Women of achievement

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Unit 1 Women of achievement
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warming up
Look at the pictures and the brief
introductions, then work in pairs to discuss
which of these women is a great women. You need
to give your reasons to your choice.
How many great women can you thinks of? Who are
they? And why do you think they are great?
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She was an inventor and a scientist from Poland.
She went to Paris and studied physics and
chemistry there.
She was given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in
1911.
She is the only woman scientist who was
awarded Nobel Prize for two times.
Madame Curie (1867-1934)
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In the year1903, she and another
scientist were awarded the Nobel Prize in
Physics for their discovery of radium. On July
4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own
experiments. She died of radiation poisoning.
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She was the only female monarch (?? ) of
China.
She lived in Tang Dynasty.
She ruled the empire (?? ) for over half a
century.
Empress Wu Zetian (624 - 705)
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Wu Zetian was the only woman who ever ruled the
Chinese empire in her own right,her actions have
been a subject for debate for more ten centuries.
She was the most remarkable(???), influential
(????)and mysterious(???) woman in Chinese
history.
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A Chinese saying goes
Women can hold up half of the sky.
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Who are they?
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Elizabeth Fry Elizabeth Fry was a Quaker. She
helped improve prison conditions and gave
prisoner work and education. Her work helped the
Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize IN 1947.
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Lin Qiaozhi(???) A doctor who became a specialist
in womens illnesses. She devoted all her life to
medical work for Chinese women and children. Her
work encouraged many other women to become
doctors.
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Soong Chingling Soong Chingling, Dr Sun Yat-sens
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.
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Jody Williams Jody Williams 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 1997.
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Joan of Arc 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.
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Jane Goodall As a 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.
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Great or not?
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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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Pre-reading
1. Where do you think the photos were taken? 2.
What do you think of when you see the pictures?
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Reading
A Protector of African Wildlife
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Listen and answer
Jane Goodall
chimps
Watching the chimps wake up
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intensive reading??
Read to finish Ex 1, 2 on P3
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Read the text again and with you partner, please
work out the main idea of each paragraph.
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A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE
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Janes way to study chimps and her achievement.
Her attitude to the animals.
A day in the park
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She has achieved everything she wanted to do.
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The first paragraph
The whole day
Watching a family of chimps wake up
Wander off into the forest (feed, clean each
other)
The mother chimp and her babies play in the tree
Come into mothers chimp arms, go to sleep
together in their nest
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The second paragraph What are discovered by
Goodall?
The first thing
The second thing
The third thing
She discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat
She observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey
and then eating it
She also discovered how chimps communicate with
each other
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The third paragraph
True or false
She hopes that chimps can be left in the
forest. She supposes that people should not
use chimps for entertainment.
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She has spent more than forty years helping
people understand her work. She has built many
homes for the wild animals to live in.
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The fourth paragraph
What did she achieve?
Working with animals in their own
environment. Gaining a doctors degree for her
studies. Showing that women can live in the
forest as men can.
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Retell the story about Jane Goodall
Jane has studied ________ for many years
and helped people understand how much they ______
like humans. She spent many years _________ and
recording their daily _________. She did not
study at a ___________, but was determined to
work with animals in their own _____________.
Her work has changed the way people think about
______. She also discovered that chimps hunt and
eat _____, and how they _____________ with each
other.
chimps
behave
observing
activities
university
environment
chimps
meat
communicate
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Jane Goodall has been helping other people
understand and _______ the life of animals. For
forty years. She has ______ for them to be left
in the ____ and not used for _____________ or
ads. She has _________ everything she
wanted to do. Her behavior _______ those who want
to cheer the achievements of women.
respect
argued
wild
entertainment
achieved
inspired
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Discussion
What should we learn from Jane Goodall?
We can learn from Jane Goodall in at least two
aspects 1)The way to study animals 2) It was her
great personality(??) - universal love and
mercy(??) that made her successful. If everyone
had such kind of heart, they would give every
benefit for all living things. Then our world
will be full of love and peace, without any war
and starvation.
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Langue points
1. connection ??,??????between,with??????????,
????to,with??? 1) There is a strong
smoking and heart
disease. 2) The connection of the pipes to the
main water supply only took a few minutes. 3)The
Jiangnan Bridge connects ______________ _______
connection between
Xintang with
Zhongtang
2. devote to ones (career/ country)???? Eg.
He devoted his life to helping blind people.
Ann has determined to devote herself to her
teaching career.
Ann ??????????????
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3. warn ??,?? A I warn you that it is dangerous
to go out now. The TV news warned us of the
coming typhoon. B Thanks for telling me that.
?????????? The doctor warned me
_________smoke. The doctor warned me
________smoking.
not to
against
warn (sb.) that ?? warn sb of sth. ??sb.
sth. warn sb. (not)to do sth warn sb against
(doing sth.) ????(?)????


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spend on sth/ (in) doing sth.??, ??? He spent
all his savings ________a new car. The students
in Class 1 and 2 spent a lot of time
___________English, so they made progress. Ann
was very happy.
on
(in) learning
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worthwhile(??/??) ??? 1) Its
taking the trouble to explain
the language points to my students. 2) Nursing is
a very career. 3) The
effort seemed worthwhile.
worthwhile
worthwhile
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4. Only after her mother came to help her for the
first few months was she allowed to begin her
project.
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?Only ???????????,?????????????????
????,?????????
Only in this way can we learn English better.
Only when your identity has been checked,
_______. A. You are allowed in B. you
will be allowed in C. will you
allow in D. will you be allowed in
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1)only ?????,?????????
Only you can understand me.
2)???????,??be????????,???????
She only eats vegetables.
I have only seen him once.
3)??????????,??????????????
I met her only yesterday.
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5.For forty years Jane Goodall has been helping
the rest of the world understand and respect the
life of these animals.
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has been helping????????,????????????????,??????
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???,??????????????(?????)
My daughter has been talking with her dog since
this morning.
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Miss Yu????????????
Miss is very tired she has been working hard all
day.
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the rest (of sth) ??? These are for me and the
rest are for you. ???P77.
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6. She has argued for them to be left in the wild
and not used for entertainment or advertisements.
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argue for sth ??? argue with sb (about/
over sth) ??? argue against ??
The lawyer ______________the poor man. Do what
you are told and dont ______________ me! He
________ fiercely ________ the plan of tax cuts.
argues for
argue with
argued
against
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argue ??????,????? quarrel(???)??? discuss????,???
?, debate ??,
argued

1. He that this experiment could be
   done in another way.
2. They were with each other
   about whose turn it was to cook the dinner.
3. Have you when you will start
   the project?
4. The subject was hotly last year.

quarreling
discussed
debated
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Writing Write article about a great or
outstanding woman who you admire very much. Find
out as much as you can about her. Choose at least
one example that shows the womans personality.
Not less than 90 words.
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Answer key for Exercise 1 page4
Verb
Noun
behave
behavior
observe
observation
respect
respect
warning
warn
communication
communicate
support
support
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Noun
Verb
organize
organization
achieve
achievement
specialize
specialist
connect
connection
advertise
advertising
campaign
campaign
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Answers for exercise 2.
1.achieve
2.inspire
3.worthwhile
4.observe
5.institute
6.respect
7.condition
8.argue
9.entertainment
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Answers for exercise 3
1.achievement observing
2.Inspired
3.conditions
4.behaved
5.respect
6.communication
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Answers for exercise 4
1.observed
2.worthwhile
3.argue
4.respect
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Discovering useful structures
Answers for exercise 1
1.is are
2.hasis
3.iswere
4.was were
Answers for exercise 2
Is is has have carries has wants love are
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Reading A good example for me
Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983) was a doctor who became a
specialist in womens illnesses. She devoted all
her life to medical work for Chinese women and
children. Her work encouraged many other women to
become doctors.
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Fast Reading
Who is the writer and what may he/ she do after
reading about Lin Qiaozhi?
He / she is a high school student and may study a
medical college .
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Careful reading
1.For whom and for what purpose did Lin Qiaozhi
write a small book about how to look after babies?
She wrote it for mothers in the countryside who
were not able to get to hospital easily. It was
to help them look after their babies properly.
3.Was it easy for women to get medical education
at that time? Give a reason.
It as not easy for women to get medical education
at that time, particularly medical care that was
connected with women and children.
Education was for men
first and women second.
5.What do you think are the important qualities a
good doctor should have?
I think a good doctor should be kind, competent,
committed (???) and considerate(?????).
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Write down three of Lin Qiaozhis achievements.
1. She got a medical training for her career.
2. She became a specialist in womens diseases.
3. She had made sure that about 50,000 babies
were safely delivered to their mothers.
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?. I didnt realize that my homework was to
change my life.???????????????????
be to do ????,????? ?????? (regret) ?????? He
was to regret his decision later. ?????????? The
meeting was to be held
the following week.
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It was a small book explaining how to cut the
death rate from having and caring for babies by
following some simple rules ??????,
?????????????????????????????????????????????( ?
explaining ???????book) It was a small book
which explains 1. ???????????


2. ?????????????,????????
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1. Who is the man sitting in the corner?
2. The tiger running after him fell into the hole
and died, therefore he became a hero.
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intend to do sth. intend doing sth.
??,?????(??be intended to do sth. ) be intended
for????
1. ????????? 2. ??????????? 3. ??????????
1. What do you intend to do today? 2. That palace
is intended for you. 3. The soup was intended to
be cooked slowly.
I looked carefully at the text and realized that
it was intended for women who lived in the
countryside. ??????????,??????????????????
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It struck me like lightning ????????????? ????
???????????????????? It suddenly struck me how we
could improve the workers living conditions.
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1. Further reading made me realise that it was
hard work and determination as well as her good
nature that had got her into medical school. 2.
But it was not her success at university that
made her famous. ??? It is/ was that
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1. ?????? 2. ??????????????. 3. ???????????.

1. It is I who helped you.
2. It was at the supermarket that I met Li Yingai.
3. It was him that your father turned to for help.

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Answers for exercises on page 42
Answers for exercise 2
1.achievement
2.specialist
3.hehaviour
4.observation
5.determation
6.organization
7.advertisement
8.kindness consideration
9.connection
10.respect communication
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Answers for exercise 3
1.Its worthwhile to improve the working
conditions for the workers of this factory.
2.Her spirit inspired many people to devote
themselves to their own career.
3.As a specialist you should be modest and not
look down upon those who ask for help.
4.The head/president of the institute supported
the research and delivered an important lecture
on/ about it.
5.If you go on behaving like that, it will be
impossible for you to make any achievements in
this field.