Unit 1 Women of achievement 松源中学 宋苑娴

Women of achievement

Words review achievement welfare project institute specialist connection n. 成就；功绩 n. 福利；福利事业 n. 项目；工程；规划 n. 学会；学院；协会 n. 专家；专业工作者 n. 连接；关系

Words and expression review human being campaign organization 人 n. 运动；战役 vi. 作战；参加运动 n. 组织；机构；团体

Women can hold up half of the sky. A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half of the sky.

Do you know any other women of achievement around the world or in the history? Thinking ?

Guessing Game I will describe some people to you, please guess who they are according to my description.

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（居里夫人） (1867-1934)

She was Dr Sun Yat-sen’s wife She was Dr Sun Yat-sen’s wife. She was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history. She concerned herself with welfare projects（福利事业）, especially the China Welfare Institute for women and children. Song Qingling (1893-1981), China

She was a Quaker（教友派信徒） She was a Quaker（教友派信徒）. She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education. Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), Britain

She was the only female monarch (君主) of China, and remains the most remarkable (非凡的), influential and mysterious woman in Chinese history. Empress Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang Dynasty

She was a doctor who became a specialist in women’s illnesses She was a doctor who became a specialist in women’s 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), China

She helped found an international campaign to stop the making of Landmines（禁雷运动）. She also worked hard to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them. She and her organization were given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Jody Williams (1950- ), USA

She was a girl from the countryside who dressed as a man（女扮男装） and went to fight for（为…而战） 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), France

As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals As 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 chimps and human beings. She works to protect chimps everywhere. Jane Goodall (1934- ), Britain

Discussion What do they have in common? What qualities does a great woman have? Can you use several adjectives(形容词） to describe their qualities?

Discussion unselfish active hard-working intelligent brave determined Personal qualities of the great people confident generous considerate kind modest helpful warm-hearted responsible honest independent broad-and-open minded

Jane Goodall

珍·古道尔 (Jane Goodall, 1934—) 生于 伦敦。自幼即对动物行为极感兴趣。18岁离开学校，到赴非洲为止，她曾先后担任过秘书以及影片制作助理。此后，她在非洲担任古生物学家路易斯·利基的助手，与利基的合作经验使她能于1960年在贡贝溪动物保护区设立一个营区，得以观察该地黑猩猩的行为。

1977年她建立了“珍·古道尔人、动物与 环境研究所”。1991年，她倡议并成立了 “根与芽”组织，目的是使从幼儿园到大 学的年轻一代都能够行动起来，为了环 境、动物和他们自己的社区创造一个更加 美好的世界。1995年，被英国女王授予勋 爵士。珍·古道尔撰有许多书籍和论文， 最著名的是《生活在人类的阴影中》 (1971)，此著作已被翻译成15种文字。

A Student of African Wildlife Predicting A Student of African Wildlife After a glance of the title and pictures, what do you think the passage is about?

Skimming 1. Who is the protector? Jane Goodall 2. What animals are observed? Chimps

Skimming The main idea of the text is ____________ A. chimp's life in the forest B. many wild animals in danger C. Jane Goodall's life in Africa D. Jane Goodall's life in protecting the wildlife

Homework Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary. 2. Preview the Reading: A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE

Thank you!