Reading(1)：Twolife-savingmedicines

1、Unit2 Fit for life,Reading1: Two life-saving medicines,1,2,3,4,5,warming-up,a surgical procedure for remedying an injury the special room where patients are operated the things one may take when he is ill the one who sells medicine The synonym of doctor,1,2,3,4,5,超连接happy pills,game,People may take

2、medicines when they are ill. However, if they dont take the right medicine in the right way, they may not get better and even get worse.,lead-in,Do you know what are they?,aspirin,penicillin,What illness can the two medicines cure? What else do you know about these two medicines?,When was one of the

3、 medicines first sold as a tablet? What did Fleming, Florey and Chain share?,1st reading,In 1900.,The Nobel Prize.,Read the article again by yourselves and try to do C1 on page20.,2nd reading,Keys: 1.About 2500 years ago. 2. In 1987.,3. It can also help reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning b

4、lood, prevent a stroke, reduce the risk of colon cancer, increase the length of peoples lives and help with diabetes.,4. In the mould that killed bacteria. 5. It can be used to treat bacterial illnesses and other illnesses including pneumonia.,6. Because Fleming discovered penicillin and the others

5、turned it into the great drug which save millions of lives.,Development of Aspirin: In 1900: In 1950: In 1971: In 1977: In 2003:,3rd reading,Development of Aspirin: In 1900: sold in shops as a tablet In 1950: as the best-selling painkiller recorded in the Guinness Book In 1971: proved to be a blood-

6、thinning medicine In 1977: used to prevent a stroke In 2003: used to reduce blood sugar levels,Development of Penicillin: In 1928: World War II: In 1945:,Development of Penicillin: In 1928: discovered by Alexander Fleming World War II: found new chemical techniques to purify it In 1945: all the scie

7、ntists shared the Nobel Prize,comprehension,Effects of aspirin,Reduce fever Help stop body pains Reduce the risk of heart attacks Prevent a stroke Reduce the risk of colon cancer Increase the length of peoples lives Help with diabetes,Effects of penicillin,Help in treating wounds and infections Trea

8、t other illnesses including pneumonia,How can we understand medical terms?,Reading strategy,Words coming form the same stem : Words that are compound words: Words with irregular plural forms:,Words coming form the same stem: Medicine, medical, medicinal; Pure, purify Chemical, chemist; Bacterium, ba

9、cterial,Words that are compound words: painkiller blood-thinning heart attack acetylsalicylic,Words with irregular plural forms: bacteria bacterium,What do you think the world would be like if there were no medicines? Do you believe that wonder drugs will be invented to treat diseases like AIDS in the futu