Period3　ListeningandSpeakingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisisthethirdperiodofthisunit.Atthebeginningofthisperiod,theteachershould(can)designsomeexercisestoreviewwhatthestudentslearnedinthelastperiod,thatistosay,gooverwhatthestudentslearnedaboutthatJohnSnowdefeats“KingCholera”.Theteachercanbeginwithaskingsomequestionsorhavingacompetitiontomakesomesentenceswith“JohnSnow”accordingtothepassage.Duringthisperiod,listeningandspeakingwillbemainlydealtwith.Atthebeginning,teachersfocusontrainingtheSs’listening.ThislisteningcontentisabouttheimportanceofQianXuesenforspacetravelinChina,thecontributionsmadebyabotanistnamedCarlLinnaeusandtheresearchintothelifeandworkofamathematiciancalledLeonhardEuler.WhentrainingtheSs’listeningability,teachersshouldstartwithpre-listening,thatis,lead-in.Ifitisnecessary,teachershadbetterintroducesomebackgroundknowledgeaboutthelisteningmaterial.Later,lettheSslistentoit.Atthesametime,teachersshoulddesignsomesimplequestions.Afterthat,theSshaveknownaboutthelisteningmaterial,andthenteacherscanaskthemtolistentoitagaintobereadyformoredifficultquestions.Ifnecessary,theSscanbegivenanothertimetolisten.Whilepracticing,teachershadbetterofferstudentssomeadviceonhowtodoitwell.Especially,trainthestudentstopredictwhattobetalkedaboutaccordingtothehintsandlimitedinformationandletthemformthegoodlisteninghabitoflisteningwiththepurposeoffindingusefulinformationandtosummarize.Certainly,supposetherearemanynewwordsandexpressions,teachersshouldhelpthemtodealwiththematthefirstplace.Allthelisteningpracticeshouldfocusondevelopingthestudents’listeningskill.Afterpracticinglistening,theSsareexpectedtolearnsomeexpressionsabouttalkingaboutscientificjobaswellasscientists’achievementsandrecountstories.Besidesthose,thestudentsareexpectedtolearntheskillofdescribingaperson.Duringthecourse,teachersshouldrankclassactivitiesfromtheeasytothedifficult.First,askthemtolearntheexpressions.Then,askthemtoimitateittohaveadialogue.Finally,thestudentsareexpectedtocreateadialogueordiscussthegiventopic.Inordertodrawstudents’attention,theteacherhadbetterprepareforsomeinterestingsituations.Thisperiodcentersonemphasisonspeakingandlistening.Theteachershouldtryhisorherbesttoencouragethestudentstosaysomething.Don’talwayscorrectthemistakesthatthestudentswouldmakewhilespeaking.Otherwise,thestudentswouldfeelreluctanttospeakouttheiropinions.TeachingImportantPointsTrainthestudents’speakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussing.Helpthestudentsimprovetheirlisteningability.TeachingDifficultiesTrainthestudents’listeningability.Especiallylistenandunderstandwhatthespeakersmeanbeyondwords.TeachingAidsataperecorder,aprojectorandtheblackboardThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeaims:LettheSsknowaboutsomescientistsandtheirlifeandcontributions.GettheSstolearnhowtotalkaboutscientificworkandhowtodescribeaperson.AbilityAims:Trainthestudents’speakingabilitybydescribing,talkinganddiscussing.Trainthestudents’listeningability.EmotionalAims:Trainthestudents’abilitytocooperatewithothers.,Encouragethestudentstolearnfromscientiststoshowinterestinscientificexplorationandresearch.TeachingProcedureStep1GreetingT:Hello,boysandgirls.Ss:Hello,MissWang.Step2RevisionT:Todaywewillbeginourlessonwithacompetitionbetweengroups.Inthelastperiod,welearntaboutJohnSnowwhodefeats“KingCholera”.Now,pleasesaysomethingthatyouknowaboutit.Ifyouofferacompletesentence,youwillbegiventenmarks.Yourgroupwillbegiventwentymarkswhenyourexpressionisespeciallybeautiful.S:JohnSnowwasawell-knowndoctorinLondon,whoattendedQueenVictoriatoeasethebirthofherbabies.S:Hebecameinspiredwhenhethoughtabouthelpingordinarypeopleexposedtocholera,whichwasthedeadlydiseaseofhisday.S:JohnSnowgotinterestedintwotheoriesexplaininghowcholerakilledpeople.S:Hebelievedinthesecondtheorythatispeopleabsorbedthisdiseaseintotheirbodieswiththeirmeals.Fromthestomachthediseaseattackedthebodyquicklyandsoontheaffectedpersonwasdead.Ss:...(Theteachershouldencouragemorestudentstojoininthecompetition.Attheendofthecompetition,theteachershouldannouncetheresultofthiscompetition.Praisethewinnerandencouragethelosers.)T:WhatcanwelearnfromJohnShow?S:Weshouldbaseourtheoriesonpractice.S:Weareinspiredtohaveaspiritofscientificexploration.S:Wedosomeresearchwiththepurposeofservingthepeopleandsociety.Ss:...　T:Yes,wecanlearnalotfromthescientist.Infact,thereareagreatnumberofpeopleworkingonscienceworthyofbeinglearnedbothathomeandabroad.Canyounamesomescientistsandintroducetheirmaincontributions?S:Archimedes,whodiscoveredthatobjectsinwaterareliftedupbyaforcethathelpsthemfloat.S:Darwinwroteabookexplaininghowanimalsandplantsdevelopedastheenvironmentchanged.S:MadamCuriediscoveredradium.S:StephenHawkingputforwardatheoryaboutblackholes.S:Zhanghenginventedtheearliestinstrumenttotellpeoplewhereearthquakeshappened.Ss:...T:Youdidagoodjobandlistedmanyscientistsaswellastheircontributions.Today,wearegoingtolearnaboutmorescientists.Step3Listening(onPages5-6)Task1Pre-listeningT:Firstlet’senjoythepicture.Whatcanyousee?,S:PresidentJiangZeminandanoldman.T:PresidentJiangZeminvisitedQianXuesen.T:WhathaveyoualreadyknownaboutQianXuesen?S:HeisaChinesescientist,whoseresearchmainlycentersonPhysics.S:Heishonoredas“ChineseRocketFather”.S:HehasmadegreatcontributionstospacetravelinChina.T:Good.Youseemtohaveagoodknowledgeofhim.QianXuesenisafamousscientistwhohascontributedmuchtothecountry’scauseofscienceandtechnology.Task2FirstListeningT:Wearetolistentothematerial,whichisaboutQianXuesen.YuPingistellingherfriendSteveSmithaboutQianXuesen’slife.IfyouwereYuPing,whattopicswouldyouliketocoverwhenintroducinghim?S:Thedatewhenhewasbornandhedied;theplacewherehewasborn,lived,studiedanddied;hisfamily;hisexperience;hisachievements;hiscontributionsT:Excellent.Whenwetalkaboutandintroduceascientist,weusuallydescribetheseaspects.Now,listencarefullyandtickoutwhichtopicsarementionedinthetape.(Afterlistening,letthemchecktheanswers.)Task3SecondListeningT:Thistime.You’llwritedowntheanswerstothefivequestions.Boysandgirls,howcanwewritetheanswersfastandcorrectly?S:Weshouldgothroughthequestionsfirstandkeeptheminmind.Whenwearelistening,wejustneedtopaymuchattentiontothesentencesrelatedtotheanswers.S:Weneedn’twritedowneachwordoftheanswers.Wejustwritedownsomekeywords.Laterwecanwritedownthecompleteanswerswiththehelpofthesekeywords.T:Youareclever.Nowpleasegetready.First,lookthroughtheintroductiontothelisteningmaterial.Then,scanthequestions.(Twominuteslater,theteacherplaysthetape.ThengiveSstimetoorganizetheirsentences.)T:Let’schecktheanswersonebyone.(Ifthestudentsmakesomecommonmistakesortheyseemtohavedifficultyinfindingoutanswers,teacherscangivethemsomehintsandletthemlistentoitagain.Afterthat,checktheanswers.Ifthestudentsfeelitdifficulttomakesenseaboutthekeywordsandunderstandthespeakers’intentionandattitude,theteachershouldgivethemsomehelp.)Task4Post-listeningT:Afterlistening,wouldyoupleaseanswersomequestions?1Whatdidyouhearonthetape?2WhatcanyoulearnfromQianXuesen?(Atthisparttheteachermayhavethestudentspresentwhattheyhaveheardonthetapeandshowtheirownopinionaboutwhattheyhavelearnedfromhim.Ifpossible,theteachermayhavesomeofthestudentsdothepresentationworkinclass.Bydoingthis,thestudentscangetfullunderstandingofwhatthetapeistalkingabout.)Step4Listening(Page41)Task1Pre-listeningT:JustnowwelearnedaboutaChinesescientist,QianXuesen,whohasmadegreatcontributionsonspacetravelinChina.Wewillgettoknowanotherscientist,whosecontributionisonbotany.Canyouguesswhoheis?S:CarlLinnaeus,maybeDarwin.T:Youareright.Bothscientistsdidstudybotanyanddevotedtheirtimetotheresearch.Asweknow,CarlLinnaeusdevelopedhissystemabouthowtoclassifyspecies.WhileDarwinwroteabookontheOriginalof,Species,inwhichheexplainedhowanimalsandplantsdevelopedastheenvironmentchanged.ThefollowingisaboutCarlLinnaeus.T:Now,readtheinstructionsaboutthelisteningandchoosewhichofthefollowingstatementsmistcloselydescribeswhatthislisteningpassageisabout.Explainwhytheothersarewrong.S:Ithinkthethirdoneisright.Thisisaboutamanwhofindsaflowerandwantstoknowifitisanewspeciesofflower.Becauseheisinterestedinbiologyandespeciallyinthestudyofplants.Whathewantstodoistostudywhetheritisanewspecies.Theothertwostatementscannotconveythestudy.Task2ListeningT:Whatyousaidisreasonable.Let’slistentogethertofindwhetheryouranswerisright.(Afterlistening,letthemchecktheanswers.)T:Listentothetapeagainandtrytocompletethefollowingpassage.Tofindthenameofanunknownflower,firstyouhavetogotoseeaflower__________he/shewilllookinaspecial__________writtenbyCarlLinnaeus.Helivedin__________from__________to__________.Hewasveryimportantbecausehesolvedaseriousproblemfor__________.Hesawallplantsandanimalsproduce__________.Someanimalsproduce__________butotherslay__________whileplants__________.Heusedthesedifferentwaysofproducingyoungtoputplantsandanimalsinto__________.Forexample,thegroupcalledbirdslay__________toproduceyoungandtheyallhave__________.Linnaeusputtheplantsandanimalsintosmallergroupsorspecies.Hegaveeachonetwonames.Oneisforthelargegroup,forexample__________andoneisforthespecies,forexample__________.Soaparrotwouldbe__________.Hewasthefirstpersontosuccessfullyclassifyallplantsandanimals.Task3Post-listeningLetthestudentsfillintheblanketsandthencheck.Ifthestudentsfeelitdifficulttodoit,letthemlistenitathirdtime.Aftercheckingtheanswers,askthestudentstoreadittogether.Step5Listening(Page44)T:Lookatthescreenandlet’sreadthefollowingnewwordsfirstly.(Thesewordsarepresentedonthescreen:analyse,pure,foundation,symbol,sin,cosin,geometry,calculus,mechanics,practical,topology)T:Canyouguesswhichfieldthenextscientistisinaccordingtothenewwords?S:Thenextmustbeamathematician.T:Right.ThismathematicianisLeonhardEuler.JohnSmithisdiscussingwithZhaoYanghisresearchintothelifeandworkofamathematiciancalledLeonhardEuler.ListentothetapeandfillinthechartontheimportanceofEuler’swork.Euler’sachievementsExamplesNewsymbolsandtermsOldareasofmathematicsNewareaofmathematicsImportance(Afterlistening,asksomestudentstofillinit.Ifmanystudentsfeelitdifficult,letthemlistentoitagain.Whiledoingit,theteachercanalsoasktwostudentstocometowritetheanswersontheblackboard.Theteacherhadbettergivethempraiseiftheydoitwell.)Step6SpeakingTask1Lead-inT:Boysandgirls,fromthelisteningmaterial,weknowaboutsomescientists.Doyouhaveadreamtobeascientistinthefuture?Ss:Yes./No.T:Supposeyouwouldliketoworkasascientist,andyouarediscussingwithyourpartneraboutyourfuturejob.Whatquestionswouldyouliketoconcern?S1:Whatjobdoyouwanttodo?,S2:Howwillyougetthejob?S3:Whatpreparationswillyoumakeforthefuturejob?T:Right.Apartfromthose,wecanalsotalkaboutthefollowingquestions:1Whateducationwillyouneed?2Whatpersonalitywillbeneeded?3Whatworkexperiencewouldbeuseful?4Howlongwillthetrainingtake?5Howwillyouprepareforthiscareer?T:Theseexpressionsmayhelpyou:Ialwayswantedto...because...　　　　TheexperienceIwillneedis...Imightfinditdifficultto...Ineedtopractise...Mygreatestproblemwillbeto...Iwillneedtobe/become...patient,creative,hard-working,co-operative,confident,brave,positive,pleasant,polite,determined,energetic,strictwith...Task2Dialogue(pairwork)T:Nowitistimetodiscusswhatscientificjobeachofyouwouldliketochooseinthefuturewiththehelpofthementionedquestionsandexpressionsinpairs.Iwillgiveyoufiveminutestoprepareforit.AfterthatIwillletsomeofpairstocometoactitout.Sample:A:Whatjobdoyouwanttodointhefuture?B:Ialwayswanttobeabotanist.A:Ifyouwanttobeascientist,whateducationwillyouneed?B:Iwilltrymybesttogotoakeyuniversitytolearnandstudybotany.A:Whatworkexperiencewouldbeuseful?B:TheexperienceIwillneedistostudywildplantsinthewildwhenIamatschool.Now,Ijointhesocialnaturalcluborganizedbyourschool.EverytimeImakeeveryefforttoovercomedifficultytostudyplantsinthewild.A:Doyouknowwhatpersonalitywillbeneededifyouwanttobeascientistinthefuture?B:Iwillneedtobepatient,creative,hard-working,brave,energeticandco-operative.A:Yes,Iagreewithyou.Besidesthosepersonalities,wealsoshouldbedetermined,confidentandpositive.B:Iwillmakeeffortstoownsuchgoodquality.A:Howwillyouprepareforthiscareer?B:IintendtogotocollegenextyearandthenIwillhaveachancetobeascientist.ButmygreatestproblemwillbewhetherIwillbeabletogotouniversityinthefuture.A:Don’tworryaboutitandjustgetdowntopreparingforit.Goodchancesalwaysbelongtothepersonswhohavealreadypreparedforthem.Iamsureyouwillsucceedifyoukeepworkinghard.Iamwaitingforyourgoodnews.B:Thankyouforyourencouragement.Iwillmakefulluseoftimetostruggleforsuccess.Task3Free-talkT:Letustalkfreely.Youareallowedtomoveabouttofindastudentyou’dliketotalkwith.Imagineyouaregoingtomeetaspecialistaboutanewly-foundflower.Yourpartnerwillbetheassistantfortheflowerspecialist.Youbothneedadescriptionoftheothersoyoucanrecognizeeachotherwhenyoumeet.Nowringtheassistanttosortoutthenecessaryinformation.(Ofcourse,followingtheabove,thestudentsmaygatheraroundormovearoundtofindtheirownfavoritepartnerstotalkwith.Thisisahalf-controlledactivity.Teachersletthemexpresswhatevertheywanttoon,conditionthattherearesomeexpressionsonthetheme.Givethemaboutfiveminutestoprepareforit.Later,asksomepairstoactitout.Asusual,theteacherwon’tforgettogivecommentsonwhatthestudentsdo,includingtheteacher’swordspraisingwhattheyaredoinginthefirstfewstages.Onlyinthiswayarethestudentsencouragedtotalkfreelyaboutwhattheywanttosayandwhytheythinkso.)Step7SummaryandHomeworkT:Inthisperiod,wemainlyfocusonthespeakingandlisteningabilities.Ifyoufeellisteningorspeakingpoor,youhadbetterpracticemoreafterclass.Practicemakesperfect.Today’shomeworkistodescribeascientisttoyourpartnerandletyourpartnerguesswhoshe/heis.Thenexchange.TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit1　GreatscientistsPeriod3　ListeningandSpeakingThequestionsmaybeusefultodiscussthescientificjob,Theexpressionsmayhelpyoutodiscussyourfuturescientificjob.Whatjobdoyouwanttodo?Whateducationwillyouneed?Whatpersonalitywillbeneeded?Whatworkexperiencewouldbeuseful?Howlongwillthetrainingtake?Howwillyouprepareforthiscareer?Ialwayswantedto...because...TheexperienceIwillneedis...Imightfinditdifficultto...Ineedtopractise...Mygreatestproblemwillbeto...Iwillneedtobe/becomepatient,creative,hard-working,co-operative,confident,brave...ResearchandActivitiesAfterclass,usethelibraryortheInternettofindoutfactsaboutimportantwomenscientistsinmedicine,physics,chemistry,biology,astronomyormathematics.Thereareveryusefulwebsites(includingthe“Biographiesofwomenmathematicianswebsite”).Prepareatalkonyourchosenscientists.Remembertoincludesomeinformationabouttheirlife,theirachievementsandwhytheyareconsideredimportantinsciencehistory.Thengiveyourtalktotheclass.ResearchforTeachingEuler,Leonhard(bornApril15,1707,Basel,Switz.diedSept.18,1783,St.Petersburg,Russia)Swissmathematicianandphysicist,oneofthefoundersofpuremathematics.Henotonlymadedecisiveandformativecontributionstothesubjectsofgeometry,calculus,mechanics,andnumbertheorybutalsodevelopedmethodsforsolvingproblemsinobservationalastronomyanddemonstratedusefulapplicationsofmathematicsintechnologyandpublicaffairs.Euler’smathematicalabilityearnedhimtheesteemofJohannBernoulli,oneofthefirstmathematiciansinEuropeatthattime,andofhissonsDanielandNicolas.In1727hemovedtoSt.Petersburg,wherehebecameanassociateoftheSt.PetersburgAcademyofSciencesandin1733succeededDanielBernoullitothechairofmathematics.Eulerdevotedconsiderableattentiontodevelopingamoreperfecttheoryoflunarmotion,whichwasparticularlytroublesome,sinceitinvolvedtheso-calledthree-bodyproblem—theinteractionsoftheSun,Moon,andEarth.(Theproblemisstillunsolved.)Hispartialsolution,publishedin1753,assistedtheBritishAdmiraltyincalculatinglunartables,ofimportancetheninattemptingtodeterminelongitudeatsea.Oneofthefeatsofhisblindyearswastoperformalltheelaboratecalculationsinhisheadforhissecondtheoryoflunarmotionin1772.ThroughouthislifeEulerwasmuchabsorbedbyproblemsdealingwiththetheoryofnumbers,whichtreatsofthepropertiesandrelationshipsofintegers,orwholenumbers(0,±1,±2,etc.);inthis,hisgreatestdiscovery,in1783,wasthelawofquadraticreciprocity,whichhasbecomeanessentialpartofmodernnumbertheory.Inhisefforttoreplacesyntheticmethodsbyanalyticones,EulerwassucceededbyJ.-L.Lagrange.But,whereEulerhaddelightedinspecialconcretecases,Lagrangesoughtforabstractgenerality;and,whileEulerincautiouslymanipulateddivergentseries,Lagrangeattemptedtoestablishinfiniteprocessesuponasoundbasis.ThusitisthatEulerandLagrangetogetherareregardedasthegreatestmathematiciansofthe18thcentury;butEulerhasneverbeenexcelledeitherinproductivityorintheskillfulandimaginativeuseofalgorithmic,devices(i.e.,computationalprocedures)forsolvingproblems.CarlLinnaeus(bornMay23,1707,Rshult,Smland,Swed.diedJan.10,1778,Uppsala)CarlLinnaeusisaSwedishbotanistandexplorerwhowasthefirsttoframeprinciplesfordefininggeneraandspeciesoforganismsandtocreateauniformsystemfornamingthem.Linnaeuswasthesonofacurate.Hisloveofflowersdevelopedatanearlyage;whenonlyeightyearsoldhewasnicknamed“thelittlebotanist.”HestudiedattheuniversitiesofLundandUppsalaandreceivedhisdegreeinmedicinefromthelatter.TheSystemaNaturae,whichLinnaeushadshowntothebotanistJanFredrikGronoviusinmanuscript,soimpressedGronoviusthathepublisheditathisownexpense.Linnaeus’systemwasbasedmainlyonflowerparts,whichtendtoremainunchangedduringthecourseofevolution.Althoughartificial,asLinnaeushimselfrecognized,suchasystemhadthesuprememeritofenablingstudentsrapidlytoplaceaplantinanamedcategory.Itcameintouseataperiodwhentherichnessoftheworld’svegetationwasbeingdiscoveredataratethatoutstrippedmoreleisurelymethodsofinvestigation.Sosuccessfulwashismethodinpracticethatitsveryeaseofapplicationprovedtobethegreatestobstacletoitsreplacementbythemorenaturalsystemsthatsupersededit.Hislateryearsweretakenupbyteachingandthepreparationofotherworks:FloraSuecica(1745)andFaunaSuecica(1746);twovolumesofobservationsmadeduringthejourneysinweden,Vstgtaresa(1747)andSknskaresa(1751);HortusUpsaliensis(1748);hisPhilosophiaBotanica(1751);andtheimportantSpeciesPlantarum(1753),inwhichthespecificnamesarefullysetforth.In1755hedeclinedaninvitationfromtheKingofSpaintosettleinthatcountrywithaliberalsalaryandfulllibertyofconscience.In1761hewasgrantedaSwedishpatentofnobility,antedatedto1757,fromwhichtimehewasstyledCarlvonLinné.Anapoplecticattackin1774lefthimgreatlyweakened,andhediedfouryearslater.TheLinnaeanmanuscripts,andhisherbariumandcollectionsofinsectsandshells,purchasedbySirJ.E.Smithin1783,arecarefullypreservedbytheLinneanSocietyatBurlingtonHouse,London.MarieCurie(bornNov.7,1867,Warsaw,Pol.,RussianEmpire.diedJuly4,1934,nearSallanches,France)MariaSklodowskaPolish—bornFrenchphysicistfamousforherworkonradioactivityandtwiceawinnerof,theNobelPrize.WithHenriBecquerelandherhusband,PierreCurie,shewasawardedthe1903NobelPrizeforPhysics.Shewasthenthesolewinnerofthe1911NobelPrizeforChemistry.Fromchildhoodshewasremarkableforherprodigiousmemory,andattheageof16shewonagoldmedaloncompletionofhersecondaryeducationattheRussianlycée.Becauseherfather,ateacherofmathematicsandphysics,losthissavingsthroughbadinvestment,shehadtotakeworkasateacherand,atthesametime,tookpartclandestinelyinthenationalist“freeuniversity,”readinginPolishtowomenworkers.Attheageof18shetookapostasgoverness,whereshesufferedanunhappyloveaffair.FromherearningsshewasabletofinancehersisterBronia’smedicalstudiesinParis,ontheunderstandingthatBroniawouldinturnlaterhelphertogetaneducation.Shecamefirstinthelicenceofphysicalsciencesin1893.ShebegantoworkinLippmann’sresearchlaboratoryandin1894wasplacedsecondinthelicenceofmathematicalsciences.ItwasinthespringofthisyearthatshemetPierreCurie.Theirmarriage(July25,1895)markedthestartofapartnershipthatwassoontoachieveresultsofworldsignificance,inparticularthediscoveryofpolonium(socalledbyMarieinhonourofhernativeland)inthesummerof1898,andthatofradiumafewmonthslater.FollowingHenriBecquerel’sdiscovery(1896)ofanewphenomenon(whichshelatercalled“radioactivity”),MarieCurie,lookingforasubjectforathesis,decidedtofindoutifthepropertydiscoveredinuraniumwastobefoundinothermatter.ShediscoveredthatthiswastrueforthoriumatthesametimeasG.C.Schmidtdid.InDecember1904shewasappointedchiefassistantinthelaboratorydirectedbyPierreCurie.ThesuddendeathofPierreCurie(April19,1906)wasabitterblowtoMarieCurie,butitwasalsoadecisiveturningpointinhercareer:henceforthshewastodevoteallherenergytocompletingalonethescientificworkthattheyhadundertaken.OnMay13,1906,shewasappointedtotheprofessorshipthathadbeenleftvacantonherhusband’sdeath;shewasthefirstwomantoteachintheSorbonne.In1908shebecametitularprofessor,andin1910herfundamentaltreatiseonradioactivitywaspublished.In1911shewasawardedtheNobelPrizeforChemistry,fortheisolationofpureradium.In1914shesawthecompletionofthebuildingofthelaboratoriesoftheRadiumInstitute(InstitutduRadium)attheUniversityofParis.OneofMarieCurie’soutstandingachievementswastohaveunderstoodtheneedtoaccumulateintenseradioactivesources,notonlyforthetreatmentofillnessbutalsotomaintainanabundantsupplyforresearchinnuclearphysics;theresultantstockpilewasanunrivaledinstrumentuntiltheappearanceafter1930ofparticleaccelerators.TheexistenceinParisattheRadiumInstituteofastockof1.5gramsofradiuminwhich,overaperiodofseveralyears,radiumDandpoloniumhadaccumulated,madeadecisivecontributiontothesuccessoftheexperimentsundertakenintheyearsaround1930andinparticularofthoseperformedbyIrèneCurieinconjunctionwithFrédéricJoliot,whomshehadmarriedin1926(seeJoliot-Curie,FrédéricandIrène).ThisworkpreparedthewayforthediscoveryoftheneutronbySirJamesChadwickandaboveallthediscoveryin1934byIrèneandFrédéricJoliot-Curieofartificialradioactivity.AfewmonthsafterthisdiscoveryMarieCuriediedasaresultofleukemiacausedbytheactionofradiation.Hercontributiontophysicshadbeenimmense,notonlyinherownwork,theimportanceofwhichhadbeendemonstratedbytheawardtoheroftwoNobelPrizes,butbecauseofherinfluenceonsubsequentgenerationsofnuclearphysicistsandchemists.In1995MarieCurie’sasheswereenshrinedinthePanthoninParis;shewasthefirstwomantoreceivethishonourforherownachievements.