Unit 1 Women of Achievement

Marie Curie

Margaret Thatcher

Florence Nightingale

Agatha Christie

Warming Up

1.Do you think that men have been making greater achievements than women ? If not , why ?

2. What qualities do you think a great woman should have ?

Which of these women is a great woman ? Lin Qiaozhi (1901 –1983),

ChinaSoong Chingling, Dr SunYat-sen’s wife,was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history.She concern-ed herself with welfare projects, leading China Welfare Institute especially for women and children.

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.

Soong Chingling (1893--1981),

China

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Jody

Williams

( 1950 ---),

USAJody 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.

Elizabeth

Fry

( 1780 ---

1845),

Britain

She was a Quaker. She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education. Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.

                                                                                                                                             

    

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 ( 1934 --- ), Britain

Joan

Of Arc

(1412-

1431),

FranceA 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 put to death by the English.

Name Ambition

Problems Sacrifices

Elizabeth Fry

Soong Ching-ling

Jody williams

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.

It isn’t easy to work with groups in different countries and persuade govern-ments 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

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Jane GoodJane Goodallall

Joan of Joan of AreAre

Lin QiaozhLin Qiaozhii

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.

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 illnesses and health

Women had Women had greater difficulties greater difficulties getting into getting into medical college medical college and getting further and getting further trainingtraining

She never got She never got married or married or had a family had a family of her ownof her own

Pre-reading

Find the main idea of each paragraph: The first paragraph:

The second paragraph:

The third paragraph :

It is about a day in Combe National Park

It tells us how Jane Goodall did her research and the acIt tells us how Jane Goodall did her research and the achievement she has made in her researchhievement she has made in her research..

It is her attitude and feeling to the animals and tells us her influence to the world

Understanding ideasUnderstanding ideas Answer the following questions:Answer the following questions: 1. How did Jane Goodall do her research and why ?1. How did Jane Goodall do her research and why ?

2. What were the difficulties of her daily life ?2. What were the difficulties of her daily life ?

3. What is she continuing to do to help wild chimp3. What is she continuing to do to help wild chimps ?s ?

• Jane spent many years observing and recording their Jane spent many years observing and recording their • daily activities.She was determined to work with animals daily activities.She was determined to work with animals • in their own environment …in their own environment …

• tired, dirty, busy , difficult to in the forest ,unusual,tired, dirty, busy , difficult to in the forest ,unusual,• dangerous…dangerous…

• help the rest of the world understand and respect the help the rest of the world understand and respect the • life of the animals,argue for them to be left in the wild …life of the animals,argue for them to be left in the wild …• set up special places where they can live safely…set up special places where they can live safely…

Choose the correct answers according to the passage: 1. What did the group do first in the morning ? They ___

_. A. went into the forest slowly B. left the chimp family sleeping in a tree C. observed the family of chimps wake up D. help people understand the behaviour of the chimp

s 2.Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild ? Because she wanted ______. A. to work with them in their own environment B. to prove the way people think about chimps was wrong C. to discover what chimps eat D. to observe a chimp family

3. Jane was permitted to begin her work after ____Jane was permitted to begin her work after _____._.

A. the chimp family woke up A. the chimp family woke up B. she lived in the forestB. she lived in the forest C. her mother came to support herC. her mother came to support her D. she arrived at GombeD. she arrived at Gombe

4. The purpose of her study was to _____.4. The purpose of her study was to _____. A. watch the wild chimps in cagesA. watch the wild chimps in cages B. gain a doctor’s degreeB. gain a doctor’s degree C. understand and respect the lives of chimpsC. understand and respect the lives of chimps D. live in the forest as men canD. live in the forest as men can

Tick the correct statements : 1. The chimps show love in their family by feeding or 1. The chimps show love in their family by feeding or touching each other.touching each other. 2. Without any university training, she has achieved 2. Without any university training, she has achieved

what what she wanted.she wanted. 3. She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest.3. She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest. 4. She supposes that people should not use chimps for 4. She supposes that people should not use chimps for entertainment .entertainment . 5. She has spent more than forty years helping people5. She has spent more than forty years helping people understand her work.understand her work. 6. She has built many homes for the wild 6. She has built many homes for the wild animals to live in.animals to live in.

RETELL THE PASSAGE :

A protector of African wildlife

A day in the park Jane’s way to study chimps and her achievements

Her attitude to the animals

She has achieved everything she wanted to do.

Discussion :Discussion :

Work in groups of four and discuss the following questions :

1. What made Jane Goodall a great success ?

2. What should we learn from Jane Goodall ?

Language points 1.behave v. to act; bear oneself 行为，举止 ① 她表现出了很大的勇气 。 She behaved with great courage. ② 他对顾客的态度不好。 He behaved badly to the customers. ③ 你应该学会举止得体。 You should learn to behave.

behave like/as a gentleman ; behave like/as a lady strange behaviour ; rude behaviour

wander vi.to move about without a fixed course,aim or purpose 漫步，逛，漫游，漂泊；

① 我们喜欢到山上各处漫游。 We love wandering about the hills. ② 我的假期是在德国到处漫游度过的。 I spent the vacation wandering through Ger

many. ③ 公路曲折经过景色优美的乡村。 The road wanders through some very beauti

ful country. ④ 别脱离了主题。 Don’t wander off the point. ⑤ 那些登山者在山中迷路了。 The climbers wandered off in the mountains. ⑥I’m afraid that the sick man’s mind is wan

dering.

warn v.to tell(of sth.bad that many happen,or of how to prevent sth.bad) 警告，提醒，告诫① 该镇居民接到有洪水危险的警告。

The people of the town were warned of/against the danger of the flooding.② 医生告诫他不要吸烟。

The doctor warned him not to smoke/against smoking.③I warn you that it’s dangerous to go out alone at night.

④ 老师预先通知学生要考试。The teacher warned the students of the test.⑤ 广播预告乘客飞机已经准备起飞。 The announcement warned the passengers

that the plane was ready to take off.

a warning signal; without warning ; give/send a warning to sb.; serve/sound a warni

ng

worthwhile adj. worth doing 值得干的；值得一试的； 这些结果一点都不合算。 These results were not worthwhile at all. 这真是一件值得干的工作。 It’s really a worthwhile task.

be worth doing ; be worth (one’s) while doing/to do…

be worthy of being done /to be done ; be worthy of sth.

observe v.:to see and notice;watch carefully 看到，注意到，观察，监视 ① 这位科学家一生都在观察星星。 The scientist has observed the stars all the lif

e. ② 我看到一个陌生人进了 / 正在进办公室。 I observed a stranger go/going into the office. ③ 我注意到班上有几个学生睡着了。 I observed that several students were asleep i

n class. ④ 我们必须遵守交通规则。 We must observed the traffic rules. ⑤ 你们国家的人庆祝圣诞节吗？ Do you observe Christmas Day in your countr

y? observer n. observation n.

Only after her mother came to help her for the first few months was she allowed to begin her project.

① Only then did I realize that I was wrong. ② Only in this way can you work out the proble

m. ③ Only when he comes back will we start the d

iscussion. ④ Only Tom and Jack failed in the exam. communicate v. 联络，通信，交换（看法等） 告知，传达 ① 他们用电话彼此联络。 They communicate with each other by telephon

e. ② 他把他的想法清楚地告诉我。 He communicate his thoughts clearly to me. The mobile phone is an important means of co

mmunication. 移动电话是一种重要的通讯工具。

For forty years Jane Goodall has been helping the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals.

现在完成进行时表示从过去某一时刻开始的动作或状态一直持续到现在，甚至到将来，强调进行的过程。 ①He has been lying in bed for two weeks. ②He is tired.He has been studying all day. 现在完成进行时还可表示在一直到现在为止的一段时间内一再反复进行的动作或存在的状态。 All these days he has been writing articles t

o our magazine. Now that she is out of a job,Lucy____going

back to school,but she hasn’t decided yet. A.had considered B.has been considering C.considered D.is going to consider

respect v.to feel respect for ① 我深深敬佩他的勇气。 I deeply respect his courage. =I deeply respect him for his courage. ② 我们尊他为伟大的领袖。 We respect him as a great leader. ③ 我们会考虑你的意愿的。 We will respect your wishes. She has argued for them to be left in the wild a

nd not used for entertainment or advertisements.

她一直主张它们（黑猩猩）应该留在野外生活，而不为娱乐和广告所利用。 ①They argued the plan for a long time.

②He is always ready to argue about politics with Bush.

③Do what you are told and don’t argue with me!

④The way he spends money argues him to be rich. （证明）

⑤She argued him out of his decision to leave his job.

=She argued him out of leaving his job. （说服，放弃） ⑥She argued me into buying a new car. 她说服我去买了一部新车。 quarrel vi. persuade vt. debate vi. disagree vi. entertainment n. amusement ① 电影院是娱乐场所。 A cinema is a place of entertainment. ② 这是一本严肃的书，不是供消遣的。 This is a serious book ,not an entertainment.

③ 她忙着准备接待客人。 She was busy preparing for the entertainme

nt of the guests. ④部长将要为外宾举行招待会。 The minister will give an entertainment to th

e foreign guests. set up a special hospital ; set up a tent ; set up a printing machine ; set up a flag ; set up an example ; set up a notice ; set up a shop ;set up a question ; She has achieved everything she wanted to

do. ① 他希望到年底达到所有的目标。 He hopes to achieve all his aims by the end

of the year.

② 他们在实验上取得了巨大的成功。 They have achieved great success in the experime

nt. She inspires those who want to cheer the achieve

ments of women. 她激励着人们为妇女们的成就而欢呼喝彩。 inspire v. to encourage in one’s ability to act.鼓励，激励， ① 我们的老师激励我们更加努力。 Our teacher inspired us to greater efforts. ② 我的父母激励我更加努力地学习。 My parents inspired me to study harder. inspiration n. inspired adj. inspiring adj.

ignore vt. not to take notice of ; 忽视，不理睬，假 装不知， The driver ignore the traffic lights. ignorance n. ignorant adj. ignorantly adv.

主谓一致主要有以下几种情况：1. a. He and I are both students of this school. b. The singer and dancer is coming. The singer and the dancer _____ coming.are

c. The knife and fork___ on the table. is

2. A with/ along with/ together with/ as well as/ besides/ like/ without/ except / but/ including B

谓语动词与 A保持一致。1) The teacher, together with his students, ____ p

lanting trees in the street. 2) Mary ,like many girls, _____ (love) dancing.3) No one except(but) me _______ (know) about it.4) All the students, including Tom,_____leaving.

The Chinese people __ a brave and hardworking people.

The police ____ searching for a murderer in the forest.

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lovesknows

are

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3. 主语是不定式，动词 ing形式或主语从句的时候，谓语动词 用单数。1) What he is doing ______(seem)very import

ant.2) Collecting stamps ___his hobby.3) To see once ____ (be) better than to hear a

hundred times.

seemsis

is

4. or; either…or; neither…nor; not only…but also, there be句型中，谓语动词 :就近一致。1) Neither you nor I ___ wrong.2) Not only the students but also the teacher _____ (wish) for a holiday.3) There ___ a pen and two books on the desk.

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5. 不定代词 all,more,some,any,none 作主语 , 谓语动词视情况而定。a. All of the apples _____ rotten(腐烂 ).b. All of the apple ____ rotten.c. None of the money ___ left.d. None of the students _______ there.

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iswere/was

1) Half of the students ______ finished their composition.

2) Half of the apple ____bad.3) About 60 percent of the students in our

school ____boys.

6. the rest of; half of; part of; majority of; percent of; one third of 在句子中加名词做主语的时候，谓语动词与 of 后面的名词保持一致。

have

is

are

7.集合名词做主语，动词可用单数，也可用复数，强调整体谓语动词用单数。常用的有 people, public, family, class, crowd, population, team, group…

1) His family __ a big and happy one.

2) His family ___ all music lovers.isare

8. 有些名词的单数复数一样，作主语的时候，其谓语动 词，由上下文决定，这类名词有： means, works, deer, fish, sheep, Chinese, Japanese…

1) Not every means ____ useful.2) Not all means ____ useful.

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9. every…and every…/ each…and each…/ no…and no…整个短语在句 中作主语时，谓语动词常用单数。

1) Every boy and every girl in the class ___diligent.

2) No sound and no voice ___ heard.10.many a(许多 ), more than one, one and a h

alf与单数名词组成的短语，谓语也用单数。Many a boy ____ （ have ） seen it.

has

is

11. 表示时间，距离，价格，度量衡等的复数名词作主语时，将其视为整体，谓语动词常用单数。a.Thirty years ___ not a long time.

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WRITING1. Write a short passage. The title is “A

woman I admire”. You can choose one or two interesting examples to show their character, describe what difficult situation they faced and how they solved the

structure

Your point of view(what you think of the woman)

reasons and supporting ideas

conclusion

Summary Summary （（总结）总结）

Contrast Contrast （（转折）转折）

Addition Addition （（递进）递进）

IllustrationIllustration（（阐述）阐述）

Connecting wordsConnecting words

I thinkI think…… I believeI believe……In my opinionIn my opinion……

SecondlySecondly…… And thenAnd then…… BesidesBesides……In additionIn addition……

ButBut…… HoweverHowever……On the other handOn the other hand……

In shortIn short…… In a wordIn a word……ThereforeTherefore…… SoSo……

作文自评、互评表A:excellent B: satisfactory C: need improvement

Items CriteriaSelf Peer

A B C A B C

Structures

1. Be familiar with the writing style.

2. The topic is stated clearly.

3. Well organized(beginning, middle, end).

4. Each paragraph is close to the point.

5. Support ideas with evidence or reasons.

Language

1. Spell all the words correctly.

2. Use varieties of sentence structures.

3. Use linking words properly.

4. Employ beautiful advanced words and expressions

5. Make no grammar mistakes(esp. verbs).

Handwriting Neat, beautiful, easy to read

Cooperation Participate in discussion.

P4 Exe1

Verb Noun

behave

observation

respect

warning

communication

support

behaviorobserve

respectwarn

communicatesupport

Verb Noun

organize

achieve

specialize

connect

advertise

campaign

organisation/ organizationachievementspecialistconnectionadvertisement

campaign

P4 Exe1

P4 Exe2

Words and expressions

achievement inspireworthwhile observe institute respect condition argue entertainment

P4 Exe3 achievement; observingInspiredconditions behaved respect communication

P5 Exe4observed worthwhile argue respect

P45 Useful words & expressions

It seems as if be content with at first

behave badlywere being treatedbeing

In this waySelf-respect

看起来似乎满足于一开始行为差正被对待“正在”的标志用这种方法自尊

P45 Useful words & expressions

on her ownof her own

raise money

quarrel with sb.

独自地属于她的集资与某人争吵

周报66. behavedinstitute medical communication entertainment consideration rate organization articles specialist inspired/s

was delivered was observed respects support explain being looked down

on/upon struck card for argue conditions looked down on

care for devote behave argued even if connections organization achievements

96. Who will care for the children if their mother dies?

97. The patient is in a very dangerous condition.

98. My family all enjoy/ like sports and games.99. Only when he is free will he come to see me. 100. The observation of chimp behavior needs

patience.