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课件网) Unit 6 The Admirable Lesson 1 A Medical Pioneer What do you know about malaria Activity 1 Read the facts about malaria. Tick the ones you find most striking or interesting. ( ) 1. Malaria is a mosquito-borne and infectious disease. ( ) 2. The word “malaria” comes from the Latin word for “bad air”. ( ) 3. People suffer from high fever, serious vomiting and terrible headaches when they have the disease. ( ) 4. Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year—more people than any disease apart from AIDS. ( ) 5. The drug with artemisinin has proved to be the most effective cure. ( ) 6. There is currently no effective vaccine against malaria. infectious: 传染的 vomit: 呕吐 AIDS: 艾滋病 artemisinin: 青蒿素 vaccine: 疫苗 A Medical Pioneer What is a “pioneer” Who do you think can be called a “pioneer” Christopher Columbus Alexander Fleming Neil Armstrong Alan Turing Activity 2 Pair Work: What do you know about Tu Youyou Activity 3 What do you want to know about Tu Youyou If you are going to interview Tu Youyou, what questions do you want to ask her Activity 4 Read the text and find out. 1. How many of your questions are answered in the text 2. What else do you want to know Activity 5 Read, complete and introduce Tu Youyou to your partner. Basic information Attitudes Scientific work Date of birth: _____ Birthplace: _____ Education: _____ Task and difficulties: _____ Research: _____ Discovery: _____ Towards the honour: _____ Towards future research: _____ _____ _____ Not interested in fame Zhejiang Province Studying medicine at Peking University 30 December, 1930 Feels it’s a recognition and motivation for all scientists in China Task is to find a cure for malaria. Difficulties are limited resources, not enough staff and poor working conditions. artemisinin 1. tested more than 240,000 chemicals 2. researched hundreds of traditional recipes 3. tested herself Activity 6 Match and then use the phrases to talk about Tu Youyou’s work and achievement. study establish find research use have come across discover be awarded a cure hundreds of traditional recipes Chinese medicine limited resources a team a promising chemical modern research methods A Nobel Prize artemisinin Activity 7 Group Work: Summarise Tu Youyou’s personal quality. Use three words or phrases to summarise Tu Youyou’s personal quality. Give your reasons and find evidence from the text. You can also refer to qualities of admirable people we have learnt. Activity 8 Group Work: Thank and share. Why is Tu Youyou considered a medical pioneer 2. What typical writing features can you identify in the news article about Tu Youyou Tu Youyou is considered a medical pioneer because she discovered a cure for malaria which no one else had discovered. The headline is short and interesting. The introduction summarises Tu Youyou’s background. The body provides details on her research. Quotes and photographs are included. Activity 9 1. Review: ... ...
