Book 4 Unit 1

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Book 4 Unit 1 Women of achievement
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Guessing Game
I will describe some people to you, please
guess who they are according to my description.
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Guess
Who was she?
She was an Britain and a Quaker. She helped
improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work
and education. Her work helped the Quakers get
the Nobel Peace Prize in l947.
Elizabeth Fry (1780 --l845), Britain
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Guess
Who was she?
She was Dr Sun Yat-sen's wife, was one of
the top leaders in modern Chinese history. She
concerned herself with welfare projects, leading
China Welfare Institute especially for women and
children.
Soong Chingling (l893 --l98l ), China
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Guess
Who is she?
She is Britain . 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 (l934-- ), Britain
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Guess
Who is she?
She is an American. She helped found an
international campaign to stop the use of
landmines. She worked hard to make as many
countries as possible agree not to use them. She
and her organization were given the Nobel Peace
Prize in l997.
Jody Williams (l950 -- ), USA
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Guess
Who was she?
She was born in France, a girl from the
countryside who 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 (l412--l43l), France
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Guess
Who was she?
She was a Chinese, a doctor who became a
specialist in women's illnesses. She devoted all
her life to medical work for Chinese women and
children. Her work encouraged many other women to
become doctors.
Lin Qiaozhi (l90l--l983), China
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Which of them do you think is a great woman?
Give your reasons .
Elizabeth Fry (1780 --l845), Britain
Soong Chingling (l893 --l98l ), China
Jane Goodall (l934-- ), Britain
Jody Williams (l950 -- ), USA
Joan of Arc (l412--l43l), France
Lin Qiaozhi (l90l--l983), China
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Group work Brainstorm
active
unselfish
hard-working
intelligent
brave
Personal qualities of the great people
determined
confident
generous
considerate
kind
helpful
modest
responsible
warm-hearted
honest
independent
broad-and-open minded
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to help improve prison conditions
She was criticized for neglecting her family and
enjoying fame
Less time was spent with her husband and family.
To work for civil rights, democracy and peace
Her relatives held political opinions completely
different from hers.
After her husband died, she lived alone.
She gave up the comforts of life to study the
chimps.
To work with animals in the wild
She lived a hard life in the wild.
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It isnt easy to work with groups in different
countries and persuade governments to stop the
making and use of landmines.
She has lost her own personal time because of the
demands of the job.
To prevent the making and use of landmines
To drive the English from France
women were not allowed to fight like a man.
She lost her life.
To help women and children with their illness and
health
Women had greater difficulties getting into
medical college and getting further training
She never got married or had a family of her own.
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Who is a great woman?

• They are all great women, because
• They all worked very hard at their chosen
  careers(??,??)
• They all stuck to their idea without any
  withdrawal(??)
• They had to overcome all sorts of difficulties
• Sometimes they had to give up things that other
  people take for grantedt ????, like family or
  even life to achieve their ambitions(??).

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