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Unit 1
People of achievement
Reading & Thinking
Opening page
Who is the woman in the photo?
What is happening in the photo?
What’s the reaction of people present when this is happening? why?
Everyone present is standing up to show respect and admiration to her.
She is Tu Youyou.
She is being awarded the Nobel Prize.
Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.
——Albert Einstein
努力不是为了功成名就,而是为了成为有价值的人。
Do you know these people of achievement?
Zhong Nanshan
Tu Youyou
Lin Qiaozhi
Albert Einstein
Neil Armstrong
Yuan Longping
“
What kind of person can be called as great people?
diligent
talented
selfless
persistent
devoted
courageous
kind-hearted
hardworking
Which is more important, talent or effort?
What do you know about Tu Youyou?
She discovered artemisinin (青蒿素)
wormwood(蒿;洋艾) →
artemisinin(青蒿素)
Read for text features
The title/ headline
The date
The lead(导语)
The illustrations
(插图)
1.Where would you most
likely find this passage?
In a newspaper
News report
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
Read for text features
title: simple, general
but attractive
content: more objective, accurate and convincing
If you were the writer, what would you write in this text according to the title?
1.Who is Tu Youyou?
2.Why did she try to discover artemisinin?
3.What did she do to win the prize?
4.What’s the significance of discovering artemisinin?
5.How did she discover artemisinin?
6.What’s the personality of her?
......
5W & 1H !!!
Find descriptive words
Pay attention to the descriptive words in a passage. These will help you form a better impression of the subject described in the passage.
Scan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou.
committed
patient
Structure
Para 4:
The news that Tu Youyou ____________________ and the ____________ of discovering artemisinin.
Tu’s life ____________ and the research process of ______________________.
Tu’s____________ to the award
wins the Nobel Prize
significance
experience
discovering artemisinin
Para 1:
Para
2&3:
response
The news story mainly talks about Tu Youyou's achievements and her way to discovering the artemisinin which saves lots of people worldwide.
Go through the text and get the main idea of the text.
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
Para 1
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.
why
Careful reading
Para 2 & 3
Tu Youyou's life experience
1930
1955
1967
1969
1971
2015
_______ on 30 Dec. 1930. Ningbo, China
_________ from Peking University
_________ to be the first researchers to...
became the ______ of the project in Beijing
___________ in discovering artemisinin
was ________ the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine
was born
Tu Youyou & her team's experiment
was chosen
head
succeeded
awarded
the leading researcher
44 years
timeline
graduated
tried ____________________________
________________________________
but_____________________________
Tu’s team examined _______________
_____________, and evaluated _____ ________________________________
over 2,000 old
280,000
medical texts
plants for their medical properties.
They discovered and tested __________ ________________________________
380 distinct
ancient Chinese medical treatments
found one medical text suggesting
________________________________
______________________________
using the extract from sweet
wormwood to treat a fever.
tested ___________________________
________________________________
a collection of dried wormwood
leaves but found no effect.
and using the liquid obtained from it
this didn’t work either.
boiling fresh wormwood
used a ______________
_________________ the sweet wormwood extract.
lower temperature
to draw out
tested the medicine _____________ to see if safe.
on themselves
tested the medicine on_____________.
malaria patients
The medicine became __________________ for malaria.
a standard treatment
Para 2 & 3
What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?
temperature
What do the numbers suggest?
Para.3 : “After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded ....”
Show the hardness of the mission & the great efforts Tu's team made
Para 2 & 3
Personality Supporting evidence
committed
patient
In 1967, the Chinese government gave the mission to discover a new treatment for malaria.
examined over 2, 000 old medical texts; evaluated 280, 000..
discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatments
She would not acknowledge defeat. She analysed the medical texts again.
failed more than 190 times
Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe.
Further thinking: what can we learn about Tu You you?
Tu Youyou, a committed and patient scientist...
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.”
1. What contributes to Tu Youyou’s discovery?
team up with other excellent scientists (cooperation with...)
obtain support from the country
professional knowledge
good personalities (committed; patient ...)
Para 4
2. What kind of person is Tu Youyou according to her quote?
thinks little of fame and money
selfless
cooperative
modest
Which is more important for making a great discovery,talent or effort?
effort
talent
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.
Post- reading
Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.
——Albert Einstein
努力不是为了功成名就,而是为了成为有价值的人。
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
1 a man of value
2 descriptive words
3 form a good impression of ...
4 Nobel Prize in Medicine
5 award sb sth = award sth to sb
6 a crucial treatment for malaria
7 die from
8 a committed and patient scientist
9 the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine
10 with the objective of
描述性的词语
对……产生好的印象
诺贝尔医学奖
授予某人某物
至关重要的抗疟疾药物
死于
坚定有耐心的科学家
Important phrases (P1 ~ P3)
有价值的人
中国中医科学院
以……为目标
Important phrases (P1 ~ P3)
11 medical properties
12 show promise in the fight against malaria
13 get stuck
14 acknowledge defeat
15 by chance
16 insist on doing sth
17 test the medicine on sb
18 upon hearing that
19 scientific research
20 other than
药用性
有望战胜疟疾
陷入僵局
认输
偶然
坚持做某事
在某人身上测试药物
一听到……
科学研究
除了
Important phrases (P4)
1 be quite distinct from one another
2 stand up to
3 wear and tear
4 commit oneself to sth
5 come to a conclusion
6 It strikes / hits / occurs to sb that ...
7 fellow countrymen
经得起;抵抗
磨损;损耗
全身心投入到某事中
得出结论
某人突然想到……
同胞
彼此完全不同
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. (Para 1)
2. In the beginning, Tu Youyou went to Hainan, where malaria was more common, to
study malaria patients. (Para 2)
3. Later, the medicine was tested on malaria patients, most of whom recovered. (Para 3)
Review: What do these sentences have in common?
Compare and Find (I)
4. This medicine, which was called artemisinin, soon became a standard treatment for
malaria. (Para 3)
5. From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical
treatments that showed promise in the fight against malaria. (Para 2)
non-restrictive
non-restrictive
non-restrictive
non-restrictive
restrictive
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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仿写练习
2.今年的国家荣誉称号授予给了张伯礼,他的中西医结合方案在救治新
冠肺炎患者中取得显著成效。(National Honorary Title)
In the beginning, Zhong Nanshan went to Wuhan, where the COVID-19 broke out, to study measures against the epidemic.
This year’s National Honorary Title has been awarded to Zhang Boli, whose project of traditional Chinese and western medicine achieved remarkable effect in the fight against COVID-19.
一开始,钟南山去了新冠肺炎爆发地——武汉,研究抗击疫情措施。
(the COVID-19)
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
4. 习近平宣布北斗三号全球卫星导航系统正式开通,它将为全球卫星导航
系统带来新亮点。(BeiDou-3 Satellite Navigation System,
commissioning, highlight)
Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to award National Honorary Titles to 4 people, all of whom made great contributions to the fight against the epidemic.
Xi Jinping announced the commissioning of the BeiDou-3 Satellite Navigation System, which will bring global navigation satellite systems to new highlights.
仿写练习
3. 习近平签署主席令授予4人国家荣誉称号,他们在抗击疫情中都做
出了巨大贡献。(National Honorary Titles)
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to
improved health for millions of people. (Para 1)
2. 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 chosen. (Para 2)
3. Tu’s team tested a collection of dried wormwood leaves but found no effect.
(Para 3)
Pay attention to the past participles.
Compare and Find (II)
4. They then tried boiling fresh wormwood, and using the liquid obtained from
this to treat malaria, but this did not work either. (Para 3)
the attribute
the attribute
the attribute
the attribute
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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boiled water
a developed country
some painted chairs
a novel written by Mark Twain
The injured workers have been rushed to the hospital.
I received a letter written in French.
过去分词作定语
表示完成
表示被动
单个过去分词作定语,通常放在名词前,表示被动或完成;过去分词短语作定语,放在名词后。
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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1. There is a ________ (break) glass on the table.
2. Lucy is a nurse, whose job is to look after the ________ (wound)
soldiers.
3. Most of the artists _________ (invite) to the party were from
Germany.
4. _______ (Speak) English is quite distinct from _______ (write)
English in many ways.
5. The woman _________ (dress) in a white dress is our English
teacher.
broken
即学即练
wounded
invited
Spoken
written
dressed
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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2.在2020年年初,中国政府组建了一支专家队伍,奔赴武
汉,目的是寻找一种治疗新冠肺炎的方法。钟南山是首
批入选的专家之一。
Students are cleaning the fallen leaves in the campus.
In early 2020, the Chinese government formed a team of medical experts and sent them to Wuhan to find a treatment for COVID-19. Zhong Nanshan was among the first experts chosen.
即学即练
1. 学生们正在打扫校园里的落叶。
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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2. In 1969, she became the head of the project in Beijing, and
decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts to find
traditional botanical treatments for the disease. (Para. 2, P2)
Pay attention to the infinitives (to do forms).
不定式作目的状语
Compare and Find (III)
In the beginning, Tu Youyou went to Hainan, where malaria
was more common, to study malaria patients. (Para. 2, P2)
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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To succeed, we must believe in ourselves first.
The teacher raised his voice so as to make himself heard.
Everyone is supposed to do his best to save the earth.
Tom made a bamboo box to take care of the little sick bird
till it could fly.
不定式作目的状语
不定式作目的状语,意为“为了……”,可位于句首、句中和句末。有时为了突出强调和目的性,可用in order to do, so as to do(不可位于句首)等。
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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They hurried to the station only to be told the train had left.
Tom hurried back home only to find his mother had gone.
不定式作结果状语
不定式还可以作结果状语,往往表示出人意料的结果。不定式前常加上only,以加强语气,常位于句末。
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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即学即练
2.为了提高公众节约食物的意识,他描述了令人震惊的食
物浪费现象。
In order to spend a safe and pleasant Spring Festival, people were forbidden to set off fireworks.
He described the shocking phenomenon of food waste so as to raise public awareness of saving food.
1.为了度过一个安全愉快的春节,人们被禁止燃放烟花。
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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She analysed the medical texts again, and by chance, she
found one sentence suggesting a different way to treat the
wormwood. (Para 3)
2. Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract, she
found a substance that worked. (Para 3)
Pay attention to the present participles (doing forms).
作宾语补足语
作状语
Compare and Find (IV)
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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即学即练
1. I looked down into the water and could see Old Tom __________ (swim)
by the boat, __________ (show) us the way.
2. Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant ________ (feel) very frustrated.
3. _____________ (teach) by the two gentlemen, Eliza made great progress.
4. _______________ (work) for two days, Steve managed to finish his
report on schedule.
swimming
showing
feeling
Taught
Having worked
现在分词的完成式having done表示其动作发生在谓语动词的动作之前
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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2.听取了他们关于第十四个五年规划的意见和建议,习
近平说在未来五年中国将进入一个新的发展阶段。
1.她能感觉到自己的心因害怕而跳动。
She could feel her heart beating with fear.
Having heard their opinions and suggestions on making the 14th Five-year plan, Xi Jinping said China would enter a new development stage in the next five years.
即学即练
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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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)
Try to analyse the sentence.
主语
谓语
谓语
Sb./Sth. is reported / thought / supposed / seen / known to do /to be doing/to have done.
= It is reported / thought / supposed / seen / known / that sb. do/be doing/has(have) done
Compare and Find (V)
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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1.据说他已经被北京大学录取了。
It is said that he has been admitted to Peking University.
= He is said to have been admitted to Peking University.
It is well known that Zhong Nanshan is a genunie national hero.
= Zhong Nanshan is well known to be a genuine national hero.
即学即练
2.众所周知,钟南山是一位真正的民族英雄。
Important sentences (P2 ~ P3 )
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Language Points
crucial adj. 至关重要的;关键性的
同:vital, significant, important,necessary,essential
crucially adv. 关键地;至关重要地
短语: be crucial to/for 对...是至关重要的
It is + adj +(for sb) to do sth.
play a crucial role/part in... 在...中扮演重要角色
It is crucial that...(should) do ...是至关重要的
① It is crucial that the problem _______________________ immediately.
关键是要马上处理这一问题。
② The support of our fans _________________our winning the Super Cup.
球迷的支持对我们赢得超级杯非常关键。
(should) be solved
is crucial to/for
2. vital adj. 必不可少的;极其重要的;充满生机的
vitally adv. 极其;紧要地;生死攸关地
短语:be vital to/for 对……是至关重要的
It is vital +(for sb) to do sth. 做某事是很重要的
It is vital that…(should) do………是十分重要的。(从句用虚拟语气,should可以省略)
① Perseverance _________success. 毅力对于成功是至关重要的.
② It is vital that human beings____________ the rules of nature.
重要的是人类应该服从大自然的规则。
is vital to
(should) obey
3. commit vt.承诺;保证;做出(错事);花(钱或者时间);(下令)把(某人)送进(医院或者监狱)vi.忠于;全心全意投入
committed adj.尽心尽力的;坚定的;坚信的
commitment n.承诺,保证;(对工作或某活动)献身;奉献
短语: commit a crime/mistake/murder/suicide 犯罪/犯错误/杀人/自杀
be committed to sth./doing sth. 承诺/致力于(做)某事
commit oneself to sth./doing sth./to do sth. 承诺/致力于(做)某事
make a commitment to do sth. 承诺做某事
①Both sides ______________________ settle the dispute peacefully.
双方承诺和平解决争端。
②The President __________________reforming health care.
总统承诺要改革卫生保健制度。
committed themselves to
is committed to
objective n. 目的,目标
adj. 客观的,宾语的
with the objective /purpose/aim/intention of ...... 目的是.......,目标是.......
object v. 反对
object to sth./to doing sth.
objection n. 反对,异议
raise/have an objection to (doing) sth.
subjective adj. 主观的,主语的
subject n. 主题,主语,科目
adj.可能受....的影响;受....的支配,服从于
be subject to
4. evaluate vt.评价;评估
evaluation n. 评估;估算
短语: make an evaluation of 对...进行评估
①The school has only been open for six months, so it’s hard to __________________.
这所学校才开了六个月,所以很难评价它的成功。
② Afterwards, they _____________________the health care system.
后来,他们对医疗保健制度进行了评价。
evaluate its success
made an evaluation of
5. distinct adj. 清晰的; 清楚的; 有区别的
distinction n. 区别, 差别; 特性; distinctive adj. 独特的, 与众不同的
短语: be distinct/different from...与...不同
make/draw a distinction 区分开来;区别对待
the distinction between A and B A和B之间的区别
It is distinct that... 很明显...
①The learning needs of the two groups _______________each other.
这两个组的学习需求是有区别的。
②Philosophers did not use to _______________between arts and science.
哲学家过去习惯不把人文科学与自然科学区别开来。
③Beer has very ____________ smell; it's quite _________ from the smell of wine.
are distinct from
make a distinction
distinctive
distinct
They then tried boiling fresh wormwood.
v. 沸腾 n. 沸点
boiled water
沸水
boiling water
白开水
boil
v. 发展
develop
developing country
发展中国家
developed country
发达国家
fall
falling leaves
正在飘落的叶子
fallen leaves
落叶
v. 落,掉
6. obtain vt. (尤指经努力)获得; 贏得vi. (规章、习俗等)存在; 流行
同:gain, get, acquire,achieve
短语: win/ obtain/ get the first prize 获得一等奖
obtain...from/out of /through...从...中得到
obtain one’s permission 得到某人许可
obtain information 获取信息
obtain evidence 取证
①You should __________________from the head teacher before you leave school.
得到校长的许可后,你才能离校。
②Both of these books can ________________the library.
这两本书都可以在图书馆中取得。
obtain the permission
be obtained from
obtain sth from sb/sth 从某人/某物获得某物
obtain sth through 通过……获得
obtainable (=available)可获得的
注意
get、 obtain、 acquire、 gain 都含“得到;获得”的意思。
get普通用词,使用广泛
obtain是较正式用语,常指“通过努力工作、奋力或请求而得到所需或者盼望的东西”
obtain advice/information/permission
acquire强调“经过漫长的努力过程而逐渐获得”,如:
acquire good habits. acquire knowledge and skills
gain往往指“通过努力或有意识行动而获得某种利益、好处,还有‘增加’之意”
gain weight/confidence/strength/experience
7. acknowledge vt. 承认(属实、权威等); (公开)感谢
acknowledgement n. 承认;感谢
短语: acknowledge (doing) sth. 承认(做了)某事
acknowledge that… 承认……
acknowledge sth./sb. to be/as… 承认某事/某人是……
It is universally/generally acknowledged that……是大家公认的。I gratefully acknowledge financial support from several local businesses.
① He refused to_____________________, which made mom very annoyed.
他不承认他的错误,这使得他妈妈很生气。
② He __________________________the best pianist in the world.
他是大家公认的世界上最好的钢琴家
acknowledge his mistake
is universally acknowledged as
有些英文书的正文前或正文后有一页Acknowledgements,可翻译成“致谢;感谢;鸣谢”。
acknowledgement
The flowers were a small acknowledgement of your kindness.
I was sent a free copy in acknowledgement of my contribution.
我收到一本增刊,表示对我投稿的谢意
8. defeat n. 失败;挫败 vt.击败;战胜
短语: a big/bad defeat 大败 suffer (a) defeat 遭受失败
accept/acknowledge defeat接受/承认失败
defeat the enemy打败敌人
① I’ve tried to solve the problem, but______________.
我已经尝试去解决这个问题了 ,但它还是打败了我。
② No matter what happened, they refused to___________________.
无论发生什么,他们拒绝承认失败。
it defeatd me
acknowledge defeat
9. insist vi.& vt. 坚持; 坚决要求
短语:insist on/upon doing sth. 坚决要求做某事
insist (that) + (should) do坚决要求;坚决主张(从句用虚拟语气)
insist (that) 坚持说;坚持认为(从句用陈述语气)
①She was stubborn and insisted that the work ________________ahead of schedule. 她很固执,坚持要求工作要提前完成。
②My sister insisted that___________________.
我妹妹坚持说她是正确的。
③ He insisted on ____________ (pay) for the meal.
(should) be finished
she was right
paying
insist on指的是坚持认为、坚决主张或坚决要求,其后接名词或动名词作宾语。
stick to指的是坚持立场、观点、原则、决定、计划、诺言、意见等,有“执意不改变”之意,通常后接名词或代词。
conclude
v. 得出(结论)
conclusion
n. 结论;推论
conclude…from...
make a conclusion
draw/come to/reach a conclusion得出结论
bring...to a conclusion 使……结束
下结论
从……中推断出
in conclusion
最后,总之
in a word/ finally/ eventually
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01 2 Scan the text and find descriptive words about Tu Youyou.
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普通高中教科书 英语 选择性必修 第一册
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