*Prons: Women are able to do more than men *Cons: Women are not able to do more than men.

Princess Diana her wedding her family

She is a famous Chinese athlete of diving. She won three gold medals of diving in 1992, 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. She married a former official in the government of HK, Liang Jinsong. Fu Mingxia

Lin XinRu She, a film star, comes from Taiwan. She became popular by successfully acting Ziwei ( 紫薇 ).

Madam Curie( ) 1.won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry twice 2. discovered radium

Pearl S. Buck( ) 1.once lived in China for about 40 years. 2.best-known novel, The Good Earth 3. won the Nobel Prize for Literature

Mother Teresa( ) 1.worked in India to help the poor 2. took care of the disabled people 3. won the Nobel Peace Price

1.Do you know a woman who really inspires (encourages) you? Describe her and explain why. 2. Is it harder for women to become famous or get jobs in high positions? Why?

What was her name? Lily Rose What was she like? What was she good at? What has become of her? serious smart friendly helpful maths she ’ s now a teacher. loyal honest fat singing She ’ s been married & has a daughter.

Listening: 1.At first Alice did not like Lily because she thought that she was very _______ 2.Sandra and Lily were like ______ and _______. 3.Jane and Rose could _____ _____ well. 4.Sandra ____ __________ a lot. She has her own _________, together with a ________ of hers. serious fire water get along has changed company friend

Positive: strong smart honest friendly kind cheerful generous warm-hearted hard-working popular weak stupid lazy dishonest cold foolish unkind dull tense miserable Negative: Speaking: Think of some words that can be used to describe persons:

She seems to me to be the kind of woman who… The impression she makes on me is… I think she is the kind of person who… She could be… She might.. People like her… She looks as if… She can see that… She doesn’t seem…