(
课件网) Unit 2 Morals and Virtues Reading and Thinking Lead in subject university and major career marriage Lead in Prediction 林巧稚（1901-1983） A story about a woman doctor who devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese babies. Read the text Read the text and answer the questions. Text Form What type of writing is this passage A. guidebook B. autobiography C. novel D. biography biography /ba ɡr f / (传记) story of a person’s life written by someone else. autobiography/ t ba ɡr f / (自传) story of a person’s life written by yourself. Detailed Reading “Life is precious. ... To a person nothing is more precious than their life, and if they entrust me with that life, how could I refuse that trust, saying I’m cold, hungry, or tired ” These words of Dr. Lin Qiaozhi give us a look into the heart of this amazing woman, and what carried her through a life of hard choices. What is the function of the first paragraph To introduce the topic. Detailed Reading As a five-year-old girl, Lin Qiaozhi was deeply affected by her mother’s death. At age 18, instead of following the traditional path of marriage like the majority of girls, she chose to study medicine. “Why should girls learn so much Finding a good husband should be their final goal!” her brother complained, thinking of the high tuition fees. She responded, “I’d rather stay single to study all my life!” Choice 1 A.marriage B.medicine What kind of person do you think Lin was Determined Persistent Strong-willed Courageous Detailed Reading Eight years later, Lin graduated from Peking Union Medical College(PUMC) with the Wenhai Scholarship, the highest prize given to graduates. She immediately became the first woman ever to be hired as a resident physician in the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital. Within six months, she was named a chief resident physician, a position that usually took four years to achieve. After working for a few years, she was sent to study in Europe and then, in 1939, in the US. She greatly impressed her American colleagues, who invited her to stay. Dr. Lin, however, rejected the offer. She wanted to serve the woman and children at home. Choice 2 A. stay in America B. reject the offer What kind of person do you think Lin was patriotic / p tr t k/, loyal Detailed Reading In 1941, Dr. Lin became the first Chinese woman ever to be appointed director of the OB-GYN department of the PUMC Hospital, but just a few months later, the department was closed because of war. Thinking of all the people still in need of help, Dr. Lin opened a private clinic. She charged very low fees to treat patients and often reduced costs for poor patients. At times she was even seen riding a donkey to faraway villages to provide medical care. Choice 3 A. stop helping people in need B. open a private clinic and charge low fees What kind of person do you think Lin was sympathetic / s mp θ t k/ considerate /k n s d r t/ generous, resp ... ...
