Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 10 - Unit 3: People''s background (Reading)

Lo uis  Pas te ur

Albe rt Eins te in

Famous 
Scientists

Is aac  Ne wto n

Marie  Curie


Lo uis  Pas te ur de ve lo pe d the  vac c ine  fo r 
pre ve nting  rabie s .
bệnh 
dại


Is aac  Ne wto n is  famo us  fo r his  
dis c o ve ry o f g ravity.
trọng 
lự c


Albe rt Eins te in is  famo us  fo r his  s pe c ial and 
g e ne ral the o rie s  o f re lativity.
thuyết tương đối


Marie  Curie  de te rmine d the  

ato mic  we ig ht o f radium.
Nguyên tố 
phóng xạ


Marie  
Curie ’s  
Bac kg ro un
d


Monday, Sept 20th, 2010

Unit 3:

Part A:

READING


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

1. Before you read:

Ask and answer the questions.

1. Can you name some scientists and their specialisations ?
2. Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?
3. What do you know about her?

Work in pairs


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

2. While you read:

*New words:

-General education (n) / 'dʒenərəl/ : Giáo dục phổ cập
-Brilliant (a) /'briljənt/ : Clever ( thông minh)
-Mature (a) /mə'tjuə/ : Trưởng thành
-harboured the dream of : Nuôi ước mơ trưởng thành
-Private tutor (n):
Gia sư
-Flying colours (a) : Tốt nghiệp ĐH loại ưu
-PhD (Doctor of Phylosophy) : Tiến sĩ
-Tragic death (n): Cái chết đau thương
-Be awarded (a): Được trao cái gì
-Atomic weight of radium: Trọng lượng nguyên tử
- Humanitarian wish /hju:,mæni'teəriən/ Mong muốn nhân đạo


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7th, 1867. She received
general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.
As a brilliant and mature student, Marie Curie harboured the dream of
scientific career, which was impossible for a woman at that time. To save money
for a study tour abroad, she had to work as a private tutor, and her studies were
interrupted.

*
Finally, in 1891, Marie , with very little money to live on , went to Paris to
*
realise her dream at the Sorbonne. On spite of her difficult living conditions, she
worked extremely hard. She earned a degree in Physics with flying colours , and *
went on to take another degree in Mathematics. She met Pierre Curie in the school
of Physics in 1894 and a year later they got married. From then on, they work *
together on their research. In 1903, Marie became the first woman to receive a
PhD from the Sorbonne. After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up
the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne. Thus she was the
first woman in France to be at a university professor. Soon after, she was awarded
a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium. But her
real joy was “easing human suffering”. The founding of the Radium Institute in
1914 made her humanitarian which come true.
T/F

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UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

2. While you read:

a.Task 1: Matching A with B
1. determine
2. ease
3. harbour
4. Mature
5. with flying
colours

a. Keep in the mind
b. Make less severe
c. Find out exactly by making
calculations
d. Very well, with a very high
mark/grade
e. Having a fully developed mind


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

2. While you read:
b.Task 2: decide T- F

1. Marie  we nt to  s c ho o l in 
Wars aw.
2. He r dre am was  toprivate
  scientist.
 tuto r. 
be c o me  a 
3. At the  S o rbo nne , s he  s tudie d ve ry 
we ll.

4. S he  marrie d Pie rre  Curie  in
1895.
1894
.
5. S he  was  the  firs t wo man 
pro fe s s o r at the  S o rbo nne .

T

F

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UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

2. While you read:

c.Tasks 3: Answer the questions.


1

Lucky
Number!

4

2
3

Lucky
Number!

6

5
8

Lucky
Number!

7


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

1. When and where was Marie Curie born?

She was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

2. What kind of student was she?
S he  was  a brilliant and mature  

s tude nt.


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

3. Why did s he  wo rk as  a private  tuto r?
She worked as a private tutor to save
money for a study abroad.


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

4. For what service was she awarded a
Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
 She was awarded a Nobel Prize in

Chemistry for determining the atomic
weight of radium.


UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading

5. Was  the  prize  he r re al jo y?  Why?  Why 
no t?
No , it was n’t. He r re al jo y was  “e as ing  
human s uffe ring ”.


Answer keys:
1. Whe n and whe re  was  Marie  Curie  bo rn?

→  S he  was  bo rn in Wars aw o n No ve mbe r 7, 1867
2. What kind o f s tude nt was  s he ?
→  S he  was  a brilliant and mature  s tude nt.
3. Why did s he  wo rk as  a private  tuto r?
→  S he  wo rke d as  a private  tuto r to  s ave  mo ne y fo r a 
s tudy abro ad.
4. Fo r what s e rvic e  was  s he  awarde d a No be l Prize  
in Che mis try?
→  S he  was  awarde d a No be l Prize  in Che mis try fo r 
de te rmining  the  ato mic  we ig ht o f radium.
5. Was  the  prize  he r re al jo y?  Why?  Why no t?
→  No , it was n’t. He r re al jo y was  “e as ing  human 
s uffe ring ”.


3.AFTER YOU READ: 

 ­ Marie Curie/born/Warsaw/Nov 7, 1867.
 ­ She/go/school/Warsaw/but/studies/interrupted.
 ­ In 1891/she/go/Sorbonne School.
 ­ She/marry/Pierre Curie/1895.
 ­ In 1903/she/become/first woman/receive/PhD
/Sorbonne.
 ­ In 1906/she/become/first woman/be/university
professor/France.
 ­ She/awarded/Nobel
Prize/Chemistry/determining/atomic weight/radium.


Unit 3:

PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND
P.13th - Part A: Reading

1. Before you
read
a. Answering
the questions
b.Vocabulary
pre-teaching
2.While you
read
a. Task 1
b. Task 2
c.Task 3
3. After you
read

Learn by heart the vocabulary
and prepare for the next lesson