Bài giảng Tiếng Anh Lớp 10 - Unit 3: People's background (Reading) - Phan Thị Thanh Lộc

SÅÍ GIAÏO DUÛC VAÌ ÂAÌO TAÛO ÂAÌ NÀÔNG 
TRÆÅÌNG THPT QUANG TRUNG 
GIAÏO AÏN 
TIÃÚNG ANH 10 (CH) 
Ngæåìi soaûn : PHAN THË THANH lÄÜC 
Nàm hoüc : 2008-2009 
UNIT 3 
PEOPLE'S BACKGROUND 
SECTION A: READING 
Brainstorming 
Famous scientists 
WARM UP 
What do you know about her? 
M C is the world famous scientist. She made great contributions to the world’s science. Today, we will learn about her life & her research. Firstly, let’s have a quick look at some new words &phrases that you will come across in the passage. 
Have you ever heard of Marie Curie? 
*Set the scene : 
PRE-READING 
* Pre-teach Vocabulary 
- general education (n) 
 brilliant (a) 
- mature (a) 
 harbour the dream of 
 flying colours 
 PhD 
- tragic death 
 to be awarded 
 atomic weight of radium 
- humanitarian wish 
GDPT 
 comprehensive study of all subjects & skill 
Thông minh , sáng dạ 
Clever, quick at learning 
Trưởng thành 
Fully-grown/developed in character & power 
Nuôi mơ ước trở thành  
Foster/keep in mind the dream of doing st 
TNĐH loại ưu 
Leave university with excellent grade 
Tiến sĩ 
Doctor of Phylosophy 
Cái chết đau khổ 
Die painfully 
Được trao cái gì 
To be presented with 
Trọng lượng nguyên tử 
Mong muốn nhân tạo 
WHILE-READING 
 A 
1. with flying colours 
2. determine 
3. mature 
4. ease 
5. harbour 
 B 
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 exacrly by making calculations 
Task 1 
Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B 
Task 2 
True or False 
Marie went to school in Warsaw 
Her dream was to become a private tutor 
At the Sorbonne 
She married Piere Curie in 1984 
She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne 
T F 
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(scientist) 
(1985) 
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Task 3 
Answering Questions 
1.On November 7, 1867. 
2. She was a brilliant & 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” 
5. No, it wasn’t. Her real joy was ”easing 
human suffering” 
POST-READING 
 strong-willed (She haboured the dream of scientific career, which was impossible for a woman at that time) 
 ambitious (In spate of her difficult situation, she worked extremely hard & 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) 
HOMEWORK: 
Write the background of a scientist you know best. 
THE END.