Hello everyone, I'm Miss Zhao from Beijing No. 35 High School. Welcome to today's class. Today we'll learn Unit 6, lesson 1 “Medical Pioneer” together. First, let's look at the picture. Who is the lady? Yes, she is Tu Youyou. What do you know about Tu Youyou? Some of you may say she is a medical researcher. Yes, she did medical research. But she won the Nobel Prize, right? She's a Nobel Prize winner. Anything else? She found a cure for malaria, right?
So “疟疾” in English is “malaria”. Now, read after me: Malaria. Good. Anything else you know about Tu Youyou? Very good. She discovered qinghao su, right? In English, we say “artemisinin”. Now read after me: Artemisinin. Good. Okay, now let's look at this picture. This is a news report, right? And the title of this news report is “A Medical Pioneer”. Now, can you tell me what “pioneer” means? Good. “Pioneer” means a person who is one of the first people to do something. Why is Tu Youyou called a medical pioneer? Good.
Based on what we've learned about Tu Youyou, she is the first scientist who discovered artemisinin as a cure for malaria, right? We know malaria is a life - threatening disease, and artemisinin is an effective cure for malaria. That's why Tu Youyou is called a medical pioneer.
Good answer. Now, this is a news report. Can you guess what may be included in this news article about Tu Youyou? Some of you may say it may tell us some basic information about Tu Youyou. Good. Anything else? Yes, it may talk about the education background of Tu Youyou, right? Very likely. Anything else? Her achievement and contribution, very possible. Anything else? Good. You said, “How did she discover artemisinin?” Right. We all want to know this information. Maybe when she was awarded the prize. Okay, very likely. Any other guesses? Good. “With whom she won the prize?” Okay, you may have other predictions as well. So now, based on the predictions we just made, let's read and check your prediction. Okay, now you can press the button to pause. When you finish, you can come back.
Welcome back. Now let's check whether our predictions are correct or not. Did the passage tell us the basic information of Tu Youyou? Yes. What about education? Yes, it tells us the education background. And what about her achievement and contribution? Those are all mentioned in the passage, right? Does the passage tell us how she discovered artemisinin?
Yes. Okay. What about this one? The time she was awarded the prize, did you get the answer from the text? Some of you may say yes, some of you may say no. Okay, so now let's take a look at the very beginning of this passage. It says “at the Nobel Prize lecture on 7th December 2015”. Okay, so you can see this is a lecture Tu Youyou gave after she received the Nobel Prize, right? Actually, Tu Youyou was awarded the Nobel Prize on 5th October 2015. So the time she was awarded the prize actually is not mentioned in the passage.
The last one. Did the passage tell us with whom she won the prize? Yes. Okay, you tell me with whom? Yes, with her teammates. They won the prize. Okay, now, can you tell me what is mainly talked about in paragraph 1? You just finished reading, right? Good. Paragraph 1 mostly focuses on whose achievement and contribution. Now let's reread paragraph 1 carefully and find out whose achievement and contribution, what they are. Now you may press the button to pause, and when you finish, you can come back. Okay, it seems you have finished now. Let's see. Can you tell me what is Tu Youyou's achievement and contribution? Good answer. She was awarded a Nobel Prize, right. And she discovered artemisinin. Can you tell me where did you find the information? Did you find any evidence from the text?
Excellent. In the passage, it says Tu Youyou is the first Chinese female scientist to be awarded the Nobel Prize. Right. And it also mentioned the discovery of artemisinin has led to the development of new drugs, which have saved the lives of millions.
So based on these lines, we know Tu Youyou's achievement and contribution. Do you still remember what paragraph 2 mainly talks about? Good answer. It tells us Tu Youyou's some basic information. Now let's take a look. Reread paragraph 2 and highlight. You can use your highlighter. Okay, highlight Tu Youyou's basic information. You can pause for one minute and then we will check the answer together.
Welcome back. Now let's see what basic information about Tu Youyou you have found. I think we may highlight similar information. Now let's look at it one by one. First one, Tu Youyou was born in Zhejiang Province, China. So this is Tu Youyou's place of birth. Good. And she was born on 30th December 1930, right? So this is Tu Youyou's birthday. And she studied medicine at Peking University Health Science Center. After graduation, she became a member of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences. Later, she studied Chinese medicine for two and a half years. So through these names of institutions and her life experience, we can know this part actually tells us her education background.
Good answer. Can you still recall what is talked about in paragraph 3 and 4? Yes, it tells us the process how Tu Youyou and her teammates discovered artemisinin. Now let's reread paragraph 3 and 4 and draw a flow - chart to show the process, right? To show how Tu Youyou and her team discovered artemisinin.