1. Unit17 Great Women ----Integrating Skills

2. Ms. Margaret Hilda Thatcher “Iron Lady”

3. Princess Diana ---- Charity Work

4. Maggie Cheung

5. Yang Lan

6. Oprah Winfrey the Number One TV personality

7. Oprah Winfrey the ugly duckling grew up to be a beautiful swan.

8. Profile Nationality: Complexion ： ( 肤色） Birthday: Job: The new name of her programme: American Black January 29,1954 Hostess on TV The Oprah Winfrey Show skimming

9. Jan29,1954She was born in ( ). From 6 to 14 Her life was very ( ). At 14She moved to live with ( ). In 1971She began working part-time on a ( ) In 1973She started working for ( ) In 1984She moved to ( ),where she became the host of a talk show, called ( ) In September, 1985 The talk show was given a new name ( ) Timeline: a small village in America hard her father radio programme television Chicago AM Chicago The Oprah Winfrey Show

10. Fast reading : 1. How was her family ? 2. Did she have a happy childhood? 3. What does her success inspire us? Her parents were very poor. Her life seemed to hold no promise. No, many bad things happened to her. a. Her wonderful career inspires many people to believe that success and happiness in life are within reach for everyone. b. Her life shows us that hard work and discipline are the road to self- improvement, and success lies somewhere along the road.

11. hardship & success Success Skipped the 2 nd grade of primary school won a college scholarship The most popular TV programmes won many prizes Hardship be born in a poor family be a black be a woman many bad things happened to her had few listeners

12. Oprah Winfrey Discussion : What do you think is needed in order to be a successful woman? success desire, hardworking ability self-confidence goal,interest perseverance( 毅力 ) discipline( 纪律 ).

13. SUCCESSSUCCESS smartness understanding carefulness charity ( 宽容） enthusiasm( 热情） self-determination( 自决） self-confidence( 自信 ) successWish you

14. Language points 1. Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV personality in the US, she is also a woman who has inspire millions. (Par.1)  not just…(but also)…( 连接并列成分 ) “ 不但.. 而且..” ，相当 于 not only…but also… （ 1 ） Not just the doors but also the windows are open. ( 连 接主语 ) （ 2 ） Lu Xun was not just a great writer but a great thinker.( 连接表语 ) （ 3 ） Mary can not just speak Chinese but write it. ( 连接谓语 ) （ 4 ） His sister likes not just singing but also dancing. ( 连接 宾语 )

15.  Not only I but also Jane and Mary __________ tired of having one examination after another. A. is B. are C. am D. be B  解析： not only…but also… 连接并列主语时，谓语 动词取决于靠近的主语，即 Jane and Mary 。（就近原 则）。连词 or, either…or, not …but…, neither nor, not only… but also, whether… or 等连接并列主语的 时候，谓语于它最靠近的主语一致。

16. 2. In her television shows she makes it possible to talk about great moments and difficulties in people’s lives. (par.1)  make it + adj./n + to do sth./that 从句，是一种常用 句型，意为， “ 使做某事 …” it 为形式宾语，真正的宾语 是后面的不定式，动名词，或者 that 从句，形容词或者 名称为宾补。 （ 1 ） We have made it clear that we will never give us to pressure. 我们明确表示我们绝对不会屈服于任何压力。 （ 2 ） You told me enough about yourself to make it easy to find you. 你告诉了我足够的信息，使我很容易找到你。

17.  除了 make 可用 it 做形式宾语以外，类 似用法的动词还有 think, feel, find, consider, believe 等。 (1) We think it important to learn English Well. (2) He felt it our duty to help the person in trouble. (3) We find it necessary to grasp another foreign language. I found _____ to get along well with such a fellow. A it is difficult B. it difficult C. That difficult D. this difficult B

18.  Oprah’s programme has so far been shown on TV for almost 20 years non stop.(par4)  欧普拉的节目到目前为止已经风行电视二十多年了。  So far “ 迄今为止 ” ，在句中作状语，常与现在完成 时连用。  This is the best novel I have read so far.  So far I have learned about 2000 English words.

19.  So far & as far as /so far as  So far “ 迄今为止 ” ，就此范围和程度来说 ， 后面不跟任何成分。  As far as “ 远到，一直到 ” ，指远到某一个地 点或者一直到同样的距离或者程度；  “ 就 … 而言，尽 … 所能 ” ， as far as 和 so far as 可以互换。 The railway reaches as far as the next town. So/ As far as I know, he did well in the exam. I will help you with your new job so/ as far as I can.