宁波效实中学 ( 郑朝霞 )

Period 1 Warming up & Listening

Brainstorming 1.What kind of women do you think is great? 2.Do you know a woman who really inspires you? Describe her and explain why you admire her.

Warming up Look at the four pictures on P29.What are these women known for? What do you know about them? (Divide the class into four groups and each group talks about one picture)

Song Qingling Song Qingling, a famous Chinese woman revolutionist, who was born on January 27,1893, was married to Sun Yatsen in 1915 against her parents’ will. Ever since then, they were devoted to

the Chinese revolutionary cause(=career) and were respected by all the Chinese people. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, Song’ s attention was devoted to demanding equal rights for women and children in culture, education and welfare 福利 until her death on May 29 th, 1981 in Beijing.

Madame Curie Marie Curie, was born in Warsaw 华沙 on Nov. 7, When she was 24 years old. She went to Paris to continue her studies in Physics and Mathematical sciences. There, she got married to Pierre Curie, the professor in the school of Physics. After the death of her husband, she took his place as professor of physics.

It was the first time woman held this position. She did research on radioactivity and discovered polonium 钋 and radium 镭. Because of her contribution, she received the Nobel Prize twice. Madame Curie was respected and admired by scientists throughout the world. She died on July 4, 1934.

Pearl S. Buck

Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia, but she spent most of the first forty years of her life in China. She lived in China, studied Chinese and found jobs in Nanjing University with her husband.

In 1920s, Pearl began to publish stories and essays in magazines. Her first novel, East Wind, West Wind was published in Her second novel, The Good Earth, became the best-selling book which won her the Pulitzer Prize. Later she won the Nobel Prize for literature, the first American woman to do so. By the time of her death in 1973, Pearl had published over 70 books.

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa was born on August 27, When she was twelve years old, she determined to have a vocation to help the poor and India was her destination. At the age of 18, she went to India, where she took her initial vows as a nun. In India, Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for those nobody was prepared to look after.Mother Teresa’s work has aroused considerable attention throughout the world. She received the Noble Peace Prize in She died on September 5,1997.

1.Sandra used to be a good singer. 2.Rose used to be quite fat. 3.Rose was generous and honest. 4.Sandra was once a lazy student. 5.Lily is now a maths teacher in Sichuan. 6. Jane didn’t like Rose. 7. Jane is warm and kind. 8. Lily didn’t like Sandra. Listen to the tape and do some T/F questions.

What does Alice tell Lucy about her old school friends? What was her name? LilyRoseJaneSandra What was she like? What was she good at? What has become of her?

LilyRoseJaneSandra Serious Smart Friendly Helpful Loyal Honest Fat Quiet Warm Kind Pretty Strong Hardworking MathsSingingPaintingNothing teacherMarried; Has a daughter Works in a department store Has her own company

Listen to the tape again. Fill in the blanks with the correct words. 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 firewater getalong haschanged company friend

Homework Write a passage about a famous woman you admire. 1.What quality has she got? 2.What great achievements has she gained? 3.Why do you admire her? 4.What inspires you? Find out the adjectives that tell about people’s qualities as many as possible.