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Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7th<sub>, 1867. She received general </sub>
education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.
As a brilliant and mature student, Marie harboured the dream of a 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 Sorbone. In 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 in the School of Physics in 1894 and a year later they got
married. From then on, they worked together on their research. In 1903, Marie became
the first woman to receive a PhD from the Sorbone.
After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up the position which her
husband was obtained at the Sorbone. Thus, she was the first woman in France to be 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 wish come true.
Frayer Model
Frayer Model
<b>Definition</b> <b>Characteristics</b>
<b>Synonyms</b> <b>Antonyms</b>
Keep st secret in one’s mind
for a long time
- long-term
- hide
- cherish
- nurse
- show
- expose
- express
Humanitarian
wish
What is it? (definition) What is it like?
What are some examples?
wanting to make people’s lives better
and reduce human suffering
good for
people
Great,
humane
requires a
lot of effort
career personal life
education <sub>ambition</sub>
qualifications <sub>schools</sub>
living conditions <sub>family</sub>
positions
achievements
elementary
secondary
university
teacher
professor
promotion
prizes
discovery <sub>officer</sub>
father
mother
spouse
accommodation
income
property
- certificate
-wishes
-dreams
-desire
-goals
Complete column 1 and 2 of the table below
A professor
A scientist
She was awarded a
Nobel Prize
Her education
Her career
Her life
Task 2: Complete the table below
A professor
A scientist
She was awarded a
Nobel Prize
Her education
Her career
Her life
Her ambition
She had difficult living
She had to work so
hard to earn living and
study
She had a lot of
promotion and
achievements
Her real joy was easing
human suffering
Task 2. Read the passage and complete the Character Map.
Marie Curie
She was a brilliant and mature student
She had to work hard
She was the first woman to
received a Ph. D from the Sorbone
She was the first woman in France
to be a university professor
She was awarded a Nobel Prize in
chemistry
Her real joy was easing
human suffering
I.
1. From whom did Marie Curie receive some scientific training?
From her father. (She received general education in local schools and some
scientific training from her father.)
2. Why did she go to Paris in 1891?
To realise her dream at the Sorbone. (Finally in 1891, Marie, with very little
money to live on, went to Paris to realise her dream at the Sorbone)
3. When did she and Pierre Curie get married?
They got married in 1895. ( She met Pierre Curie in the school of Physics in 1894
and a year later they got married)
4. What did she feel when the Radium Institute was founded in 1914?
She felt very happy. (The founding of the Radium Institute in 1914 made
her humanitarian wish come true.)
5. Was Marie Curie’s life meaningful? Why/ Why not?
Yes, it was. She could overcome many difficulties and challenges in life to
contribute many great scientific achievements for mankind.
6. What can we learn from her?