DiscoveringUsefulStructuresWhatimportantlifechoicesareyoufacedwith?Brainstorming

一、Activity1:

Gettingtoknowthetopicof“l(fā)ifechoices”Q1:Didyoumakeanysimpleandeasychoicestoday?T:Asweknow,everydaywemakechoices.Forexample,thismorning,IdecidedtowearthisdressbecauseIwantedtolooksmartinfrontofyou.Thischoicewassimpleandeasyforme.Didyoumakeanysimpleandeasychoicestoday？Q2：Whatimportantlifechoicesareyoufacedwith？T:Manychoicesaresimpleandeasy.Butlifeisn'talwaysaboutsimpleandeasychoices.Sometimes,wehavetofacedifficultandimportantchoices,especiallyimportantlifechoices.Haveyoubeenfacedwithanyimportantlifechoices？

Activity2:Findingoutthemainideaofthepassage1.Lookatthetitleandtalkaboutyourfirstimpression.Q：

Whichpartofthetitlecaughtyourattentionfirst？

Mother/TenThousand.2.Lookatthepicturesandthefirstparagraphtofindoutthemainideaofthepassage.

ThepassageisaboutLinQiaozhi,anamazingwoman,whowasanimportantdoctor/physician.

Activity3:FindingthehardchoicesDr.Linwasfaced.11..MatchthemainideaswiththeparagParagraph1

DrLin'sstudiesandearlycareerParagraph2

DrLin'searlylifeParagraph3

IntroductionParagraph4

WhatDrLindidinnewChinaParagraph5

WhatDrLindidduringthewarParagraph6

DrLin'slastdays

Activity4.DiscusswhathardchoicesDrLinwasfacedwithduringthedifferentstagesofherlife.ParaDifferentstageHardchoices2earlylife3earlycareer4duringthewar5innewChinatostudyortomarrytoreturntoChinaortostayinUSAtokeepworkingortostoptospendmoretimeonadoctor'sdutiesoronpoliticalpositions

Activity5:Readparagraphs2-5andanswerthefollowingquestions.Q1:WhywasithardforLinQiaozhitostudymedicine?Q2:WhydidsherejecttheofferandchoosetoreturntoChina?

Whatdidshegiveup?Q3:DoyouthinkitwaseasyforDrLintorunaprivateclinicduringthe

1940s?Why?Q4:WhydidDrLinopenaprivateclinic?Q5:Howdidshetraveltofarawayvillagestoprovidemedicalcare?Q6:WhichsentencesshowthatDrLinspentmoretimeonherdoctor's

dutiesthanonpoliticalpositions？

ReadingQ1:WhywasithardforLinQiaozhitostudymedicine?

Athome,Lin'sbrothercomplainedaboutthehightuitionfees.Inaddition,thefinalgoalforthemajorityofgirlsatthattimewasmarriageandLinhadtofightagainstthetraditionalpath.Q2:WhydidsherejecttheofferandchoosetoreturntoChina?Whatdidshegiveup?

Becauseshewantedtoservethewomenandchildrenathome.Thatmeansshegaveupacomfortablelifeabroad.Q3:DoyouthinkitwaseasyforDrLintorunaprivateclinicduringthe1940s?Why?

No.Itwasduringthewartime.Herpatientswerepoorandsomeevenlivedinfarawayvillages.Allthesemadeitverydangerousandhardforhertoruntheclinic.

ReadingQ4:WhydidDrLinopenaprivateclinic?

Thinkingofallthepeoplestillinneedofhelp.Q5:Howdidshetraveltofarawayvillagestoprovidemedicalcare?

Ridingadonkey.Q6:WhichsentencesshowthatDrLinspentmoretimeonherdoctor'sdutiesthanonpoliticalpositions？

Herheartwaselsewhere.Shewasmoreinterestedintendingpatients,publishingmedicalresearchandtrainingnewstaff.Thatmeansshecaredmoreaboutherpatientsandlessaboutherownfame.

Activity6:DiscussingtheresultsofherhardchoicesWhatweretheresultsofherchoices?(Groupdiscussion)1.She__________________________________________________________2.She______________________________________________________________3.She_________________________________________________________4.She______________________________________________________________1.DoyouthinkitwaseasyforDrLintomakethesechoices?hardchoices2.Whywerethechoiceshard?二、ReadinghardchoicessacrificestostudymedicinetoserveathometostayandopenaclinictocaremoreaboutpatientssacrificedherownmarriagegaveupagoodchancetostayintheUSputherlifeatriskgaveupgoodchancesofpromotion2.Whywerethechoiceshard?3.WhatwasthemainprincipleguidingDrLinthroughthehardchoicesinherlife?“Lifeisprecious....Toapersonnothingismorepreciousthantheirlife,andiftheyentrustmewiththatlife,howcouldIrefusethattrust,sayingI'mcold,hungry,ortired?”HerdeterminedfaithHersenseofresponsibility……guidedDrLinthroughthehardchoicesinherLife.Itwasher___________________________

thatcarriedherthroughalifeofhardchoices.moralvaluesandgoodvirtues三、ThinkingWhatkindofpersondoyouthinkLinQiaozhiwas?Why?

·chosetostudymedicine·served...athome·stayedinthewar-hitarea·donatedhersavings·careaboutallthepatients·stucktotending...,publishing...,andtraining...·chargedlow,reducedcosts,treatedpatientsequally·Weshouldberesponsibleforthepatientsandtreatthemequally.·Lifeisprecious.…Toapersonnothingismorepreciousthantheirlife,andiftheyentrustmewiththatlife,howcouldIrefusethattrust,sayingI'mcold,hungryortired?·I'dratherstaysingletostudyallmylife!·Thinkingofallthepeoplestillinneedofhelp,......·Evenasshelaydying,herfinalthoughtswereforothers.FromwhatshedidFromwhatshesaidFromwhatshethoughtShewas___________woman.anamazing…Bingxinwrote:“Withnimble(靈巧的)hands,Linhelpedgivebirthtothousandsofbabies;shenotonlyhelpedthebabiesseetheworld,butshealsoguidedtheirparentsonhowtoraisetheirchildren.Shehelpednurturenumerousfightersofthenation!”GuardianAngelofMothers,BabiesWhatadvicecanwegetfromDrLin'slifestory?ReflectionThebestportionofagoodman'slifeishislittle,nameless,unrememberedactsofkindnessandoflove.—WilliamWordsworthThetypeofthetext

A.Exposition(說明文）

B.Narration（記敘文）

ThinkBC.Argumentation(議論文）

AdmirationBackgroundChracteristicsandDeedsEvaluation

?ScanningAdmiration:LinQiaozhiisanamazingwoman.Background:LinQiaozhiwasdeeplyaffectedbyhermother'sdeath.Herbrotherwantedhertomarryinsteadofstudy.CharacteristicsandDeeds:LinrefusedtheofferintheUS.Sheopendaclinicduringthewartoprovidemedicalcareforthepoor.Sheismoreinterestedintendingpatients,publishingresearchandtrainingdoctors.Evaluation:Liniscalledthe“motheroftenthousandbabies”.

ABCDETemplateThecharacteristicsofbiography

thethirdpersonbirthanddeathtimefamilybackgroundchildhoodturningpointsinlifequotestheirownorotherpeople’swordsIntimeorder

A+B+C+D+E+F+GShewasborn.studymedicine;

marriage.Herdepartmentwasclosed.aprivateclinicnottomarry;devotedherlifeto....lefthersavings;kindergarten

beappointeddirectorof…tended;published;19061927afewyearslater19411954-198322April1983afewmonthslater1939192819191901

Howdidshemakeherchoices?

Hermotherdied.

majorityofgirlstheWenhaiScholarshipstudyinEuropestudyintheUSNationalPeople’sCongressOver…decades,Shedidn’tretireuntilshedied.allherlifeachiefresidentphysician

rejectedtheofferIntimeorder

Skimming190619191901Shewasborn.Hermotherdied.selfless,kindandhelpfulapersonwhodevotedherselftoservingandtreatingpatients.outstanding,hardworking(diligent),andd