11-unit3-reading

She’s a physicist. She discovered the atomic weight of radium.
He’s a very famous English footballer. He used to play for Manchester United Club.
He’s a very famous playwright. He wrote “Romeo and Juliet” and “King Lear”.
He’s a famous Vietnamese musician. He composed “ Noi Vong Tay Lon”.
When he was sitting under a tree, an apple fell on his head, which helped him discover the law of gravity.
He’s a very famous Chinese film star. He’s famous for action films.
What do you know about Marie Curie?
EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS
DEGREE
DATE/
PLACE OF BIRTH
FAMILY
UNIT 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
A. READING
to harbour the dream of:
to keep in the mind the dream of doing something
to find out exactly by making calculations
to make less severe
with an excellent grade
having a fully developed mind
- with flying colours:
to be mature:
- to determine:
to ease:
- to be humanitarian:
concerned with reducing human suffering
Mai was the best student at her school. Last year, she left school _______________ .
She always wants to become a teacher in spite of all her difficulties. She _______ the dream of being a teacher.
3. Take some aspirins. They can ______ your headache.
4.She’s not ________ enough to be given too much responsibility.
5. Who can __________ the weight of the earth?
6. The organization’s aim is to provide____________ aid to the poor countries.
FILL IN EACH BLANK WITH A SUITABLE WORD/ PHRASE
with flying colours
harbours
ease
mature
determine
humanitarian
third
1. Marie went to school in Warsaw.
2. Her dream was to become a
3. She married Pierre Curie in
4. Marie became the woman to receive a PhD from the Sorbonne.
5. Her wish came true when the Radium Institute was founded in 1914.
scientist .
private tutor .
1895.
1894.
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T F
first
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information
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Answer the questions
1. When and where was Marie Curie born?
2. What kind of student was she?
3. Why did she work as a private tutor?
4. For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
5. Was the prize her real joy? Why/ Why not?
Answer the questions
When and where was Marie Curie born?


2. What kind of student was she?

3. Why did she work as a private tutor?
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7th , 1867.
She was a brilliant and mature student.
She worked as a private tutor to save money for a study tour abroad.
Answer the questions
4. For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?



5. Was the prize her real joy? Why/ Why not?
She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium.
No, it wasn’t. Her real joy was
“easing human suffering.”
Work in groups: Use the 5 adjectives to describe Marie Curie. Find the evidence from the passage to prove each of them.
strong-willed
ambitious
hard-working
intelligent
humane
What have you learnt today?
EDUCATION
ACHIEVEMENTS
DEGREE
DATE/
PLACE OF BIRTH
FAMILY
Homework:

Write a short paragraph
(80 words) about a person
you know well or you like
best.

September 24th,2008