1. Unit 1 Women of achievement

2. Warming Up
Pre-reading
Reading
Homework

3. Warming Up

4. Women can hold up half of the sky.
A Chinese saying goes:
Women can hold up half of the sky.

5. Guessing Game
I will describe some people to you, please guess who they are according to my description.

6. She was the only female monarch(君主) of China, and remains the most remarkable(非凡的), influential(有影响的) and mysterious(神秘的) woman in Chinese history.
Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian ( )
in Tang Dynasty

7. She was Dr Sun Yat-sen’s wife
She was Dr Sun Yat-sen’s 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.
Soong Chingling
( ), China

8. A doctor who became a specialist in women’s illnesses
A doctor who became a specialist in women’s 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
( ), China

9. 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.
Marie Curie ( )
On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments.
She died of radiation poisoning(放射物中毒).

10. 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
( ), France

11. She went to Africa and studied chimps.

12. As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals
As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals. She went to Africa and studied chimps. Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings. She works to protect chimps everywhere.
Jane Goodall
( ), Britain

13. Jane Goodall went to Tanzania(坦桑尼亚) and studied chimps from 1960s
Jane Goodall went to Tanzania(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 that chimpanzees hunt for meat, use tools, and have different personalities.
In 1965, she earned her PhD(博士学位) in ethology (动物行为学) from Cambridge University.
Jane Goodall

14. Pre-reading
Enjoy a short video about Jane and the chimps and then answer the following two questions:
Why do you think Jane Goodall went to Africa to study chimps rather than to a university?
Do you think her work is important? Why?

15. Reading

16. 1streading: Fast reading
1. Who is the student?
Jane Goodall
2. What animals are observed?
Chimps

17. 2nd reading
Intensive Reading

18. Comprehending C
What did the group do first in the morning? They_______.
went into the forest slowly
left the chimp family of chimps wake up
observed the family of chimps wake up
helped people understand the behaviour of the chimps
2. Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild? Because she wanted_________.
To work with them in their own environment
To prove the way people think about chimps was wrong
To discover what chimps eat
To observe a chimp family A

19. Comprehending C
3. Jane was permitted to begin her work after_________.
A. The chimp family woke up B. she lived in the forest
C. Her mother came to support her D. she arrived at Gombe
4. The purpose of her study was to ____________.
Watch the wild chimps in cages
Gain a doctor’s degree
Understand and respect the lives of chimps
Live in the forest as men can C

20. \ The whole day T h e f i r s t p a r a g r a p h
Come into mother chimp’s arms,go to sleep together in their nest
A family of chimps wake up
Wander off into the forest
Feed or clean each other
The mother chimp and her babies play in the tree

21. The second paragraph The first thing
She discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat.
She observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it.
The second thing
She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other.

22. The third paragraph True or false:
She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest.
(True)
She supposes that people should not use chimps for entertainment.
(True)
She has spent more than forty years helping people understand her work.
(True)
She has built many homes for the wild animals to live in.
(True)

23. The achievement of Jane
The fourth paragraph
The achievement of Jane
Working with animals in their own environment
Gaining a doctor’s degree for her studies
Showing that women can live in the forest as men can

24. Getting the main idea of each paragraph

25. Paragraph 1: It is about a day in the park.

26. 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.

27. Making a chart She has achieved everything she wanted to do. 3 2 1
Jane’s way to study chimps and her achievement.
A day in the park
Her attitude to the animals. 4
She has achieved everything she wanted to do.

28. We have a choice to use the gift
of our lives to make the world
a better place
------Jane Goodall

29. Only if we can understand can we care
Only if we care will we help
Only if we help shall all the life is hopeful
------Jane Goodall

30. What are the qualities that make a distinguished woman?
Intelligent Ambitious Self-motivated Daring
Innovative Caring Positive Sensitive Persistent
basis
drive
sparkle
courage
Idea
attitude
Inspiration
will power
Attitude is a little thing that makes a great difference!
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

31. Preface(前言)
When we grow up we need food to give us nutrition. But the most important thing that we couldn’t do without is the love from our parents ,our friends and the ones we loves ,Similarly, a person’s success couldn’t leave the love to others. Knowledge is the food that a man should absorb(吸收 ) while love is the sunshine, a success should show love to others.

32. Using Language
a Good Example for Me

38. Before the lesson please tell us something about Lin Qiao zhi.
Name:
Date:
Home place:
Occupation:
Work:
林巧稚
Xiamen,Fujian china
a specialist in women’s illness
Gynecologic oncology
妇科肿瘤学

39. Fast reading 1.what was the writer’s problems?
2.what did he decided to do at last? Why ?
3. Which words can we find in the text used to describe Lin Qiaozhi ?
4. What are Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements mentioned in the passage?

40. What was the writer’s problems?
The writer did not know which subject to choose to study at university among English, biology and chemistry.
2.what did she decided to do at last? Why ?
She chose to study at medicial college, because she was moved by Lin Qiaozhi and wanted to help others just like Lin Qiaozhi.

41. 3. Which words can we find in the text used to describe Lin Qiaozhi ?
hard work determination good nature
kindness consideration

42. 4. What are Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements mentioned in the passage?
1.write down three of Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements after reading the passage a b c
She got a medical training for her career.
She became a specialist in women’s disease.
She had made sure that about 50,000babies were safely delivered to their mothers.

43. Careful Reading 2. Answer the following questions
1.For whom and for what purpose did Lin Qiaozhi write a book about how to look after babies?
2.Which period did Lin Qiaozhi live in?
3.Was it easy for a woman to get medical education at that time? Give a reason.
She wrote a book for mothers in the countryside who were not able to get a hospital easily.
She lived in the early twentieth century.
It was not easy for a woman to get medical education at that time for education was for men first and women second.

44. 4.What do you think are the important qualities a good doctor should have?
I think a good doctor should be kind,patient and have a good knowledge of diseases and ways of cures

45. Finish the summary. research
One day,the writer did some on Lin Qiaozhi—a in women’s diseases.He found something about this great woman: she did her to study medicine and wrote a book for the women in the and all her life to her patients and medical career.She won from people.After getting this information,the writer decided to study at medical school and get training to help other people.
specialist
best
countryside
devoted
respect
medical

46. Explain the following phrases.
Do some research on sth.
Death rate
Get a medical training
Can’t wait to do sth.
Deliver a baby
Devote … to
做某方面的研究
死亡率 学医
迫不及待要做某事 接生
投身于……