Unit 17 Great women

Song Qingling( )married Dr Sun Zhongshan in She was the vice- president of the People’s Republic for many years. She busied herself with various welfare activities, ranging from heading the Women Federation to a number of committees involving(orphaned) children.

Madame Curie( ) was born in Poland, moved to Paris and studied chemistry and physics there. She married Pierre Curie and together they studied radioactive materials and discovered radium. In 1911,she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Her death in 1934 was almost certainly due to radiation in her work.

Pearl S. Buck( ) was born in the USA but grew up in China. She first learnt Chinese and was later taught English. From1910 to 1914 she studied in America and then returned to China. In 1913 she wrote her best- known novel, The Good Earth.( 大地） She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta( ) was a world famous Catholic nun. From the age of 18 she worked in India to help the poor. For more than 30 years she took care of people who were often mentally or physically disabled. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in In 2003, she was honoured with the name of Blessed Teresa.

Speaking Reference words: inspiring, generous, cheerful, mean, warm- hearted, cold-hearted, tense, miserable, dishonest…….

Para1. True or false: 1.“I” began my travel to the South Pole on Nov.1 st,1997. ( ) 2. “I”took my dog team with me while I was traveling to the South Pole. ( ) Fill in the blanks: Another journey of _____________and __________ was about to begin. challenge danger

Para2. 1.Please describe the weather of her first days in the South Pole. 2.What happened on the third day? Translate the following sentences into English: 1. 天气变化即将发生。 2. 风刮得越来越猛, 我只得整天躲在帐篷里. Changes were just around the corner. The wind grew stronger and I found myself spending a whole day in my tent.

Para3. I had traveled only two hours one day_______ the winds increased so much_______ I had to put my tent up before the winds became too strong. _______ a few minutes the winds increased to a howling storm that _________ to blow me and my tent away, but none of that ________. when that Within threatened happened.

Translate: 1. 我把一块冻蛋糕放在火上烤软, 在上面插了根蜡烛。 2. 我感激我所受过的训练。 (be thankful for) 3. 我挣扎着站了起来。（ struggle to one’s knees) 4. 风暴平息了。 (die down) 5. 我过去在居住的深山里多次练习过自救。 (self rescue) 5. 这段经历令我终生难忘, 珍视一生。 (value)

Post-reading 1.How did the writer celebrate her 60 th birthday? 2.Has she ever been to the North Pole ? When? 3.What happened to her during the journey? 4.Why did she say it was an experience she would never forget and would value for the rest of her life?

1.She is _________ today, because she got an A+ for her composition. 2.After many hours of hard work without success you may have a sudden moment of _________. 3.She is very_________with money.She wouldn’t give a cent to help the poor child. 4.The boy told me that his life was so________ that he decided to leave his home. 5.The man_________ the little girl with a knife. 6.In winter, many people think it is exciting to ski down the mountain___________. cheerful inspiration mean miserable threatened slopes

1.What he says and what he does________ agree.(do, not) 2.A cart and horse_______ seen in the distance. (be) The bread and butter ________served for lunch.(be) 3.Early to bed and early to rise ______ a man healthy.(make) 4.No teacher and no doctor _____to attend the meeting.(be) Each pen and each paper ______ found in its place.(be) No women ______ absent except Alice.(be) 5.The boys and girls each_____ their own books.(have) don’t was is makes is are have

6.This kind of computers _____ very expensive.(be) 7.The Philippines _____ in the Pacific Ocean. (be) 8.His mathematics______weak.(be) What_____ your politics? (be) 9.The young ______usually very active.(be) The beautiful_____ pleasure to all of us.(be) 10.Many a man ______made the same mistake.(have) 11.One and a half apples _____ left on the table.(be) is are is has is