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Unit 6 The Admirable
Lesson 1 A Medical Pioneer
【学习目标】
You will be able to
1. read and talk about Tu Youyou, a medical pioneer
2. read for general understanding
3. read for specific information and write a summary of the text
4. learn about and practise relative clauses
【学习重难点】
1. reading for specific information about Tu Youyou
2. Using relative clauses
【学习过程】
1. What do you know about malaria?
2. What is a “pioneer”? Who do you think can be called “a pioneer”?
3. Pair Work: What do you know about TuYouyou?
4. What do you expect to read in a news article about TuYouyou?
5. Read, complete and introduce TuYouyou to your partner.
Basic information
| Scientific work
| Attitudes
| Date of birth:
_____________________
| Task and difficulties:
_____________________
| Towards the honour:
_____________________
| Birthplace:
_____________________
| Research:
_____________________
| Towards future research:
_____________________
_____________________
| Education:
_____________________
| Discovery:
_____________________
| | 6. Group Work: SummariseTuYouyou’s personal quality.
7. Group Work: Thank and share.
(1) Why is Tu Youyou considered a medical pioneer?
(2) What typical writing features can you identify in the news article about Tu Youyou?
8. Underline relative clauses.
1. A scientist who was on the Nobel Prize Committee called Hans Forssberg explained that …
2. In 1969, Tu Youyou was chosen to establish a team whose goal was to find a cure for malaria …
3. The reason why this was difficult was that the team had limited resources.
9. Circle the words that are used to join the sentences together.
1. Later, she studied Chinese medicine for two and a half years with experts in the field from whom she gained a deep knowledge about traditional practices.
2. They did not have enough staff, and the laboratory in which they worked had poor air quality.
10. Join the pairs of sentences using relative pronouns.
1. We climbed to the top of the mountain. We had a beautiful view from there.
2. David is my friend. I often play tennis with him.
3. He has 20 books. Only two of them are interesting.
4. This is quite an interesting job. I really want to apply for it.
11. Express Yourself.
Suppose your school wants to choose three most admirable people as role models. You have one minute to persuade the committee to include Tu Youyou. Use at least three relative clauses to present your recommendation.
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【精炼反馈】
I. 请从方框中选择恰当的单词或短语,并用其适当形式填空。
come across honour recipe gain apart from
| 1. __________ the ending, it’s really a good film.
2. They were prepared to die for the __________ of their country.
3. I __________ an old diary in her desk.
4. Giving your children too much choice can be a __________ for disaster.
5. The sport has __________ popularity in recent years.
Ⅱ. 请用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。
1. He delivered a speech, in which he suggested we manage time __________ (wisdom).
2. The organisation has very __________ (limit) resources.
3. Children have to learn to communicate __________ (effective).
4. The __________ (establish) of the business took several years.
Ⅲ. 请根据课文内容,填入恰当的单词或短语使文章完整。
Tu Youyou was born in Zhejiang Province, China, in 1930. She studied medicine and 1. __________ traditional practices. In 1969, Tu Youyou and her team began to 2. __________ malaria. They studied some related literature and conducted a lot of researches with limited resources. After hundreds of failed experiments, they eventually 3. __________ a promising chemical. Tu Youyou bravely volunteered to be the first human subject in the test on humans. The medicine they discovered, artemisinin, has now become the world’s most effective drug for fighting malaria. Tu Youyou is the first Chinese female scientist who 4. __________ a Nobel Prize in 2015. She is not interested in fame. She continues to conduct research today 5. __________.
Ⅳ. 请仿照例子,使用定语从句补全下面的对话。
A: How was your trip?
B: Terrible.
A: What happened? Didn’t your travel agent choose a good hotel for you?
B: The hotel that he chose for me didn’t have air conditioning. It was too hot.
A: What kind of food did they serve?
B: The food 1.____________________ made me sick.
A: Did you travel with an interesting companion?
B: The person 2. ____________________ was boring. We weren’t interested in the same things. The things 3. ____________________ are different from the things 4. ____________________.
A: Why didn’t you change your ticket and come home early?
B: The ticket couldn’t be changed.
A: Are you going to have another vacation soon?
B: The next vacation 5. ____________________ will be in December. I think I’ll just stay at home.
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