Unit 2
MOTHER OF TEN THOUSAND BABIES
Think and discuss
Discuss the following questions with your partner.
1. Have you ever helped someone in need If so, share your story with your partner.
2. Talk about a person who has helped people in need and moved you deeply.
Understand the text
I. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks. Try to get to know the key information about
Lin Qiaozhi.
Education
1919: Chose to study 2. ________
3. ________: Graduated from Peking Union Medical College
(PUMC) with the Wenhai Scholarship
A few years later: Studied in 4. ________
1939: Studied in the US
Work Experience and Achievements
Year of birth: 1927:
1. ________ Became the first woman ever to be hired as a(n) 5. ________ in the
Year of death: OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital and within
1983 6. ________ months, was named a chief resident physician
Marital status ( 婚 姻 1941:
状况): Became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed 7. ________
Single of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital
Her own children: After the department was closed:
None Opened a(n) 8. ________
Honor: 1954:
Mother of ten thousand Was elected to the first National People’s Congress
babies Over the next several decades:
Held many important positions, but put her heart into medicine
II. Match the following causes with their effects.
Causes Effects
1. The war broke out. A. Lin chose to study medicine.
2. The tuition fees were high. B. Dr Lin opened a private clinic.
3. Dr Lin had no children of her own. C. Dr Lin refused to stay in the US.
4. All the people were in need of help. D. Dr Lin was invited to stay in the US.
5. Dr Lin impressed her American E. Lin’s brother didn’t want her to study
colleagues deeply. medicine.
6. The death of Lin’s mother had a great F. The OB-GYN department of the PUMC
influence on her. Hospital was closed.
7. Dr Lin wanted to serve the women and G. Dr Lin left her savings to a kindergarten and
children at home. a fund for new doctors.
1-5 ________ 6-7 ________
III. Decide which qualities the following sentences represent.
responsible devoted ( 献 身 的 ) patriotic ( 爱 国 的 ) strong-minded capable generous
compassionate
1. Dr Lin did not retire until the day she died ... ________
2. ... she left her savings to a kindergarten and a fund for new doctors. ________
3. “As doctors, we should be responsible for the patients and treat them as our sisters.” ________
4. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients. ________
5. Dr Lin, however, rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the women and children at home.
________
6. Within six months, she was named a chief resident physician, a position that usually took four
years to achieve. ________
7. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she
chose to study medicine. ________
Complete the summary
Below is the summary of the text with some contents missing. Choose the right item from the
box to complete the summary. Change the form if necessary.
graduate, study, deliver, marry, resident physician, war, director
Dr Lin Qiaozhi learned how precious life was early. At five her mother died. At eighteen,
instead of 1. ________ like most girls then, she studied medicine. Eight years later, she 2.
________ from Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) and then became the first woman
3. ________ in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. Sent to 4. ________ in Europe
and then, in the US in 1939, though invited to stay, she chose to return to China, becoming 5.
________ of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. When it was closed during the 6.
________, she opened a private clinic to help people in need. Although she held many important
positions in the People’s Republic of China, her heart remained with her patients. Neither
marrying nor retiring, she 7. ________ over 50,000 babies in her lifetime and was known as the
“mother of ten thousand babies”. She died in 1983, leaving her savings to a kindergarten and a
fund for new doctors.
Critical thinking
What have you learned from Dr Lin Qiaozhi
答案
Think and discuss
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Understand the text
I.
1. 1901
2. medicine
3. 1927
4. Europe
5. resident physician
6. six
7. director
8. private clinic
II.
1-7 FEGBD AC
III.
1. devoted
2. generous
3. responsible
4. compassionate
5. patriotic
6. capable
7. strong-minded
Complete the summary
1. marrying
2. graduated
3. resident physician
4. study
5. director
6. war
7. delivered
Critical thinking
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