Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking课件-2026-2027学年高中英语人教版选择性必修第一册

XB1 U1 Reading and Thinking PEOPLE OF ACHIEVEMENT 1 Learning Objectives To master key vocabulary and the features of news reports, and summarize the story of Tu Youyou and artemisinin. To analyze Tu Youyou’s qualities and develop respect for scientists, as well as cultural confidence. To practise skimming & scanning skills and learn to discuss the spirit of scientific research in groups. 2 content 1. Lead in 2. Pre-reading 3. While-reading 4. Post-reading 5. Assessment 6. Homework 3 01. Lead in 4 Lead-in 1. Look at these pictures. What great achievements are they about? hybrid rice Atomic Bomb Artemisinin 2. Who made these great contributions to our country? 3. What qualities do those great people share? Yuan Longping Deng Jiaxian Tu Youyou determined, devoted, persistent, creative... 5 Lead-in Who is she? What do you know about her? She discovered artemisinin, an important treatment for malaria. 6 Lead-in What’s the plant? How much do you know about it?What’s the relationship between the two pictures? sweet wormwood artemisinin extract 7 02. Pre-reading 8 Pre-reading Look at the picture and the title, and predict what the text is about. The article is mainly talk about . . Tu Youyou being awarded the Nobel Prize and the reason The passage is a/an . A. Letter B. Blog C. Brochure D. News report D A news report is a factual, formal piece of writing. It tells readers about a recent important event. It usually includes headline, date, lead, body(the main facts) and ending. It gives true information about what happened, who was involved and why the event matters. 9 03. While-reading 10 Skimming Read and divide the passage into different parts. A News Report headline date body body body lead ending 11 Scanning Read the passage quickly and answer the following questions. 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 Passages like this are most often written in ____ and ____. A. the active voice; offer many opinions B. the passive voice; talk about feelings C. both active and passive voices; mostly contain facts 12 Careful-reading Read Paragraph 1 (the lead) within 2 minutes and circle the 5W information. 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. About 600,000 people die from malaria each year, and artemisinin is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone. Think: When? Who? What? Why is the prize important? 13 Careful-reading Check your answers: the 5W in the lead Question Answer from the lead When Who What Why 6 October 2015 Tu Youyou (co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine) Her research led to the discovery of artemisinin, a crucial new treatment for malaria. Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives and improved health for millions of people. 14 Careful-reading Read Paragraph 2 and put the events in time order. (Para 2) 1930 1955 1967 1969 Born in Ningbo, China Graduated from Peking University Medical School; worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine Chosen for the national team to discover a new treatment for malaria Became head of the project; decided to review ancient Chinese medical texts 15 Careful-reading Read Paragraph 3 and answer “Why did boiling wormwood fail?” The research journey and the setbacks 1. A 4th-century medical text suggested using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. 2. Tested dried wormwood leaves → no effect. Boiled fresh wormwood and used the liquid → still didn't work. 3. The project got stuck, but Tu would not acknowledge defeat. She analysed the texts again. Key insight: boiling the sweet wormwood apparently destroyed its medical properties. 16 Careful-reading Read Paragraph 4 and find the breakthrough. The inspiration came from ancient Chinese medical texts — traditional wisdom meets modern science. 1. Using a to draw out the extract, she found a substance that worked. 2. After failing , the team finally succeeded in 1971. 3. Tu and her team even on themselves to make sure it was safe. 4. Tested on malaria patients, most of whom . The medicine was named artemisinin. lower temperature more than 190 times tested the medicine recovered 17 Careful-reading Read Paragraph 5 and find Tu Youyou’s attitude. Q1. How did Tu Youyou feel about winning the Nobel Prize? A. It was entirely her own achievement. B. It belonged to her team and all the people of her country. C. She cared little about the honour. D. She was greatly surprised by the result. Q2. What did Tu Youyou think of traditional Chinese medicine? A. It had limited value for modern science. B. It proved its great value and should be spread around the world. C. It was more advanced than Western medicine. 18 04. Post-reading 19 Post-reading What can we learn from Tu Youyou? Curious about traditional Chinese medicine Committed and patient to science Determined — never acknowledged defeat Modest — shared the honour with others Team-spirited — the discovery was a team effort "The honour is not just mine — it belongs to the team, the country, and traditional Chinese medicine." 20 Assessment Learning Objectives Score(1-5) 1. Can master key words: crucial, commitment, investigate, defeat, substance etc. □4 □3 □2 □1 2.After learning, I am able to briefly summarize the whole story of Tu Youyou and artemisinin □4 □3 □2 □1 3.After learning, I am able to analyze Tu Youyou’s qualities (persistence, dedication, team spirit) □4 □3 □2 □1 21 05. Assessment 22 Assessment Learning Objectives Score(1-5) 1. Can master key words: crucial, commitment, investigate, defeat, substance etc. □4 □3 □2 □1 2.After learning, I am able to briefly summarize the whole story of Tu Youyou and artemisinin □4 □3 □2 □1 3.After learning, I am able to nalyze Tu Youyou’s qualities (persistence, dedication, team spirit) □4 □3 □2 □1 23 06. Homework 24 Homework 1. Write a short summary (about 60 words) of Tu Youyou's story and the qualities she showed. 2. Find another Chinese scientist (e.g. Yuan Longping) and prepare a 1-minute English introduction. 25 $