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Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world
Reading (I)
教学目标：
By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to:
1. get to know how to read a news report;
3. analyze and understand the language of a news report;
4. discuss and reflect on factors contributing to success;
5. write a news report about a scientist.
教学重难点：
1. Analyze and understand the language of a news report.
2. Write a news report about a scientist.
教学过程：
Step 1 Lead-in
Have a guessing game: guess the main character of today’s class from a poem.
Watch a video to know more about Tu Youyou.
Step 2 Fast reading
Review the structure of a news report
The inverted pyramid.
Read for the main idea
Read the news report quickly and match the main idea with each part.
Step 3 Detailed reading
Read the lead (Para.1) carefully and get the most important information.
Who; what; when; why;
Read Part 2 carefully and fill in the blanks.
Education: She studied __________at university.
Work: She worked at the Academy of ______________________________.
Further training : She __________ further training courses in traditional Chinese medicine.
Read the news report again and retell Tu’s personal experiences according to the timeline and key words.
Read Part 3 carefully and choose the solution.
Problems:1. The extracts failed to produce any promising results.
B. Tu got inspiration from a 1600-year-old text and redesigned
the experiments.
2.They couldn’t produce enough qinghao extract.
C. They used household water containers.
3. Tu and her team did not have sufficient safety data to start trials on patients.
A. They volunteered to test the qinghao extract
on themselves.
Step 4 Consolidation
Choose the right one according to your understanding of the passage.
1. What is the passage mainly about
D. Chinese scientist Tu Youyou and the discovery of qinghaosu.
2. Why did they lack qinghao extract for large trials
A. Because research resources and good equipment were in short supply.
3. What's the meaning of “speed up”in para. 5
D. Hurry up
4. . What can be inferred from the passage
A. All sufferings have their reward.
Step 5 Role-play
Have an imaginary talk with Tu Youyou.Divide the Ss into 2 groups.
Group 1: Imagine you were Tu Youyou. What would you tell the young students
Group 2: Imagine you were talking to Tu Youyou. What would you tell her
Step 6 Further thinking
1. What qualities did Tu Youyou show as a scientist
Committed; patient; cautious; persistent; cooperative; hardworking; unselfish
2. In your opinion, why was Tu Youyou so devoted to her work
Because she has deep love and great passion for our country.
As long as our country needs her, she will complete the task at any cost.
Step 7 Summary
1.What should we do now to be a man like Tu youyou？
Continue working at our goal.
Hug any difficulty we may come across on our way to succeed.
Ignore such an opinion that we will fail.
Never give up.
Employ ourselves in studying.
Seize the opportunity.
Encourage the people around us to work together.
2.China should carry on the essence(精髓) of TCM while pursuing innovations(革新) in the field, President Xi stressed.
Step 8 Homework
Search for more information about Tu Youyou’s latest research and write a lead of your news report.

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