Unit 2 ReadingTwo life-saving medicines

Lead inFurther readingDetailed readingFast readingLanguage points

Whats this medicine called in English?aspirin

And whats this medicine called in English?penicillin

1. Have you ever taken aspirin and penicillin? What illnesses can the two medicines cure?2. What else do you know about these two medicines?

Alexander FlemingDo you know this man with glasses?

Read as quickly as you can and find the answers to the following questions.

1. What are the two medicines mentioned in the article?2. When was penicillin first discovered?

3. What award did Fleming, Florey and Chain share?In 1928.The Nobel Prize in Medicine.Aspirin and penicillin.

When did people find that drinking a special tea could reduce fever and pain?2. When was aspirin first made? In 1897.Read the passage carefully and answer some detailed questions:About 3,500 years ago.

3. What other things can aspirin help with besides reducing fever and pain? It can also help reduce the risk of heart attacks by thinning blood, prevent a stroke, reduce the risk of some cancer, increase the length of peoples lives and help with diabetes.

4. Where did Alexander Fleming find penicillin? In a mould that killed bacteria.5. What illnesses did Fleming think the mould might be used to treat? It might be used to treat illnesses caused by bacteria.

6. What difficulties did Fleming have in developing penicillin as a drug? First he was unable to find a procedure to make penicillin pure enough to work as a medicine. Second, it was difficult to produce penicillin in the ample quantities needed to be effective.

Further readingRead the passage again and try to fill in the following form.

sold in shops in the from of tabletsProved to reduce the risk of heart attacks

TimeDevelopment19001971

used to prevent a strokesused to reduce blood sugar levels

TimeDevelopment19772003

discovered by Alexander Flemingmade and tested in large quantitiesmass production began

TimeDevelopment192819401944

Effects of aspirin: reduce fever help stop body pains help the blood circulate better reduce the risk of heart attacks prevent strokes reduce the risk of some cancer increase the length of peoples lives

Effects of penicillin help in treating wounds and infections treat illnesses caused by bacteria

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Answers of activity E:1. ___________ 2. ____________ 3. ___________ 4. ____________5. ___________ 6. ____________potentialeffectiveunableabnormalapplicationsicknesses

1. Tell us your development according to the passage.2. What influence do you have on our lives.Suppose you are aspirin or penicillin

1. What would the world be like if the two medicines had not been discovered?2. Do you believe that mew medicines will be invented to treat diseases like AIDS in the future?

1. possess vt. The province possesses rich mineralresources.

2. trial n. e.g. The trials show that smoking will do harm to people. inform/in the form of Nowadays, many books are available in electronic form.

3. vital adj. (should)+It is vital that every piece of equipment (should) be checked before the experiment.

4. try something out on The drug has not been tried out on humans yet.

5. circulate vi. & vt. e.g. The document was previously circulated in New York at the United Nations. Cooking odors can circulate throughout the entire house.

6. effective adj. Simple antibiotics are effective against this organism.

They have had effective control of the area since the security forces left.The new rules will become effective in the next few days.

1. Nearly 3,500 years ago, people chewed on leaves or drank a kind of tea made from leaves possessing a special chemical to reduce body pains and fever. (P18)

made from leaves a kind of tea possessing a special chemical leaves

2. It was in 1897 that a European chemist called Dr Felix Hoffmann produced aspirin from this medical. (P18)

1) in 1897a European chemist produced aspirincalled Dr Felix Hoffmann; from this chemical

2) It was in 1897 that ...in 18971897 a European chemist called Dr Felix HoffmannDr Felix Hoffmann called Dr Felix Hoffmannwho was called Dr Felix Hoffmann

3. The first trials of this medicine took place in 1899, when the company Hoffmann worked for began distributing the medicine in powder form to physicians to use with patients. (P18)

1) The first trials of this medicine took place in 1899 ; when the company ..., 1899, the company began distributing the medicine to physicians

Hoffmann worked forcompanyin powder form medicineto use with patients2 the company Hoffmann worked forHoffmann

4. Not only has aspirin proved vital for reducing fever and helping stop pain, but there are also other things that aspirin can help with. (P18)

1not only but alsonot only did the poor man lose his job, but he was also sent to prison. 2that aspirin can help withother things

If you open up any medicine cupboard or go to any medicine counter in the world, it is like that you will find aspirin and penicillin. (P18) []

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2. It was in 1897 that a European chemist called Dr Felix Hoffmann produced aspirin from this medical. (P18) [] :it is ... that / when / who ...

[1] He got his first book published. It turned out to be a bestseller. When was _____? _____ was in 2000 when he was still in college. A. that; This B. this; It C. it; This D. that; It

[] Dthat; it is ... when ...

[2] It is not who is right but what is right _____ is of importance. A. which B. it C. that D. this[] CIt is ... that ...It is ... that ...

Write a brief introduction to the two medicines.Finish the exercises in the workbook.Homework