Unit 1

Women of achievementWarming up

Behind every su

ccessful man the

re are always a g

reat woman!!

Who are they?

Joan of Arc

(1412-1431)

1. born in a village in France

2. lived at the time when

British and France fought

“the Hundred Years War”

3. encouraged the king

crowned

4. showed the French army

how to win the war

Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845)1. 1812 first visited Newgate Prison in London2. 1816 began her prison school in Newgate Prison3. 1823 New Prison Act: agreed to spend more money on prisoners4. 1827 published a book about what she had seen in many prisons5. 1832 gave evidence about prison conditions to the leaders

She was one of the top leaders in modern China.

Song Qingling (1893-1981)

1. born in shanghai

2. studied in America

3. married Sun Yat-sen

4. vice president of PRC

5. work for women and

children welfare

activities

6. head of the Women’s

Federation

Lin Qiaozhi( 林巧稚 )(1901-1983), China

Lin Qiaozhi(1901--1983)1. Born in Xiamen in Fujian2. 1921 entered BJ University 3. got a PhD degree in Gynecology4. 1932 went to London for further study5. 1933 studied at the Chicago University Medical School6. Returned to China as the Head of Gynecology and Obstetrics in 1940

7. 1949 went to study women’s diseases8. 1983 died leaving her body for medical research

Jane Goodall (1934- ), Britain

As a young girl, she always wanted to

study animals. She went to Africa and

studied chimps instead of going to

university. Her research showed the

connections between chimps and

human beings. She works to protect

chimps everywhere.

Jody Williams

(1950- ), USA

1.In 1912 she began to

organize ICBL (the

International Campaign

to Ban Landmines)

2. ICBL was Given the

Nobel Peace Prize in

1997 and Jody’s work

was recognized.

She helped found an international ca

mpaign to stop the making of landmin

es ( 地雷 ). She also worked hard to m

ake as many countries as possible agr

ee not to use them. She and her organ

ization were given the Nobel Peace Pr

ize in 1997.

Women can hold up half of the sky.

In pairs discuss what makes them great.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Joan of Arc

To drive the English from France

Women were not allowed to fight like a man.

She lost

her life.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Elizabeth Fry

To help improve prison conditions

She was criticized for neglecting her family and enjoying fame.

Less time was spent with her husband and family.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Song Qingling

Her relatives held political opinions completely different from hers.

After her

husband

died, she

lived

alone.

To work

for civil

rights,

democracy

and peace

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Lin Qiaozhi

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.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Jane Goodall

To work

with

animals

in the

wild

She lived

a hard

life in the

wild.

She gave

up the

comforts

of life to

study the

chimps.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Jody Williams

To prevent the making and use of landmines.

It isn’t 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.

Personal qualities

of the great people

determined braveconfident

warm-hearted responsible

unselfish

honest

intelligent

broad-and-open minded

generouskindmodest

hard-working

considerate

helpful

active

independent

Group work: Brainstorm

Match the words with their meanings.

welfare institute

connections

human beings

campaign

organization

1. a group of people formed

together to achieve a certain aim

2. a series of planned activities

with a social or political aim

3. happiness and health of people;

money paid by the government

4. the way in which two facts,

events, etc. are related to each other

5. a society that has a particular

purpose

6. a man, woman or child

1. achievement

achieve: v. 完成 ; 做到 ; 实现achievement: n. 完成 ; 成绩 ; 成就I felt a great sense of achievement when

I reached the top of the mountain. 

当我到达山顶的时候 , 我有一种巨大的成就感。

Language Points

2. She concerned herself with welfare

projects.

concern…with 关心 ; 关怀 如 :

We must concern ourselves with

current affairs.

我们必须关心时事。

Homework

1.Surf the Internet to find more great

women and describe them in a short

passage.

2. Preview the reading “A student of

African wildlife”. Study the new words

and finish Exercise 1 on page 3.