin
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2.Why is Tu Youyou considered a medical pioneer?
A、 Personal information
B、 The process of her research
C 、 Tu Youyou’s childhood
D 、 The difficulties and her success
E、 Her attitudes towards fame and research
F、 Tu Youyou went to study in the US
G、 Award Ceremony
Para1:___________
Para2:___________
Para3:___________
Para4:___________
Para5:___________
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G
D
A
B
E
Fast Reading
Read Para1 and find out the flowing information.
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When
Where
Who
What
Why
7 Dec, 2015
At the Nobel Prize Lecture
Tu Youyou
Was awarded the Nobel Prize
Discovered artemisinin
Careful reading
Read the body(Para2-4) and complete the diagram :
Basic information
Date of birth:
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Birthplace:
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Education:
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Scientific work
Task and difficulties:
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Research:
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Discovery: __________
30 December, 1930
Zhejiang Province
Studying medicine at
Peking University
Task is to find a cure for malaria.
Difficulties are limited resources, not enough
staff and poor working conditions.
1. tested more than 240,000 chemicals
2. researched hundreds of traditional recipes
3. tested herself
artemisinin
Attitudes
Towards the honour:
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Towards future research:
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Not interested in fame
Feels it’s a recognition and motivation for all scientists in China
Read Para 5 and complete the chart :
Summary
Subjective reason(s):
Objective reason(s):
good qualities
persistent
intelligent
optimistic
nontradtional
eager
enthusiastic
responsible
pioneer
teamwork/ her education/ traditional practice
Why is Tu Youyou considered a medical pioneer?
Students discuss in pairs and express their answers with the class .
1.Have you found anything you feel excited,inspired,attractive about Tu Youyou?
2.What personal quality is the most important in your mind? Why?
Read and
Think
After- reading
A peaceful mind is required to achieve one’s far-reaching goal!
Please bear in mind that:
Homework
Please write another piece of news article about an admirable person around you.
(within 100 words)
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