王明超

Why do whales do this? (P6)

I. Warm up

Look at the picture:

1. Do you know who he is?

2. Is he very famous?

3. How did he get famous so quickly?

4. Do you think it is easier for men to achieve success than women? Why or why not?

II. While reading

Prediction

Look at the title and answer.

1. What does the “top award” refer to?

2. Have you heard of the two female scientists?

3. What are the names of the two female scientists?

4. Can you guess what the article will tell us?

Part 1

Read the article and find out:

1. What’’s the main idea of the passage?

2. How many parts can the passage be divided into?

Careful reading

1. Who won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry? What makes their win unique?

2. Who was the first female Nobel Prize winner?

Language Points

Learn the following useful words and phrases.

Part 2

3. What does this part focus on?

A. How they did their research.

B. Why they were given the prize.

C. What they found in their research.

D. How winning the prize has affected their lives.

Language Points

Learn the following useful words and phrases.

Part 3

4. What does Ghez think about winning a Nobel Prize?

Language Points

Learn the following useful words and phrases.

III. Post -reading

1. Discuss with your classmates and give an oral report.

Female scientists win top award

This year, female scientists ____________. Jennifer Doudna from _____ and Emmanuelle Charpentier from _________ shared the Nobel Prize in ________. At the same time, _______

astronomer Andrea Ghez became the _______ woman to win a Nobel Prize in ________.

Doudna and Charpentier were ________ developing CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors (基因剪刀). It has had a “revolutionary impact (革命性的影响)” on ____________. Ghez was _________ her research on ________.

Charpentier said that she hopes girls and young female scientists will _____________________. They can _____________. It’s ________ of the gender. Ghez thought _____________ was an important way to _____________.

IV. Further thinking

1. What do you think of these women?

2. Do you think that girls have the same opportunities as boys? Why or why not?

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