2013人教版必修四Unit 1《Women of achievement Reading task》课件ppt.pptVIP

Check the answers of the textbook. 1. It ’s worthwhile to improve the working conditions for the factory workers. 2. Her behaviour inspire others to carry on the fight for wildlife protection. 3. As a student, you should be modest and not look down upon the classmates who don’t know as much as you do. 4. If human beings go on behaving like this, we will be short of energy soon. 5. Many of the young generation enjoy foreign music and films. 6. If you want to know how to translate this sentence, you’d better refer to a dictionary. 7. When the parade moved off from the square, the people crowded in. By her example she inspired other women to play a fuller role in society: it was unusual for women to have a voice outside the home. It was also unusual for a Quaker to be so prominent, because at that time the Quaker movement was going through a quietist phase, and was very inward looking. Read the article quickly and find the answers to these questions: 1. How did the women prisoners live? They were being treated like animals. They had no beds, clean clothes, food or heating. Any child born in prison had to stay there and had no chance of receiving an education. 2. What did Elizabeth Fry do to help them? She provided food, clean clothes and straw for beds. Later she began a prison school for the children and taught the women to sew, knit and make goods to sell. And later she was asked to go to the leaders of Britain to discuss how to improve the conditions for prisoners. 3. What’s the result of her effort? There are three results. One is that the women prisoners got some self-respect and improved their conditions for themselves. The second is that her deeds influent some other women to join in the activity to help the women prisoners. The last one and also the most important one is that in 1947, after she died long time, the Quakers were given the Nobel Peace Prize. Language points 1. However, Elizabeth was not content with her easy life and her growing