牛津译林版（2020）必修第三册 Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world Welcome to the unit & Reading (I) 课件（17张））

Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world
Welcome to the unit & Reading (I)
Yuan Longping
● In 1953, he ___________ South-west Agricultural College.
● In the 1970s, he ______ ___ _ _ the first hybrid rice varieties.
Stephen Hawking
● He ________ __ _ the field of general relativity.
● In 1988, A Brief History of Time was published and stayed on a bestseller list for ___________.
Scientists who changed the world
graduated from
succeeded in
developing
made great contributions
to
237 weeks
What else do you know about Yuan Longping?
Scientists who changed the world
News
report
The HLBT formula for a news report
Headline
Lead
Body
Tail
Para. 1: Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for her discovery of qinghaosu
Part 1
The lead
Part 2
More detailed information about the event
Part 3
Background or supporting information
Para. 2: _____________________________________
____________________________________________
___________
Paras. 3-5: _______________________________
________________________________________
_____________
Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel Prize
Para. 6: ________________________________
The headline
Part 3
Background or supporting information
The structure of the article
Tu Youyou and her team’s efforts finally paid off.
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.
Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel Prize
when, what
who
?
Headline
Could you please come up with another headline for the news report?
?
Qinghaosu, a life-saving medicine
Tu Youyou, mother of qinghaosu
…
Headline
Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel Prize
Tu Youyou has become the first female scientist of the People’s Republic of China to receive a Nobel Prize, awarded for her contribution to the fight against malaria, one of the deadliest disease in human history. Thanks to her discovery of qinghaosu, malaria patients all over the world now have had a greatly increased chance of survival.
why
Part 1
The lead
Part 2
More detailed information about the event
{B301B821-A1FF-4177-AEE7-76D212191A09}Problems
Solutions
The extracts failed to produce any promising results.
Tu and her team could not produce enough qinghaosu extract because research resources were limited.
Tu and her team did not have sufficient safety data to start trials on patients.
Tu Youyou 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.
Tu Youyou and her team managed to find solutions to the problem, e.g. using household water containers instead of research equipment.
Tu Youyou and her team volunteered to test the qinghao extract on themselves.
Part 3
Background or supporting information
In November ________, Tu and her team successfully discovered qinghaosu through ________ and ________. It has since ___________ about 200 million malaria patients. __________ a Nobel Prize in __________, Tu expected scientists to further __________ traditional Chinese medicine, __________ it to a higher level and discovering more medicines.
1972
trial
error
benefited
Awarded
2015
explore
raising
Further thinking
?
What methods of demonstration does the author mainly employ to make the news report convincing? State your opinion and list some examples.
(Para. 2) Born in 1930, …, between 1951 and 1955.
(Para. 3) In the 1960s, …, and in 1969, Tu …
She collected over 2,000 …
Inspired by an over 1,600-year-old …
On 4 October 1971, after 190 failures, …
(Para. 6) In November 1972, …
… benefited about 200 million …
More than 40 years …
Further thinking
Listing data
Examples
Further thinking
?
What contributes to Tu Youyou’s success?
Further thinking
education
determination
succeeded after 190 failures;
worked day and night
a broad knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine
volunteered to test on themselves
Factors for success
Write a news report about another scientist.
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The headline
The lead—general introduction
More detailed information about the event—early education, process of discovery …
Background or supporting information—significance of discovery …
Practice
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Polish the news report and share it in groups.
Homework