Unit1PeopleofAchievement课件高中英语人教版选择性

UNIT1PeopleofAchievementDescribepeopleofachievementDescribepeopleofachievementBeforeyouread,discussthesequestionsingroups.1.Whatkindofpersonmakesgreatdiscoveries?2.Whichismoreimportantformakingagreatdiscovery,talentoreffort?2.ScanthetextandfinddescriptivewordsaboutTuYouyou.TUYOUYOUAWARDEDNOBELPRIZE6October2015Thisyear'sNobelPrizeforPhysiologyorMedicinehasbeenawardedtoTuYouyou(co-winner),whoseresearch

ledtothediscoveryofartemisinin,acrucialnewtreatmentformalaria.Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflives,andhasledtoimprovedhealthformillionsofpeople.Over200millionpeoplearoundtheworldgetmalariaeachyear,andabout600.000diefromit.Artemisininhasbecomeavitalpartofthetreatmentformalaria,andisthoughttosave100,000livesayearinAfricaalone.TuYouyou,acommitedandpatientscientist,wasborninNingbo,China,on30December1930,andgraduatedfromPekingUniversityMedicalSchoolin1955.Aftershegraduated,sheworkedattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicineinBeiing.In1967,theChinesegovernmentformedateamofscientistswiththeobjectiveofdiscoveringanewtreatmentformalaria,andTuYouyouwasamongthefirstresearcherschosen.Inthebeginning,TuYouyouwenttoHainan,wheremalariawasmorecommon,tostudymalariapatients.In1969,shebecametheheadoftheprojectinBeijinganddecidedtoreviewancientChinesemedicaltextstofindtraditionalbotanicaltreatmentsforthedisease.Herteamexaminedover2,000oldmedicaltexts,andevaluated280,000plantsfortheirmedicalproperties.Fromtheirresearch,theydiscoveredandtested380distinctancientChinesemedicaltreatmentsthatshowedpromiseinthefightagainstmalaria.Onemedicaltextfromthefourthcenturysuggestedusingtheextractfromsweetwormwoodtotreatafever.Tu'steamtestedacollectionofdriedwormwoodleavesbutfoundnoeffect.Theythentriedboilingfreshwormwoodandusingtheliquidobtainedfromthistotreatmalaria,butthisdidnotworkeither.Theirprojectgotstuck.However,TuYouyouwouldnotacknowledgedefeat,Sheanalysedthemedicaltextsagain,andbychance,shefoundonesentencesuggestingadifferentwaytotreatthewormwood.Sheconcludedthatboilingthesweetwormwoodapparentlydestroyeditsmedicalproperties.Usingalowertemperaturetodrawouttheextract,shefoundasubstancethatworked.Afterfailingmorethan190times,theteamfinallysucceededin1971.TuYouyouandherteammemberseveninsistedontestingthemedicineonthemselvestomakesurethatitwassafe.Later,themedicinewastestedonmalariapatients,mostofwhomrecovered.Thismedicine,whichwascalledartemisinin,soonbecameastandardtreatmentformalaria.AccordingtoTuYouyou,thediscoveryofartemisininwasateameffort.UponhearingthatshehadbeenawardedtheNobelPrize,shesaid,"Thehonourisnotjustmine,Thereisateambehindme,andallthepeopleofmycountry.ThissuccessprovesthegreatvalueoftraditionalChinesemedicine.tisindeedanhonourforChina'sscientificresearchandChinesemedicinetobespreadaroundtheworld."Circletheanswerstothequestionsbelow.1Wherewouldyoumostlikelyfindthispassage?AInablog.BInabook.CInaletter.DInanewspaper.2Passageslikethisaremostoftenwrittenin_______and_______

Atheactivevoice/offermanyopinionsBthefirstperson/talkaboutfeelingsCbothactiveandpassivevoices/mostlycontainfacts3.Whichtwopiecesofinformationwerenotincludedinthepassage?A.quotefromTuYouyou.B.Thedetailsofhowartemisininwasdiscovered.C.TuYouyou'simportantcontributionsotherthanthediscoveryofartemisinin.D.TuYouyou'spersonallife.E.TuYouyou'sroadtodiscoveringartemisinin.F.WhatTuYouyouwasawarded.G.Whyartemisininisanimportantdiscovery.4.Readthetextagainandanswerthequestions.1.Whyisthediscoveryofartemisininimportant?Artemisininhassavedhundredsofthousandsoflivesandhasimprovedthehealthformillionsofpeople.2.Whatwasthekeytogettingagoodextractfromthewormwood?Usingalowertemperaturetodrawouttheextract.3.Whatnumbersarementionedinthetext?Whatdotheysuggest?200million;600,000;100,000;2,000;280,000;380;190Thesenumberssuggestthreethings:howbigahealthproblem

malariais,howmuchtimeTuYouyouspentinlookingforapossiblenewtreatmentformalaria,andhowpatientand

persistentTuYouyouandherteamweretotacklethedisease.4.WhyisTuYouyouconsideredagreatperson?Sheisconsideredagreatpersonbecausethroughhereffortsmanyliveshavebeensaved.5.Completetheflowchart,Thentellthestoryofhowartemisininwasdiscovered.BuildupyourvocabularyWritedownthewordthatmatcheseachdefinition,Thenfindthesentencescontainingthesewordsinthetext.①____________cooksomethinginveryhotwater②____________relatingtoplants③____________qualitiesorcharacteristicsofsomethingboilbotanicalproperty④____________akindofsubstancethatflowsfreely,suchaswaterormilk⑤____________physicalmaterialthatexistsliquidsubstance2Guessthemeaningoftheunderlinedwords.Thenfillintheblankswithwordsthathavethesameroots.①Thetwoflowersarequitedistinctfromoneanother,soitiseasytomakea______________betweenthem.②Scientistsneedto________howthenewmaterialstandsuptowearandteartoprovehowvaluableitis.③Atalentedscientistwellknownforhis____________tohiscountry,HuangDaniancommittedhimselftohisresearchingeophysics.4.A:Didyoucometoanyconclusions?B:Yes,we_____________thatbydrawingouttheextractatalowtemperature,wecouldfindthesubstancethatweneededtocompletetheexperiment.5.Shespendsalotoftime_________herpatients’dreams.Thisanalysisisveryhelpful,explainingtheirdailybehaviourverywell.3.ReadthepassageaboutLuXun.Fillintheblankswiththecorrectformsofthewordsinthebox.insistobtainobjectiveacknowledgeapparentlycrucialLuXun,__________________asoneofthegreatestmodernwritersinChina,wasborninShaoxing.ZhejiangProvincein1881In1904,hewenttoJapanandbecameamedicalstudent,withthe__________ofimprovingpeople'shealthandsavinglives.However,hechangedhismindwhenhesawinaphotoaChinesemanabouttobekilledbyaJapanesesoldier.ItstruckhimthattheotherChinesemeninthephoto____________didnotcareaboutwhatwashappeningtotheirfellowcountrymen.Fromthis,heconcludedthatthe___________probleminChinawasnotphysicaliliness,butthespiritualillnessofpeopleatthattime.Followingthis,hequitmedicalschool.WhenhereturnedtoChinain1908,he_________ateachingjob.In1917,afriend_________thathehelpwriteforamagazinecalledNewYouthThatwashowhisfirstfamousshortstoryAMadman'sDiarygotpublished.④Inpairs,discusshowpeoplecanachievesuccess,usingwordsandexpressionsyouhavelearntinthisunit.Discoverusefulstructures①Readthefollowingsentencesandunderlinetherelativeclauses.Thennamethetwotypesofclausesandstatetheirfunctions.TheytestedhundredsofChinesemedicaltreatmentsthatshowedpromiseinthefightagainstthedisease.TuYouyouwasawardedtheNobelPrize,whichisconsideredoneofthehighestinternationalhonoursapersoncanreceive.TuYouyouwenttoHainan,wheremalariawasmorecommon,tostudymalariapatients.Later,themedicinewastestedonmalariapatients,mostofwhomrecovered.2.Rewritethesentencesusingnon-restrictiverelativeclauses.Howdothesentencesflowdifferently?EXAMPLEThebooktellsusaboutAlexanderFleming.Hediscoveredpenicillin.ThebooktellsusaboutAlexanderFleming,whodiscoveredpenicillin.①Wewereveryimpressedbytheoldman.Hewasnotwilingtoacknowledgedefeat.②Afterwards,EinsteinhadtofleeGermany.Hitlerwasinpowerthere.③ThereisnothingwecandotohelpLinda.Hercircumstancesarebeyondourcontrol.④Theteacheraskedustolistentoaspeechbyhisfavouritenovelist,J.K.Rowling.ltinspiredusalot.⑤Thebuildingunderconstructionwasdesignedby1.M.Pei-afamousChinese-Americanarchitect.HewasborninGuangzhou,China.⑥Iwasaskedtoexplaintheprojectwiththehelpofaflowchart.Itwasabigchallengeforme.3.Workingroups.Completethesentencesusingnon-restrictiverelativeclausestogiveextrainformation,Thensharethemwithyourgroupmembers.EXAMPLEI'dliketotry.......I'dliketotrythatChineseherbalmedicineagain,whichseemstoworkbestformycough1Iwouldliketotravelaround...,...2Whatimpressedmemost...,...3Myfavouritescientistis.......4Finallywearrivedat.......5Mygrandparentslike.......6Iwishtoobtain...,...7Mybestfriend...,...Explorethemeaningofgreatness1.Matchthepeoplewiththeirachievements.Thensharewithapartnerwhatyouknowaboutthepeopleandtheirachievements.1AlexanderFlemingAcontributedtoanewtreatmentformalaria2FlorenceNightingaleBdiscoveredpenicillin3WuMengchaoCfoundedmodernnursing4ZhongNanshanDperformedoperationswellintohis90s5TuYouyouEmanagedtheSARSoutbreak2.Listentotheconversation.Whodoeseachspeakeradmire?Tickthecorrectboxesinthetablebelow.NameDrWangWangLeAnnaSmithAlexanderFlemingZhongNanshan.FtoreneeNightingaleWuMengchaoTuYouyouDrWang3.Listenagainandanswerthequestionsbelow.Youcandiscussthemwithapartner.1WhydidAnnameetWangLeatherhome?2WhydidDrWangdecidetobecomeadoctor?3WhatkindofpersondoesWangLeadmire?Why?4WhatadvicedidDrWanggive?Doyouagreewithhim?Giveyourreasons.4Workingroups.Brainstormthenamesofsomegreatpeopleandwritetheminthetablebelow.Discusswhatmakesthesepeoplegreat.Trytousethefollowinglanguagefillerstogiveyourselftimetothink.6Useyourdiscussiontodrawconclusionsaboutthemeaningofgreatness.Thefollowingexpressionsmayhelpyou.Thenreportbacktotheclass.Introducesomeoneyouadmire1WhatdoyouknowaboutAlbertEinstein?Readthetextandcompletethetimeline.ThenintroduceEinstein'slifestoryandachievementsinyourownwords.THEMANWHOCHANGEDOURUNDERSTANDINGOFTHEUNIVERSEAlbertEinstein,whoisperhapsthegreatestscientistinmodernphysics,isoftenconsideredoneofthesmartestmenwhoeverlived.

ThisgentlegeniuswasborninGermanyon14March1879.Whenhewas16,hetriedtoenteruniversityinSwitzerland,butfailedduetohislowscoresinthegeneralpartoftheentranceexam,despiteobtainingexceptionalscoresinmathsandphysics.Afterstudyingforanotheryear,hemanagedtopasstheexam,enteringuniversityin1896andgraduatingin1900.Aftertwoyearsoflookingforworkasateacher,EinsteintookajobasaclerkintheSwisspatentoffice.Whileworkingthere,outofastrongpassionforknowledge,hecontinuedtostudy,earningadoctorateinphysicsin1905.Thatsameyear,whichwaslaterrecordedasamiracleyearinscience,hepublishedfourextraordinaryphysicspapers.Followingthis,hegraduallybecamefamousthroughouttheworldasthenewlsaacNewton.Afterfouryears,hewasabletoquithisjobatthepatentofficeandenterresearchfull-timeatauniversity.In1922,hewasawardedthe1921NobelPrizeforPhysicsforhisexplanationofthephotoelectriceffect.Circumstanceschangedin1933,whenHitlercametopowerinGermany.Einstein,whowasJewish,foundthedoorsofacademicinstitutionsclosedtohim.Asaconsequence.hehadtofleeGermany.AfterspendingtimeinEurope,hefinallytookupapositionasaresearcherattheInstituteforAdvancedStudyinPrinceton,USA.Followingthat,hecontinuedtomakegreatachievementsinphysicsandmathematics.Tothepublic,hewasseenasaslightlyodd-lookingbutkindandfunnyman.Hehadathickmoustacheandlongwhitehair,whichsometimesstoodonendasthoughhehadjustreceivedanelectricshock.Althoughhewasagenius,hesometimesforgotthings,likehisfriends'birthdays.Butdespitehispeculiarities,hewaslovedbyhisfriendsandneighbours.Thereisevenastoryabouthowhehelpedalittlegirlwhoknockedonhisdoorandaskedforhelpwithherhomework.Infact,Einsteinoftenencounteredpeopleonthestreetwhowouldstophimandaskhimtohelpexplainthings.Aftermanysuchoccasions,hefinallystartedsaying,“Pardonme!Sorry!AlwaysIammistakenforProfessorEinstein!”On18April1955,itwasreportedthatEinsteinhadpassedaway,andthewholeworldmournedthegreatlossofabrilliantscientist.2Inpairs,discussthefollowingquestions.1.Apartfromhisremarkableachievements,whatdoesthepassagetellusaboutEinstein'slife?Thoughhewasbrilliant,hewasalsoapersonwhofacedstruggles,forexample,whenhefailedtopasshisuniversityentranceexam,whenhefailedtogetagoodjob,andwhenhehadtofleeGermany.2.WhatimpressedyoumostaboutEinstein?Stateyourreasons.Iamimpressedmostbyhowfriendlyandeasyhewastoapproach.Evenwhenhewasbusyanddidnotwanttobebothered,hestillfoundawaytodealwithpeopleingentlenessandgoodhumour.3Studytheorganisationandlanguagefeatures.1Whattypeofwritingisthistext?Howdoesthewriterdevelopthetext?Thetextisabiography,whichisdevelopedchronologically.2FindthedescriptionsthattelluswhatEinsteinlookedlikeandwhatkindofpersonhewas.Hehadathickmoustache...receivedanelectricshock.Althoughhewasagenius,...hisfriends'birthdays.Butdespite...lovedbyhisfriendsandneighbours.Thereisevenastory...withherhomework.Infact,...helpexplainthings.Aftermanysuch...“Pardonme!sorry!AlwaysIammistakenforProfessorEinstein!”3Whatrhetoricaldevicesareusedinthepassage?Giveexamples.analogy:asthenewIsaacNewton;personification:(hair)stoodonend;simile:asthoughhehadjustreceivedanelectricshock;metaphor:thedoorsofacademicinstitutions;euphemism:passedaway4Writeanintroductionaboutsomeoneyouadmire.①Choosethepersonyouaregoingtowriteabout.Itshouldbesomeoneyouthinkisgreatinsomeway.ltcanbeanordinaryperson,suchasaparent,arelative,orafriend.②Makealistofthingsthatneedtobeincludedinyourintroduction.③Useyournotestowriteyourintroductionandsumuphowyoufeelaboutthisperson.5Exchangeyourdraftwithapartner.①Usethechecklisttohelpyoureviewyourpartner'sdraft.√Doesthewriterdescribetheperson'sappearanceandpersonality?√Doesthewritertellanimpressivestoryoftheperson'slife?√Doesthewritersaywhythepersonisgreat?√Doesthewritersumuphowhe/shefeelsaboutthisperson?②Takeyourdraftbackandreviseit.6Shareyourintroductionwiththerestoftheclass.AssessingYourProgress1Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformsofthewordsintheboxgentlesumupcircumstanceencounternovelistpatent1.Tooursurprise,hewasactuallythe__________andcaringfatherofthreechildren.2.To__________,hisfameandwealthweregainedthroughhardworkandhisindepthknowledgeofhisbusiness.3.Ageniusforinvention,ThomasEdisonobtainedscoresof__________4.Underno________________shouldwedoterriblethingstootherpeople.5.Asabotanist,hetakesnotesonthepropertiesofanyplanthe______________.6.Thefirst-personnarratorisastylisticdevicethathasbeenusedbymany____________andpoetsthroughouttheages.2WhatdoyouknowaboutSunYat-sen?Readthepassage,andthenfillintheblankswithrelativepronounsoradverbs.SunYat-sen(1866-1925)waswidelyconsideredtobethefounderandforerunnerofmodernChina.Hewasonlyinpowerforashorttime,whenhewaspresidentofthecountryin1912.Soitmayseemoddtosomepeople_________knowledgeofChinamaybelimitedthatheissuchanimportantfigure.

However,hisinfluenceisnotbasedonhistimeinoffice,butonhiscontinuousstruggleforabettersocietyandhisconcernforallChinesepeople.Healsoputforwardmanyadvancedideas____________broughttheChinesepeopletogether,inparticular,theThreePrinciplesofthePeople.TheseprincipleswereinspiredbyLincoln,____________headmired,andweredevelopedwhenhewastravellingoverseas,__________hewenttofindsupportforhiscountry.Thefirstprincipleisaboutnationalism,_________indicatesthatChinashouldneverbedividedandshouldnotbeunderanyforeigncontrol.Thesecondisaboutpeople'srights.Itmeansthatallpeoplehavegreatvalueandshouldalsohavethesamerights.Thethirdisaboutpeople'slivelihood,______meansthatthegovernmentshouldcreateopportunitiesforpeopletomakeagoodliving.REFLECTINGDidthisunitcauseyoutochangeyourthoughtsaboutgreatness?ifso,how?Willwhatyouhavelearntinthisunitinspireyoutoimproveyourself?ifso,how?Whatwasthemostimportantideathatyoulearntinthisunit?Overall,Ithoughtthisunitwas○inspiring○useful○so-so○difficult.*Project:PrepareabookreportDiscussthesequestionsingroups.Haveyoueverreadabiographyoranautobiographyofagreatperson?Wouldyourecommendthisbook?Whyorwhynot?2Whichgreatpersonwouldyouliketoreadmoreabout?3Wherecanyoufindrecommendationsforgoodbiographiesorautobiographies?该书告诉了小说家曹雪芹的生平故事。曹出生在一个富裕的家庭，但他的大部分生活都非常贫困。他根据自己的生活经历写了这部著名的小说，并在他死后出版。尽管凯