UNIT3 1a

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TRặèNG THPT QUANG TRUNG

TING ANH 10 (CH)

Ngổồỡi soaỷn: PHAN THậ THANH
lĩC

Nm hoỹc: 2008-2009


SECTION A: READING


WARM
WARM UP
UP

Brainstorming
Famous scientists


PRE-READING
PRE-READING

Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?
What do you know about her?
*Set
*Set the
the scene:
scene:

M C is the world famous scientist. She made
great contributions to the world’s science. Today,
we will learn about her life & her research. Firstly,
let’s have a quick look at some new words
&phrases that you will come across in the passage.


** Pre-teach
Pre-teach Vocabulary
Vocabulary
- general education

(n)

brilliant

(a)

- mature
harbour the dream of
flying colours
PhD
- tragic death
to be awarded
atomic weight of radium
- humanitarian wish

(a)

GDPT

comprehensive study of all subjects & skill
Thông minh, sáng dạ
Clever, quick at learning
Trưởng thành
Fully-grown/developed in character & power
Nuôi mơ ước trở thành…
Foster/keep in mind the dream of doing st
TNĐH loại ưu
Leave university with excellent grade
Tiến sĩ
Doctor of Phylosophy
Cái chết đau khổ
Die painfully
Được trao cái gì
To be presented with
Trọng lượng nguyên tử
Mong muốn nhân tạo


WHILE-READING
Task 1
Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B

A
1. with flying colours

B
a. Having a fully
developed mind

2. determine

b. Keep in the mind

3. mature

c. Very well,with a very

4. ease
5. harbour

high mark/grade
d. Make less severe
e. Find out exacrly by
making calculations


Task 2

True or False
T



1. Marie went to school in Warsaw
2. Her dream was to become a private tutor

(scientist)





3. At the Sorbonne
4. She married Piere Curie in 1984

F

(1985)

5. She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne





Task 3

Answering Questions
1.On November 7, 1867.
2. She was a brilliant & mature student.
3. She worked as a private tutor to save
money for a study tour abroad.
4. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry
for determining the atomic weight of radium.
5. No, it wasn’t. Her real joy was ”easing human suffering”


POST-READING
POST-READING

• strong-willed (She haboured the dream of scientific career, which was
impossible for a woman at that time)
• ambitious (In spate of her difficult situation, she worked extremely hard &
earned a degree in Physics with flying colours)
• hard-working (She works extremely hard)
• intelligent (As a brilliant student...)
• humane (She had a humanitarian wish that ease human suffering)

HOMEWORK:

Write the background of a scientist you know best.