高中英语-人教版选择性-必修第一-册-Unit1-Reading-and-Thinking-课件

1、Unit 1 People of AchievementReading and Thinking1Unit 1 People of AchievementRLearning objectivesIn this class, you will1. read about the news and find out the event;2. read and find out the discovery of artemisinin; 3. talk about what greatness means and how it is achieved.2Learning objectivesIn th

2、is claLead-in activity: predict with the pictures 1. Who is she? What do you know about her?3Lead-in activity: predict with 2. What is the plant? What do you know about it?sweet wormwoodartemisininextractLead-in activity: predict with the pictures4 2. What is the plant? What do 3. What do you think

3、will be talked about?Lead-in activity: predict with the pictures The passage will be about Tu Youyou and her important scientific discovery.5 3. What do you think will be TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE6 October 20151.Where would you most likely find this passage? A. In a blog. B. In a book. C. In a l

4、etter. D. In a newspaper.Reading activity: read and tick6TU YOUYOU AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE2.Passages like this are mostly written in _ and _. the active voice/offer many opinionsthe first person/talk about feelingsboth active and passive voices/mostly contain factsFind descriptive words Pay attention to

5、 the descriptive words in a passage. These will help you form a better impression of the subject described in the passage.Reading activity: read and tick72.Passages like this are mostlWhether these pieces of information are all included in the passage? A quote from Tu Youyou.Tu Youyous road to disco

6、vering artemisinin.The discovery of artemisinin. What Tu Youyou was awarded.Why artemisinin is an important discovery.2nd -3rd para.1st para.4th para.2nd -3rd para.1st para.Reading activity: read and tick8Whether these pieces of informHow was artemisinin discovered? Found a medical text suggesting t

7、he extract from sweet wormwood to treat a fever.Examined old medical texts and evaluated plants for their medical properties.Reading activity: read and complete the flow chart1st Period9How was artemisinin discoveredTried dried wormwood leaves.Tried boiling fresh wormwood for its liquid.Used a lower

8、 temperature to draw out the sweet wormwood extract.How was artemisinin discovered? Reading activity: read and complete the flow chart2nd Period10Tried dried wormwood leaves.TrTested the medicine on themselves to see if safe.Tested the medicine on malaria patients.Became a standard treatment for mal

9、aria.How was artemisinin discovered? Reading activity: read and complete the flow chart3rd Period11Tested the medicine on themselWhy is the discovery of artemisinin important?What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood?What numbers are mentioned in the text? What do they suggest?Why

10、 is Tu Youyou considered a great person?Reading activity: read and answer12Why is the discovery of artemi1.Why is the discovery of artemisinin important? Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. Over 200 million people around the wo

11、rld get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die from it. Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.1st para.Reading activity: read and answer131.Why is the discovery of arte Artemisinin has saved hundreds of thousan

12、ds of lives, and has led to improved health for millions of people. 1st para.Reading activity: read and answer1.Why is the discovery of artemisinin important? 14 Artemisinin has saved 2.What was the key to getting a good extract from the wormwood? She concluded that boiling the sweet wormwood appare

13、ntly destroyed its medical properties. Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract, she found a substance that worked. 3rd para.Reading activity: read and answer152.What was the key to getting Using a lower temperature to draw out the extract.3rd para.2.What was the key to getting a good extra

14、ct from the wormwood? Reading activity: read and answer16 Using a lower temperat3. What numbers are mentioned in the text? What do they suggest?200 million ; 600,000;100,000; over 2,000; 280,000; 380;190Reading activity: read and answer173. What numbers are mentioned 3. What do the numbers suggest?O

15、ver 200 million people around the world get malaria each year, and about 600,000 die from it.Artemisinin has become a vital part of the treatment for malaria, and is thought to save 100,000 lives a year in Africa alone.These numbers suggest how big a health problem malaria is. Reading activity: read

16、 and answer183. What do the numbers suggest3. What do the numbers suggest?Her team examined over 2,000 old medical texts, and evaluated 280,000 plants for their medical prosperities.From their research, they discovered and tested 380 distinct ancient Chinese medical treatmentsAfter failing more than

17、 190 times, the team finally succeeded in 1971.These numbers suggest how patient and persistent Tu Youyou and her team were to tackle the disease.Reading activity: read and answer193. What do the numbers suggest4. Why is Tu Youyou considered a great person? She is considered a great person because t

18、hrough her efforts many lives have been saved.Reading activity: read and answer204. Why is Tu Youyou considered As to the discovery of artemisinin, which do you believe is more important, talent or effort? Or something else? Both talent and effort are important for making discoveries. Post-reading activity: discuss21 Both talent and effort areTu Youyou Awarded Nobel PrizeThe newsThe event Tu Youyou was awarded Nobel Prize.Road to