Step 1 Revision

1 Check the homework exercises.

2 Aska few quick questions on the passage in Lesson 3.

Name the two minerals which Madame Curie discovered. (Radium and polonium.) Whichdisease is sometimes cured by radium? How many Nobel Prizes did Madame Curiewin ? How did Pierre Curie die? Which job did Madame Curie get after Pierre‘sdeath? Who gave her a gram of radium for her future work? Where were the twoRadium Institutes set up ? How old was Madame Curie when she died?

Step 2 Preparation for listening

SB Page 6, Part 1. Wb Listening, Unit 1. Tellthe Ss We’re going to listen to a radio interview with Madame Curie.Then read the introduction aloud and read through the task in Ex. 1 and makesure the Ss understand what to do.

Step 3 Listening

Listening Cassette Unit 1. Do each exercisein turn. Play the tape, then let Ss discuss their answers in pairs. Play thetape again if necessary, then check the answers with the whole class.

Listening Text

Madame Curie

In this radio interview recorded on her 60thbirth­day, Marie Curie talks about her life.

(MC: Marie Curie; J:Journalist)

J:　　 As well as yourscientific discoveries, what in your life has given you particular pleasure?

MC: I am very pleasedthat the discovery of

radium has helped doctorsin the treatment of cancer. I had no idea that this might be one of the resultsof doing research on radioactive matter. Another thing that I am pleased withis the development of X-rays. I was able to see how useful this was in my war workduring the First World War. In my opinion, the use of X-rays is one of the mostimportant medical developments this century.

J:　 How has your life been uptill now?

MC: Good, hard, exciting, and sad.

J:　　 Could you say alittle more about that?

MC: Yes. My early family life in Poland wasgood. But I regret that I had to leave my country and my family behind in orderto study in France.

J:　　 What else was hard?

MC: That‘s easy to answer. Studying inParis was hard. For months on end I was cold and hungry. It was very hard inthe early days of my research too. The work of separating radium seemed to goon and on.

J:　　 Has there been muchsadness in your life?

MC: Yes. The death of my husband made mefeel very sad. And I was greatly shocked at the damage and loss of life in theFirst World War.

J:　 What do you consider to beyour greatest victory?

MC: Curiously it was not the discovery of radium. I think it wasbeing made Professor of Physics at the University of Paris and beinggiven two Nobel Prizes. You see, when I was young, I was not able to go touniversity in my country because people thought it was not suitable for womento study. But now I think I have proved that women should be allowed to studywhat­ever they like and are able to become university professors.

8 She asked me to help her in herresearch,... I was happy to do.

9 There was only one speech ... I found disap­pointing.

10 The thing ... I found shocking was that he died

so young. Answers:

1 where 2 who 3 whom 4 where 5 whose 6 who 7whom 8 which 9 that / which 10 that / which

Answers:

Ex. 1: Leaving Poland;

Studying in Paris;

Separating radium;

Her work in the First World War;

Winning two Nobel Prizes Ex.2: (See the text.) Ex.3:

1 leaving Poland, studying, the early days ofher research, separating radium

2 the death of her husband, the damage andloss of life in the First World War

3 the discovery of radium has helped doctorsin the treatment of cancer; the development of X-rays

4 being made Professor of Physics at theUniver­sity of Paris and being given two Nobel Prizes

Step 4 Checkpoint

Go through Checkpoint 1. Reviseattributive clauses if necessary. Practise the useful expressions and deal withany language points that you or the Ss wish to raise.

Step 5 Test

Dictate the following sentences to the classand get them to fill in the missing words. One extra word must be added to eachsentence. Get the Ss to provide their own punctuation marks if they can, andwarn them to be careful with commas.

1 Iwent to Mary’s graduation party,... I knew a lot of people.

2Pierre,... was teaching at the School of Physics and Industrial Chemistry, wasvery bright.

3Marie‘s sister, with ... I had shared a flat in Poland, was a musician.

4 Iwent back to my country,... I devoted several years to scientific research.

5 Wedecided to give the prize to Madame Curie, ... research we admired greatly.

6 Isent a letter to Dr Black,... had treated me for my heart disease the yearbefore.

7 Theprofessor was Madame Curie, in honour of ... the new institute was named.

Step 6 Word study

SB Page 6, Part 2. Get the Ss to do this exercise

individually, then check the answers.

Answers:

1 admire 2 curing 3 devotes 4 bench 5 willing6 shocked 7 disappointed 8 honour 9 succeeded 10 institute 11 effect 12 courage

Step 7 Writing

SB Page 6, Part 3. Make sure that Ss havecompleted the notes on the life and work of Madame Curie before they begin thistask. Tell them that they are going to write their paragraphs in the same styleas the two texts in this unit. Get them to write their paragraphs individually,then exchange them with their partners for comment and correction. Get them towrite out the corrected and improved version for homework.

Step8 Workbook

Wb Lesson 4, Exx. 1-4.

Before starting to do Ex. 1, ask Ss to give all the phrases with goand give and write them down on the Bb. Make sure they know themeanings. After Ss complete the sentences, they should put them into Chinese.

Revise the new words in the unit. Then let the Ss have some time towork out the answers for Ex.2 by themselves. Finally check the answers and havethe Ss translate them.

Ex. 3 is a passage for translation. Ask Ss to write a draft first.Then go over the texts about Madame Curie again and correct the mistakes. Checktheir translation in class by asking some of them to read their version aloudor write it down on the Bb.

If time permits, get Ss to talk about famous scientists in class.Ask them to do Ex. 4 as written homework.

Homework

Finish off the Workbook exercises. Write outthe paragraph about Madame Curie.