LESSON 1: READING
WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
UNIT 3:
PEOPLE’S BACKGROUND
WARM UP
GAME
Who am I?
I discovered gravity when I saw an apple falling from a tree
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20
I worked on the first vaccines
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20
I helped to prevent rabies
I discovered the four biggest moons of Jupiter
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20
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20
I discoved general theories of relativity.
thuyết tương đối
My IQ: 160
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20
I found Radium Institude
I’m the first woman awarded Nobel Prize
1. Have you ever heard of Marie Curie?

2. What do you know about her?
01
VOCABULARY
ambitious(a) [æm`bi∫əs]
having a strong wish to be successful, powerful, or rich
Ex: He`s very ambitious but I doubt he`ll ever make it to the top.
brilliant(a) /ˈbrɪl.jənt/
= intelligent
thông minh, xuất chúng
mature(a) /məˈtʃʊər/
= grown up
trưởng thành
obtain(v) /əbˈteɪn/
= acquire,get:
đạt được,có được

humanitarian(n)  /hjuːˌmæn.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/
= generous: nhân đạo
interrupt(v)
/ˌɪn.təˈrʌpt/
= stop, obstruct, impede
: ngăn cản 
Ex: I’m watching an interesting program on TV. An advertisement interrupts me. I hate this.
Flying colours
= high result
THIÊN ÂN

ENGLISH TEST

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Determine(v)
/dɪˈtɜː.mɪn/
= find out: xác định, quyết tâm

Harbour the dream of N/V-ing
= have in mind
nuôi dưỡng (ý định)

ease(v)
/iːz/
to make or become less severe, difficult, unpleasant, painful
02

CHECKING
VOCABULARY
Matching
Read the passage, and then do the tasks that follow.
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw on November 7th, 1867. She received general education in local schools and some scientific training from her father.
As a brilliant and mature student, Marie harboured the dream of a scientific career, which was impossible for a woman at that time. To save money for a study tour abroad, she had to work as a private tutor, and her studies were interrupted.

Finally in 1891, Marie, with very little money to live on, went to Paris to realise her dream at the Sorbonne. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard. She earned a degree in Physics with flying colours, and went on to take another degree in Mathematics. She met Pierre Curie in the School of Physics in 1894 and a year later they got married. From then on, they worked together on their research. In 1903, Marie became the first woman to receive a PhD from the Sorbonne.

After the tragic death of Pierre Curie in 1906, she took up the position which her husband had obtained at the Sorbonne. Thus, she was the first woman in France to be a university professor. Soon after, she was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determining the atomic weight of radium. But her real joy was ‘‘easing human suffering”. The founding of the Radium Institute in 1914 made her humanitarian wish come true.

Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false information.
a scientist
1895
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
When was Marie Curie born?
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30
To save money for a study tour abroad, Marie Curie worked as ______
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30
She was awarded
a Nobel prize in_____
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30
What is Marie Curie’s real joy?
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30
Marie Curie was the first woman to do
the followings EXCEPT:
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30
Below are five adjectives we may use to describe Marie Curie. Work in group and find the evidence from the passage to prove each of them.
strong-willed
ambitious
hard-working
intelligent
humane
With a little money to live on, Marie Curie came to Paris to realize her dream. In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard.
strong-willed
Marie harboured the dream of a scientific career which was impossible for a woman at that time.
ambitious
In spite of her difficult living conditions, she worked extremely hard; to save money for a study tour abroad, she worked as a private tutor; she earned a Physics degree... and went on to take another degree in Mathematics
hard-working
As a brilliant and mature student; she earned a Physics degree with flying colours; the first woman to receive a Ph.D from the Sorbonne; the first woman university professor in France; awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
intelligent
Her real joy was “easing human suffering”.
humane
HOMEWORK:
- Learn by heart the new words.
- Prepare for the next lesson.
THANK YOU!
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