DiscussionWhatkindofpeoplecanbecalled“peopleofachievement”?

Lookandanswer.1.Whoisshe?

2.Whatishappening?3.Canshebecalled“peopleofachievement”?BeforeyoureadSweetwormwoodartemisininMalaria

【symptoms】chill,fever,sweattreatment★TuYouyou,ChineseChemist★Winnerofthe2015NobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine.★RecipientoftheMedaloftheRepublic（共和國(guó)勛章).extractPre-readingLookatthetitleandanswer.importantunimportantunimportantimportantwasPassivevoiceWhatisthegenreofthispassage?Novel?Story?Orsomethingelse?Why?Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?1.Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?A.Inablog.B.Inabook.C.Inaletter.D.Inanewspaper2.Passageslikethisaremostoften

writtenin_____and_______?A.theactivevoice/offermanyopinionsB.thefirstperson/talkaboutfeelingsC.bothactiveandpassivevoices/mostly

containfactsTitle&dateLeadBodyEndingReadforwritingstyle√anewsstorycontent:moreobjective,accurateandconvincingTitle&dateLeadBodyEndingellipsisinthetitlewhenwhowhatwhyTuYouyouThisyear(6October2015)wasawardedtheNobelPrizeforthediscoveryofartemisininHowwasartemisinindiscovered?Tu’squoteReadforwritingstyle(how)1930Testedthemedicineonthemselvesandlateronpatients.Themedicinebecameastandardtreatmentformalaria.1955Chosentobethefirstresearcherstodiscoveranewtreatmentformalaria.GraduatedfromPekingUniversityMedicalSchool1969BorninNingbo,China1971BecametheheadoftheprojectinBeijinganddecidedtofindtraditionalbotanicaltreatmentsforthedisease.AwardedtheNobelPrizeforPhysiologyandMedicine.FindoutwhathappenedtoTuinthefollowingyears.1967Tuandherdiscovery2015Readfordetails

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Completetheflowchartofdiscoveringartemisinin.Tu'steamexamined________________________,andevaluated____________from1969to1971Theyfoundamedicaltextsuggesting______________________Theytested_______________________________________Theytried________________________________________but_______________.Theyuseda__________________________thesweetwormwoodextract.Theytestedthemedicine___________________toseeifsafe.Theytestedthemedicineon________________Themedicinebecame_________________formalariaover2000oldmedicaltexts280,000plantsusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.driedwormwoodleavesbutfoundnoeffectboilingfreshwormwoodandusingtheliquidthisdidn'tworkeitherlowertemperaturetodrawoutonthemselvesmalariapatientsastandardtreatmentTheydiscoveredandtested________________________________________380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatments1.Whatwasthekeytogettingagoodextractfromthewormwood?2.Whatdothenumberssuggest?thehardnessofthemission&thegreateffortsTu'steammade.temperatureTu'steamexamined________________________,andevaluated____________from1969to1971Theyfoundamedicaltextsuggesting______________________Theytested_______________________________________Theytried________________________________________but_______________.Theyuseda__________________________thesweetwormwoodextract.Theytestedthemedicine___________________toseeifsafe.Theytestedthemedicineon________________Themedicinebecame_________________formalariaover2000oldmedicaltexts280,000plantsusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.driedwormwoodleavesbutfoundnoeffectboilingfreshwormwoodandusingtheliquidthisdidn'tworkeitherlowertemperaturetodrawoutonthemselvesmalariapatientsastandardtreatmentTheydiscoveredandtested________________________________________380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatments3.Whyisthediscoveryofartimisininimportant?para1.Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflives,andhasledtoimprovedhealthformillions

ofpeople.Over200millionpeoplearoundtheworldgetmalariaeachyear,andabout600,000diefromit.Artemisininhasbecomeavitalpartofthetreatmentformalaria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.Whatdothenumberssuggest?howbigahealthproblemmalariais;thegoodeffectsofartemisinin;crucial/vitalAccordingtoTuYouyou,thediscoveryofartemisininwasateameffort.UponhearingthatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrize,shesaid,“Thehonourisnotjustmine.Thereisateambehindme,andallthepeopleofmycountry.ThissuccessprovesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.ItisindeedanhonourforChina'sscientificresearchandChinesemedicinetobespreadaroundtheworld.”WhatcontributestoTuYouyou’sdiscovery?jointeffortofTuandherteaminspirationfromtraditionalChinesemedicinesupportfromthecountryprofessionalknowledgepersonalcharacteristics(committed;patient...)ReadfordetailsFurtherThinkingWhatkindofpersonTuYouyouis?Findevidencefromthetext.1.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/patientpersistent/relentless/thespiritofnever-give-upselfless/devoted/committedAgreatpersonThe“story”The“news”ReadforstructuremorefactsthanpersonalopinionsStructurePara4:The______

aboutTuYouyouwinningtheawardandthe_____________

ofdiscoveringartemisinin.Tu’slife____________

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processofdiscoveringartemisinin.The____________oftheeventnewssignificanceexperienceresearchPara1:

Para2&3:significanceSupposeyouwereareporterandyourdeskmatewereTuYouyou.PleasemakeaninterviewwithheraftershewasawardedtheNobelPrize.Role-play1.Which

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