Unit 3. People's background

Teacher: Duong Thu Ha
Look at these pictures:
Who are they?
What are their specializations?

Albert Einstein - Mathematician
William Shakespeare - writer
Marie Curie – Chemist and Physicist
What do you know about her?
Unit 3
Lesson 1: Reading
Background (n)
General education
Harbour the dream of
Tragic (a)
PhD=Doctor of Philosophy
Take up
Humanitarian (a)
Lai lịch
Giáo dục phổ thông
ấp ủ ước mơ
Tiến sĩ
Bi thảm, bi thương
Đảm nhận
Nhân đạo
I. Before you read
While you read
Task 1: Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information.
1. Marie went to school in Warsaw.
2. Her dream was to become a private tutor.
3. At the Sorbonne, she studied very well.
4. She married Pierre Curie in 1894.
5. She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne.

T
F
T
F
T
2. Her dream was to become a scientist.
4.She married Pierre Curie in 1895.
Task 3:
Answer the following questions by circling the best option A, B or C.
1. Where was Marie Curie born ?
A. In the capital city of France.
B. In the capital city of Poland.
C. In Sorbonne.
2. Where did Marie Curie go to school ?
A. At the Sorbonne
B. In Paris
C. In Warsaw
3. Why did Marie Curie go to Paris ?
A. to get university education.
B. to become a private tutor.
C. to meet Pierre Curie.
4. When did Marie Curie get married?
A. In 1891
B. In 1894
C. In 1895
5. While she was studying at the Sorbonne.........
A. she earned a lot of money.
B. she worked very hard.
C. she worked as a private tutor.
6. Why was she awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry?
A. for determining the atomic weight of Radium.
B. for easing human suffering.
C. for becoming a professor.
After you read
Work in groups. Say what happened in the following years.
1867
1891
1894
1903

1906
1914
Marie Curie was born
She went to Paris
She met Pierre Curie
She became 1st woman to receive a PhD from the Sorbonne
Her husband died
The Radium Institute was founded
1867
1891
1894
1903

1906
1914
Marie Curie was born
She went to Paris
She met Pierre Curie
She became 1st woman to receive a PhD from the Sorbonne
Her husband died
The Radium Institute was founded
Learn all the new words by heart.
Read and translate the passage
Do task 3 into your notebooks
Prepare the next part: Speaking