Unit 1 Women of achievement reading,language points,using language(浙江省杭州市余杭市)

课件78张PPT。women of achievementUnit 1A Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky.Who is the most-frequently-mentioned woman recently?Hillary Clinton born in 1947
graduated from Yale Law School
worked as a successful lawyer
married Bill Clinton
Elected to the U.S. Senate (参议院)
a member of the Children's Defense Fund ;worked tirelessly on protection children and families.
awarded by women's International Center Hillary ClintonFormer First Lady of the United States Jan. 20. 2007, Hillary announced to take part in the presidential election of 2008.
------- “I’m in and I want to win.”Do you think she is a woman of achievement? Why?modesthard-workingresponsibleintelligentA great womandevotedbrave/courageousself-confidentpersistentwilling to sacrificeambitiousoptimisticWhat qualities should a woman of achievement have?determinedGuess
Who they areShe was the only female monarch(君主) of China, and remained 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 (624 - 705)
in Tang Dynasty She was a Quaker. She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education. Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. Elizabeth Fry
(1780 --1845), BritainJoan of Arc
(1412--1431), France She was born in France, 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. Marie CurieShe is a specialist in doing scientific research from Poland. And She has devoted all her energy to working with a chemical element--- radium (Ra). Her work inspired other scientists so much that she was awarded the Nobel Prize for twice. She is most remembered as a pioneer of nursing and a reformer of hospital sanitation (卫生 ) methods. She was the daughter of a wealthy British Landowner. She has always wanted to be a nurse, but it was not considered a proper profession for a young lady at that time. She went to the Crimea to help the wounded soldiers.Florence NightingaleLin Qiaozhi
(l90l--l983), China She was a Chinese, 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.She was Dr Sun Yat-sen's wife, and one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history. She concerned herself with welfare projects, leading China Welfare Institute especially for women and children. Song Qingling
(1893 --1981), ChinaHer nickname was “The iron lady”.She was the United Kingdom’s first woman prime minister. She came into office in May 1979 and remained until her resignation(辞职) in November 1990, making her the longest serving prime minister in 150 years. Margaret Thatcher There was something in her smile, in her eyes, in her timeless and natural elegance. She became very popular with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953. This film turned out to be a smashing success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress. In 1988, she became a special ambassador to the UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会) helping children in Latin America and Africa.Audrey HepburnJody Williams
(1950 -- ), USA She is an American. She 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 l997.Jane Goodall
(l934-- ), BritainShe is British . 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. What do these great women have in common?1. Work hard at their chosen careers.2. Stick to their idea without any withdrawal (撤退)3. Overcome all sorts of difficulties4. Give up things like families or life to achieve their ambition5.Make great contributions to societyGreat women stick to their ideas and work hard for others or the society to achieve success. They have to overcome many difficulties and sometimes they have to give up things like family or even life.Discussion1. Is it harder for women to become famous or get jobs in high positions? Why?2.Do you know a woman who
really inspires (encourages) you? Describe her and explain
why.Tips:
What does she look like?
What do you think about…?
What are her reputation名声/名誉?
Why do you admire her?
What are her contribution?
How would you describe her? ReadingA STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFEJane GoodallA Brief Introductionborn in England wanted to work with animals in their own environmentarrived in Gombehas been studying and protecting chimps in GombeDr. Jane Goodall and the chimpsLive in harmonyShe is watching the chimps playing.Fast reading : Main ideasPara 1:
Para 2:
Para 3:
Para 4:A day’s study of chimps in the parkJane’s research on chimps and her discoveriesJane’s efforts in protecting chimpsJane’s achievementsa whole day’s study of chimps in Gombe National Park watch a family of chimps wake upfollow as chimps wander into the forestsee them go to sleep together in their nest for the nightThe first paragraphCareful readingwatch the mother chimp and her babies play in the treeeither feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their familymost of the timefirst activitytheneveningThe second paragraph Jane’s research and discoveries about chimps Chimps hunt and eat meat.
How chimps communicate with each other.
Their body language and social system.What did she discover?Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps?To work with them in their own environment
To prove the way people think about chimps was wrong
To discover what chimps eat
D. To observe a chimp familyJane was permitted to begin her project after____.
the chimp family woke up
she lived in the forest
her mother came to support her
she arrived at Gombe 1.She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest.
2. She argues that people should not use chimps for fun or ads.The third paragraph3.She has been outspoken about making the British
people understand & respect the life of the chimps.
4.She has built many homes for the wild animals to live in.
5. She has spent more than 40 years helping people understand her work.TTFworldJane’s great efforts in protecting chimpsTrue or falsethe rest of the chimpsFFShe has spent more than 40 years making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.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 canFor forty years, Jane Goodall has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.Once I stop, it all comes crowding in….You can’t forget the idea, and every time you stop to relax, the idea comes back to your mind.Why can she get along so well with the chimps ?deep/true love to them.The fourth paragraph 1. Working with animals in their own
environment.
2. Gaining a doctor’s degree for her studies.
3. Showing that women can live in the forest
as men can.Jane’s achievementsWhat made her a great woman?Work hard at their chosen careers.Stick to their ideaOvercome all sorts of difficultiesGive up things like families or life to achieve their ambitionMake great contributions to societyLive in the forest for over 40 years; The observations can be very tiring; Protection of wild animalsShe has wanted to work with animals since her childhood and she hangs on for over 40 years.Overcome the difficulty of being a woman by her determination and her mother’s help.The opportunity of entering a university, the time and happiness with family and a comfortable life.Help people understand and respect chimps; set up special places for them and set a good example for other women.
The passage is mainly about how Jane Goodall worked with ________________ __________________ and helped people ___________________________of these animals.chimps in their ownunderstand and respect the life environmentGeneral idea Jane Goodall has studied ____________ for many years in Africa and helped people ___________ how much they ________ like human. Jane_____ __________ __ work with animals in their own ____________. She spent many years _________ and _________ their daily activities. For 40 years, Jane ___ _____ _______ the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She _______ those who want to _______ the achievements of women.chimpsunderstandbehavedetermined to environmentobservingrecordingwashas been helpinginspirescheerOnly if we can understand
can we care
Only if we care
will we help
Only if we help
shall all the life be hopeful---Jane GoodallLanguage points Jane Goodall has studied ____________ for many years in Africa and helped people ___________ how much they ________ like human. Jane_____ __________ __ work with animals in their own ____________. She spent many years _________ and _________ their daily activities. For 40 years, Jane ___ _____ _______ the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She _______ those who want to _______ the achievements of women.chimpsunderstandbehavedetermined to environmentobservingrecordingwashas been helpinginspirescheer1. She concerned herself with welfare projects.
2. Following Jane’s way of study chimps, our group are all going to visit them in the forest.1) concern oneself with /about关心，忙于She should concern herself with your health.2) be concerned with /about关心，担心；与……有关I was very concerned about my mother’s illnessWho else are concerned with that matter?a way of doing
a way to do3. She devoted all her life to medical work.He devoted all his free time to playing the piano. 注：devoted adj.
be devoted to (致力于，专心于，深爱，忠诚于)Her son, to whom she was so ______, went abroad ten years ago. (上海)
A. loved????? B. cared????????? C. devoted??? D. affectedC4. Jane help people understand how much they behave like humans.behave v. 举止，表现；开动，运转behavior n. 举止，待人的态度，She behaves as if she were a man. Please behave yourself. 请礼貌点儿。well-behaved children有礼貌的孩子；
ill/badly-behaved people不礼貌的人 5. Watching a family of chimps wake up is our first activity of the day.
6. This means going back to the place where we left the family sleeping in a tree the night before.mean doing mean to doleave …… doing
leave ……to do
leave…… doneWe walked off and left him doing his own work.Leave him to do it himself. He is old enough.He hurried out, leaving the breakfast on the table untouched.7. Jane warned us that our group is going to be very tired and dirty by the afternoon.
8. However, the evening makes it all worthwhile.warn sb. (not) to do
warn sb. of
warn sb. against (doing) sth.
warn sb. thatIt is worthwhile to do / doing sth.be (well) worth + n. / doing sth.be worthy to be done
be worthy of + being done / nOnly if we can understand
can we care
Only if we care
will we help
Only if we help
shall all the life be hopeful---Jane Goodall9. Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project.Only+ prep. / adv. / clause 等放在句首 ,可引起部分倒装。 Only then did I realize I was wrong.
Only in this way can you learn English well. Only after my friend came ______. (福建)
did the computer repaired?????????
B. be repaired the computer
C. was the computer repaired?????????
D. the computer was repairedC I failed in the final examination last term and only then ____ the importance of studies.
A. I realized B. I had realized
C. had I realized D. did I realizeD10. Her study of their body language helped her work out their social system.Work out : 解出,算出,制定出,研究出11.She has argued that wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for entertainment or ads.argue (vi.) +with sb. about/over sth. 同某人辩论某事They are arguing with their classmates about the solution to the problem.argue (vt.).+ clause (从句) / sb. to be…argue forargue against 为反对……而辩论为……而辩论argue sb. into /out of doing sth.说服某人去/不做某事The way he spends money argues him to be rich.12. For forty years Jane Goodall has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.
13. She inspires those who want to cheer the achievements of women.The Chinese have been making paper for over 2,000 years. adj. inspired / inspiring n. inspirationHe was an ____ poet at that time and his ____ poems spread through all the country.
inspired; inspired B. inspiring; inspired
C. inspired; inspiring D. inspiring; inspiringDHe has been studying all day.1. Now that she is out of a job, Lucy_____ going back to school, but she hasn’t decided yet.
had considered B. has been considering
C. considered D. is going to considerB2. Don’t leave the water _____while you brush your teeth.
A. run???????? ? B. running???? ?? C. being run?? ?? D. to runBWhy Not Carry On Her Work?Lin Qiaozhi was 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) ChinaSkimmingWhat is the main idea of this passage?
A. After reading about Lin Qiaozhi, the writer was moved by what she did , so she decided to study medicine.
B. Lin Qiaozhi made an excellent doctor through hard work.
C. It took great determination and hard work for women to be good doctors because it was hard for them to get medical training at LQz’s time. Write down three of Lin Qiaozhi’s achievements after reading the passage1 She got a medical training for her career.2 She became a specialist in women’s
diseases. 3 She had made sure that about
50,000 babies were safely delivered.Scanning: 1. For whom and for what purpose did Lin Qiaozhi write a little book about how to look after babies? Why do you think it was necessary?
2. Was it easy for a woman to get medical training at that time Lin Qiaozhi lived? Why?
3. Why do you think the writer chose to study at medical college?
4. What do you think are the important qualities that a doctor should have?Careful reading1. For whom and for what purpose did Lin Qiaozhi write a little book about how to look after babies? Why do you think it was necessary?The book was intended for women in the countryside.It was intended to help them look after their babies properly so as to cut the death rate.It is necessary because it is difficult for them to reach a doctor when there are an emergency.2. Was it easy for a woman to get medical training at that time Lin Qiaozhi lived? Why?No, it was not easy for women to get medical training at that time, because that was a generation when girls’ education was always placed second to boys’.3. Why do you think the writer chose to study at medical college?The writer chose to study at medical college because she was moved by Lin Qiaozhi and she wanted to follow her example; she wanted to help others as Lin Qiaozhi did.4. What do you think are the important qualities that a doctor should have?A good doctor is supposed to be gentle, kind, considerate, hard-working, determined, selfless (unselfish) and devoted, etc..Language points1 By chance I came cross an article about a doctor called Lin Qiaozhi, a specialist in women’s diseases.2. I looked carefully at the text and realized that it was intended for women in the countryside.be intended for “为……而准备； 预定”
intend to do 打算做……The chair was intended for you but she took it away.
Do you intend to make a long stay here?3 What made her succeed later on was the kindness and consideration she showed to all her patients.
4. Why not study at medical college like Lin Qiaozhi and carry on her good work? carry on (with) sth.
carry on doing sth.“进行…… 继续进行……”Carry on with your work while I’m away.
Carry on working while I’m away.5. As I sat down at the computer to do some research on Lin Qiaozhi, I did not realize that my homework was to change my life.
6.It seemed that she had been very busy in her chosen career, travelling abroad to study as well as writing books and articles.It seemed that they were talking about something important.It seemed that she didn’t like the idea.She didn’t seem to like the idea.They seemed to be talking about something important. be busy doing be busy with sth.7. One of them caught my eye.
8. It was a small book explaining how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies.
9.Suddenly it hit me how difficult it was for a woman to get medical training at that time. That was a generation when girl’s education was always placed second to boy’s.cut…… from
care for(从…… 中)降低; 减少; 削减/ 删除照顾;照看;喜欢;爱护;His study is only second to Wu Min in his class.second to none (=the best)
“最好的，首屈一指的，比谁都好 10. Further reading made me realize that it was hard work and determination as well as her gentle nature that had got her into medical school.
11. She went to deliver a baby for a poor family who could not pay her.
12. By now I could not wait to find out more about her.
13. She had chosen not to have a gamily of her own.can’t wait to dochoose to do宁愿；偏要；决定
He chose to fly rather than drive.
His parents chose to settle in the countryside. I couldn’t wait to get up, ready to go on the trip.Reading task
Elizabeth FryElizabeth Fry?(1780 - 1845)
BritainIn 1780 Elizabeth Gurney was born in Norwich into a rich Quaker family. Elizabeth was well educated, which was unusual for a girl in those days. She first visited Newgate Prison in 1813 and was horrified by what she saw. Later, although Elizabeth had 11 children, she continued to do her charity work. In 1817 Elizabeth organised a group to help female prisoners at Newgate prison. She started a prison school for the children to give them something to do.The 1823 Gaol Act was passed by Parliament, and some improvements were made.In 1818 Elizabeth was asked to speak to people in Parliament about the prisons. She wrote a book
about prison conditions. Elizabeth visited prisons all over Britain and argued for improvements. Elizabeth Fry continued to help others until she died on 12 October 1845. Read the passage and then fill the form below.The women were treated like animalsShe taught the women to sew, knit and make goods.They had no beds, clean clothes, food or heating. She provided food, clean clothes and straw for beds. The children born in the prison had to stay there and had no chance of an education. She began a prison school for the children. Language pointsHowever, Elizabeth was not content with her easy life
and her growing family.be content with sth be content to do sth . 对…感到满足; 对…感到满意乐意做某事满足的;满意的;甘愿的内容,含量; 目录; 要意,要旨content adj.
n.We are all content with the books.
I should be well content to do so.2. So the first thing Elizabeth did was to provide food, clean clothes and straw for beds.3. Of course she did not do all the work on her own.on one’s own2) alone 独自, 独立地1) without help 靠自己I can solve this problem on my ownI’m on my own today.3.Other Quaker women helped her and went around the country raising money for her work.
4. Some people did not like her ideas and quarrelled with her.
5. Other people said her enjoyed being famous too much.quarrel with sb. about / over sth.Thank you.