XB1U1PeopleofAchievementReadingandThinkingDescribepeopleofachievementLearningobjectives1.Figureoutthemainstructureofthenewsreport

byclassifyingandorganizingthekeyinformation;2.LearnaboutTuYouyou’slifestoryandtheprocessofdiscoveringartemisinin;3.IdentifythequalitiesofTuYouyoutomakeherapersonofgreatachievement;4.Voicetheirpersonalopinionsabouttheirlifechoices.Lead-in1.Whatisthemeaningofachievement?2.Whatdoesittaketoachievesomething?3.Whatresultscansomeone'sachievementbring?Anachievementissomethingthatsomeonehassucceededindoing,especiallyafteralotofeffort.Itprobablytakestalent,motivation(動(dòng)機(jī)，誘因）,effort,sometimesteamwork,andevenabitofluck.Itcanbringprogressandhonortotheindividual,leadtoacertainbreakthroughinthefield,andevenmakeadifferencetothewholeworld.Activity1:ThinkandAnswer1.Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?A.InablogB.InabookC.Inanewspaper2.What

typeoftextcanthisbe?A.NewsreportB.SciencefictionC.Speech3.Passagelikethisaremostoftenwrittenin

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.Atheactivevoice/offermanyopinionsBthefirstperson/talkaboutfeelingsCbothactiveandpassivevoices/mostlycontainfacts4.

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.Pre-readingActivity2:PredictionTuYouyouartemisininsweetwormwoodActivity3:ReadforstructureandmainideasWhile-readingDividethetextinto3partsandmatchthemainidea.TheeventandthesignificanceofthediscoveryTheresearchThesignificanceoftheeventParagraph()Paragraph()Paragraph()12-34Activity4:Readfordetail1.WhatwasTuYouyouawarded?2.Whyisartemisininanimportantdiscovery?Readpara1andanswerthequestions.Thisyear’sNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinehasbeenawardedtoTuYouyou(co-winner),whoseresearchledtothediscoveryofartemisinin,acrucialnewtreatmentformalaria.Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflives,andhasledtoimprovedhealthformillionsofpeople.Over200millionpeoplearoundtheworldgetmalariaeachyear,andabout600,000diefromit.Artemisininhasbecomeavitalpartofthetreatmentformalaria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.treatmalariasavelivesimprovehealthCanyoufind2wordsofthesamemeaningas“important”?fatal/deadlyReadparagraph2and3andfillinthetimelinebelow.2015wasbornon30Dec.1930.Ningbo,China.19711969196719551930graduatedfromPekingUniversity

becamearesearchertofightmalariawasappointedheadoftheprojectsucceededindiscoveringartemisininwasawardedtheNobelPrizeBirthEducationResearchWhatwerethestagesofdiscoveringartemisinin?StageResearchPurpose/resultstudyingmalariapatientssearchingancientmedicaltextsfortreatmentstryingdifferentwaystogeteffectiveextracttestingthemedicinetoensuresafetyreviewexamineevaluatedtestedfinddiscoveredtestedtriedboilingandusing

analysedusing...drawouttestedtestedmakesurerecoveredsucceededsuggestedfoundnoeffectdidnotworkfound…suggesting…concludedfound...worked1.TuYouyou,acommittedandpatientscientist2.Aftershegraduated,sheworkedattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineinBeijing.3.TuYouyouwasamongthefirstresearcherschosen.In1969,shebecametheheadoftheprojectinBeijing4.Herteamexaminedover2,000oldmedicaltexts,andevaluated280,000plantsfortheirmedicalproperties.5.However,TuYouyouwouldnotacknowledgedefeat.6.Afterfailingmorethan190times,theteamfinallysucceededin1971.7.TuYouyouandherteammemberseveninsistedontestingthemedicineonthemselvestomakesurethatitwassafe.committedandpatientexcellent/extraordinary/outstanding/professional/exceptional/hardworking/talentedhardworking/patient

persistent/relentless/thespiritofnever-give-upselfless/devoted/committedWhatqualitiesdoyouseeinTuYouyou?Whatdoyouthinkcontributestothediscoveryofartemisinin?ThesupportofgovernmentRelentlesseffortsofTuandherteamandtheirpersonalcharacteristicsProfessionalknowledgeofTuandotherexcellentscientistsInspirationfromChinesetraditionalmedicineReadParagraph4andanswerthequestion.Whatnumbersarementionedinthetext?Whatdotheysuggest?Herteamexaminedover2,000oldmedicaltexts,andevaluated280,000plantsfortheirmedicalproperties.Fromtheirresearch,theydiscoveredandtested380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatmentsthatshowedpromiseinthefightagainstmalaria.

(Para2)Howbigproblemmalariaisandthegreatsignificanceofthediscovery.HowpatientandpersistentTuandherteamare.Post-readingArtemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflives,andhasledtoimprovedhealthformillionsofpeople.Over200millionpeoplearoundtheworldgetmalariaeachyear,andabout600,000diefromit.Artemisininhasbecomeavitalpartofthetreatmentformalaria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.

(Para1)Afterfailingmorethan190times,theteamfinallysucceededin1971.(Para3)1.Whatkindofpersonmakesgreatdiscoveries?2.Whichismoreimportantformakingagreatdiscovery,talentoreffort?Mostgreatdiscoverersarebrilliantandhard-working.Manyareperfectionistswhoareunwillingtoacceptanythingbutthebest.Ithinkbothtalentandeffortareimportantformakingdiscoveries.Ifapersondoesn’thaveanytalent,itispossiblethateventhoughheorsheworkshard,itwillbedifficulttosucceed.Ontheotherhand,people----eventhosewithgreattalent----rarelyachieveanythingwithoutputtinginefforts.DiscussionThediscoveryofartemisininIn1967,TuYouyoujoinedateamofresearchers____________findinganewtreatmentformalaria.In1969,shebecametheleaderoftheprojectanddecidedtoreview_________________________tofindbotanicaltreatmentsforthedisease.Oneofthemedicaltextspointedtheminthedirectionofusi