Unit 1 Women of achievement Warming up

课件41张PPT。Period 1 Warming
up Unit 1
Women of achievementWarming upWhat do you want to do after you grow up?
Do you want to be a great person?selflessmake contributions to his /her countryserve the people whole-heartedlyunselfishly give up something to achieve his/her goalmake great inventions to improve people’s lifeGreat or Important ?great--- of excellent quality or abilityimportant--- 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 War 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’ fighting. He strongly believed in the three principles: nationalism; people’s 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 moon 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 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 we’re going to read some stories about great or important women. Do you know some great and successful women around the world or in the history? She was an inventor and a scientist from Poland. She went to Paris and studied physics and chemistry there. She was given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911. She is the only woman scientist who was awarded Nobel Prize for two times. Madame Curie (1867-1934) In the year 1903, she and another scientist were awarded the Nobel
Prize in Physics for their discovery of radium.
On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments.
She died of radiation poisoning.Empress Wu Zetian (624 - 705) She was the only female monarch (君主 ) of China. She lived in Tang Dynasty. She ruled the empire (帝国 ) for over half a century. Wu Zetian was the only woman who ever ruled the Chinese empire in her own right,her actions have been a subject for debate for more ten centuries. She was the most remarkable(非凡的), influential (有影响的)and mysterious(神秘的) woman in Chinese history.A Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky.Who are they? 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)
France She was born in the small
village in France. She lived
at the time when there was a
war between England and
France called “The Hundred Years War”. She showed the French army how to win battles and inspired them with the confidenceenough to defeat the English and send them back to England for good.
AT that time it was considered wrong for women to fight in the army.
Joan argued that God had
spoken to her and sent her
to help the army and
encouraged her to fight in
men’s clothes. Elizabeth Fry was a Quaker. She helped improve prison condition and gave prisoners work and education. Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. Elizabeth Fry
(1780-1845), BritainQuaker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。 She was born in a Quaker family on May 21, 1780. In 1812 she first visit Newgate Prison in London and was very shocked at the conditions there. From then on she began to work to improve prison conditions in Britain. In 1816, she began her prison school. In 1818, she and 11 other Quakers talked to the leaders of Britain about life in Prison. By the 1820s she and her work had become well known .Soong Chingling (1893-1981), China In 1915, She married Dr
Sun Yet-sen, founder of the
Republic of China. After her
husband died in 1925, she
supported the Communist Party even though most of her family were members of the Kuomintang. She was made an honorary vice-president ofSoong Qinglingthe People’s Republic. She concerned herself with welfare projects, especially the China Welfare Institute for women and children.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,we’re dealing with it. A doctor who became a specialist in women’s 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)
China She was born in Xiamen .
Her parents were Christians
and her father believed in the
education of women. At
elementary school one of her
teachers encouraged her to become a doctor . In 1929, She graduated from the University with a PhD degree in gynecology. In 1933, she studied in Vienna and then returned to China to work for women and children’s diseases.
She was very important in inspiring women to become doctors
and was one of the
founders of modern
gynecology(妇科医学) in
China. Jane Goodall went to
Tanzania and studied
chimps from 1960s. She
went with three African
helpers to live in the Gombe National Park(贡贝国家公园)in East Africa. Her life was spent following and recording the social life andJane Goodallrelationships 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 in Ethology (动物行动学 )
from Cambridge University. Jody Williams helped found an international campaign to stop the use 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.Jody Williams
(1950- ), USAGreat or not?To drive the English from France.Women were not allowed to fight like a man.She lost her life.to help improve prison conditions.She was criticized for neglecting her family and enjoying fame.Less time was spent with her husband and family.Her relatives held political opinions completely different from hers.After her husband died, she lived alone.To work for civil rights, democracy and peace.To help women and children with their illness and healthWomen had greater difficulties getting into medical college and getting further trainingShe never got married or had a family of her own.To work with animals in the wild.She lived a hard life in the wild.She gave up the comforts of life to study the chimps.To prevent the making and use of landmines.It isn’t easy to work with groups in different countries and persuade governments to stop the making and use of landmines.She has lost her own personal time because of the demands of the job.Talking
In pairs discuss the qualities that you think a great woman needs. Look at the list of qualities that were discussed when we examined a great man.
intelligent determined generous kind modest
unselfish hard-working brave confident
considerate
Are there any other qualities that you would like to
Add ?
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______________________________________thoughtfulenergeticimaginativehonestdecisive(果断)sensible(明智)What do you think these women have in common?Thinking ?willing to sacrifice
hard-workingmodestunselfishInsistent坚持不懈的Thinking of othersdeterminedintelligentCommitted尽责的great womanDebate( argument)Women are able to do more than men.Women are not able to do more than men.