Unit 3. People's background

WELCOME TO
OUR CLASS !
Unit 3 : PEOPLE`S BACKGROUNDS
READING
1. Aim . Reading for general ideas and specific information
2. Objectives . By the end of the lesson, Ss will be ale to :
- Read better through Matching and True or False exercises.
- Improve background knowledge about famous scientists especially about Marie Curie.
3. Materials .
Textbook, whiteboard markers,.
Pictures of some famous scientists,.
4. Anticipated problems .
Ss may lack of information about Marie Curie.




Can you name these famous persons?
Isaac Newton


Charlie Chapin
Who is he ?
William Shakespeare
Match the people with their job :
Marie Curie ( 1867 - 1934 )
UNIT 3

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

GV: Nguyen Thi Thanh Binh

READING
VOCABULARY
+ brilliant (adj) /`brilj?nt/
+ mature (adj) /m?`tju?/

+ harbour the dream of :

+ tutor (n,v) /`tju:t?/ :
+ flying colours :
+ PhD :
+ tragic death :
+ atomic weight /?`t?mik `weit/


clever , intelligent (thông minh)


fully-grown in character and power (trưởng thành)
keep in mind the dream of doing something (nuôi dưỡng ước mơ)
bằng xuất sắc
Doctor of Philosophy (Tiến sỹ triết học )
die painfully ( cái chết bi thảm)
Trọng lượng nguyên tử
Gia sư
Ex: She was a brilliant student
She is a private tutor.
She is tutoring
Match the word or phrases in A with their meaning in B
Decide whether the statement are True (T) or False (F)

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
Her dream was to become a scientist
She married Pierre Curie in 1895
Complete the table below
Answer the questions

?1. Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7th ,1867 .
?2. She was a brilliant and mature student .
?3. She worked as a private tutor to save money for a study tour abroad .
?4. She was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium .
?5. No , it wasn`t . Her real joy was " easing human suffering ."
RADIUM & POLONIUM
SORBONNE UNIVERSITY
MARIE CURIE & PIERRE CURIE
Homework
1. Write a short paragraph about Marie Curie.
2. Prepare the next part : Speaking
Thank You !