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课件网) 高一年级—人教版—英语—选择性必修一第一单元 Unit 1 Reading and Thinking Build up your vocabulary Teaching aims 1. Preview the reading passage and identify the qualities of Tu Youyou to make her a person of great achievement; 2. Learn to retell the discovery of artemisinin with the words in this unit; 3. Understand derivations; 4. Understand the meanings and usage of some important words in this unit. Tu Youyou Awarded Nobel Prize Preview the lesson with the map excellent/extraordinary / outstanding/professional /exceptional / hardworking / talented Discussion. From the sentences below, can you tell what kind of person Tu Youyou is 4. Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280, 000 plants for their medical properties. committed and patient hardworking/patient 1. Tu Youyou, a committed and patient scientist. 3. Tu Youyou was among the first researchers chosen. In 1969, she became the head of the project in Beijing. 2. After she graduated, she worked at the China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Beijing. A person of value Discussion. From the sentences below, can you tell what kind of person Tu Youyou is persistent/ the spirit of never-give-up devoted/committed 5. However, Tu Youyou would not acknowledge defeat. 6. After failing more than 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971. 7. Tu Youyou and her team members even insisted on testing the medicine on themselves to make sure that it was safe. A person of value Persistent efforts of Tu and her team and their personal characteristics Inspiration from Chinese traditional medicine The support from the government Professional knowledge of Tu and other excellent scientists 2. What do you think contributes to the discovery of artemisinin We need talent to learn quickly and to think sharply. We should spare no effort to experiment through trial and error. Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. 3 Which is more important for making a great discovery, talent or effort talent effort Build up your vocabulary Activity 1: Review Tu Youyou’s road to discovering artemisinin. Activity 2: Practise using derivatives. Activity 3: Talk about Lu Xun’s early life. 1 cook something in very hot water. 2 relating to plants. 3 qualities or characteristics of something. 4 a kind of substance that flows freely, such as water or milk. 5 physical material that exists. Activity 1: Review Tu Youyou’s road to discovering artemisinin. 1. Finish Activity 1 on page 4 and check the answers. boil botanical properties liquid substance 2. Find the sentences containing the words in the text. (1) boil: “They then tried fresh wormwood … but this did not work either.” (para. 3) (2) botanical: “In 1969, she … to find traditional treatments for the disease.” (para. 2) (3) properties: “Her team examined … for their medical .” (para. 2) boiling botanical properties 2. Find the sentences containing th ... ...
