(共25张PPT)
Unit 4
Scientists who changed the world
Chinese scientist
wins 2015 Noble Prize
Reading
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What scientists do you know of
scientists
Great scientistsGreat scientists
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Isaac Newton
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Yuan Longping
The Father of Hybrid rice(杂交水稻)
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Super rice
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Qian Xuesen
The Father of China Aerospace(航空)
Hydrogen bomb
atomic bomb
Man-made satellite
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Tu Youyou
Noble Prize winner
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News report
Chinese female scientist Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize for her contribution to fight against malaria.
The tail
(optional)
The lead(新闻导语)
The body
Title
attractive,direcct,exact,brief,incomplete
the most important information:
Who, What, When, Where,
Why, How
detailed or supporting information
background information or conclusion
The features (特点) of a news report
11
Fast reading
Structure
Part1_________
Part2____________
Part3_________
Part4_________
D.Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for her
discovery of qinhaosu.
A.Tu Youyou acquired a broad knowledge of both
traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
B.Tu Youyou and her team solved a lot of problems before they successfully discovered qinghaosu.
C.Tu Youyou and her team’s efforts finally paid off.
(para. 1)
(para. 2)
(paras. 3–5))
(para. 6)
Para. 1
News report:
Para. 2
Paras. 3–5
Para. 6
Tu Youyou acquired a broad knowledge of both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine.
Tu Youyou and her team solved a lot of problems before they successfully discovered qinghaosu.
Tu Youyou and her team’s efforts finally paid off.
Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for her discovery of qinghaosu.
The most important information
Conclusion
Supporting
information
Other detailed information
The inverted pyramid(倒三角)
Appreciation
What does the news report mainly talk about
Skill: try to find out who, when, why, where, what and how.
It mainly talks about ____________ ___________________ and her way to _________________ which saves lots of patients all over the world.
Tu Youyou
find out qinghaosu
won 2015 Nobel Prize
Part1(para1)
Detailed reading
1930
1951-55
1969
1971
1972
2015
born in Ningbo,
ZJ Province
studied medicine at
university in Beijing
became head of a
team that intended
to find a cure for
malaria
succeeded in making
qinghao extract that could treat malaria in mice
successfully discovered
qinghaosu
won the Nobel
Prize
In time order
1.What's Tu Youyou's major at university ( )
A.Science and nature. B.Agriculture.
C.Chinese medicine. D.Chemistry.
Reading comprehension
C
Problems Solutions
Tu referred to the ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine again,redesigned the experiments and tried extracting the qinghao herb at a low temperature in order not to damage its effective part.
2.Tu and her team could not produce enough qinghao extract because research resources were limited.
Tu and her team managed to find solutions to the problem, e.g. using household water containers instead of research equipment.
3.Tu and her team did not have sufficient safety data to start trials on patients.
Tu and her team volunteered to test the qinghao extract on themselves.
1.The extracts failed to
produce any promising
results.
Real problems solver
2.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage ( )
A.Tu Youyou only knows the traditional Chinese medicine.
B.Tu and her team discovered qinghao extract easily and smoothly.
C.Qinghao extract was discovered after many difficulties.
D.Tu was awarded the Nobel Prize as soon as qinghao extract was discovered.
C
3.What can be inferred from the passage ( )
A.All sufferings have their reward.
B.There is no royal road to learning.
C.A man becomes learned by asking questions.
D.It is never too old to learn.
A
hard-working
after 190 failures, she succeeded in making qinghao extract (L21)
collected over 2,000 traditional Chinese medical recipes, made hundreds of extracts from different herbs (L15)
patient
worked day and night and their health began to suffer, but they never gave up (L26)
Committed
(奉献的)
volunteered to test qinghao extract on
themselves first (31)
Selfless
(无私的)
What qualities did Tu Youyou show as a scientist Use details from the news report to support your ideas.
Backbones of China – My Heroes
1.Discuss and write in groups ; 2.Choose one representative to show.
Writing skills
Transitional sentences
1. Tu's education was soon to prove very useful.
2. However, it was hard to produce enough qinghao extract for large trials because research resources were limited.
3. Even with large amounts of qinghaoextract produced, however, they still faced another problem.
A transitional sentence is designed to move the audience from one idea to another without causing confusion or losing fluidity.
Sample
My Hero
Speaking of heroes, it is not difficult to think of great heroes in history. As for me, I have a hero in my heart who fights with the virus--academician Zhong Nanshan.(开门见山,谁是你的英雄)
Firstly, in this fight against the virus, academician Zhong Nanshan faces the virus bravely at the age of 84. Secondly, He leads us on the perfect and right road with his calmness and knowledge. What’s more, it is he who saved lots of patients.(分点阐述原因—英雄的成就和精神。)
I am moved by his spirit of devotion. He is a good example for me to follow. I will study hard and return for the society. He is my real hero in my heart.(总结)
Write and Polish your writing “Backbones of China – My Heroes” individually.