1、Unit 1 Women of achievementA Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky.I will describe some people to you,please guess who they are according to my description.She was the only female monarch(君主君主)of China,and remains the most remarkable(非凡的非凡的),influential(有影响的有影响的)and mysterious(神秘的神秘的
2、)woman in Chinese history.Empress(女皇女皇)Wu Zetian(624-705)in Tang Dynasty She was an inventor and a scientist from Poland.She went to Paris and studied physics and chemistry there.She is the only woman scientist who was awarded two Nobel Prizes.On July 4,1934,she died in Paris,killed by her own exper
3、iments.She died of radiation poisoning(放放射物中毒射物中毒).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 English.Joan of Arc(1412-1432),FranceElizabethFry(1780-1845),BritainShe was a Quaker.She
4、helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education.Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.She was Dr Sun Yat-sens wife.She was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history.She concerned herself with welfare projects,especially China Welfare Institute fo
5、r women and children.Soong Chingling(1893-1981),ChinaA doctor who became a specialist in womens illnesses.She devoted all her lift to medical work for Chinese women and children.Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors.Lin Qiaozhi(1901-1983),ChinaJodyWilliams(1950-),USAShe helped found
6、 an international campaign to stop the making of landmines.She 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.As a young girl,she always wanted to study animals.She went to Africa and studied chimps instead of
7、 going to university.Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings.She works to protect chimps everywhere.Jane Goodall(1934-),BritainDo you remember the differences between a great person and an important person?A great person is one who has followed his/her ideas and sacrifice
8、d something so that they could be realized.An important person may be well-known but if he/she has not gone through struggles and difficulties for their noble cause,they cannot be called a great person.Now in pairs or groups discuss why these eight women are considered as great women rather than imp
9、ortant women.NameAmbition Problems SacrificesSoong Ching-lingJody williamsto help improve prison conditionsShe was criticized for neglecting her family and enjoying fame.Less time was spent with her husband and family.to work for civil rights,democracy and peaceHer relatives held political opinions
10、completely different from hers.After her husband died,she lived alone.It isnt easy to work with groups in different countries and persuade govern-ments to stop the making and use of landmines.Elizabeth FryShe has lost her own personal time because of the demands of the job.to prevent the making and
11、use of landminesNameAmbitionProblemsSacrificesto work with animals in the wildShe lived a hard life in the wild.She gave up the comforts of life to study the chimps.to drive the English from FranceWomen were not allowed to fight like a man.She lost her life.to help women and children with their illn
12、esses and health Jane Goodall went to Tanzania(坦桑尼亚坦桑尼亚)and studied chimps from 1960s.She went with three African helpers to live in the Gombe National Park in East Africa.Her life was spent following and recording the social life and relationships of the chimps.Because of her research,we now know t
13、hat chimpanzees hunt for meat,use tools,and have different personalities.In 1965,she earned her PhD(博博士学位士学位)in ethology(动物行为学动物行为学)from Cambridge University.Jane GoodallPre-readingEnjoy a short video about Jane and the chimps and then answer the following two questions:Why do you think Jane Goodall
14、 went to Africa to study chimps rather than to a university?Do you think her work is important?Why?1streading:Fast reading1.Who is the protector?2.What animals are observed?Jane GoodallChimps2nd readingIntensive ReadingThe whole dayA family of chimps wake upWander off into the forest(feed,clean each
15、 other)The mother chimp and her babies play in the treeCome into mother chimps arms,go 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 that chimps hunt and eat meat.She observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it.She al
16、so discovered how chimps communicate with each other.The second paragraphTrue or false:She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest.She supposes that people should not use chimps for entertainment.She has spent more than forty years helping people understand her work.She has built many homes for
17、the wild animals to live in.(True)(True)(True)(True)Working with animals in their own environmentGaining a doctors degree for her studiesShowing that women can live in the forest as men canThe fourth paragraphComprehending1.1.What did the group do first in the morning?They_.What did the group do fir
18、st in the morning?They_.A.A.went into the forest slowlywent into the forest slowlyB.B.left the chimp family of chimps wake upleft the chimp family of chimps wake upC.C.observed the family of chimps wake upobserved the family of chimps wake upD.D.helped people understand the behaviourhelped people un
19、derstand the behaviour of the chimps of the chimps2.Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild?Because 2.Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild?Because she wanted_.she wanted_.E.E.To work with them in their own environmentTo work with them in their own environmentF.F.To pro
20、ve the way people think about chimps was wrongTo prove the way people think about chimps was wrongG.G.To discover what chimps eatTo discover what chimps eatH.H.To observe a chimp familyTo observe a chimp familyC C A A 3.Jane was permitted to begin her work after_.3.Jane was permitted to begin her wo
21、rk after_.A.The chimp family woke up B.she lived in the forestA.The chimp family woke up B.she lived in the forestC.Her mother came to support her D.she arrived at GombeC.Her mother came to support her D.she arrived at Gombe4.The purpose of her study was to _.4.The purpose of her study was to _.Watc
22、h the wild chimps in cagesWatch the wild chimps in cagesGain a doctors degreeGain a doctors degreeUnderstand and respect the lives of chimpsUnderstand and respect the lives of chimpsLive in the forest as men canLive in the forest as men canComprehendingC C C C Paragraph 1:It is about a day in the pa
23、rk.Paragraph 2:It is her way of doing her research and some achievement.Paragraph 3:It is her attitude and feeling to the animals.Paragraph 4:It is a short summary to her.Getting the main idea of each paragraphA PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFEMaking a chartA day in the parkJanes way to study chimps and her achievement.Her attitude to the animals.She has achieved everything she wanted to do.1234Homework What made Jane Goodall a great success?What should we learn from Jane Goodall?
