1、Unit 1 Book 4Women of achievementTopic-important women&great womenselflessmake contributions to his/her countryserve the people whole-heartedlyunselfishly give up something to achieve his/her goalmake great inventions to improve peoples lifeGreat or Important?great-of excellent quality or abilityimp
2、ortant-powerful or having influence Most of the great people are also important people.But important people may not also be great people.What qualities make a great person?How Can We Tell If An Important Person Is A Great Person?He fought against the German Nazis and Japanese invaders during World W
3、ar 2.He worked in China as a doctor and saved many Chinese soldiers.He gave up his career in Canada and died helping the Chinese army as a doctor in World War 2.1.Norman Bethune(1890-1939),Canada(GREAT)2.Sun yat-sen(1866-1925),China He founded the first Republic in China in 1911 after many years fig
4、hting.He strongly believed in the three principles:nationalism;peoples rights;people livelihood.He was the first President of the Chinese Republic.He worked hard for the revolution when he could have lived a happy and successful life as a doctor.(GREAT)3.Neil Armstrong(1930-),USA He landed on the mo
5、on in July 1969.He was the first man on the moon.But he did not sacrifice anything to do this.(IMPORTANT)4.Nelson Mandela(1918-),South Africa He fought for the black people and was in prison for thirty years.He helped the black people to get the same rights as white people.He fought for equality for
6、 black people in South Africa.(GREAT)It has often been said that life is difficult as it is.For women it sometimes seems twice as difficult.In this unit were going to read some stories about great or important women.TalkingIn pairs discuss the qualities that you think a great woman needs.Look at the
7、 list of qualities that were discussed when we examined a great man.intelligent determined generous kind modest unselfish hard-working brave confident considerateAre there any other qualities that you would like to Add?_thoughtfulenergeticimaginativehonestdecisive(果断)sensible(明智)Quaker a religious s
8、ect that worships Christ without any formal ceremony or stated creed and is strongly opposed to violence and war 基督教的教派，既无任何正式仪式又无固定教义，其信条为强烈反对暴力与战争。concern oneself with/in sth be busy with sth,interest oneself in忙于，关心某事 e.g:There is no need to concern yourself with this matter,were dealing with it.
9、connection Connection between A and B A与B的联系 e.g:Is there a connection between smoking and lung cancer?Connection with/to sth 与 有联系 e.g:His failure has no connection with the quality of his work.Warming Up In pairs discuss the six women on Page 1.Which of these women do you think is a great woman?Gi
10、ve reasons for your choice.Before you decide,think about the following questions:1.Did she follow her ideas and sacrifice anything so that her ideas could be realized?/Did she unselfishly give up anything to achieve her goal?2.Did she go through struggles and difficulties?/Did she suffer for her ide
11、as?Homework Preview ReadingFind words that mean the same from Warming Up._-a person who has special interests or skills in a limited field of work or study;expert_-help with living conditions,social difficulties,etc._-a group of people with a special purpose_-the state of being connected;relationshi
12、p eg.Is there a _ between the sun and the seasons?_-a state of being or existence eg.Yang Li-wei has got used to the _ of weightlessness._-a society formed for a special purposespecialistwelfareorganizationconnectionconnectionconditionconditioninstitute_-a connected set of actions intended to obtain a particular result in politics or business eg.The _ succeeded and he won the election._-give wholly or completely to eg.He has _ his life to helping blind people.campaigncampaigndevotedevoted
