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Unit1
PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Reading and Thinking
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In this class, you will
Learning Objectives
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predict the main idea of the text using pictures and the title.
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work out the discovery process of artemisinin using different reading strategies.
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summarize the great qualities of Tu Youyou and form views on the key factor of success.
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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
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Look and discuss
1. Who is the woman in the photo?
about us
Tu Youyou, a scientist from China
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Look and discuss
2. What is happening in this photo?
about us
In this photo, Tu Youyou is accepting the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine from King Carl XVI of Sweden
Lead-in activity
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Look and discuss
3.Why ?
about us
She was awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of artemisinin, a substance extracted from sweet wormwood.
sweet wormwood
(青蒿)
artemisinin
青蒿素
extract
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Malaria
【reason】:mosquito
【symptoms】chill, fever, sweat
treatment
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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
Lead paragraph
Body
Ending
Can you recall the structure of a newspaper article?
Text Type
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Title
Lead paragraph
Body
Ending
________ title
when
where
who
what
why
Tu Youyou
This year (6 October 2015)
was awarded the Nobel Prize
for the discovery of artemisinin
how
How was artemisinin discovered?
Tu's _______ towards the award
Stockholm Concert Hall
Structure of a newspaper passage
attitudes
concise
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2. Passages like this are most often
written in_____and ____
A. the active voice/ offer many opinions
B. the person/ talk about feelings
C. both active and passive voices /
mostly contain facts
third
first
Language Features
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2
3
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 ??
to be more objective and convincing
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ADD RELATED TITLE WORDS
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While-reading
Para1
1. What is the event?
2. How is it described?
3.Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?
1.Tu Youyou was awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
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Careful reading
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Read para.1 and answer:
How is it described?
Why is the discovery of artemisinin important?
An attributive clause to explain why Tu was awarded the prize
An apposition to explain what artemisinin is
The impact of malaria
The effect of artemisinin
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1930
succeeded in discovering artemisinin
1955
Chosen to be the first researchers to discover a new treatment for malaria.
Graduated from Peking University Medical School
1969
Born in Ningbo, China
1971
Became the head of the project in Beijing and decided to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.
Awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine.
1967
Tu and her discovery
2015
Activity: Explore the road to the discovery
1. Find out what happened to Tu Youyou in the following years.
2. Retell it by the key words.
crucial years
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What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?
Explore the road to the discovery of artemisinin
Tu Youyou’s team examined
_________________________, and evaluated_____________.
280,000 plants
over 2000 old medical texts
They found a medical text suggesting ______________________________ _________________________.
using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.
They tested _______________________.
dried wormwood leaves
They tried ________________
_________________________
but ______________________.
boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid
this didn't work either
They used__________ ________________
to draw out the sweet wormwood extract.
The medicine was tested on ________________.
The medicine became ____________________
for malaria.
a standard treatment
a lower temperature
malaria patients
The discovery of artemisinin is tough
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Post-reading
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Language Features
What numbers are mentioned in the text? What do they suggest?
200 million; 600,000; 100,000;
over 2,000; 280,000; 380; 190
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Post-reading
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Language Features
What numbers are mentioned in the text? What do they suggest?
the numbers What do the numbers suggest?
Over 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die from it.
Artemisinin is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone
She examined over 2,000 old medical texts, evaluated 280,000 plants and tested 380 distinct ancients Chinese medical treatments.
After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971.
To show how big a health problem malaria is.
To show the great value of the discovery.
To show how patient and persistent Tu Youyou and her team were to tackle the disease.
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Read para.4 and answer:
What’s the significance of the discovery of artemisinin?
What contributes to Tu’s Winning of the Nobel Prize?
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.
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Prove the value of traditional Chinese medicine
Spread China’s scientific research and Chinese medicine
team up with other excellent scientists
gain support from the country
get inspiration from TCM
the rigorous scientific research
professional knowledge
Tu’s committed and patient personalities
What kind of person do you think Tu Youyou is?
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knowledgeable, professional,talented
Construct a mind map to describe Tu’s qualities
You may answer the question following the sentence pattern like:
I think Tu Youyou is a ... person, because she...In my opinion, Tu Youyou is a person with..., based on the description “...” in para...
Tu’s qualities
Evidence in the passage
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Tu Youyou’s great qualities
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★ She went to Hainan to study malaria patients.
★ She examined over 2,000 old medical texts, evaluated 280,000 plants and tested 380 distinct ancients Chinese medical treatments.
★The work got stuck but she didn’t acknowledge defeat and she analysed the medical texts again and after failing more than 190 time, she succeeded.
★ She tested the medicine on herself and then on malaria patients.
★ “The honor is not just mine. There is a team behind me, and all the people of my country.”
brave/committed
patient//persistent (perseverant)/determined
cautious/responsible/selfless/caring
modest/cooperative/patriotic
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课文图示与复述
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课文图示与复述
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Further thinking
How does Tu Youyou’s example inspire you in your school life?
What should we do to become a man of achievement?
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cquire as much as basic knowledge from now on.
ontinue working at it after you fully understand it.
ug any difficulty you may come across on your way to explore it.
gnore such an opinion that you will fail.
mploy yourself in it.
alue any chance to get close to it even if you have to give up something else.
ncourage the rest of the world to fully understand and respect it.
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write a news lead about someone you admire most.
requirements:
1. non-relative clause
2. an apposition
3. the impact of his/her contribution/work
4. the effect of his work
using paragraph 1 as your reference
Homework
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Thanks
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