牛津英语新教材 9BUnit2Greatpeople Integrated skills

Marie Curie

Who do you think is the greatestperson that has ever lived?

What did he/she do?

Pierre Curie and Marie Curie

1. Do you know who is Marie Curie?2. What did Marie Curie do?

3. Do you want to be the person like her?

Marie Curie (1867— 1934) born in the city of Warsaw, Poland moved to Paris, France when she was 24 studied Mathematics and Physics at a university n. 数学 married a French scientist called Pierre Curie in 1895 n. 镭 n. 科学家 discovered radium in their laboratory in 1898 won the Nobel Prize twice during her lifetime died at the age of 67 n. 实验室

Answer the questions:1. Where was Marie Curie born? In the city of Warsaw Poland. 2. What did she study at university? Mathematics and Physics. 3. What were she and her husband famous for? Discovering radium. 4. How many times did she win the Nobel Prize? Twice.

Millie had found a recording about Marie Curie. Listen to it carefully and help her complete the rest of her notes in Part A1.

Marie Curie — a great scientistName: Marie Curie Date of birth: 7 November(1)____ 1867 Place of birth: (2)________, Warsaw Poland

Family: she was (3)___________ the youngest offive children

Parents: father was a (4)_______ science n. 教授 professor; mother was a (5) _____ music teacher High school: finished at the age of (6)____ 16 Work: worked as a (7)_______ teacher Moved to: (8)_______, Paris France in 1891 At university: studied (9)___________ mathematics and (10)____________ physics Married to: Pierre Curie a (11)_________ French scientist, in 1895

n. 发现，发现物 Famous for: the discovery of (12)________ radium Won the Nobel Prize for: (13)________ physics in 1903 Husband’s death: Pierre Curie died in a (14) traffic _____________ accident in (15)_____ 1906 Won the Nobel Prize for: (16) ________ chemistryin 1911 Date of death: (17)________ 4 July 1934, aged (18)______ 67

Millie is practising her presentation. However, she has forgotten some of the information. Help Millie complete her sentences. Use the information in Part A1 to help you.

I think Marie Curie is one of the greatest scientists in history! She was from (1) ________. Poland When she was 24, she went to (2) _______ ___________ and Paris to study (3) mathematics (4) _______ physics at a university. There she met Pierre Curie, a (5) ________ French scientist.

They got married in (6) _______. The 1895 couple won the (7) ___________ Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of (8) ________. radium That was not the end of the story. In (9) _______, Marie Curie won her second 1911 Nobel Prize, but sadly, Pierre was not there to share the joy with her — he died in a traffic accident in (10) ______. 1906