Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking 课件(共17张PPT)人教版(2019)选择性必修第一册

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名称 Unit 1 People of Achievement Reading and Thinking 课件(共17张PPT)人教版(2019)选择性必修第一册
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(共17张PPT)
Unit 1
Reading
&
Thinking
At the end of the class, we will be able to:
Figure out the main structure(结构) of the news report by classifying and organizing the key information;
Learn about Tu Youyou’s life story and the process of discovering artemisinin(青蒿素);
Identify the qualities(品质) of Tu Youyou to make her a person of great achievement(成就);
Learning objectives
Step I Lead-in
Lycium chinensis
Chinese herbal medicines
Goji berries
Ganoderma lucidum
Lingzhi
dried tangerine peel
Chenpi
ginseng
artemisia
Step I Lead-in
Tu Youyou(屠呦呦)
What do you know about her
the winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
discovered an entirely new anti-malarial treatment, artemisinin
saved hundreds of thousands of lives
Step I Lead-in
What do you know about artemisinin
Sweet wormwood/ Artemisia
extract:
vt. 提取;提炼
n. 提取物

Artemisinin

Antimalarial drugs

Malaria
reason: mosquito
symptoms: chill, fever, sweat
Step II Pre-reading
Read for the structure.
title / headline
date
lead
body
end
illustration
Q1. Where would you most likely find this passage
A. In a blog
B. In a book
C. In a letter
D. In a newspaper
Q2. Passages like this are most often written in _____ and _____.
A. the active voice / offer many opinions
B. the first person / talk about feelings
C. both active and passive voices / mostly contain facts
Step II Pre-reading
Read for the structure.
Para. 1 Tu Youyou was awarded Nobel Prize because of discovering artemisinin.
Para. 2 Tu Youyou’s personal experiences.
Para. 3 The research process of discovering artemisinin.
Para. 4 Tu Youyou owes her success to her team and traditional Chinese medicine.
Part I The news about Tu Youyou and the significance of discovering artemisinin.
Part II The research of artemisinin.
Part III Tu Youyou’s commitment and her modesty on hearing the news.
Q3. What is the text mainly talking about
A: The text is mainly talking about Tu Youyou ___________________________ for the discovery of ____________, a substance extracted from sweet wormwood.
was awarded the Nobel Prize
artemisinin
Q4. What’s the main idea of the passage
A. Tu Youyou’s problems in discovering artemisinin.
B. Introduction about Tu’s research team.
C. The story behind Tu Youyou’s Nobel Prize and the value of her discovery.
D. Tu Youyou’s personal life.
Step III Careful reading
Read Para. 1 and finish the related tasks.
when
what
who
why
Q5. What do the numbers suggest
A: significant effects of artemisinin;
severe circumstance due to malaria;
Q6. Why did Tu Youyou win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
A. Because she saved millions of people around the world.
B. Because she discovered artemisinin which has saved thousands of lives.
C. Because she formed a team to discover a new treatment for malaria.
D. Because she tested countless wormwood and was not afraid of failure.
Step III Careful reading
Read Para. 2 and finish the related tasks.
Step III Careful reading
Read Para. 3 and finish the related tasks.
Q7. What can you learn from Tu Youyou’s experiment
A. Science must be proved many times.
B. Scientific work is too boring.
C. Only those who are not afraid of failure can succeed.
D. Scientific conclusions cannot be cut short.
Step III Careful reading
How was artemisinin discovered
Tu’s team examined _____________________________, and evaluated ___________________________________________.
over 2,000 old medical texts
280,000 plants for their medical properties.
They found one medical text suggesting ________________________________________________________.
using the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.
They tested ____________________________________________________
a collection of dried wormwood leaves
but found no effect
They tried ____________________________________________________
__________________ but _____________________________
boiling fresh wormwood and using the liquid obtained
from it
this didn’t work either.
They used a _____________________________ the sweet wormwood extract.
lower temperature to draw out
They tested the medicine _______________ to see if it is safe.
on themselves
They tested the medicine on __________________.
malaria patients
The medicine became __________________________ for malaria.
a standard treatment
Step III Careful reading
Read Para. 4 and finish the related tasks.
Q8. What caused the discovery of artemisinin according to Tu Youyou
A. Too many patients. B. Her good education.
C. Team cooperation. D. Ancient Chinese medical texts.
Q9. What do you think of Tu Youyou
A. She is careful and eager to get the Nobel Prize.
B. She loves her country and her team.
C. She is strict in her work.
D. She is a devoted and patient scientist.
Step IV Summary
Read the whole passage and fill in the blanks.
research process
got stuck
that worked
Q10. Which two pieces of information were not included in the passage
A A quote from Tu Youyou
B The details of how artmisinin was discovered.
C Tu Youyou’s important contributions other than the discovery of artmisinin.
D Tu Youyou’s personal life.
E Tu Youyou’s road to discovering artmisninin.
F What Tu Youyou was awarded
G Why artmisinin is an important discovery.
Para. 4
Para. 3
Para. 2&3
Para. 1
Para. 1
Step V Post reading
What contributes to To Youyou’s discovery
professional knowledge
good personalities
committed; patient ...
team up
obtain support
get inspiration
Step V Post reading
Further thinking:
Try to become not a man of success, but try rather to become a man of value.
——Albert Einstein
How to be a person of achievement
Step V Exercise
Tu Youyou 1.       (award) the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in October 2015 because of the discovery of artemisinin.
Tu Youyou, a committed and patient scientist, was born in Ningbo, China, on 30 December 1930, and graduated 2.     Peking University Medical School in 1955. After she graduated, she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. In 1967, the Chinese government formed a team of 3.      (scientist) with the objective of 4.      (discover) a new treatment for malaria, and Tu Youyou was among the first researchers 5.     (choose). In 1969, she became the head of the project in Beijing, and decided 6.      (review) ancient Chinese medical texts to find traditional botanical treatments for the disease.
One medical text from the fourth century suggested 7.   (use) the extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever. Tu’s team overcame numerous difficulties and 8.    (final)
succeeded in 1971. This medicine, 9.     was called artemisinin, soon became a standard treatment for malaria.
This success proves the great value of traditional Chinese medicine. It is indeed 10.____ honour for China’s scientific research and Chinese medicine to be spread around the world.
was awarded
from
scientists
discovering
chosen
to review
using
finally
which
an
Thank you!