Unit 3. People's background

Good morning!
Welcome to class 10A13!
warm up:
Choose the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. Marie Curie was born _______.
In 1867 in France
B. In 1877 in Warsaw
C. In 1867 in Warsaw
2. She received some scientific training ____________.
A. in local schools
B. from her father
C. both in local schools and from her father.
3. She had to work as__________to save money for a study tour abroad.
A. a student
B. a scientist
C. a private tutor
4. In 1891, Marie went to the Sorbonne to harbour the dream of becoming a ________.
A. a student
B. a scientist
C. a private tutor
5. She earned two degrees at the Sorbonne with flying colours, one in ________and one in________.
Maths/ Chemistry
Physics/ Chemistry
C. Physics/ Maths
6. She married Pierre Curie _______, only a year after they met.
in 1894
in 1895
in 1906
7. In 1903, she became the first woman to receive a _________ from the Sorbonne.
A. PhD
B. scholarship
C. degree
UNIT 3: PEOPLE`S BACKGROUND
Lesson 2 : A. Reading
(Paragraph 4)
1. tragic (a) /’trædʒɪk/
: bi thảm, bi kịch
VOCABULARY
2. take up (vp) /teɪk ʌp /
: tiếp nhận, đảm nhận
4. award (v,n) /ə’wɔːd/
: trao giải
3. obtain (v) /əb’teɪn/
: nhận được, giành được
5. determine (v) /dɪˈtə:mɪn/
6. atomic (a) /ə’tɒmɪk/
atomic weight
: thuộc nguyên tử
: xác định
: làm dịu đi, giảm bớt
7. ease (v) /i:z/
8. humanitarian (a) /hjʊˌmænɪˈteərɪən/
: trọng lượng nguyên tử
: nhân đạo
humane (a) /hju:’meɪn/
: nhân từ, nhân đức
Titanic is a tragic love story film.
= to continue sth that sb hasn’t finished
= give prize to sb
= find out exactly by making calculations
make less severe
Vocabulary check: Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B
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 wish come true.
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Reading: Read paragraph 4 and do the following tasks t
Task 1: Read the passage and decide whether the statements are True (T) or False (F).
Correct the false information.
5. Her real joy was “easing human suffering”.
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1. Marie’s husband died in 1906.
2. She didn’t take up the position which her husband
had obtained at the Sorbonne after his death.
3. She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne.
4. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Physics
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Chemistry
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Task 2: Answer the questions
What did she do after her husband’s death?

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

Was the prize her real joy? Why /Why not?

When was the Radium Institute founded?

5. What was made to come true by the founding of the Radium Institute?

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2. 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.
3. Was the prize her real joy? Why /Why not?





- No, it wasn’t. Because her real joy
was “easing human suffering”.
What did she do after her husband’s death?




- After her husband’s death, she took up the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne.
4. When was the Radium Institute founded ?





- It was founded in 1914.
5. What was made to come true by the founding of the Radium Institute?



- Marie’s humanitarian wish was made
come true (by the founding of the Radium Institute).
strong-willed
ambitious
hard-working
Intelligent
humane


After you read: 1. Work in groups. Below are five adjectives
we may use to describe Marie Curie. Find the evidence
from the passage to prove each of them.
After you read: 1. Work in groups. Below are five adjectives
we may use to describe Marie Curie. Find the evidence
from the passage to prove each of them.
She harboured the dream of a scientific career,
which was impossible for a woman at that time. Finally
in 1891,Marie, with very little money to live on,
went to Paris to realize her dream at the Sorbonne.
She harboured the dream of a scientific career,
which was impossible for a woman at that time.
She earned a degree in Physics with flying colors,
and went on to take another degree in Mathematics.
In spite of her difficult living conditions,
she worked extremely hard.
After you read: 1. Work in groups. Below are five adjectives
we may use to describe Marie Curie. Find the evidence
from the passage to prove each of them.
She earned a degree in Physics with flying colors,
and went on to take another degree in Mathematics.
Soon after, she was awarded a Nobel Prize in
Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium.
Her real joy was “easing human sufferring”
AFTER YOU READ: 2. Use the suggested information to talk about
Marie Curie’s background.
- born / Warsaw / Nov. 7, 1867.
- receive general education / local school
- go / Sorbonne School / 1891/ harbour the dream of a scientific career.
- marry / Pierre Curie / 1895. work together on the research
- become / first woman / receive / PhD / Sorbonne /1903.
- awarded / Nobel Prize / Chemistry / determining / atomic weight of radium.
- get 2 degrees (in Physics and Maths) with flying colours
Homework
+ Learn new words by heart
+ Practice reading the passage and translate it into Vietnamese
+ Prepare Unit 3 – Speaking lesson

GOOD BYE
Thank you for your attention!