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Unit 6
The Admirable
Lesson 1
A Medical Pioneer
Teaching aims ：
1.To improve students’ reading ability;
2.To get the main idea and find some detailed information of the passage;
3.To make students learn some good qualities.
Key and difficult points：
1.Guide students to learn some gualities about Tu Youyou.
2.Master the main reading skills.
Step1 : Lead-in (导) (5 mins)
drug
award
honour
herb
establish
gain
fame
promising
Ⅰ: Review some words.
What do you know about malaria Read the facts about it. Tick（√）the
ones you find most striking or interesting.
FACTS ABOUT MALARIA
（　　）·Malaria is a mosquito-borne and infectious disease.
（　　）·The word “malaria” comes from the Latin word for “bad air”.
（　　）·People suffer from high fever，serious vomiting and terrible headaches when
they have the disease.
（　　）·Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year—more people than any disease
apart from AIDS.
（　　）·The drug with artemisinin has proved to be the most effective cure.
（　　）·There is currently no effective vaccine against malaria.
NOTES
1 malaria n. 疟疾 2 infectious adj. 传染的 3 vomit v. 呕吐
4 AIDS n. 艾滋病 5 artemisinin n. 青蒿素 6 vaccine n. 疫苗
Activity 1
Pair Work Share with a partner what you know about Tu Youyou. Use
the phrases below to help you.
Activity 2
a medical researcher a Nobel Prize winner a female scientist
to find a cure for malaria to discover a life-saving drug called artemisinin
What do you expect to read in a news article about Tu Youyou Ask as
many questions as you can.
1_______________________________________________________
2_______________________________________________________
3_______________________________________________________
Activity 3
Basic information
Scientific work
Attitudes
Date of birth:
Birthplace:
Education:
Towards the honour:
Towards future research:
Read for facts
Research:
Task:
Difficulties:
Discovery:
Basic information
Zhejiang Province, China
Peking University Health Science Centre
Para 2
30 December, 1930
Date of Birth
Birthplace
Education
Read for facts
Scientific work
Tasks established
artemisinin
1. tested
2. researched
3. volunteered .
Para 3&4
Difficulties
a team to find a cure for malaria.
Discovery
1.limited resources. 2.not enough staff
3. poor air condition.
Research
more than 240,000 chemicals.
hundreds of traditional recipes.
to be the first human subject.
Read for facts
(B=Bob J=Jenny)
B: Hi, Jenny. Do you have someone in mind that you admire
J: Well, I think my uncle is someone I admire. He is a firefighter.
B: A firefighter You’re right. A firefighter’s work is very important. But why do you think firefighters are admirable people
J: I think they are admirable because they put out fires and save people’s lives. They also spend lots of time helping people who are in danger.
B: That’s right! They not only put out fires, but also save people who are in danger. They do such important jobs, I agree. They are admirable.
J: Absolutely, I admire them because they are so brave and they don’t seem to be afraid of danger.
心里有……
灭火
处境危险
...不仅...而且...(平行结构)
Use the Text Builder to talk about the person you admire.
3
Who do you admire Why
cure diseases
save lives
intelligent and hardworking
make important discoveries
fight for justice
determined and passionate
is busy working but never complains
kind and responsible
have good grades
capable
being ________ ;
fighting ________ ________ and ________ people’s lives
working ________and ________to make people’s lives better;
fighting against ________ ________ ________.
Listen to the dialogue. What qualities of people they admire are mentioned by the speakers Write down the key words in the box below.
Acquisition & combing
Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.
Basic information
Scientific work
Attitudes
Date of birth:
______________________
Birthplace:
______________________
Education:
______________________
Task and difficulties:
______________________
Research:
______________________
Discovery:
______________________
Towards the honour:
______________________
______________________
Towards future research:
______________________
______________________
Read the sentences. Tick（√） the sentences that include a relative clause. Underline the clauses.
（　　）1　A scientist who was on the Nobel Prize Committee called Hans Forssberg explained that...
（　　）2　When thanking the Committee for the honour，Tu Youyou said,“This is not only an
honour for myself，but also recognition of and encouragement for all scientists in China. ”
（　　）3　In 1969，Tu Youyou was chosen to establish a team whose goal was to find a cure for malaria...
（　　）4　The reason why this was difficult was that the team had limited resources.
√
√
√
Read the sentences from the article. Which words are used to join the sentences together Circle them. Try to summarise how they are used.
Suggested answer:
1 Later，she studied Chinese medicine for two and a half years with experts in the
field from whom she gained a deep knowledge about traditional practices.
2 They did not have enough staff，and the laboratory in which they worked had poor
air quality.
No wind, no brave seaman;
no thorns, no unyielding pioneer.
没有风浪，便没有勇敢的弄潮儿；
没有荆棘，便没有不屈的开拓者。
Key phrases
1. with the help of...
2. lead to
3. one by one
4. come across
5. along with
6. be noted for
7. according to
8. apart from
在...的帮助下
导致
逐个地，依次的
偶遇
和...一道
因...而著名
据...听说；依照
除...之外

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