人教版英语必修4 Unit 1 Women of achievement.doc

Unit 1 Women of achievement Teaching aims: 1．Topic Sociology; important; women and great women 2．Useful words and expressions: Nouns: achievement, condition, welfare, institute, connection, campaign, organization, specialist, behavior, nest, observation, respect, entertainment, support, communication, strike, career, article, rate, determination, kindness, consideration, personality Verbs: achieve, behave, observe, respect, argue, inspire, support, strike, explain, deliver Adjectives: worthwhile, medical, modest, considerate Prepositions: upon Expressions: devote…to, look down upon/on, care for, deliver a baby 3．Functional items: Describing people What does she look like? What do you think about…? What are her strengths? What are her weaknesses? How would you describe her? How do her friends describe her? She is intelligent/ determined/ generous/ kind/ helpful/ honest/ unselfish/ hard-working/ brave / confident / energetic/ modest /considerate/…. 4。Grammar Subject-verb agreement Our group are all going to visit the chimps in the forest. Our group includes six boys and five girls. Nobody before has fully understood chimp behaviour. Teaching procedures Period 1 Reading Step 1. Warming up Discuss: 1．Do you think women are as important and equal as men? Give some examples to explain the situation. 2．Who do you admire most of all the great and successful women in the world? Why? 学习资料卡： 单元相关词语： Titles or positions for women: Woman/female scientist, woman/female worker, nurse, women/female doctor, girl student, actress, queen, heroine, hostess, waitress, saleswoman, headmistress Characters or personalities for women: Honest, hard-working, energetic, shy, determined, intelligent, unselfish, modest, kind, considerate, quiet, lively, friendly, helpful, brave, gentle… Step 2. Reading Task 1: Ss discuss and answer the following questions: 1．What is the passage mainly about? 2．When did Jane Goodall arrive in Gombe and how old was she? 3．What was the purpose of her s