Unit 1 People Of Achievement Reading and Thinking 知识点教学设计-2025-2026学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

Teaching and Learning Design 选择性必修Book1 Unit1 People of Achievement 教学设计 Period 2 Teaching and learning contents: Reading and thinking—Language Focus and Thinking Quality Development Comprehensive teaching and learning objectives: By the end of this period, the students will have been able to: 1) Learn about the usages of new words, chunks and sentence patterns and try to use them in real language situations to develop language competence; 2) Comprehend the text better to improve thinking quality. Teaching and learning important points: 1) Language focus and better reading comprehension; 2) Text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement. Teaching and learning difficult points: New language items learning, text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement. Teaching and learning procedure: Step 1 Review Activity 1 Review Check the answers to the reading comprehension exercises in reference book to review the main content of the text. Step 2 Language Focus (In this step, the teacher explains some of the new and important language items in the context by offering some examples so that the students could comprehend the text better, and also focus on how to use the language items in specific language situations created by the teacher or doing some exercises such as sentence making and blank-filling exercises to help the students to grasp their usages.) Activity 2 Learning about the new language items Learn about the following new language items: 1. This year’s Nobel Prize in 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. 今年的诺贝尔生理学或医学奖授予了屠呦呦（共同获得者），他的研究发现了青蒿素，这是一种治疗疟疾的重要新疗法。 1) whose引导的定语从句，在句中作定语。 2) crucial adj. 至关重要的，关键性的 (=critical, essential, vital) e.g. a crucial factor/issue/decision 关键性的因素/问题/决定 topics of crucial importance 至关重要的课题 Winning this contract is crucial to the success of the company. 赢得这份合同对这家公司的成败至关重要。 2. Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100, 000 lives a year in Africa alone.青蒿素成了抗疟疾药物的关键成分，据估计每年仅在非洲就挽救了10万人的性命。 1) vital adj. 必不可少的；极其重要的；充满生机的 be vital for/to sth 对……极为重要 be of vital importance 至关重要 It is vital to do sth 做某事很重要 e.g. Without the oceans, no living things would survive, humans included. So oceans are vital for/to us. 没有海洋，就没有生物生存，包括人类。因此，海洋对我们至关重要。 While fighting world hunger continues to be the matter of vital importance, more people now die from being overweight. 尽管与世界饥饿作斗争仍然是至关重要的问题，但现在有更多的人死于超重。 50% of the students think it is vital to watch English movies when learning English outside the classroom. 50%的学生认为，在课外学英语时看英文电影对他们来说很重要。 It is vital that the patient (should) take in enough nutrition every day. 病人每天吸收足够的营养是极其重要的。 2) sb./ sth. be thought to be/do… 某人/某物被认为…… 不定式根据需要有时态和语态的变化，即：be thought＋to do（常表示一般情况或动作将要发生）to be doing（表示动作正在进行）to have done（表示动作已完成）to be done（表示被动且动作将要发生）to have been done（表示被动且动作已完成） e.g. A healthy life is usually thought to be related to the open countryside and home-grown food. 健康的生活通常被认为与开阔的乡村和土生土长的食物有关。 They are said to have saved quantities of natural resources in this way. =It is said that they have saved quantities of natural resources in this way. 据说他们用这种方法节约了大量的自然资源。 I haven’t seen Jack for many years. It’s said that he is living in China now. =I haven’t seen Jack for many years. He is said to be living in China now. 常用于该句型的过去分词还有：said，believed，considered，reported等。 be said/ reported/believed/ claimed/announced to do/have done 据说/据报道/据信/据声称/据宣布…… 3. committed adj. 尽心尽力的；坚定的；坚信的 commit vt.承诺；保证；花(钱或时间)；干(错事，坏事)，犯罪 vi.忠于；全心全意投入(工作、活动等) commitment n.承诺；投入；奉献(后可跟to sth./sb./to do sth.) be committed to (doing) sth专心致志于(做)某事 commit sth (time/money) to (doing) sth投入某物(时间/金钱)于(做)某事 commit oneself to (doing) sth/to do sth承诺；保证(做某事、遵守协议或安排等) e.g. a committed scientist 一位坚定的科学家 If you commit a crime, you can never escape being punished. (犯罪) The government must commit itself to improving health care. (承诺，答应) I have committed myself (I) to representing two committees. (承诺，答应) Beginning a career means that one should commit to it a hundred percent. (全身心投入) If you want to achieve good grades, you should commit more time to your studies. (花时间或金钱) In the rest time for the college entrance examination, I’m committed to making (make) full use of my limited time to fulfill my goal. (花时间或金钱) It would also encourage them to take ownership of their learning and be more committed to practising their oral English. 这也会激励他们掌控自己的学习，更加专心致志于练习口语。 As she was committed to her career, she seldom had time to stay with her family. (全身心投入) →Committed to her career, she seldom had time to stay with her family.(形容词短语作状语) We’re looking for someone with a real sense of commitment to the job. (承担的义务或责任) We’ve made a commitment to help them, and we will. (承诺) “献身于；致力于；专心致志于(做)某事”的其他表达： be devoted/ dedicated/ to (doing) sth be absorbed/ buried/ engaged in (doing) sth 4. academy n. 专科院校；研究院，学会 the Royal Academy of Arts皇家艺术学会/学院 academic adj. 学术的，学业的，教学的 e.g. high/low academic standards 高/低学术水平 an academic career学术生涯 The students return in October for the start of the new academic year. 学生于十月返校，开始新学年的学习。 5. 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. 1967年，中国政府成立了一支科学家团队，旨在发现新型抗疟疾疗法，屠呦呦入选首批研究人员。 objective n.目标；目的 with the objective (/aim / purpose / goal) of… 目的是…… objective adj. 客观的 subjective adj. 主观的 objective truth/facts 客观事实/事实 object [ˈɒbdʒɪkt] n. 物体；目标；宾语;（情感或反应的）对象 object [əbˈdʒekt] vt. vi. 反对，反感；提出…作为反对的理由 objection n. 反对；反对的话，异议；反对的理由 e.g. In 1904, he went to Japan and became a medical student, with the objective of improving people’s health and saving lives. 1904年，他去了日本，成为一名医科学生，目的是改善人们的健康，挽救生命。 He tried a second time with the aim of being chosen. 他又试了第二回，希望能被选上。 He came here with the purpose of carrying out an important task. 他来这里是为了执行一项重要的任务。 Scientists need to be objective when doing research. 科学家做研究时要客观。 Glass and plastic objects lined the shelves. 架子上排列着玻璃和塑料制品。 The object is to educate people about road safety. 目的就是教育人们注意交通安全。 Many local people object to the building of the new airport. 许多当地的居民反对兴建新机场。 If nobody objects, we’ll postpone the meeting till next week. 如果没有人反对，我们就把会议推迟到下周。 I have no objection to him coming to stay. 我不反对他来小住。 6. botany n.植物学 botanical adj. 植物学的 botanical garden 植物园 7. Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical properties. 她的团队研读了2000多篇（个）中医药古籍（古方），评估了28万种植物的药学属性。 1) evaluate (=assess) vt. 评价，评估 evaluation (=assessment) n. 评估，估算 e.g. You should be able to evaluate your own work. 你应该能够对自己的工作进行评估。 We need to evaluate how well the policy is working. 我们需要对这一政策产生的效果作出评价。 2) property n. 特性；属性；财产；房地产 e.g. a plant with medicinal properties 药用植物 Compare the physical properties of the two substances. 比较一下这两种物质的物理特性。 This building is government property. 这座大楼是政府的财产。 The price of property has risen enormously. 房地产的价格大幅上升了。 8. distinct adj.不同的；清楚的，明显的；确切的 distinction n. 差别；分别；卓越；特质；荣誉 e.g. The results of the survey fell into two distinct groups. 调查结果分为截然不同的两组。 There was a distinct smell of gas. 有一股明显的煤气味。 We need to draw a distinction between the two events. 我们得把两起事件区别开来。 9. They then tried boiling fresh wormwood, and using the liquid obtained from this to treat malaria, but this did not work either. 之后，他们尝试水煎新鲜青蒿叶，用熬出的液体治疗疟疾，但是依旧无效。 1) boil v. (使)沸腾；用开水煮；怒火中烧 boiling water正在沸腾的水 boiled water 开水 I stood in the kitchen, waiting for the water to boil. 我站在厨房，等着水烧开。 Is the kettle boiling? 壶里的水开了吗？ 2) liquid n. 液体 adj. 液体的 solid n. 固体 adj. 液体的 gas n. 气体 3) obtain vt. (尤指经努力)获得；赢得 vi. (规章、习俗等)存在；流行 e.g. In the second experiment they obtained a very clear result. 第二次试验他们获得了明确的结果。 These conditions no longer obtain. 这些状况已不复存在。 10. However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat. 然而，屠呦呦并不认输。 1) acknowledge vt.承认(属实、权威等)；(公开)感谢 acknowledgement n.承认；致谢；答谢 It is(universally/widely) acknowledged that...……是大家公认的 acknowledge sb/sth to be/as... 承认/认为某人/某物是…… acknowledge doing sth/having done sth 承认做了某事 e.g. He is widely acknowledged to be the best player in the world. 普遍认为他是世界最佳球员。 It is universally acknowledged that “Talk and Talk” is aimed at improving students’ oral English. 众所周知，“Talk and Talk”旨在提高学生的英语口语水平。 Since you acknowledged committing/having committed the mistake, I would offer you another opportunity to correct it. 既然你承认犯了错误，我会再给你一次机会来纠正它。 We wish to acknowledge the support of the university. 我们想要感谢那所大学给予的支持。 Our headteacher is widely acknowledged as/to be the most generous, hard－working and warm－hearted teacher in the academy. →It’s widely acknowledged that our headteacher is the most generous, hard－working and warm－hearted teacher in the academy. 2) defeat n.失败；挫败 vt.击败；战胜 defeat sb. 击败某人 suffer a serious defeat 遭受严重的挫败 acknowledge/admit defeat 承认失败 e.g. If you desire to challenge yourself, there is nothing to do with others’ thoughts and nothing will defeat you. 如果你想挑战自己，与别人的想法无关，也没有什么可以打败你。 辨析：defeat，beat，win defeat意为“击败”，强调过程和结果，宾语是对手；beat意为“打败，(连续)击打”，宾语是对手； win意为“赢得，获胜”，宾语是game或prize等。 e.g. Learning that you have defeated/beaten all the other competitors in the contest, I am writing to congratulate you. With his new novel turned down, the novelist has suffered a serious defeat. After he won a pair of shoes for his lovely sister, he rushed home like an arrow. 11. analyse v.分析；分解；化验 analysis n. [c/u]分析（报告） e.g. The job involves gathering and analysing data. 这项工作包括搜集和分析资料。 We need to analyse what went wrong. 我们需要分析是什么出了差错。 The book is an analysis of poverty and its causes. 这本书分析了贫困及其原因。 The blood samples are sent to the laboratory for analysis. 血样要送往实验室进行分析。 12. apparent (=obvious) adj.显然的；显而易见的 apparently(=obviously) adv.显而易见；看来；显然 It is apparent that...＝Apparently显然…… As is apparently shown/stated in the picture/chart/passage above... 正如上面图画/图表/文中明显展示/陈述的那样…… e.g. It was apparent that a better way might be to have students practice with partners who have similar English proficiency and learning needs. =Apparently, a better way might be to have students practice with partners who have similar English proficiency and learning needs. As is apparently (apparent) shown in the chart above, there are about 10% students supporting the idea. No one else can be a better choice than you, for apparently your name alone will be the best advertisement for our programme. 没有人可能是比你更好的选择了，因为很明显，只有你的名字才是我们节目的最佳广告。 13. substance n. 物质，材料；实质，内容；（织品的）质地; a chemical/radioactive substance 化学、放射性等物质 banned/illegal substances (= drugs) 禁用 / 非法物品 a sticky substance 一种黏糊糊的东西 14. Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe. 屠呦呦与团队成员甚至坚持以身试药，以确保药物的安全性。 insist vi. & vt.坚持；坚决要求 insist on/upon (doing) sth 坚持(做)某事 insist (坚持说/认为) that...(从句用陈述语气) insist (坚决要求/主张) that sb(should) do...(从句用虚拟语气) e.g. It was for my birthday that my grandpa insisted on staying at home. What made me scared to death was that my brother insisted on using a knife to cut the pumpkin open. What made me scared to death was that my brother insisted that he (should) use a knife to cut the pumpkin open. I insisted that a doctor (should) be sent for immediately. 15. Upon hearing that she had been awarded the Nobel Prize, she said, “The honour is not just mine...” 获悉自己被授予诺贝尔奖时，她说：“这个荣誉不仅仅属于我……” “upon/on＋doing... /名词”构成介词短语，用作时间状语； 意为“当……时；一……就……”，表示一件事紧接着另一件事而发生。表示“一……就……”的词汇或结构还有：immediately，directly，instantly； the instant，the moment，the minute，the second； as soon as；no sooner...than...，hardly...when.../scarcely...when...。 e.g. Upon graduating, he joined a small law firm. 一毕业他就加入了一个小型律师事务所。 On arriving at the stadium, the athletes began to work out. 一到体育场，运动员们就开始训练。 As soon as I heard the news, I quickly shared this unbelievable news with my mother. 我一听到这个消息，就迅速把这个令人难以置信的消息告诉了妈妈。 The moment I saw my name on the top of the first prize list, surprise and joy occupied my mind. 我一看到自己的名字出现在一等奖名单首位，我的脑海充满了惊喜。 Hardly/Scarcely had he told me the good news when I jumped with joy. 他一告诉我那个好消息，我就高兴得跳了起来。 Hardly had we arrived at the activity center when we signed up to participate in the Walking Contest. 我们刚到活动中心，就报名参加了竞走比赛。 16. scientific adj. 科学（上）的；细致严谨的 a scientific discovery 科学发现 scientific knowledge 科学知识 17. mostly adv. 主要地；大部分；通常 most adv. 最，最多（大）；much的最高级；非常，很；几乎 n. 最大限度；大部分；大多数人 e.g. The sauce is mostly cream. 这沙司主要是奶油。 We’re mostly out on Sundays. 我们星期天一般不在家。 I spent most time on the first question. 我在第一个问题上花的时间最多。 Step 3 Post Reading—Text reconstruction and thinking quality improvement Activity 3 Text reconstruction 1. Answer more questions about the text. 1) Why is artemisinin crucial and vital? It has saved hundreds of thousands of people, and has led to improved health for millions of people. 2) What was the background of the discovery of artemisnin? In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of scientists with the objective of discovering a new treatment for malaria, and Youyou was among the first researchers chosen. 3) How did Tu Youyou feel about being awarded the prize? She felt honored/thankful/grateful and proud. 2. Complete the flow chart. Then tell the story of how artemisinin was discovered to reconstruct the text. Tu Youyou’s team examined over 2,000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280,000 plants (for their medical properties). → They found a medical text suggesting using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. → They tested (a collection of) dried wormwood leaves. → They tried boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid, but this did not work either. → They used a lower temperature to draw out sweet wormwood extract. → They tested the medicine on themselves to see if safe. →They tested the medicine on malaria patients. → The medicine became a standard treatment for malaria. 2. Reconstruct the text by retelling the text. Activity 4 Discussing and thinking What inspiration can you get from Tu Youyou’s success? What would you learn from Tu Youyou? Step 4 Evaluation and summary Activity 6 Self-evaluation Guide the students to reflect on their learning of this period by considering the following aspects. 1. How is your mastery of the new language items? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 2. How is your learning performance? (Good/Fairly good/Moderate/Just so so/Poor) 3. What will you do after class to improve your learning? Activity 7 Summary (The teacher) Summarize the usages of the main language items of this period briefly. Homework： 1. Arrange notes after class to consolidate the new language items. 2. Complete the vocabulary exercises in the textbook and workbook. 3. Complete the vocabulary exercises in the reference book. 李胜文高中英语教学设计 人教社2019年版 选择性必修Book1 Unit1 People of Achievement Page 1 2025-08-04 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$