【测控指导】2015-2016学年高二英语人教版必修4课件：1.1 Warming UpPre-readingReading Comprehending .pptxVIP

Unit 1　Women of achievement;A Great Woman—Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai,born in Kenya,Africa in 1940,was the first woman in East and Central Africa to gain a PhD1. Maathai was active in the National Council of Women of Kenya(NCWK) and was its chairwoman from 1981 to 1987.In 1977 she introduced the idea of asking ordinary people to plant trees,beginning with her planting trees in her backyard.She developed the idea into a movement called the Green Belt Movement(GBM) in 1977.Its main activity is to have women plant trees to protect the environment,and at the same time improve their quality of life.Through this movement,Maathai has helped women plant more than 30 million trees on their farms and at schools and churches across Kenya and other African countries.;In 1986,the Green Belt Movement established a network.It shares its experience and belief and tries to solve local problems.A number of people have established GBM-like tree-planting organizations in their own countries,or have used some of GBM’s methods to improve their programs. Maathai is internationally famous not only for environmental protection but also for her long-time struggles for democracy2 and human rights.While doing all of this,she raised three children,and continued to plant trees!Over the years,she and the Green Belt Movement have received many awards,including the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize.In June,1997 she was named by the Earth Times as one of the 100 people in the world that have made a difference to the environment.;单词注释 1.PhD n.博士学位 2.democracy n.民主 难句剖析 Its main activity is to have women plant trees to protect the environment,and at the same time improve their quality of life. 该运动主要的活动是让妇女通过植树来保护环境,同时提高她们的生活质量。 剖析:本句中的动词不定式短语to have women plant trees to protect the environment...在句中做表语。 导读诱思 1.What do you think of Wangari Maathai? 2.What can we do in our daily life to protect the environment? 答案:1.Different students may have different answers. 2.Different students may have different answers