1、Unit 1 Women of achievementWords preview achievement welfare project institute specialist connectionn.成就；成绩n.福利；福利事业n.项目；工程n.学会；学院；协会n.专家；专业工作者n.连接；关系human beings campaignorganizationn.人类n.运动；战役vi.作战；参加运动n.组织；机构；团体Words previewWho are they?What do you know about them?She was a Quaker.She helped impr
2、ove prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education.Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.Elizabeth Fry(1780-1845)BritainShe was Dr Sun Yat-sens wife,was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history.She concerned herself with welfare projects,especially the China
3、Welfare Institute for women and children.Song Qingling(1893-1981)ChinaShe was a doctor who became a specialist in womens illnesses.She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children.Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors.Lin Qiaozhi(1901-1983)ChinaShe helped foun
4、d anInternational campaignto stop the making oflandmines.She alsoworked hard to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them.She and her organization were given the Nobel PeacePrize in 1997.Jody Williams(1950-)USAShe was a girl from the countryside who dressed as a man and went to fight
5、for the French.She helped drive the English out of France.She was caught and put to death by the English.Joan of Arc(1412-1431)FranceAs a young girl,she always wanted to study animals.She went to Africa and studied chimps instead of going to university.Her research showed the connections between chi
6、mps and human beings.She works to protect chimps everywhere.Jane Goodall(1934-)BritainA great person is a person who has followed his or her ideas and sacrificed(牺牲)something so that they could be realized.11Are they great people?hard-workingintelligentdeterminedgenerouskindbraveconfidentunselfishhe
7、lpfulhonestGet on well with othersNever lose heartBe active in society activitiesDo public service work without payMake great contributions to mankindenergeticpassionate13A great personA Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky.Do you know some other great and successful womenaround the
8、 world or in the history?Guess who they are.Wu Zetiana great woman in Tang Dynasty the only female emperor in history of Chinablind and deafdevoted to helping the disabledHelen Keller“Three Days to See”a great woman in ancient Chinajoined the army instead of her fatherfought bravely in the warMu Lan
9、As great women,they dont care for themselves at all,and at some point or rather,they must give some sacrifices,just like Lin Qiaozhi,she devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children and had chosen not to have a family of her own.Instead,she made sure that about 50,000 babies w
10、ere safely delivered to their mothers.Not all people can do this.Once they have chosen their careers(生涯，职业，经历),they would carry on with them without any withdrawal(撤退).What they did is encouraging thousands of people to continue their careers.Those who are only famous but not great cant be matched.A
11、 Great WomanLook at the picture and read the exercises below.Predict the content,and then listen to the tape and check if you were correct.Listening(Workbook,Page 41)Joans country:_Her reason for fighting:_Her enemy:_How did Joan help?_Listen to Part 1 and make notes in the chart below.Listening(Wor
12、kbook,Page 41)Joans country:_Her reason for fighting:_Her enemy:_How did Joan help?_FranceTo drive the English out of FranceThe EnglishShe joined the French armyListen to Part 2 and fill in the blanks in the sentences below.1.Thats because she _ God had sent her.She had many good ideas and the Frenc
13、h soldiers _ her.2.The English soldiers were very _.They caught Joan and the Church said that she had not _ as a woman should.So they _ her.3.Much _ they _ that she was _ 4.for her country.The Church made her a Saint(圣人)believedfollowedangrybehavedkilledlaterunderstoodfightingTalking Discuss in pair
14、s.Which Chinese woman in the past also disguised(化装)herself as a man to join the army?What are the similarities between Joan of Arc and this woman?Use the following words and expressions to help you.hard-working,energetic,active,determined,Intelligent,fair,generous,kind,helpful,modest confident,brave,honest,considerate,unselfish devoted,educated,warm-heartedWhat does she look like?Why do you admire her?What did she do to impress you most?How would you describe her?Why did she choose to.?What are her strengths/weaknesses?Can you give an example to show.?
