Unit 1 Women of achievement Reading 課件人教新課標高中英語必修四

1、” Women can hold up half of the sky”A Chinese saying goes: Can you give me some other examples to show that women can hold up half of the sky?Who is she? Joan of Arc (l412-l43l), 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 d

2、rive the English out of France. She was caught and put to death by the English. Who is she? Who is she? Elizabeth Fry (1780 -l845), Britain 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 l947. She

3、 was Dr Sun Yat-sens 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(1893-1981), ChinaLin Qiaozhi (l90l-l983), China She was a Chinese, a doctor who became a

4、 specialist in womens illnesses. She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children. Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors.Who is she? 1983 died leaving her body for medical researchJane Goodall(l934- ), Britain As a young girl, she always wanted to study animal

5、s. She went to Africa and studied chimps. Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings. She works to protect chimps everywhere.Who is she? Jody Williams (l950 - ), USA She is an American. She helped found an international campaign to stop the use of landmines. She worked hard

6、to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them. She and her organization were given the Nobel Peace Prize in l997.Who is she? Elizabeth FrySong QinglingJane Goodall Jody WilliamsJoan of ArcLin QiaozhiWhich of them do you think is a great woman? Give your reasons . What do these great wo

7、men have in common?1. Work hard at their chosen careers.2. Stick to their idea without any withdrawal3. Overcome all sorts of difficulties4. Give up things like families or life to achieve their ambition5.Make great contributions to the societyI think is the most great woman in the world.First,secon

8、d, thirdIn my opinion, is very great, because a great woman , sheHard-working friendly determined generous reliable brave devoted lovely selflessA student of African wildlife1. Who is the student?Jane Goodall.2. What animal were observed?Chimps.Dr. Jane Goodall and the chimps A student of African wi

9、ldlifePara 1Para 2Para 3Para 4 Read the text quickly to get the main idea of each paragraph.A day in the park.Janes way to study chimps and her achievements.Janes attitude and feeling to the animals.Jane has achieved everything she wanted to do. (a short summary to her)The whole daywatching a family

10、 of chimps wake upwander off into the forestCome into mothers chimp arms,go to sleep together in their nest for the nightThe first paragraphCareful readingThe mother chimp and her babies play in the tree feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their familymost of the timefirst activityt

11、heneveningComprehendingWhat did the group do first in the morning? They_.went into the forest slowlyleft the chimp family sleeping in the treeobserved the family of chimps wake uphelped people understand the behaviour of the chimps2. Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild? Because she

12、 wanted_.to work with them in their own environmentto prove the way people think about chimps was wrongto discover what chimps eatto observe a chimp familyC A 3. Jane was permitted to begin her work after_.A. the chimp family woke up B. she lived in the forestC. her mother came to support her D. she

13、 arrived at Gombe4. The purpose of her study was to _.A. watch the wild chimps in cagesB. gain a doctors degreeC. understand and respect the lives of chimpsD. live in the forest as men canC C Discussion1.What should we learn from Jane Goodall?2.What do you think is the best way to protect wildlife?

14、1.What should we learn from Jane Goodall?wisdom and couragedeeply love to the animals.her considerationher hard work.Protect the wild environment that the animals live in.Not to use wild animals for entertainment and advertisement.Prevent people from hunting wild animals.Call on the whole society to stop selling