Unit 3. People's background

Warmer: Here are the names of some famous people. Now let`s work in pairs, match the famous people to his/ her name
1.Marie Curie
2. Leonardo Vinci
3. Louis Pasteur
4. Charles Darwin
5. Sir Isaac New Ton
6. Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein

-A German scientist and thinker
Charles Darwin
- An English biologist
                                
Leonardo da Vinci
- An Italian painter
Mona Lisa
                                
Sir Isaac New ton
- An English physicist
                                

Louis Pasteur
- A French scientist
                                            
Marie Curie
- A French physicist
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Unit 3:People`s background
Reading.
1. Before you read
* Work in pairs. Answer the question

What do we often refer to when telling about people`s background ?
People`s background.
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Family
Education ( school attended, degree..)
Occupation
Experience
Interests
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1.Have you ever heard of Marie urie?
2. What do you know about her?
Marie Curie is the world famous scientist. She made great contributions to the world’s science. Today, we will learn about her life and her research..Firstly, let’s have a quick look at some new words and phrases that you will come across in the passage
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* New words and phrases
General education (n): comprehensive study of all subjects and skills
Brilliant (a): clever, quick at learning
Harbour the dream of: keep in mind the dream of doing something (nu«i ­íc m¬ trë thµnh)
PhD: Doctor of phylosophy: tiÕn sÜ
to be awarded with: to be presented with
Atomic weight of radium: träng l­îng nguyªn tö
Humanitarian wish: mong muèn nh©n ®¹o
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B.while you read:Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow,.
Task 1: Match the words or phrases in A with their meaning in B

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B.while you read:Read the passage and then do the tasks that follow,.
Task 1: Match the words or phrases in A with their meaning in B

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Task 2: decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
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.
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F
T
T
F
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Task 3: Answer the questions
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?
-> Because she wanted to save money for a study tour abroad
4. For what service was she 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”
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Task 4: Read the passage and fill each gap with the correct form of a suitable verb : form, discover, meet, purse, award, leave, marry, manage, graduate, live
Marie Curie, the Polish-born chemist, was a courageous and determined woman. She…………..her home for Paris to ……………her interest in science. ……………in poverty, she still ………………to………………at the top of her class. She……….Pierre Curie shortly after her graduation and ……………..him a year later. Together, Pierre and Marie …………………the most husband- and wife partnership in science history. They…………………the radioactive elements, Polonium and Radium. They ………………………the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1903 . She won a second Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1911. she is one of very few people in history to win two Nobel Prize.
left
pursue
Living
managed
graduate
met
married
formed
discovered
were awarded
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c. After you read: work in groups. Below are five adjectives we may use to describe Marie Curie. Find the evidence from the passage to prove each of them.
Strong- willed , Ambitious ,Hard-working.,Intelligent ,Humane
strong- willed ( she harboured the dream of scientific career, which impossible for a woman at that time)
Ambitious ( In spite of her difficult situation, she worked very hard and earned a degree in Physics with flying colours)
Hard-working ( she works extremely hard..)
Intelligent ( as a brilliant student)
Humane (she had a humanitarian wish that ease human suffering)
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Work in groups, take notes about Marie Curie’s background
Name:
Date of birth
Place of birth
Family
Education
Occupation
Experience

Interests

Marie Curie
November 7, 1867
Warsaw, Poland
Poor family, work as a tutor
Physics and maths degree PhD from Sorbonne
Physicist, university professor
Radium, the 1st woman won Nobel Prize in physics and chemistry
Ease human suffering
People`s background.
Name
Date of birth
Place of birth
Family
Education ( school attended, degree..)
Occupation
Experience
Interests
Work in groups telling about Marie Curie’s background using the information above
Home work: do reading exercises in work book and prepare for speaking period