Women of achievement Unit 1

Women can hold up half of the sky. A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half of the sky.

Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian (624 - 705) in Tang Dynasty She was the only female monarch(君主) of China, and remains the most remarkable(非凡的), influential(有影响的) and mysterious(神秘的) woman in Chinese history. Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian (624 - 705) in Tang Dynasty 3

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). 4

Helen Keller

Jane Goodall Elizabeth Fry Soong Qingling Jody Williams Lin Qiaozhi

Thinking What do these women have in common? Do you still remember Nelson Mandela? What do you think makes a great man or woman?

Group work: Brainstorm unselfish active hard-working intelligent brave determined Personal qualities of the great people confident generous considerate kind helpful modest responsible warm-hearted honest independent broad-and-open minded

1. Discuss in groups. Is it easy for women to succeed? What difficulties might women meet? * Do you think men have the same problems? Give reasons.

A Student of African Wildlife. Reading A Student of African Wildlife.

After a glance at the title, what do you think the passage is about? Predicting

Skimming 1. Who is the student? Jane Goodall. 2. What animals are observed? Chimps.

3. When did Jane Goodall arrive in Gombe? How old was she? She arrived in Gombe in 1960 when she was 26. 4. What was the purpose of her study of the chimps? Her purpose was to help the rest of the world (to) understand and respect the life of the chimps.

A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE Reading A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE First Reading ( get the main idea of each paragraph)

Main ideas Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: How the group followed Jane's way of studying chimps in the wild Para 1: Para 2: Para 3: Para 4: What Jane discovered about chimps Jane’s achievements How Jane tries to protect the lives of chimps in their natural habitat

Para 1 1. What did the group do first in the morning ? A. went into the forest slowly B. left the chimps family sleeping in a tree. C. observed the family of chimps wake up. D. helped people understand the behavior of the chimps.

2. How do the chimps behave? They behave much like human. 3. What do the chimps do after they woke up? They wander off into the forest. Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each other as a way of showing love in their family.