Unit 3.A.Reading.10

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Teacher: Nguyen Huong Que
UNIT 3: People`s background
Lesson 12: Reading
English 10
BEFORE YOU READ
Louis Pasteur developed the vaccine for preventing rabies.
Isaac Newton is famous for his discovery of gravity.
Albert Einstein is famous for his special and general theories of relativity.
…….
Can you name some scientists and their specialisations?
BEFORE YOU READ
2. Who is she?

What do you know about her?
MARIE CURIE
She is the world famous scientist.
Today we will learn
about Marie Curie’s background.
WHILE YOU READ
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 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.
Vocabulary
* general education (n)

* Brilliant (adj)
* Interrupt (v)
* private tutor (n)
* PhD (n)
* Atomic (n)
* Radium Institute (n)
* humanitarian wish (n)
: (primary, secondary and upper secondary schools)
giáo dục phổ thông
: (intelligent) thông minh
: (break between…) làm gián đoạn
: gia sư
: (Doctor of Phylosophy ) tiến sỹ
: nguyên tử
: viện phóng xạ
: giấc mơ nhân đạo


TASK 1:
Matching
Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B
A
B
TASK 2: True/False statements
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
1. Marie went to school in Warsaw.
2. Her dream was to become a
3. At the Sorbonne, she studied very well.
4. She married Pierre Curie in
5. She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne.
scientist.
private tutor.
1894.
1895.
F
T
?
?
?
?
?
TASK 3: 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?

Lucky
Number!
LUCKY NUMBER
5
1
2
4
6
7
Lucky
Number!
3
Lucky
Number!
8
1. When and where was Marie Curie born?
She was born in Warsaw on November 7th, 1867.
2. What kind of student was she?
She was a brilliant and mature student.
3. Why did she work as a private tutor?
She worked as a private tutor to save money for a study abroad.
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.
5. Was the prize her real joy? Why? Why not?
No, it wasn`t. Her real joy was "easing human suffering".
1. When and where was Marie Curie born?
? She was born in Warsaw on November 7, 1867.
2. What kind of student was she?
? She was a brilliant and mature student.
3. Why did she work as a private tutor?
? She worked as a private tutor to save money for a study abroad.
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.
5. Was the prize her real joy? Why? Why not?
? No, it wasn`t. Her real joy was "easing human suffering".
Answer keys:
AFTER YOU READ
Using the suggested words or phrases to retell the background of Marie Curie

1. Marie Curie/born/Warsaw/Nov 7, 1867.
2. She/had/work/private tutor/and/studies/interrupted.
3. In 1891/she/go/Sorbonne School.
4. She/marry/Pierre Curie/1895.
5. In 1906/she/become/first woman/be/university professor/France.
6. She/awarded/Nobel Prize/Chemistry/determining/atomic weight/radium.
HOMEWORK
Summarise the main points
Learn new vocabulary by heart
Prepare speaking lesson
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