Unit 3 READING

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
Unit 3: PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
READING
Match the people with their job
A
1.Lam Truong
2.To Hoai
3.Hong Anh
4.Marie Curie
5.Trinh Cong Son
a.Musician
b.Singer
c.Writer
d.Scientist
d.Actress

B
VOCABULARY


Private tutor (n)
Brilliant (a)

PhD (n): Doctor of philosophy

Tragic death

To be awarded

Atomic weight of radium

Human suffering

Humanitarian wish
Thông minh
Gia sư
Tiến sĩ
Cái chết đau khổ
Được trao cái gì
Trọng lượng nguyên tử
Nỗi khổ của con người
Mong muốn nhân đạo
Task 1: Decide whether the 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 Sorbonne, she studied very well

4. She married Pierre Curie in 1894.

5. She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne.
T
T
F
F
T
T
T
T
F
F
F
T
T
F
F
Guess
Correct
scientist
1895
Task 2: Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B
Task 3: Answer the questions
1.When and where was Marie Curie born?
2.What kind of student was she?
3.Why did she work as a private tutor?
4.For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize in chemistry?
5. Was the prize her real joy? Why?/ Why not?
1.When and where was Marie Curie born?
Marie Curie 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 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 ”
Lucky star
Work in group. Below are five adjectives we may use to describe Marie Curie. Find the evidence from the passage to prove each of them.
(She harboured the dream of scientific career, which was impossible for a woman at that time)

(In spite of her difficult situation, she worked extremely hard and earned a degree in Physics with flying colours)

(She works extremely hard)

(As a brilliant student, …)

(She had a humanitarian wish that ease human suffering)
Strong-willed
-ambitious
-hard-working
-intelligent
-humane
Homework

Answer the questions:

1.Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?

2.What do you know about her?
THANK YOU