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Unit 6
Lesson 1 A Medical Pioneer
Reading
新 课 导 入
Let’s talk
What do you know about Tu Youyou
课 堂 学 习
What do you know about malaria Read the facts about malaria. Tick the ones you find most striking or interesting.
( )1. Malaria is a mosquito-borne and infectious disease.
( )2. The word “malaria” comes from the Latin word for “bad air”.
( )3. People suffer from high fever, serious vomiting and terrible headaches when they have the disease.
( )4. Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year—more people than any disease apart from AIDS.
( )5. The drug with artemisinin has proved to be the most effective cure.
( )6. There is currently no effective vaccine against malaria.
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Share with a partner what you know about Tu Youyou. Use the phrases below to help you.
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a medical researcher a Nobel Prize winner
a female scientist to find a cure for malaria
to discover a life-saving drug called artemisinin
Pre-reading
What do you expect to read in a news article Tu Youyou Ask as many questions as you can.
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When
Where
Who
What
Why
Fast-reading
Read the article and find out how many of your questions are answered.
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When
Where
Who
What
Why
7 Dec, 2015
At the Nobel Prize Lecture
Tu Youyou
Was awarded the Nobel Prize
Discovered artemisinin
Read the text and summarize the main idea of each part.
Part 1: para_______:____________________________________
Part 2: para_______:____________________________________
Part 3: para_______:____________________________________
Part 4: para_______:____________________________________
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2
3-4
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The Nobel Prize Award ceremony
Basic information of Tu Youyou
Her scientific work
Her attitudes towards honor and future research
Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.
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Careful-reading
Basic information
Date of birth:
________________
Birthplace:
________________
Education:
__________________________________
30 December, 1930
Zhejiang Province
Studying medicine at
Peking University
Scientific work
Task and difficulties:
________________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________
Research:
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Discovery: ________________________________
Task is to find a cure for malaria.
Difficulties are limited resources, not enough staff and poor working conditions.
Tested more than 240,000 chemicals; Researched hundreds of traditional recipes connected to anti-malarial cures; Tested herself.
Artemisinin
Attitudes
Towards the honour:
______________________
Towards future research:
______________________
______________________
______________________
Not interested in fame
a great potential if Chinese
and Western medicine can
be fully integrated.
Draw a line to match the words and phrases in columns A and B. Then use the phrases to talk about Tu Youyou's work and achievement.
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study
establish
find
research
use
have
come across
discover
be awarded
a cure
hundreds of traditional recipes
Chinese medicine
limited resources
a team
a promising chemical
modern research methods
a Nobel Prize
artemisinin
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B
Use three words or phrases to summarise Tu Youyou's personal quality. Give your reasons and find evidence from the text.
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Dedicating to science/ Devoted to research:
Despite of hundreds of failures, she kept on doing research with limited resources and hundreds of failures. Even though she became a world-renowned scientist, she continued to conduct research despite her age.
Brave:
Tu Youyou did research during a difficult time for science in China. She volunteered to be the first human subject to test the effect of the promising chemical.
Creative:
She and her team used modern research methods to study traditional Chinese herbs and came across a promising chemical after hundreds of failed experiments.
Group Work Think and share.
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Post-reading
1. Why is Tu Youyou considered a medical pioneer
2. What typical writing features can you identify in the news article about Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou is considered a medical pioneer because she discovered a cure for malaria which no one else had discovered.
The headline is short and interesting.
The introduction summarises Tu Youyou's background.
The body provides details on her research.
Quotes and photographs are included.
Key points
effective adj. 有效的, 产生预期效果的
E.g.: The drug with artemisinin has proved to be the most effective cure.
含青蒿素的药物已证明是最有效的治疗方法。
[归纳拓展]
effect n. 效果; 作用
have an effect on/upon . . . 对……有影响
in effect 有效; 在实施中; 实际上
come into effect 生效, 开始实施
bring/put . . . into effect 使生效; 实行, 实施
effectively adv. 有效地, 生效地; 实际上
[即学即练] 单句语法填空
1.They are extremely important in the safe and ________(effect)
running of our programmes.
2. The medicine had a great effect ___ your disease.
3. The new regulation doesn’t come ____ effect until the first of June.
effective
on
into
award vt. 授予; 给予
E.g.: Wilson received several international awards for his great contributions.
威尔逊因其巨大的贡献获得了几个国际奖项。
[归纳拓展]
award sb. for sth. 因某事而奖励某人
award sb. sth. /award sth. to sb. 授予某人某物
win/receive/get an award for. . . 因……而赢得/得到/获得奖项
不同的“奖励”
award vt. 授予; 奖励; 判给
n. 奖品, 奖金, 与prize(奖品)近义
reward vt. 报答, 酬谢, 可以用于比喻意义
reward sb. for sth. with sth. 因某事用某物酬谢某人
n. 赏金, 酬金; 回报
prize n. 指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽奖中所获得的奖金或有价值的东西。这种奖赏有的凭能力获得, 有的凭运气获得
[即学即练] 选词填空
1. He received a medal as a _______ for his courage.
2. It is said that the mayor will attend the ______ ceremony.
3. His poem won the first _____ of one thousand dollars.
award, reward, prize
reward
award
prize
Could you summarize some information about Tu Youyou