Learning Aims:
●sort out the life experience of Lin Qiaozhi
●conclude Lin Qiaozhi’s personalities through her choices
●feel the importance of good virtues in making life choices.
一、review important phrases in this unit.
1.kind-hearted adj. 2. responsible adj. 3. helpful adj. 4. diligent adj. 5. caring adj. 6. generous adj. 7. passionate adj. 8. hard-working adj. 9. determined adj. 10. respectful adj. 11. honest adj. 12. selfless adj. 13. outstanding adj. 14. devoted adj. 15. dedicated adj. 16. patriotic adj. 17. intelligent adj. 18. talented adj. passionate adj. 20. sympathetic adj. 21. considerate adj. 22. strong-willed adj. 23. persistent adj. 24. brave adj. 25. Care little about fame and fortune 26. moral n. 27. virtue n. 28. dilemma n. 29. choose v. →choice n. 30. deliver v. 31.give birth to v. 32. physician n. 33. biography n. 34. principle n.
Step1. Lead-in (Activity 1: Talk about important life choices.)
Q1: What are some important life choices
Q2: How can we make better life choices
Step2.berofe-reading (Prediction)
1. From the title and the pictures, we can know that the passage might be about
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2. What kind of text is it ____________________
A. A news event 新闻B. A life story人生故事 C. A science report 科学报道
3.How is this passage developed
A. In time order B. In space order 空间顺序 C. In logic order逻辑顺序
Step3. While reading
Task1.skimming for main ideas
Para.1: The ________________ guided Dr Lin through a life of hard choices.
Para.2: The life as a ______________.
Para.3-6: The life as a _______________.
Task2. Scanning for a timeline
I. Filling in the blanks.
Name:Li Qiaozhi; Nationality:China; Occupation______________.
Time Events
at age 5 Her mother _________.
at age 18 She chose to study ______________.
8 years later She ______________from PUMC(北京协和医学院) and became a resident ______________in it.
after a few years She was sent to study in 5. ______________.
in 1939 She ______________the offer from her American ______and returned to China.
in 1941 She was ______________ director of the OBGYN department of the PUMC Hospital,but a few months later,she opened a _____.
in 1954 She was ________to be the first National People's Congress.
in 1983 She died.
Task3. Careful reading
II. Read para2-5 find the answers of the following 3 Qs, and fill in the blanks
Q1: What dilemmas was she faced with
Q2: What hard choices did she make and why
Q3: According to her choices, we can infer what are her good personal qualities
Dilemma/difficulties choice reasons Virtues/qualities
Para2 To_____________ To_____________
Para3 To_____________ To_____________
Para4 Stop _____________ Open _____________
Para5 To held ___________ To tend___________
Task4. Critical thinking
Read the quotes in para1&6, think about the Q:
Q2: what was the life principle guiding Lin Qiaozhi through the choices in her life
(read the quote引言in para1&6)
Para.1: “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.”
Para.6: And even as she lay dying, her final thoughts were for others. ... “Don’t try to rescue me anymore. Don’t waste the medicine anymore”
Dr Lin’s main life principle is to ____________
Step 4. Post-reading
Activity 1: Discuss and share.
Q1: Do you think Lin Qiaozhi would regret doing so much to help others Why or why not
Possible answer:
I think she ________(will/will not)regret her choice, becuase____________________________________________________________.
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Activity 2: Emotion reflecting
Q: How can we make better life choices
Motto reciting: A person with good qualities will be popular everywhere.
Step 5. Homework
Write a summary entitled “Dr Lin in My Eyes” (around 60 words). Please use the adj. and sentence patterns we learned today.