Unit 17 GREAT WOMEN Warming up & Listening

Topic: Who is the great woman you admire most? And why? Presentation

My mother is a kind and gentle ( 温和的、文雅的 ) woman. She always smiles at everybody. She takes good care of father and me and gives us every comfort. She loves us and we love her too. My mother is also very thrifty( 节俭的 ) and industrious( 勤勉的、刻苦的 ). She saves every penny( 便 士，英国货币 ) she can and keeps everything in order. She gets up early and goes to sleep late every day. She works hard without complaining ( 抱怨 ). As she has been constantly busy she looks older than she really is. But I still think she is beautiful. This is my mother and I hope she’ll always be happy and healthy. Sample1

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

Do you know these great women?

born in shanghai ◈ born in shanghai studied in America. ◈ studied in America. married Sun Zhongshan ◈ married Sun Zhongshan vice president ◈ vice president worked for women and children ◈ worked for women and children Song Qingling ( )

at work With Sun Yatsen

She 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’s Federation( 联盟 )to a number of committees( 委员会 )involving children. Song Qingling ( )

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

Life is not easy for any of us. We must work, and above all we must believe in ourselves. We must believe that each one of us is able to do something well, and that, when we discover what this something is, we must work hard at it until we succeed. ---Madame Curie

born in the USA ◈ born in the USA grew up in Zhejiang Province ◈ grew up in Zhejiang Province studied in America ◈ studied in America her best-known ◈ her best-known novel: The Good Earth won Nobel Prize for literature in 1938 ◈ won Nobel Prize for literature in 1938 Pearl.S Buck ( )

Pearl S. Buck Birthplace ~Hillsboro, West Virginia~

She was born in the USA but grew up in Zhejiang Province after her parents moved to China in She first learnt Chinese and was later taught English. From 1910 to 1914 she studied in America and then returned to China. In 1931 she wrote her best-known novel, The Good Earth. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in Pearl S.Buck ( )

world famous nun( 修女） ◈ world famous nun( 修女） worked in India ◈ worked in India took care of disabled people ◈ took care of disabled people won Noble Peace Prize in 1979 ◈ won Noble Peace Prize in 1979 Mother Teresa ( )

She was a world-famous Catholic( 天主教 ) nun( 修女 ). 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 honored with the name of Blessed Teresa. Mother Teresa ( )

curious imaginative active innocent frank diligent

responsible optimistic patient cautious cooperative sensitive

gentle confident cheerful caring patient considerate

confident positive calm efficient well-organised serious

Listening

A. Listen and put the following words into the right order. Lily ( ) helpful ( ) maths ( ) serious ( ) friendly ( ) teacher

B. Listen and tick the words you hear about Rose. Rose ( ) lazy ( ) fat ( ) loyal ( ) dance well ( ) honest ( ) sing well ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

C. Listen to the parts about Jane and Sandra. Write down the missing words. Jane has always been very _______, warm and kind. I always thought she wanted to become a _______, just what you would expect from such a _______ person. But now she works in a ___________ store in Dalian. quiet painter gentle department

Sandra is a pretty girl. She has _______ a lot. It isn’t true to say that she was ______ as a student, but she didn’t do much if she could help it. She was always in ________. Now she’s a strong and ____________ woman. She has her own company, _________ with a friend of hers. changed lazy trouble hardworking together

D. Try to tell as much as you can about Lily with the help of the notes in part A. Lily ( ) helpful ( ) maths ( ) serious ( ) friendly ( ) teacher

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