Unit1PeopleofachievementPeriod1ReadingandThinking---DescribepeopleofachievementLearningObjectivesFigureoutthemainstructureofthenewsreport

byclassifyingandorganizingthekeyinformation;LearnaboutTuYouyou’slifestoryandtheprocessofdiscoveringartemisinin;IdentifythequalitiesofTuYouyoutomakeherapersonofgreatachievement;HowmuchinformationdoyouknowaboutTuYouyou?Whoisthewomaninthephoto?Whatishappeninginthephoto?What’sthereactionofpeoplepresentwhenthisishappening?why?Everyonepresentisstandinguptoshowrespectandadmirationtoher.SheisTuYouyou.SheisbeingawardedtheNobelPrize.LeadinTrytobecomenotamanofsuccess,buttryrathertobecomeamanofvalue.——AlbertEinstein努力不是為了功成名就，而是為了成為有價值的人。TheprocessofextractingtheartemisininwormwoodextractMalaria【reason】mosquito【symptoms】chill,fever,sweatUsingalowertemperaturetodrawouttheextracttreat

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dateillustrations一、文本體裁:新聞報道Q1.Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?

A.InablogB.InabookC.InaletterD.InanewspaperQ2.Passageslikethisaremostoftenwrittenin____and____.

A.theactivevoice;offermanyopinionsB.thepassivevoice;talkaboutfeelingsC.bothactiveandpassivevoices;mostlycontainfactsIfyouwerethejournalist,whatwouldyouwriteinthistextaccordingtothetitle?1.WhoisTuYouyou?4.WhywassheawardedtheNobelPrize?3.Whatdidshedotowintheprize?5.What’sthesignificanceofdiscoveringartemisinin?6.Howdidshediscoverartemisinin?......2.When/WherewassheawardedtheNobelPrize?RoleplayReadforstructureandmainideasPara1Para2Para3Para4A.HowTuYouyou’steamdiscoveredartemisininB.ThesignificanceoftheeventC.AbasicintroductionofTuYouyouD.WhywasTuYouyouawardedtheNobelPrizeCarefullyreading(para1)findtheseselements.whowhenwhatwhyWhyisartemisininanimportantdiscovery?treatmalariasavelivesimprovehealth_______on30Dec.1930.Ningbo,ChinawasbornTimelinePart2:Para2&3_________fromPekingUniversitygraduated_________tobethefirstresearchersto...becamethe______oftheprojectinBeijinghead_________indiscoveringartemisininsucceededwas________theNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicineawarded193019551967196919712015A.Tu’steamexaminedover2,000oldmedicaltexts,andevaluated280,000plantsfortheirmedicalproperties.研讀了2000多篇舊醫(yī)學文獻，并評估了28萬株植物的藥學屬性。B.Theyfoundamedicaltextsuggestingusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.醫(yī)學文章建議使用青蒿提取物治療發(fā)燒。C.Theytestedacollectionofdriedwormwoodleaves.測試了一組干艾蒿葉。D.Theytriedboilingfreshwormwoodandusingtheliquid,butthisdidn’tworkeither.嘗試水煎新鮮艾蒿葉并使用這種液體，但無效。E.Theyusedalowertemperaturetodrawoutthesweetwormwoodextract.低溫萃取提取物。F.Theytestedthemedicineonthemselvestoseeifsafe.團隊以身試藥G.Theytestedthemedicineonmalariapatients.給瘧疾患者試藥H.Themedicinebecameastandardtreatmentformalaria.成為治療瘧疾的標準方法A.Tu’steamexaminedover2,000oldmedicaltexts,andevaluated280,000plantsfortheirmedicalproperties.B.Theyfoundonemedicaltextsuggestingusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.C.Theytestedacollectionofdriedwormwoodleaves.D.Theytriedboilingfreshwormwoodandusingtheliquid,butthisdidn’tworkeither.E.Theyusedalowertemperaturetodrawoutthesweetwormwoodextract.F.Theytestedthemedicineonthemselvestoseeifsafe.G.Theytestedthemedicineonmalariapatients.H.Themedicinebecameastandardtreatmentformalaria.Howwasartemisinindiscovered?(para2-para3)Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whyisthediscoveryofartemisininimportant?Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflivesandhasimprovedthehealthformillionsofpeople.2.Whatwasthekeytogettingagoodextractfromthewormwood?Usingalowertemperaturetodrawouttheextract.3.Whatnumbersarementionedinthetext?Whatdotheysuggest?200million;600,000;100,000;2,000;280,000;380;190Thesenumberssuggestthreethings:howbigahealthproblemmalariais,howmuchtimeTuYouyouspentinlookingforapossiblenewtreatmentformalaria,andhowpatientandpersistentTuYouyouandherteamweretotacklethedisease.4.WhyisTuYouyouconsideredagreatperson?Sheisconsideredagreatpersonbecausethroughhereffortsmanyliveshavebeensaved.CarefulReadingPara4AccordingtoTuYouyou,thediscoveryofartemisininwasateameffort.UponhearingthatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrize,shesaid,“Thehonourisnotjustmine.Thereisateambehindme,andallthepeopleofmycountry.ThissuccessprovesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.ItisindeedanhonourforChina'sscientificresearchandChinesemedicinetobespreadaroundtheworld.”1.WhatcontributestoTuYouyou’sdiscovery?2.WhatkindofpersonisTuYouyouaccordingtoherquote?AccordingtoTuYouyou,thediscoveryofartemisininwasateameffort.UponhearingthatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrize,shesaid,“Thehonourisnotjustmine.Thereisateambehindme,andallthepeopleofmycountry.ThissuccessprovesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.ItisindeedanhonourforChina'sscientificresearchandChinesemedicinetobespreadaroundtheworld.”1.WhatcontributestoTuYouyou’sdiscovery?teamupwithotherexcellentscientistsgetinspirationfromTCM;gainsupportfromthecountryprofessionalknowledgepersonalcharacteristics(committed;patient...)Para4AccordingtoTuYouyou,thediscoveryofartemisininwasateameffort.UponhearingthatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrize,shesaid,“Thehonourisnotjustmine.Thereisateambehindme,andallthepeopleofmycountry.ThissuccessprovesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.ItisindeedanhonourforChina'sscientificresearchandChinesemedicinetobespreadaroundtheworld.”2.WhatkindofpersonisTuYouyouaccordingtoherquote?Para404.

summary2.WhatqualitiescanwelearnfromTu?numbersresponsiblecommittedpatientdeterminedselflesspersistenthumblehardworkingcooperativeWhatcanwelearnfromTuYouyou?Howcanwebecomeapersonlikeher?CriticalthinkingWeneedtalenttolearnquicklyandtothinksharply.Weshouldsparenoefforttoexperimentthroughtrialanderror.Geniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration.Thisyear’sNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinehasbeenawardedtoTuYouyou(co-winner),whoseresearchledtothediscoveryofartemisinin,acrucialnewtreatmentformalaria.Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflives,andhasledtoimprovedhealthformillionsofpeople.Over200millionpeoplearoundtheworldgetmalariaeachyear,andabout600,000diefromit.Artemisininhasbecomeavitalpartofthetreatmentformalaria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.Para1TuYouyou,acommittedandpatientscientist,wasborninNingbo,China,on30December1930,andgraduatedfromPekingUniversityMedicalSchoolin1955.Aftershegraduated,sheworkedattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineinBeijing.In1967,theChinesegovernmentformedateamofscientistswiththeobjectiveofdiscoveringanewtreatmentformalaria,andTuYouyouwasamongthefirstresearcherschosen.Inthebeginning,TuYouyouwenttoHainan,wheremalariawasmorecommon,tostudymalariapatients.In1969,shebecametheheadoftheprojectinBeijing,anddecidedtoreviewancientChinesemedicaltextstofindtraditionalbotanicaltreatmentsforthedisease.Herteamexaminedover2,000oldmedicaltexts,andevaluated280,000plantsfortheirmedicalproperties.Fromtheirresearch,theydiscoveredandtested380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatmentsthatshowedpromiseinthefightagainstmalaria.Para2Onemedicaltextfromthefourthcenturysuggestedusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.Tu’steamtestedacollectionofdriedwormwoodleavesbutfoundnoeffect.Theythentriedboilingfreshwormwood,andusingtheliquidobtainedfromthistotreatmalaria,butthisdidnotworkeither.Theirprojectgotstuck.However,TuYouyouwouldnotacknowledgedefeat.Sheanalysedthemedicaltextsagain,andbychance,shefoundonesentencesuggestingadifferentwaytotreatthewormwood.Sheconcludedthatboilingthesweetwormwoodapparentlydestroyeditsmedicalproperties.Para3Usingalowertemperaturetodrawouttheextract,shefoundasubstancethatworked.Afterfailingmorethan190times,theteamfinallysucceededin1971.TuYouyouandherteammemberseveninsistedon

testingthemedicineonthemselvestomakesurethatitwassafe.Later,themedicinewastestedonmalariapatients,mostofwhomrecovered.Thismedicine,whichwascalledartemisinin,soonbecameastandardtreatmentformalaria.Para3AccordingtoTuYouyou,thediscoveryofartemisininwasateameffort.UponhearingthatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrize,shesaid,“Thehonourisnotjustmine.Thereisateambehindme,andallthepeopleofmycountry.ThissuccessprovesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.Itisi