Unit 3. People's background

Choose the best answer:
Cam Ly is a _______________________
A. singer
B. doctor
C. writer
Shakespeare is a__________
A. worker
B. student
C. writer
Marie Curie is a___________
A. singer
B. nurse
C. scientist
Can you name some scientists and their specializations?
Isaac Newton
Physics
Archimedes
Physics
Pythagoras
Maths
Marie Curie
UNIT 3:
PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
1. Have you ever heard about Marie Curie?
2. What do you know about her?
READING
New words

Scientific / saɪənˈtɪfɪk/ (a):
Thuộc khoa học, có tính khoa học
Ex: The scientists often do the scientific research
harbour /`hɑ:bə/ (v):

chứa chấp, che giấu

I harbour the dream of a scientific career.
With flying colors:
EX: She passed the exam with flying colors.
PhD /piː eɪtʃ ˈdi:/

Doctorate of philosophy
brilliant /`briljənt/ (a)

Tài giỏi
mature /mə`tjuə/ (a)

EX: He is a mature student in my class.
Trưởng thành, chín chắn
interrupt /intə`rʌpt/ (v)

makes sb stop what they are saying or doing
Làm gián đoạn, ngắt quãng
position /pə`zi∫n/ (n)

Vị trí, địa vị
obtain /əb`tein/ (v)

Đạt được, thu được
humanitarian /hju:mæni`teəriən/ (a)/(n)
Nhân đạo
Người theo chủ nghĩa nhân đạo
Strong- willed /`strɔɳ`wild/ (a)
Kiên quyết, cứng cỏi
Ambitious /æm`biʃəs/ (a)
Có nhiều hoài bão
scientific / saɪənˈtɪfɪk/(a)
with flying colors:
brilliant /`briljənt/ (a)
mature /mə`tjuə/ (a)
harbor /`hɑ:bə/ (v)
interrupt /intə`rʌpt/ (v)
position /pə`zi∫n/ (n)
obtain /əb`tein/ (v)
humanitarian /hju:mæni`teəriən/ (a) (n)
New words:
strong- willed /`strɔɳ`wild/ (a)
ambitious /æm`biʃəs/ (a)
Task 1: Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B
Task 2: Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information.
Marie went to school in Warsaw.

Her dream was to become a private tutor.

At the Sorbonne, she studied very well.

She married Pierre Curie in 1894.

She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne.
T
F
T
F
T
scientific career
1895
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?
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 tour 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”.
Find out the evidence from the passage to prove each of adjectives
Strong-willed
Ambitious
Hard-working
Intelligent
Humane
Strong-willed
In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
Ambitious
As a brilliant and mature student, Marie harbored the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
Intelligent

She earned a physics degree with flying colours, and went on to take another degree in mathematics.
Hard-working

To save money for a study tour abroad, she had to work as a private tutor.
Humane

Her real joy was “easing human suffering”
Marie Curie
(1867 - 1934)
She had two daughters, Irene and Eve, in 1897 and 1904

Home work
Learn new words by heart.
Write a paragraph about your birthday party.
Prepare for the next lesson.