1、www.islide.cc1Unit 6 The Admirable Writing Workshop To read and talk about writing a summary about“A Medical Pioneer”To read for writingTo summarise information To write a summary about“The Superhero Behind Superman”Learning Objectives Get Ready for Writing What is a summary?It is a short,but thorou
2、gh and objective restatement of the main idea and key points of a passage.A summary may also mention some of the examples the author used to illustrate key points.n.概要;摘要;总结Get Ready for Writing You are going to write a summary of the text“The Superhero Behind Superman”.Tick()the statements that are
3、 true about summary writing.1 A summary should include all the main and supporting information.2 A summary should leave out unnecessary details like examples and explanations.3 You can add your own opinion in a summary.4 It is important to use your own words in the summary.Read for Writing Read the
4、summary of“A Medical Pioneer”,and answer the following questions.1 What main points of the original text are included?Tu Youyou was awarded a Nobel Prize for her discovery of artemisinin.(Para 1)Read for Writing 2 What information of the original text is left out?Why?The key life events about Tu You
5、you introduced in the news article include the following:she was born in Zhejiang Province,China in 1930.(pare 2)she studied medicine at Peking University and then studied Chinese medicine for two and a half years.(para 2)Get Ready for Writing her team tested the chemical on animals.(para 4)she was
6、selected as one of the most influential figures of science in the 20th Century.(para 4)3 Does the summary include the opinion of the summary writer?No.A summary only provides facts and opinions from the original text.Read for Writing On 7 December,2015,Tu Youyou was awarded a Nobel Prize for her dis
7、covery of artemisinin,a life-saving drug for malaria.Tu Youyou majored in medicine in university and later studied Chinese medicine with experts in the field.major in 主修 eg.She majored in History at Tsinghua University.Read for Writing In 1969,Tu Youyou was given the missionto set up a team to find
8、a cure for malaria.When worldwide scientists failed to find a cure using modern chemicals,Tu Youyou turned to Chinese herbs for help.Despite their limited resources and hundreds of failed experiments,they found a possible chemical.In order to test the medicine,Tu Youyou and her team tested the medic
9、ine on their own bodies.They finally discovered the most effective drug to cure the disease.mission n 官方使命，使团的使命 turn to sb/sth 向.求助Read for Writing Although Tu Youyou has won the Nobel Prize and become well-known,she is uninterested in fame and prefers to continue her research.Focus on Structure An
10、d Language Divide the text“A Medical Pioneer”(pages 52-53)into four parts and write out the relevant paragraphs for each part.Then match them with the correct focus.personal information her attitude towards fame her mission and research the Nobel Prize AwardPart 1()Part 2()Part 3()Part 4()Focus on S
11、tructure And Language personal information her attitude towards fame her mission and research the Nobel Prize AwardPart 1()Part 2()Part 3()Part 4()the Nobel Prize Awardpersonal information her mission and research her attitude towards famePara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Focus on Structure And Language Read
12、the summary again.Find out the main information included in each paragraph.Part 1(1 )Part 2(2 )Part 3(3 )Part 4(4 )Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize Award.Personal information of Tu Youyou.Tu Youyous mission and research.Tu Youyous attitude towards fame.Focus on Structure And Language Look at“The Superh
13、ero Behind Superman”.How many parts can it be divided into?What does each part focus on?Part 1(Paragraph 1)general introductionPart 2(Paragraphs 2-3)life before the accidentPart 3(Paragraphs 4-5)a superhero in real lifePart 4(Paragraph 6)his death Focus on Structure And Language Read the following p
14、aragraph from the text.Whats the main idea of this paragraph?Underline the key words.Summarise the paragraph in one sentence.Do the same for the other parts of the text.Compose Your Writing Its important to:read the text and divide it into parts;summarise each part in one or two sentences covering t
15、he key information;avoid including examples and explanations;avoid adding your own ideas;use linking words where necessary.Writing a SummaryCompose Your Writing Reeve starred in four Superman films from 1979 to 1987.He realised that his roles in these films had given him the opportunity to be a real
16、-life superman,and he soon gained a reputation for raising awareness for good causes.He visited sick children in hospitals and worked with organisations such as Save the Children,speaking out about health,education and child protection to help those most in need.Compose Your Writing After Reeve star
17、red in several Superman films,he decided to be a real-life superman and worked with charity to help those in need.Compose Your Writing The story of Christopher Reeves life is one that is almost impossible to imagine from a wildly successful Hollywood career,to the horror of life-threatening injury;R
18、eeve experienced both.Thus,not only is he known as a superhero in the Superman films,but he is also regarded as a superhero to many in real life.Christopher Reeve is not only a superhero in the Superman films,but also a superhero in real life.Compose Your Writing 7.Drafting Draft your summary based on Activity 6.Use the Writing Help to help you.Draft:is the first version of a piece of writing and that it is also called a rough draft because it is not“smooth”or finished.Compose Your Writing 8.Editing Edit your summary in pairs.Then share what you have written in class.Thank You
