课件23张PPT。 Unit 1 Women of achievement Warming up
Listening & Speaking Guessing
Do you know some famous and successful women around the world nowadays 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 twice. Madame Curie (1867-1934) 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. Who are they?Warming up She was a girl from the countryside who dressed as a man and went to fight for the French .She helped drive the English out of France. She was caught and put to death by the English. Joan of Arc
(1412-1431)
France Elizabeth Fry was a Quaker(教友派信徒）. 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), BritainSoong Chingling (1893-1981), China She was Dr Sun Yat-sen’s wife,
and was one of the top leaders
in modern Chinese history .
She concerned herself with
welfare（福利） projects（项目）,
especially the China Welfare
Institute(中国福利 基金会）for women
and children.Song Qingling (1893-1981) China A doctor who became a specialist（专家）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 As a young girl , she always
wanted to study animals .
She went to Africa and
studied chimps instead of
going to university . Her
research showed the
connections（联系） between chimps and human beings（人类） . She works to protect chimps everywhere . Jane Goodall
(1934- )
Britain Jody Williams helped found an international campaign（运动、战役） to stop the use of landmines（地雷）. She worked hard to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them. She and her organization （组织）were given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.Jody Williams
(1950- ), USAGreat or not? Discussion: 1.Are they great ?Why? 2.What do they have in common? They are all unselfish…
(A great person is someone who devotes his/her life to helping others.)determinedbravewarm-heartedresponsibleunselfishhonestintelligentenergeticmodest(谦虚的)hard-workingconsiderate（考虑周到的）helpfulactiveindependentsome adjectives we can use to describe these great women:devotedother adjectivesbeautifullovelykindconfidenteducatedgenerousslimtall … Imagine that you have just read a book about a great/successful woman . Describe her to your partner.Speaking:A: Do you know …? B: No , I don’t know. Who
I just read a book about is / was she ?
her . I admire her .
A: She is/was … . B: What’s her achievement?
/Why do you admire her ?
A: … B: What does she look like?
A: … B: What do you think of her?
A: I think she is /was… Listening1. Listen to Part 1 and finish Exercise 1.Joan’s country:________________________
Her reason for fighting:_________________
_________________
Her enemy:___________________________
How did Joan help?____________________FranceTo drive the English out of FranceThe EnglishShe joined the French army.Listening: 2. Listen to Part 2 and finish Exercise 2.
1) That’s because she ______ God had sent her. She had many good ideas and the French soldiers ______ her.
2) The English soldiers were very ______. They caught Joan and the Church said that she had not ___________ as a woman should. So they ______ her.
3) Much ______ they _____ that she was ______ for her country. The Church made her a Saint(圣人）.believedfollowedangrybehaved (表现）killedlaterunderstoodfightingPlaying a gameWork in pairs and write some sentences to
describe a classmate or a teacher .Let your
classmates guess who you refer to .What does she/he look like ?
What does she / he often do /say ?
What subject is she /he good at / weak in ?
What do you think of her /him ?
List his / her qualities(品质）that impress you most , and they are just what you can learn from him / her ?A Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky.Summing upToday we learnt
the stories of some women of achievement ,
some new words and
how to describe people.
2. Both boys and girls should work hard to reach great achievements.Homework:Review what we have learned today.
Preview the reading part of this unit.
