1、Women of Women of achievementachievementUnit 1Unit 1A Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky.Can you tell some great and successful women around the world or in the history?Guessing She was an inventor and a scientist from Poland.She went to Paris and studied physics and chemistry the
2、re.She is the only woman scientist who was awarded Nobel Prize for two times.Madame Curie (1867-1934)Empress Wu Zetian (624-705)She was the only female monarch(君主君主)of China.She lived in Tang Dynasty.She ruled the empire(帝帝国国)for over half a century.Fan BingbingHer husband is the founder of the Repu
3、blic of China.She busied herself with various welfare activities.Song Qingling(1893-1981),China 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)Ch
4、inaShe,a noted humanitarian(人道主义者人道主义者)and environmentalist,has spent many years observing the behaviour of chimpanzees in their native habitat.Jane Goodall1937-What do they have in common?What makes them great?Give your reasons.Personal qualities of the great peopledeterminedbraveconfidentwarm-hear
5、tedresponsibleunselfishhonestintelligentbroad-and-open mindedgenerouskindmodesthard-workingconsideratehelpfulactiveindependentAt a glance of the title,what do you think the passage is about?Where do you think the photos were taken?What do you think of when you see the pictures?Skimming:1.Who is the
6、protector?2.What animal are observed?3.When did Jane Goodall arrive at Gombe？How old was she?4.What was the purpose of her study of the chimps?Jane Goodall.Chimps.She arrived at Gombe in 1960 when she was26.Her purpose was to help the rest of the world to _ the life of the chimps.understand and resp
7、ectTask 1 A student of African wildlifePara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4Task 2 Read the text quickly to get the main idea of each paragraph.A day in the park.Janes way to study chimps Janes attitude and feeling to the animals.Jane has achieved everything she wanted to do.(a short summary to her)The family of
8、 chimps _ and _ in the morningChimps either _ or clean each other to show_The mother chimp and her babies _ in the treeChimps sleep together in their _ for the nightChimps in Gombe National Parkwake uplovemove offfeedplaynestThe _ between members of a chimp family is as _ as in a human family.relati
9、onstrongThe first paragraphPara 21.When did she allow to begin her project?Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project.2.What did she discover after observing and recording chimps activities?One important thing she discovered was that chimps h
10、unt and eat meat.She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other.True or false 1)She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest.2)She supposes that people should use chimps for entertainment.3)She has spent more than fifty years helping people understand her work.4)She has built many spe
11、cial places for the wild animals to live in.FFforty yearsshould not useWorking with animals in their own environment.Gaining a doctors degree.Showing that women can live in the forest as men can.Janes achievements:She inspires those who want to cheer the achievements of womenDiscussion 1)What proble
12、ms might she have while working in the forest?2)What do you think of her?Give examples to support what you think.An interviewSuppose there is an interview between a reporter and Jane Goodall,you can refer to the words below.born in London in 1934 study chimps at Gombe,East Africa get help from mothe
13、r,teammates.study by observing,recording have a hard life for many years understand,respect,discover,achieve Homework Watch a video and write a letter to those parents who prefer boys to treat girls equally by telling them some stories of some women of achievement.Only if we can Only if we can understand can we understand can we carecareOnly if we care Only if we care will we helpwill we helpOnly if we help Only if we help shall all the shall all the life be hopefullife be hopeful-Jane Goodall We have a choice to use the gift of our lives to make the world a better place-Jane Goodall
