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* Do you still remember Nelson Mandela? What do you think makes a great person？ Is it being rich? Is it being famous? Is it devoting oneself to help others? What is a famous person? A famous person may be well-known but if he / she has not gone through struggles and difficulties for their noble cause, they can’t be called a great person. What is a great person? A great person is one who has followed his / her ideas and sacrificed something so that they could be realized. Sun Yat-sen was the first President of the Chinese Republic. He spent many years abroad working for the revolution when he could have lived a happy life in China as a doctor. Nelson Mandela (former president of South Africa): He spent 30 years in prison fighting for equality for black people in South Africa. Doctor Bethune gave up his career in Canada and died helping the Chinese army as a doctor in the 2nd World War. Mahamat Gandy gave up his rich life and power and fought for the freedom of his nation. A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half of the sky. Can you list some great women in China and in the world? What are they known for? Who are they? What do these six women have in common? devoted, determined, committed, inspiring, influential, had careers Did she follow her ideas and sacrifice anything so that her ideas could be realized? Did she unselfishly give up anything to achieve her goal?  2. Did she go through struggles and difficulties ?/ Did she suffer for her ideas ?  a great person hard-working intelligent determined generous kind brave confident unselfish helpful honest Get on well with others Never lose heart Be active in social activities Do public service work without pay Make great contributions to mankind energetic passionate Discuss in groups. Why do you think Jane Goodall went to Africa to study chimps rather than to university? Do you think she was right? Give your reasons. Can you think of the possible difficulties that Jane Goodall might meet doin