1、Unit 1 Women of achievementWarming up and ReadingI will describe some people to you, please guess who they are according to my description. She was the only female emperor(君主君主) of China, and remains the most influential and mysterious woman in Chinese history.Wu Zetian (624 - 705) in Tang DynastySh
2、e was Dr. Suns wife. She was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history. She concerned herself with welfare projects, leading China Welfare Institute especially for women and children.Song Qingling (1893-1981), ChinaA doctor who became a specialist in womens illnesses. She devoted all her life
3、 to medical work for Chinese women and children. Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors.Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983), China Marie Curie1867-1934 On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments. She died of radiation poisoning(放射物中毒放射物中毒).She was an inventor and a scientis
4、t from Poland. She went to Paris and studied physics and chemistry there. She is the only woman scientist who was awarded two Nobel Prizes.A girl from the countryside 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
5、English.Joan of Arc (1412-1432), FranceWhich animal has the closest connection with human beings?Which animal has the closest connection with human beings?ChimpsShe went to Africa and studied chimps.As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals. She went to Africa and studied chimps. Her resea
6、rch showed the connections between chimps and human beings. She w o r k s t o p r o t e c t c h i m p s everywhere.Jane Goodall(1934- ), BritainA Student of African Wildlife After a glance at the title and pictures in the text,what do you think the passage is about? The passage is mainly about how J
7、ane Goodall worked with and help peopleof these animals.chimps in their environmentunderstand and respect the life1.Who is the student? 2.What animals are observed? 3.When did Jane Goodall arrive at Gombe? 4.What did Jane do in the forest? Jane Goodall.Chimps. She arrived at Combe in 1960. She studi
8、ed the animals in the forest.The whole day of a chimp familyA family of chimps wake upWander off into the forestFeed or clean each otherThe mother chimp and her babies play in the treego to sleep together in their nestT h e f i r s t p a r a g r a p hThe first thingThe second thingShe discovered tha
9、t chimps hunt and eat meat.She observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it.She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other.The second paragraph: what is discovered?True or false:She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest.She supposes that people should not use chim
10、ps for entertainment.She has spent forty years helping people understand her work.She has built many homes for the wild animals to live in.(True)(True)(True)(True)What did she achieve?Working with animals in their own environment Got a doctors degreeShowed that women can live in the forest to study
11、wild animals as men canInspired others who wanted to cheer the achievements of womenMultiple choice1. What did the group do first in the morning? They_.A.went into the forest slowlyB.left the chimp family sleeping in a treeC.observed the family of chimps wake upD.helped people understand the behavio
12、ur of the chimps2. 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 discover what chimps eatD. to observe a chimp family3. Jane was permitted to begin her work after_.A
13、. 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. understand and respect the lives of chimpsD. live in the forest as men can1 What kind of stud
14、ent Jane is?2.Jane was brave enough to live in the forest. What difficulties do you think she was facing?3. If you have the chance, will you do what she did? Thinking and Writing The topic is “though our grandmothers and mothers havent done something great like Jane, do you think they are great, too?” Give your reasons.看观谢谢
