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UNIT 2
MORALS AND VIRTUES
Reading and Thinking
Mother of Ten Thousand Babies
At the end of the class, you will be able to:
♥find out Lin Qiaozhi’s life choices and their results;
♥analyze Lin Qiaozhi’s qualities behind her choices;
♥evaluate and apply Lin’s life choices and virtues to guide
your own life experiences.
Learning Objectives
01
Pre-reading
Step 1 lead in
1.What are some important life choices?
2.How can we make a better choice without regret?
A woman who chose to test the medicine on herself to find a treatment for a disease.
A woman who chose to set up a free public high school for girls in remote villages.
A woman who chose to devote all her life to helping women and babies in China.
Who is she?
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Let’s guess
Watch a video to know of Lin Qiaozhi.
The passage might be about a female________who delivered a lot of _________.
Step2 Prediction
doctor
babies
02
While-reading
Q1:What type of text is it?
A. A news report
B. A biography
C. A science report
Q2: What order is the passage organized in?
A. Space. B. Time. C. Events.
Activity 1:Skimming
Step 3 Fast reading
Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.
Lin Qiaozhi’s life choices.
Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements
Lin Qiaozhi’s firm belief.
Part 1 (Para. 1)
Part 2 (Para. 2--5)
Part 3 (Para. 6)
Q3:Read the text and match the main idea of each part.
Activity 1:Skimming
Her mother died.
She chose to study medicine.
She graduated from PUMC.
She studied in the US.
She became the first Chinese woman director at PUMC..
She died.
Age 18
1941
1901
Age 5
8 years later
1939
1954
1983
Activity 2 Scanning
Finish the timeline.
She was born.
She was elected a government official.
Step 3 Fast reading
Step 4 Careful reading
to get married
to study
medicine
Para2
Para4
Para3
Para5
to return to China
to stay in the USA
to open a clinic
to stop helping people in need
to political promote
to tend patients
in early time in early career during the war in new China
Activity1: What hard choices was Dr Lin faced with throughout her life? Find reasons from each paragraph?
to give up her life
to rescue her life
Para6
Step 4 Detailed reading
Activity2: From these choices,we can see what kind of person Dr.Lin has?
determined
patriotic
(爱国的)
selfless
responsible
kind
brave
generous
Activity3:What is the main principle that guided Dr. Lin through the choices in her life? (Para1)
“Life is precious. ...To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired?”
life first, people first
生命至上,人民至上
Step 4 Careful reading
The real meaning of “morals and virtues”
Activity4: ..., she was known as the “mother of ten thousand babies”, having delievered over 50,000 babies in her lifetime.
Was she the real mother of ten thousand babies?
What virtues made Dr.Lin “ mother of ten thousand babies”?
It was the selflessness and devotion to her work that made her the name.
Step 4 Careful reading
Part 1: Introduction
(Para.1)
Part 2: Dr Lin’s life experience
(Para.2-5)
Part 3: Evaluation
(Para.6)
Choice 1:
Choice 2:
Choice 3:
Choice 4:
to study medicine
to return to China
to open a clinic
to perform a doctor’s duties
Put others first, deny herself.
determined
patriotic
selfless
responsible
1. respect life
2. pursue dream
3. serve homeland
4. help people in need
…
5. care about patients rather than fame and wealth
Step 5 Summary
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Post-reading
Step 6 Discussing
1. the highest prize given to graduates
2. the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician
3. was named chief resident physician
4. became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director
5. was elected to the first National People 's Congress
6. held many important positions
7. was known as the mother of ten thousand babies, having delivered over 50000 babies in her lifetime
Group work
What did Dr. Lin gain from her choices?
Among these virtues, which do you think can help you make choices?
I think being determined is important to me. Sometimes I tend to change my choices easily just because someone tells me that I can’t achieve them. But being determined about my passion can help me get closer to my dream.
Step 6 Discussing
I think...is important for me.Because...
No matter what you choose, stick to your original aspirations!
We all make choices, but in the end, our choices make us who we are!
Remember!
I can figure out the choices that Dr. Lin was faced with and their results.
I can analyze the qualities of Dr. Lin.
I can learn from her spirit and reflect on my guiding principles for choices. 1
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● Two things I found impressive:
● One thing I found difficult:
Based on your class performance today, please complete the evaluation chart below.
Step 7 Self-evaluation
Write a passage about one of your important choices you have ever made and explain your principles behind it.
Introduction
Life experiences (time, choices, virtues, principles)
Evaluation
Step 8 Homework
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Thank You!
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