Unit 3. People''s background

mature /mə'tjuə/ aEX: He is a mature student in my class.. Her dream was to become a private tutor.. When and where was Marie Curie born.. For what service was she awarded a Nobel Prize

Choose the best answer:Cam Ly is a _

A singer

B doctor

C writer

Shakespeare is a

A worker

B student

C writer

Marie Curie is a _

A singer

B nurse

C scientist

Can you name some scientists and their

specializations?

Isaac Newton

Physics

Physics

Maths

Marie Curie

UNIT 3:

PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND

1 Have you ever heard about Marie Curie?

2 What do you know about her?

READING

New words

Scientific / saɪənˈtɪfɪk/ (a):

Thuộc khoa học, có tính khoa học

Ex: The scientists often do the scientific research

harbour /'hɑ:bə/ (v):

chứa chấp, che giấu

I harbour the dream of a

scientific career.

With flying colors:

EX: She passed the exam with flying colors.

PhD /piː eɪtʃ ˈdi:/

Doctorate of philosophy

brilliant / 'briljənt/ (a)

Tài giỏi

mature /mə'tjuə/ (a)

EX: He is a mature student in my class

Trưởng thành, chín chắn

interrupt / intə'rʌpt/ (v)

makes sb stop what they are saying or doing

Làm gián đoạn, ngắt quãng

humanitarian / hju:mæni'teəriən/ (a)/(n)

Nhân đạo

Người theo chủ nghĩa nhân đạo

Strong- willed /'strɔɳ'wild/ (a) Kiên quyết, cứng cỏi

Ambitious /æm'biʃəs/ (a)

Có nhiều hoài bão

scientific / saɪənˈtɪfɪk/(a)

with flying colors:

brilliant / 'briljənt/ (a)

mature /mə'tjuə/ (a)

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

Task 2: 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 the Sorbonne, she studied very well.

4. She married Pierre Curie in 1894.

5. She was the first woman professor at the Sorbonne.

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?

She was born in Warsaw on November 7th, 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 a 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”.

Find out the evidence from the passage to

prove each of adjectives

In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.

As a brilliant and mature student, Marie harbored the dream

of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.

She earned a physics degree with flying colours, and went on to take another degree in mathematics.

To save money for a study tour abroad, she had to work as a private tutor.

Her real joy was “easing human suffering”

Marie Curie

(1867 - 1934)

She had two daughters, Irene and Eve, in 1897 and 1904

Home work

1 Learn new words by heart.

2 Write a paragraph about your birthday party.

3. Prepare for the next lesson.