1. Unit 1
Women of achievement

2. Guessing game
I will describe some people to you, please guess who they are according to my description.

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 ( )

4. ruled the empire (帝国 ) for over half a century.
the only female monarch (君主 ) of China.
lived in Tang Dynasty.
Empress Wu Zetian ( )

5. Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983) China a Chinese doctor who became
a specialist in women's
illnesses. She devoted all her life
to medical work for Chinese
women and children.
Lin Qiaozhi
( )
China
died in 1983
leaving her body for
medical research

6. She was Dr Sun Yat-sen’s wife.
She was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history.
Soong Chingling
( ), China

7. She was a much beloved actress, devoted mother, humanitarian and spokesperson for the children of the world.
She became very popular with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953 and she won an Oscar as Best Actress. My Fair Lady in 1964.
In 1988, she became a special ambassador(大使 )to the United Nations UNICEF fund helping children in Latin America and Africa.
Audrey Hepburn 7

8. She dressed as a man and went to fight for the French and to drive the English out of France.
She was caught and put to death by the English.
Joan of Arc
( ), France

9. Brainstorm : What qualities do you think a great woman should have?
unselfish
active
intelligent
hard-working
brave
Personal
qualities
of the great
women
determined
confident
generous
considerate
kind
helpful
modest
responsible
warm-hearted
independent
honest
broad-and-open minded

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

11. As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals.
She went to Africa and studied chimps.
Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings.
She works to protect chimps everywhere.
Jane Goodall
( ), Britain

12. A student of African wildlife

13. Task 1 Skimming:
1. Who is the protector?
Jane Goodall.
Chimps.
2. What animal are observed?
3. When did Jane Goodall arrive at Gombe？
How old was she?
She arrived at Gombe in 1960 when she was26.
4. What was the purpose of her study of the chimps?
Her purpose was to help the rest of the world to ________________________ the life of the chimps.
understand and respect

14. A student of African wildlife
Task 3 Read the text quickly to get the main idea of each paragraph.
A student of African wildlife
Jane’s way to study chimps
and her achievements.
Para 1
Para 2
Jane has achieved everything she wanted to do. (a short summary to her)
Para 3
A day in the park.
Para 4
Jane’s attitude and feeling
to the animals.

15. The bond is as strong as in a human family.
Task 5 Details-reading
The first paragraph
The whole day
A family of chimps wake up and move off.
Wander into the forest(feed,clean each other)
The mother chimp and her babies play in the tree
Go to sleep together in their nest
The bond is as strong as in a human family.

16. The second paragraph
She spent years following and recording chimps’ daily life.
way:
She discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat.
She observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it.
discoveries
She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other.

17. The third paragraph True or false:
She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest.
(True)
She has helped build many homes for the wild animals to live in.
(True)
She has spent about forty years helping people understand her work.
(True)
Once she stop working, all the scenes of chimps in the laboratories will appear in her mind.
(True)

18. The fourth paragraph Jane’s achievements:
Working with animals in their own environment.
Gaining a doctor’s degree.
Showing that women can live in the forest as men can.

19. and recording chimps’ daily _________. visit
Retell the text by filling in the
following blanks.
We set out at 5:45 am to _____ the chimps in Gombe _______ Park. We watched a ______ of chimps wake up in the morning and followed them wandering _____ the forest. Jane had been there _________
and recording chimps’ daily _________.
visit
national
family
into
observing
activities

20. For _____ years, she had been helping the world to understand and _______ the life of these animals. Jane is indeed a woman of ___________ and a good example for us all. She _______ those who want to ______ the achievements of women.
forty
respect
achievement
inspires
cheer

21. discussion 1. What should we learn from Jane Goodall?
2. What should we do to protect the wild animals?

22. deeply love for the animals. her consideration her hard work
1. What should we learn from Jane Goodall?
wisdom and courage
deeply love for the animals.
her consideration
her hard work

23. 2. What should we do to protect the wild animals?
1. Call for all the citizens to love wildlife, the wild environment that the animals live in.
2. Not to use wild animals for entertainment and advertisement.
3. Prevent people from hunting wild animals.
4. Call on the whole society to stop selling products made from animals.
5. Set up natural protection zones.

24. only if we understand can we care; 唯有了解，我们才会关心 ； only if we care will we help; 唯有关心，我们才会行动； only if we help shall all be saved. 唯有行动，生命才会有希望。 ——Jane Goodall ——珍妮·古道尔

25. Writing
Write a short summary of Jane Goodall’s life. The following information may help you.

26. Birthplace
Prefer...to...
Working place
Time spent in the forest
Get help from
How to study chimps
Difficulties or troubles
The purpose of her study
Achievements
born in Britain in 1934
study chimps in Africa, not go to university
in the forest
25 years
her mother, other people
studied by observing and recording their daily activities
lead a busy life,tired,dirty
animals in the wild, not used for entertainment or advertisement
everything: working with animals, a doctor's degree, live in the forest as men can