(共37张PPT)
Which of the following two sayings is closer to your belief
An American saying goes:
Women should be seen and not be heard.
A Chinese saying goes:
Women can hold up half of the sky.
Unit 1 Women of achievement
I will describe some people to you, please guess who they are according to my description.
She was the only female emperor(君主) of China, and remains the most influential and mysterious woman in Chinese history.
Wu Zetian (624 - 705)
in Tang Dynasty
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 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 (1867-1934)
On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments.
She died of radiation poisoning(放射物中毒).
She was Dr Sun’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.
Song Qingling
(1893-1981), China
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
简·古多尔(Jane Goodall, 1934—)生于伦敦。自幼即对动物行为极感兴趣。18岁离开学校,到赴非洲为止,她曾先后担任过秘书以及影片制作助理。此后,她在非洲担任古生物学家路易斯·利基的助手,与利基的合作经验使她能于1960年在贡贝溪动物保护区设立一个营区,得以观察该地黑猩猩的行为。1965年获剑桥大学动物行为
学博士学位。1977年她建立了“简·古多尔人、动物与环境研究所”。1991年,她倡议并成立了“根与芽”组织,目的是使从幼儿园到大学的年轻一代都能够行动起来,为了环境、动物和他们自己的社区创造一个更加美好的世界。1995年,被英国女王授予勋爵士。简·古多尔撰有许多书籍和论文,最著名的是
《生活在人类的阴影中》(1971), 此著作已被翻译成15种文字。 菲利普·伯曼(Phillip Berman), 具有哈佛大学神学院比较宗教学学位。他的获奖作品有《信念的勇气》、《探索意义》和《回家的旅程》。
Reading:
A Student(学者) of African Wildlife
behave
behaviour
shade
worthwhile
nest
bond
observe
vt. & vi. 举动;表现
n. 行为;举止;习性
n. 荫;阴凉处
vt. 遮住光线
adj. 值得的;值得做的
n. 巢;窝
n. 联系;结合;纽带
vt. 观察;观测;遵守
Words preview
observation
childhood
outspoken
respect
argue
argument
n. 观察;观测
n. 童年;幼年时代
adj. 直言的;坦诚的
vt. & n. 尊敬;敬意
vt. & vi. 讨论;辩论
n. 争论;争辩;争吵
Words preview
entertainment
crowd
inspire
support
n. 款待;娱乐表演
n. 人群;观众
vt. 挤满;使拥挤
vt. 鼓舞;激发;启示
n. & vt. 支持;拥护
Words preview
After a glance at the title and pictures in the text,
what do you think the passage is about
The passage is mainly about how Jane Goodle worked with and help people of these animals.
chimps in their environment
understand and respect the life
Pre-reading
Skimming:
Skim the reading passage and answer the following questions.
1.Who is the student
2.What animals are observed
3.When did Jane Goodall arrive at Gombe
4.What did Jane do in the forest
Jane Goodall
chimps
She arrived at Gombe in 1960.
She studied the animals in the forest
Answering:
How the group followed
Jane’s way of studying
chimps in the wild
Match the main ideas and the paragraphs.
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 4:
Jane’s achievements
What Jane discovered about chimps
How Jane tries to protect the lives of chimps in their natural habitat
Careful reading:
2. First activity: watching a chimp family _________.
3. We sit and wait while the family begins to wake up and _________.
4. Then we follow as they _________ the forest.
5. Most of the time, chimps ______ or _____ each other to show love.
Para.1-A day in the park
6. At night:we see them go to sleep together in their _______.
1. 5:45: our group are all going to visit the chimps in the _______.
forest
wake up
move off
wander into
clean
feed
nest
1. Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild Because she wanted_________.
to work with them in their own
environment
B. to prove the way people think
about chimps was wrong
C. to discover what chimps eat
D. to observe a chimp family
L16
Para.2
2. Jane was permitted to begin her work after_________.
the chimp family woke up
B. she lived in the forest
C. her mother came to support her
D. she arrived at Gombe
L18
The purpose of her study was to _____.
A. watch the wild chimps in cages
B. gain a doctor’s degree
C. understand and respect the
lives of chimps
D. live in the forest as men can
L24
Para.3:
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
Para4. (she has achieved everything she wanted to do)
Further understanding:
True or false
1. Jane Goodall began her project without anyone’s help.
2. People had fully understood chimp behaviour before Jane.
3. Human beings don’t keep chimps in cages any more.
4. Jane Goodall called on people to understand and respect chimps.
F
F
F
T
Personal
qualities
of the great
women
determined
brave
confident
warm-hearted
responsible
unselfish
honest
intelligent
broad-and-open minded
generous
kind
modest
hard-working
considerate
helpful
active
independent
Discussion : What qualities do you think a great woman should have
only if we understand can we care; 唯有了解,我们才会关心 ; only if we care will we help; 唯有关心,我们才会行动; only if we help shall all be saved. 唯有行动,生命才会有希望。 ——Jane Goodall ——珍妮·古道尔
HOMEWORK
Writing
有人认为男性比女性强,另外有人认为女性也具有与男性竞争的能力。谈谈你的看法。
注意:根据以上内容以“Should Men and Women Be Equal ”为题,写一篇5句话左右的短文,要求语句连贯。
Should Men and Women Be Equal