New+SEFC+Book+1B+Unit+17+Speaking.pptVIP

* New Senior English for China Book 1B Unit 17 Great women Leading-in Warming up Speaking Leading-in A debate: Women are able to do more than men? Girls are pros: Women are able to do more than men. Boys are cons: Men are able to do more than women. As men are able to do what they can, so are women; no one can do more than the other in everything. Women from all nations have made contributions to the world. Who were they? 2. Where were they from? 3. What kind of work did they do? 4. What made them famous? Warming up /scrm1.htm She married Dr Sun Zhongshan in 1915. She was vice-president of the People’s Republic for many years. She busied himself with welfare (福利）activities. She was a patriot and internationalist. Song Qingling (1893-1981) Madame Curie (1867-1934) She was born in Poland. She discovered radium and radioactive materials. In 1911 she received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Pearl S.Buck (1892-1973) She was born in the USA but grew up in Zhejiang Province after her parents moved to China in 1895. In 1931 she wrote her best-known novel, The Good Earth. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Mother Teresa (1910-1997) She was a world-famous Catholic nun(修女）.　From the age of 18 she worked in India to help the poor. For more than 30 years she took care of people who were mentally or physically disabled (残疾). She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. She was honored with one heart full of love.　 Which of the women inspires you? Speaking Look at the pictures. What kind of people do you think they are? Try to use words that tell us sth. About their qualities. Week, stupid, lazy, dishonest, mean(卑鄙), tense(紧张), cold(冷淡), miserable(悲惨), dull, unfriendly Strong, smart, hones, friendly, warm, cheerful, popular, generous (大方), hard-working negative positive Useful expressions She looks as if… You can see that… She doesnt’t seem… She could be… She might … People like her… She seems to me to be the kind of woman who… The impression she makes on me is…