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Unit 6
Lesson 1
(Reading)
The Admirable
PART. 01
Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Be able to clearly talk about the person you admire and elaborate on the specific reasons for admiring this person, ensuring that the expression is organized and the content is specific.
Participate in discussions about the person you admire, clearly express your own opinions in communication, and at the same time learn to listen to others' views and be able to interact simply.
Understand and master the specific content covered by "good qualities", and be able to accurately identify and describe the good qualities embodied in different people.
Systematically sort out the words and sentences used to describe people's qualities learned in this unit, form an organized knowledge list for flexible application.
Teaching Focuses and Anticipated Difficulties
Sort out the arduous process and achievements of Tu Youyou's team in discovering artemisinin.
Explain their noble character with appropriate language.
PART. 02
Lead-in
Do you know who she is
Do you know who she is
PART. 03
Reading
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 .
What do you know about malaria Read the facts about it. Tick ( ) the ones you find most striking or interesting.
FACTS ABOUT MALARIA
( ) 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
Pair Work. Share with a partner what you know about Tu Youyou. Use the phrases below to help you.
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
Where did Tu Youyou study medicine
What disease did Tu Youyou's team try to find a cure for in 1969
How many chemicals had scientists tested before Tu Youyou's team made a breakthrough
Read in a news article about Tu Youyou.
Match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para. 1
Para. 3
Para. 4
Para. 2
e. It introduces Tu Youyou's academic and work experience.
a. Tu Youyou believes traditional Chinese and Western medicine has great potential.
f. In 2015, Tu Youyou delivered a speech at the Nobel Prize lecture.
c. The process of discovering artemisinin was arduous.
Para. 5
b. Artemisinin has become the most effective drug for treating malaria in the world.
d. Tu Youyou's team eventually discovered artemisinin.
Para. 6
Choose the best answer for the following questions according to the passage.
1. Who is the first Chinese female scientist to be awarded a Nobel Prize for her work
A. Tu Youyou B. A scientist from the Nobel Prize Committee
C. Hans Forssberg D. Albert Einstein
2. When was Tu Youyou born
A. On 7 December, 2015 B. On 30 December, 1930
C. In 1969 D. In 2019
3. What disease did Tu Youyou's team try to find a cure for
A. Cancer B. Malaria
C. AIDS D. Tuberculosis
Choose the best answer for the following questions according to the passage.
4. What is the most effective drug for fighting malaria in the world now
A. Artemisinin
B. A chemical tested on animals
C. A traditional Chinese medicine recipe
D. A drug developed by Western scientists
5. Who was Tu Youyou selected by the BBC as one of the most influential figures of science in the 20th century along with
A. Hans Forssberg
B. Scientists in China
C. Albert Einstein and Alan Mathison Turing
Read the article and find out how many of your questions are answered.
1 Where did Tu Youyou study medicine
2 What disease did Tu Youyou's team try to find a cure for in 1969
3 How many chemicals had scientists tested before Tu Youyou's team made a breakthrough
She studied medicine at Peking University Health Science Centre.
In 1969, Tu Youyou was chosen to establish a team to find a cure for malaria — a disease that killed millions of people every year.
Across the world, scientists had been trying to find a cure. They tested more than 240,000 chemicals with no success.
Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.
Basic information
Date of birth:
Birthplace:
Education:
30 December, 1930
Zhejiang Province
Studying medicine at Peking University
Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.
Scientific work
Task and difficulties:
Research:
Discovery:
Task is to find a cure for malaria. Difficulties are limited resources, not enough staff and poor working conditions.
1. tested more than 240,000 chemicals 2. researched hundreds of traditional recipes 3. tested herself
Studying medicine at Peking University
Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.
Attitudes
Towards the honour:
Towards future research:
Not interested in fame
A great potential if Chinese and Western medicine can be fully integrated.
Draw a line to match the words and phrases in columns A and B. Then use the phrases to talk about TuYouyou's work and achievement.
Group A
1. study
2. establish
3. find
4. research
5. use
6. have
7. come across
8. discover
9. be awarded
A. a cure
B. hundreds of traditional recipes
C. Chinese medicine
D. limited resources
E. a team
Group B
F. a promising chemical
G. modern research methods
H. a Nobel Prize
I. artemisinin
1.C 2.E 3.A 4.B 5.G 6.D 7.F 8.I 9.H
Use three words or phrases to summarise Tu Youyou's personal quality. Give your reasons and find evidence from the text.
Dedicating to science : Despite hundreds of failures, she kept on doing research with limited resources and hundreds of failures. Even though she became a world renowned scientist, she continued to conduct research despite her age.
Brave: Tu Youyou did research during a difficult time for science in China. She volunteered to be the first human subject to test the effect of the promising chemical.
Creative: She and her team used modern research methods to study traditional Chinese herbs and came across a promising chemical after hundreds of failed experiments.
Group Work Think and share.
1 Why is Tu Youyou considered a medical pioneer
2 What typical writing features can you identify in the news article about Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou is considered a medical pioneer because she discovered a cure for malaria which no one else had discovered.
The headline is short and interesting
The introduction summarises Tu Youyou's background
The body provides details on her research
Quotes and photographs are included
Vocabulary
1. gain
gainful adj.有收益的；有报酬的
gainer n.获得者；得利者
例题：
Through hard work, he ____________ the respect of his colleagues.
gained
gain confidence 获得信心
gain weight 增重
Vocabulary
2. establish
establishment n.建立；机构
established adj.已建立的；确定的
例题：
They plan to ____________ a new school in this area.
establish
establish a company 成立一家公司
establish a relationship 建立关系
Vocabulary
3. effective
effectively adv.有效地
effectiveness n.有效性
例题：
This new method is very ____________ in solving the problem.
effective
effective measure 有效措施
effective date 生效日期
Vocabulary
4. award
awardee n.获奖者
award-winning adj.获奖的
例题：
She was ____________ the first prize in the competition.
awarded
award ceremony 颁奖典礼
award prize 颁奖
Vocabulary
5. chemical
chemistry n. 化学；化学过程
chemist n. 化学家；药剂师
chemically adv. 用化学方法；以化学方式
chemicalize v. 使化学化；用化学方法处理
例题：
The ____________ reaction between hydrogen and oxygen produces water.
chemical
chemical reaction 化学反应
chemical industry 化学工业
PART. 04
Exercise
Exercise: Word spelling.
1. The scientists are working hard to develop a more e__________ vaccine to combat the new virus, and they have already made some significant progress in their research.
2. After years of hard work and dedication, she was a__________ the highest honor in her field, which came as a great surprise and delight to her colleagues and family.
3. The company plans to e__________ a new branch in the southern part of the country, aiming to expand its market share and reach more potential customers.
4. In order to complete the experiment successfully, the researchers need to carefully analyze each c__________ and its reaction with other substances in the mixture.
ffective
warded
stablish
hemical
Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.
1. The ____________ (establish) of the new research center will greatly promote scientific development in this region.
2. The medicine has been proven to be highly __________ (effect) in treating the disease, with many patients showing significant improvement.
3. She is a __________ (gain) person who always tries to learn something new from every experience she goes through.
4. The __________ (award) of the Nobel Prize to the scientist has brought great honor to his country and his field of study.
establishment
effective
gainful
awardee
PART. 05
Summary
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Lesson 1 (Reading)
Vocabulary
Sort out the arduous process and major achievements of Tu Youyou's team in discovering artemisinin.
Explain Tu Youyou's noble character in appropriate language.
Reading
gain, establish, effective, award, chemical
PART. 06
Homework
Homework
Talk about the deeds of the person you admire.
See you next class!

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