1. Women of achievement
Unit1 Warming up & Listening

2. ? Is there any woman that really inspires (= ) you? Distinguished
encourages ?
Distinguished
or Great

3. What are the qualities that make a great woman?
Intelligent Ambitious Self-motivated Daring
Innovative Caring Positive Sensitive Persistent
basis
drive
sparkle
courage
idea
attitude
inspiration
will power
Attitude is a little thing that makes a great difference!
Above all,a great woman should be unselfish and willing to sacrifice.
Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.

4. Who are they?

5. Women of achievement Joan of Arc Elizabeth Fry Song Qingling
Lin Qiaozhi
Jane Goodall
Jody Williams
drive … out of …
improve prison conditions
improve the welfare of …
become a specialist in…
show the connections between chimps and human beings
found a campaign to stop the use of landmines

6. Jane Goodall studied animals and became a __________ in chimps.
Elizabeth Fry was concerned about the ________ of the prisoners and helped to improve their living __________.
Song Qingling was the leader of the ____________ with the name “China Welfare Institute”.
Jody Williams _______ all her time to working for the peace of the world.
Under the leadership of Joan of Arc, France won the _________ in Orleans, which was the turning point of the Hundred Years’ War French Revolution
specialist
welfare
conditions
organization
devoted
campaign

7. What else would you like to know about Joan of Arc?
Pre-Listening
Joan of Arc (1412～1431)
A countryside girl
Dressed as a male soldier
Helped drive the English out of France
Caught and put to death by the English
What else would you like to know about Joan of Arc?
Predicting

8. While-Listening
She was a very _______ ________lady who _______ _____her country.
So Joan had to _____ _____and _____ ______a man. She was so brave because she believed God had sent her. She had many good _____for attacking the _________army.
Later on, Joan was caught by the English and was _____. But her spirit ________the French soldiers who were finally able to end _____ ____ _______in France.
Now the Church has made her a __________!
brave French
fought for
dress up
behave like
ideas
English
killed
inspired
the English rule
saint

9. Discussion Is it easy for women to be successful?
At present, women should be allowed to join the army, the navy and the air force just like men. Do you agree or disagree?
My supporting facts are as follows:
In the first place,…
Further,…
Lastly…

10. Homework
Choose a great woman that you know and make up a dialogue with your partner.
Why do you admire her?
What did she do to impress you most?
How would you describe her?
Why did she choose to join the army?
Was she successful? What happened to her later?
Can you give an example to show …?
2.Preview the text and finish Exercise 1 and2 on P3.