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UNIT 6 THE ADMIRABLE
LESSON 1 A MEDICAL PIONEER;A MEDICAL PIONEER;What do you know about malaria? Read the facts about it. Tick(√)the
ones you find most striking or interesting.
FACTS ABOUT MALARIA
( )·Malaria is a mosquito-borne and infectious disease.
( )·The word “malaria” comes from the Latin word for “bad air”.
( )·People suffer from high fever,serious vomiting and terrible headaches when
they have the disease.
( )·Malaria kills over 1,000,000 people a year—more people than any disease
apart from AIDS.
( )·The drug with artemisinin has proved to be the most effective cure.
( )·There is currently no effective vaccine against malaria.
NOTES
1 malaria n. 疟疾 2 infectious adj. 传染的 3 vomit v. 呕吐
4 AIDS n. 艾滋病 5 artemisinin n. 青蒿素 6 vaccine n. 疫苗;Pair Work Share with a partner what you know about Tu Youyou. Use
the phrases below to help you.;What do you expect to read in a news article about Tu Youyou? Ask as
many questions as you can.
1_______________________________________________________
2_______________________________________________________
3_______________________________________________________
;Read the article and find out how many of your questions are answered.
Read and complete the following information. Then introduce Tu Youyou to your partner based on what you have written.;Suggested answres:
Basic Information
Date of birth:30 December,1930
Birthplace:Zhejiang Province
Education:studying medicine at Peking University Health Science Centre
Scientific work
Task and difficulties:The task is to find a cure for malaria. Difficulties are
limited resources,not enough staff and poor working conditions.
Research:
1 studied ancient Chinese medical literature and visited experts in traditional Chinese medicine
2 researched hundreds of traditional recipes
3 volunteered to be the first human subject
Discovery:artemisinin
Attitudes
Towards the honour:not interested in fame
Towards future research:grea
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