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课件网) Unit 4 Scientists who changed the world Reading 1 Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel Prize Who do we refer to when talking about “scientists” Lead-in Einstein & Hawking Yuan Longping & Wu Mengchao Lead-in The scientist is motivated primarily by curiosity and a desire for truth. — Irving Langmuir 科学的驱动力主要是好奇心和对真理的渴望。 Yuan Longping ●In 1953, he _____ South-west Agricultural College. ●In the 1970s, he _____ _____ ___ _ _ _ the first hybrid rice varieties. Stephen Hawking ●He _____ __ _ the field of general relativity. ●In 1988, A Brief History of Time was published and stayed on a bestseller list for _____. Scientists who changed the world graduated from succeeded in developing made great contributions to 237 weeks Welcome to the unit 1. What else do you know about two scientists in the video Yuan Longping has an asteroid named after him. In 1999, the asteroid project team who discovered it decided to honour this great man for his achievement in developing hybrid rice. The asteroid is called “Yuan Longping Star”. Welcome to the unit Steven Hawking fulfilled his lifelong dream of experiencing zero gravity, even though he was wheelchair-bound. His dream came true when he flew in a special zero gravity airplane in 2007. Pre-reading What do you know about the Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize is not a single prize, but five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel’s will of 1895, are awarded to “those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind”. Nobel Prizes are awarded in the fields of Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace. Nobel Prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards available in their respective fields. Mo Yan winning the Nobel Literature Prize Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel Prize Who is this winner Tu Youyou. Pre-reading What do you know about Tu Youyou Nobel Prize winner Tu Youyou Well-educated Strong-minded Willing to sacrifice Pre-reading Chinese scientist wins 2015 Nobel Prize when, what who Headline News report News report A1 Para. 1 Tu Youyou won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for her discovery of qinhaosu. Para. 2 Para. 3–5 Para. 6 Tu Youyou acquired a broad knowledge of both traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine. Tu Youyou and her team solved a lot of problems before they successfully discovered qinghaosu. Tu Youyou and her team’s efforts finally paid off. While reading 1971 1930 succeeded in making qinghao extract that could treat malaria in mice 1951-1955 1969 1972 2015 born in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province studied medicine at university in Beijing became head of a team that intended to find a cure for malaria successfully discovered qinghaosu won the Nobel Prize Tu’s personal experiences While reading Problems Solutions The extracts failed to produce any promising results. Para3 Tu Youyou referred to the ancient books of traditional Chinese medicine again ... ...
