SÅÍ GIAÏO DUÛC VAÌ ÂAÌO TAÛO ÂAÌ NÀÔNGTRÆÅÌNG THPT QUANG TRUNG

TIÃÚNG ANH 10 (CH)

Ngæåìi soaûn: PHAN THË THANH lÄÜC

Nàm hoüc: 2008-2009

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 dạClever, quick at learning

Trưởng thànhFully-grown/developed in character & power

Nuôi mơ ước trở thành…Foster/keep in mind the dream of doing st

TNĐH loại ưuLeave university with excellent grade

Tiến sĩDoctor of Phylosophy

Cái chết đau khổDie painfully

Được trao cái gìTo be presented with

Trọng lượng nguyên tử

Mong muốn nhân tạo

WHILE-READING

A1. with flying colours

2. determine

3. mature

4. ease

5. harbour

Ba. Having a fully

developed mindb. Keep in the mindc. Very well,with a very

high mark/graded. Make less severee. Find out exacrly by

making calculations

Task 1Match the words or phrases in A with their meanings in B

Task 2

True or False

1. Marie went to school in Warsaw

2. Her dream was to become a private tutor

3. At the Sorbonne

4. She married Piere Curie in 1984

5. She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne

T F

(scientist)

(1985)

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”

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.