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Marie Curie
UNIT 3: PEOPLE`S BACKGROUND
Lesson 1: Reading
I. BEFORE YOU READ
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 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 was 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.
II. WHILE YOU READ
primary, secondary and upper secondary schools
giáo dục phổ thông
= intelligent
thông minh
break between…)
làm gián đoạn
viện phóng xạ
giấc mơ nhân đạo
gia sư
tiến sỹ
nguyên tử
điểm cao
Vocabulary
* general education (n) : (primary, secondary and upper secondary schools) giáo dục phổ thông
* Brilliant (adj) : (intelligent) thông minh
* Interrupt (v) : (break between…) làm gián đoạn
* private tutor (n): gia sư
* Flying colours (n): điểm cao
* PhD (n) : (Doctorate of Phylosophy ) tiến sỹ
* Atomic (n): nguyên tử
* Radium Institute (n): viện phóng xạ
* humanitarian wish (n): giấc mơ nhân đạo

TASK 1 : Match the events for each of the years.
Year
Events
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 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 was 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.
TASK 2: True / False statements
Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F)
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.
1895.
F
T
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scientist.
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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 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 was 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.
When and where was Marie Curie born?
What kind of student was she?
1
2
A. In 1867 in Warsaw
C. In 1867 in France
D. In 1877 in France
B. In 1877 in Warsaw
A. Brilliant and beautiful
C. Brilliant and mature
D. Mature and pretty
B. Beautiful but silly
TASK 3 : Circle the best answer
Marie Curie worked as a private tutor to………………………
3
4
Marie Curie was awarded a Nobel Prize in Chemistry for……………………..
It can be inferred from the passage that Marie Curie’ s real joy was……………
A. save money for a study tour abroad
C. do nothing
D. earn a degree in Maths
B. receive a PhD
A. finding out the Radium
C. determining the Radium
D. determining the atomic weight of radium
B. setting up Radium Institute
C. making a lot of money
D. increasing human suffering
A. Nobel Prize
B. making human less severe
5
4
Marie Curie was born in Warsaw in……(1)……. She received general education in local schools.As a ………(2) ……..and mature student, her dream was to become a ………(3)……… career. Finally in 1891, Marie went to Paris to realise her dream at the ............(4).......She earned a degree in Physics and went on to take another degree in Mathematics . She met Pierre in ….(5)…. and a year later they got married. From then on, they worked together on their ……(6)…. In 1903, Marie became the first woman to receive a PhD from the Sorbonne. In 1906, she took up the position which her husband was obtained at the Sorbonne. Thus, she was the first woman in France to be a university ………(7)……... Soon after, she was awarded a Nobel Prize in ……(8)………. for determining the atomic weight of radium. But her real joy was “easing human suffering”. The founding of the Radium ……(9)……….. in 1914 made her humanitarian ……(10)…… come true.
1867
brilliant
scientific
Sorbonne
1894
research
professor
Chemistry
Institute
wish
1867
brilliant
scientific
Sorbonne
1894
research
professor
Chemistry
Institute
wish
III. After you read