Unit 17 Great women (Warming up)

Song Qingling Madame Curie Pearl S. Buck What do you know about them ? Mother Teresa

Song Qingling was born into a rich family which played an important role in Chinese politics in the first half of 20 th century. As the widow of Sun Yatsen, she became an important member of the elite of P.R.C. Though she was the Vice-chairperson of the People’s Republic, her influence in political matters was limited. Instead, she devoted herself to the welfare activities for women and children.

Which sentence is true?_____ A. Her influence in political matters is bigger than in welfare activities. B. Her influence in welfare activities is bigger than in political matters. C. Her influence in political matters is as big as in welfare activities. D. Her influence in political matters is twice as big as in welfare activities. B

Madame Curie was born in Warsaw on Nov.7. She got married to Pierre Curie. After the death of her husband, she took his place as Professor of Physics. It was the first time a woman had held this position.She did research on radioactivity and discovered polonium and radium.Because of her contribution, She received the Nobel Prize twice

Where was she born? How many Nobel Prizes did she receive?

Quotation Life is not easy for any of us, we must work hard, and above all we must believe in ourselves. We must believe that each of us is able to do something well, and that, when we discover what this something is, we must work hard at it until we succeed Madame Curie

Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia, but she spent most of the first forty years of her life in China. She lived in China, studied Chinese and found jobs in Nanjing University with her husband. In 1920s, She began to publish stories and essays in magazines. Her first novel, East Wind, West Wind was published in She won the Noble Prize in literature, the first American woman to do so.By the time of her death in 1973, Pearl had published over 70 books.

1. Which kind of Nobel Prize was she awarded? 2.Was she a Chinese?

Mother Teresa was born on August 27,1910. When she was 12 years old, she determined to have avocation to help the poor and India was her destination. At the age of 18, she went to India, where she took her initial vows as a nun. In India, Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for those nobody was prepared to look after, she received the Noble Prize in She died on September 5, 1997.

1. What’s Mother Teresa known for? It is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."

Discussion Do you know a woman who really inspires you? Describe her and explain why you admire her? It has been said that life is difficult as it is. For women it sometimes twice as difficult. Is it more difficult for women to become famous or get jobs in high positions? What do you think?

What was her name? Lily RoseJaneSandra What was she like? What was she good at? What has become of her? Serious smart friendly helpful Loyal honest fat quiet warm kind pretty strong hardworking maths singing painting nothing She’s now a teacher She married and has a daughter She works in a department store She has her own company