Unit 3. People's background

Unit 3:
Part A:
READING
UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading
1. Before you read:
Ask and answer the questions.
1. Can you name some scientists and their specialisations ?
2. Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?
3. What do you know about her?
Work in pairs
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. 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 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 which come true.

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UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading
UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading
*New words:
-General education (n)
-Brilliant (a)
-Mature (a)
-Private tutor (n):
-With flying colours:
- PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) :
-Tragic death:
-Be awarded:
-Atomic weight of radium:
- Humanitarian wish
/ `dʒenərəl/ :
/`briljənt/ :
-harboured the dream of :
/mə`tjuə/ :
/hju:,mæni`teəriən/

Giáo dục phổ thông
Clever ( thông minh)
Trưởng thành
Nuôi ước mơ trở thành
Gia sư
Tốt nghiệp loại ưu
Tiến sĩ
Cái chết đau thương
Được trao cái gì
Trọng lượng nguyên tử
Mong muốn nhân đạo
1. with flying colours
2. determine
3. mature
4. ease
5. harbour
a. having a fully developed mind
b. keep in the mind
c. very well, with a very high mark/grade
d. make less severe
e. find out exactly by making calculation
Match the words or phrase in A with their meaning in B
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.
UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading
2. While you read:
b.Task 2: decide T- F
2. While you read:
UNIT 3 : PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND -Reading
c.Tasks 3: 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?
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 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".




Answer keys:
Unit 3:

1. Before you read
PEOPLE’ S BACKGROUND
Part A: Reading
a. Answering
the questions
b.Vocabulary pre-teaching
2.While you read
a. Task 1
b. Task 2
c.Task 3
3. After you read
Learn by heart the vocabulary and prepare for the next lesson