1、Unit 1 Women of achievementWhat do you want to do after you grow up?Do you want to be a great person?What do you think is needed in order to be a great woman?modestdeterminedintelligentresponsiblegreat woman Do you know some great and successful women around the world or in the history?Guess who the
2、y are.Guess who?She was an inventor and a scientist from Poland.She went to Paris and studied physics and chemistry there.She was given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911.She is the only woman scientist who was awarded Nobel Prize for two times.Madame Curie(1867-1934)In the year 1903,she and anot
3、her scientist were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of radium.On July 4,1934,she died in Paris,killed by her own experiments.She died of radiation poisoning.Empress Wu Zetian(624-705)She was the only female monarch(君主)of China.She lived in Tang Dynasty.She ruled the empire(帝国)f
4、or over half a century.Wu Zetian was the only woman who ever ruled the Chinese empire in her own right,her actions have been a subject for debate for more ten centuries.She was the most remarkable(非凡的),influential(有影响的)and mysterious(神秘的)woman in Chinese history.Who are they?A girl from the countrys
5、ide who dressed as a man and went to fight for the French and to drive the English out of France.She was caught and put to death by the English.Joan of Arc(1412-1432)France圣女贞德She was born in the small village in France.She lived at the time when there was a war between England and France called“The
6、 Hundred Years War”.She showed the French army how to win battles and inspired them with the confidenceenough to defeat the English and send them back to England for good.At that time it was considered wrong for women to fight in the army.Joan argued that God had spoken to her and sent her to help t
7、he army and encouraged her to fight in mens clothes.Elizabeth Fry was a Quaker.She helped improve prison condition and gave prisoners work and education.Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.Elizabeth Fry(1780-1845),BritainShe was born in a Quaker family on May 21,1780.In 181
8、2 she first visit Newgate Prison in London and was very shocked at the conditions there.From then on she began to work to improve prison conditions in Britain.In 1816,she began her prison school.In 1818,she and 11 other Quakers talked to the leaders of Britain about life in Prison.By the 1820s she a
9、nd her work had become well known.Song Chingling (1893-1981),ChinaIn 1915,She married Dr Sun Yet-sen,founder of the Republic of China.After her husband died in 1925,she supported the Communist Party even though most of her family were members of the Kuomintang.She was made an honorary vice-president
10、 ofSong Qinglingthe Peoples Republic.She busied herself with various welfare activities,ranging from heading the Womens Federation to a number of committees involving children.A doctor who became a specialist in womens illnesses.She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children
11、.Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors.Lin Qiaozhi(1901-1983)China She was born in Xiamen.Her parents were Christians and her father believed in the education of women.At elementary school one of her teachers encouraged her to become a doctor.In 1929,She graduated from the Universit
12、y with a PhD degree in gynecology.妇科学 In 1933,she studied in Vienna and then returned to China to work for women and childrens diseases.She was very important in inspiring women to become doctors and was one of thefounders of moderngynecology(妇科医学)in China.Jane Goodall went to Tanzania and studied c
13、himps from 1960s.She went with three African helpers to live in the Gombe National Park in East Africa.Her life was spent following and recording the social life andJane Goodallrelationships of the chimps.Because of her research,we now know that chimpanzees hunt for meat,use tools,and have different
14、 personalities.In 1965,she earned her PhD in Ethology动物行为学 from Cambridge University.Jody Williams helped found an international campaign to stop the use of landmines.She worked hard to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them.She and her organization were given the Nobel Peace Prize
15、 in 1997.Jody Williams(1950-),USAA Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky.Name AmbitionProblemsSacrificesJoan of ArcTo drive the English from France.Women were not allowed to fight like a man.She lost her life.Name AmbitionProblems SacrificesElizabeth Fryto help improve prison conditi
16、ons.She was criticized for neglecting her family and enjoying fame.Less time was spent with her husband and family.Name AmbitionProblems SacrificesSoong ChinglingHer relatives held political opinions completely different from hers.After her husband died,she lived alone.To work for civil rights,democ
17、racy and peace.Name AmbitionProblemsSacrificesLin QiaozhiTo help women and children with their illness and healthWomen had greater difficulties getting into medical college and getting further trainingShe never got married or had a family of her own.Name AmbitionProblems SacrificesJane GoodallTo wor
18、k with animals in the wild.She lived a hard life in the wild.She gave up the comforts of life to study the chimps.Name AmbitionProblemsSacrificesJody WilliamsTo prevent the making and use of landmines.It isnt easy to work with groups in different countries and persuade governments to stop the making
19、 and use of landmines.She has lost her own personal time because of the demands of the job.Jane GoodallDo you know where the photos were taken?What can you see in the pictures?Jane Goodall with the chimp.Gombe National Park in East Africa.QuestionsWhy can she get along well with the chimps for such
20、long time?ReadingA STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFElistening to the tape to get general ideasThe passage is mainly about how Jane Goodall worked with _ in their environment and help people _ and _ the life of these animals.Main ideaSkimmingReading Comprehension Ichimpsunderstandrespect1.Who is the protec
21、tor?2.What animal are observed?3.When did Jane Goodall arrive at Gombe?She arrived at Gombe in 1960.SkimmingReading Comprehension IIJane Goodall.Chimps.Careful reading to solve difficult pointsHow the group followed Janes way of studying chimps in the wildMatch the main ideas and the paragraphs.Para
22、graph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Janes achievementsWhat Jane discovered about chimpsHow Jane tries to protect the lives of chimps in their natural habitat1.Jane observed chimps as a group hunting a bird and then eating it.2.Jane has helped build many homes forthe wild animals to live in.3
23、.Jane has spent about fifty years helping people understand her work.4.Janes work changed the way people think about chimps.True or falseScanningReading Comprehension III1.What did the group do first in the morning?They _.A.went into the forest slowlyB.left the chimp family sleeping in a treeC.obser
24、ved the family of chimps wake upD.helped people understand the behaviourof the chimpsScanningReading Comprehension IV2.Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild?Because she wanted_.A.to work with them in their own environmentB.to prove the way people think about chimps was wrongC.to disc
25、over what chimps eatD.to observe a chimp family3.Jane was permitted to begin her work after_.A.the chimp family woke up B.she lived in the forestC.her mother came to support her D.she arrived at Gombe4.The purpose of her study was to _.A.watch the wild chimps in cagesB.gain a doctors degreeC.underst
26、and and respect the livesof chimpsD.live in the forest as men canFill in the chart below according to theinformation from the passage.What did Jane do after she came to Africa?What did she achieve?Reading Comprehension VScanningWhat did Jane do after she came to Africa?1 Studied chimps in their natu
27、ral environment2 Lived in the forest so she could observe the chimps and record their activities3 Found what chimps eat and their social system4 Tried to make people aware that it is wrong to use chimps for entertainment or advertisementsWhat did she achieve?1 Helped to set up special places wherech
28、imps can live safely in the wild2 Got a doctors degree3 Showed that women can live in the forest to study wild animals as men can4 Inspired others who wanted to cheerthe achievements of women1.What made Jane Goodall a great success?2.What should we learn from Jane Goodall?3.What do you think is the
29、best way to protect wildlife?DiscussionThere are two points that made her success:The first one is facile(易做到的),because it is only a way.Everyone can do it.But for the second one,one is her way to study chimps,and the other is her true love to the animals.1.What made Jane Goodall a great success?it
30、ismore easily said than done.As a woman,she gave up everything,went to the forest to study the chimps and devoted all her love to these animals.It is really not easy.What we cannot understand is that how she has such great personality.2.What should we learn from Jane Goodall?wisdom and courage;deepl
31、y love to the animals;her consideration;her hard work3.What do you think is the best way toprotect wildlife?We should call for all the citizens to love wildlife,protect their living conditions,forbid hunters to kill them freely,build more natural reserves for them and we shouldnt disturb them.The national wildlife protection parks shouldnt be open to the tourists.Make people aware of the importance of wildlife protection.
