Unit 3. People's background

Welcome to our class
Warm - up activity
Choose the numbers and
do the exercises behind.
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2
3
Who is she?
Marie Curie
Warm - up activity
Make question for the underlined part:
She was born in Hochiminh city.

Answer: Where was she born?
Make question for the underlined part:
2. He studies English twice a week.

 Answer: How often does he study English?
Make question for the underlined part:
3. I bought a new bicycle last year.
Answer: What did you buy last year?
Unit 3:
PEOPLE` S BACKGROUND
Part A:
READING
background (n)
lai lịch
What’s your name?
When and where were you born?
What do you do?
…
Pre – Reading: Vocabulary
harbour the dream of…
nuôi ước mơ …

Ex: She harboured the dream of becoming a singer.
mature (adj)
trưởng thành
Ph.D=Doctor of philosophy
tiến sĩ
determine (v)
xác định
(be) awarded…

được trao tặng…
Ex: He was awarded a present.
the atomic weight (n)
trọng lượng nguyên tử
Ex: The atomic weight of carbon is 12.
with flying colours
với kết quả mỹ mãn
Ex: He passed the exam with flying colours.
background (n) lai lịch
determine (v) xác định
harbour the dream of… (v) nuôi ước mơ…
(be) awarded …: được trao tặng
mature (adj) trưởng thành
Ph.D = Doctor of philosophy (n) Tiến sĩ
the atomic weight (n) trọng lượng nguyên tử
with flying colours : với kết quả mỹ mãn


Vocabulary
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.
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scientist.
1895.
private tutor.
1894.
True or false? Correct the false information.
While – Reading: Task 1
Answer the questions
When and where was Marie Curie born?
What kind of student was she?
Why did she work as a private tutor?
For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
Was the prize her real joy? Why/Why not?
While – Reading: Task 2
Uses of Radium
Lucky Number
3. Why did she work
as a private tutor?
→ She worked as a private tutor to save money for a study tour abroad.
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.
5. Was the prize her real joy?
Why/ Why not?
→ No, it wasn’t. Her real joy was
“easing human suffering”.
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.
You are lucky!
Work in pairs. Ask and answer about Marie Curie, use information in task 2.
Post – Reading
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".




Learn by heart vocabulary.
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