M7U2readinglps.doc

M7U2 Two life-saving medicines PeriodⅢ Language points in Reading Part 1 Preview sheet Preview plans: 1 To master some important phrases. 2 To know the sentence structure of some sentences. Preview contents: I Important phrases 1. focus on 2. it is likely that 3. be beneficial to benefit from 4. possess sth in possession of sth 5. distribute sth to sb 6. have the potential to 7. reduce the risk of 8. carry out 9. increase the length of people’s lives 10. reduce blood sugar levels 11. increase the standard of people’s health 12. be considered to be/as 13. work as a medicine 14. in large quantities 15. due to the widespread use of II Try to analyze the following sentences. If you open up any medicine cupboard in the world or go to any medicine counter in the world, it is likely that you will find aspirin and penicillin. Both of these medicines have saved millions of people’s lives and have proved beneficial to mankind since they were invented It was in 1897 that a European chemist called Dr. Felix Hoffmann aspirin from this medical. The first trials of this medicine took place in 1899, when the company Hoffmann worked for began distributing the medicine in powder form to physicians to use with patients. 5. Not only has aspirin proved vital fro reducing fever and helping stop pain, but there are also other things that aspirin can help with. 6. Lawrence craven, a doctor from the USA, introduced the idea in 1953 that aspirin had the potential to reduce the risk of heart attacks, because it helped the blood circulate better. 7. In 1977, a study carried out in the USA showed that aspirin could prevent strokes, as well. 8. In 1999, aspirin was over 100 years old and yet there have been more discoveries on how it can help increase the length of people’s lives. 9. If penicillin had not been available, many people would have died from sickness or even small wounds. 10. Penicillin became the greatest drug of the 20th century, saving many lives. Part2 Activity Sheet