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Unit 1　Women of achievement 学案（人教版必修4） Brief Statements Based on This Unit The analysis of the teaching contents This unit is concerned with successful women,which is a sister unit to “Nelson Mandela—a Modern Hero(Unit 5,Module 1)”.It introduces to the students six women who have played an important role in different times and in different countries,focusing on Jane Goodall,a British lady devoting herself to studying and protecting chimps in African forests,and Lin Qiaozhi,a Chinese specialist in women’s diseases.According to their stories,all of them devoted themselves to their chosen careers and stuck to their ideas.To achieve their ambitions,they had to overcome various and different problems.At times they had to give up things that most people take for granted.For example,Jane Goodall gave up the opportunity of entering university while Lin Qiaozhi remained single all her life.This is to explain the criteria of judging a great woman and what to learn from them and to enable the students to follow their examples to perfect themselves. WARMING UP This section provides some brief introduction to the six great women in history both at home and abroad.The students are required to get as much information as possible about the women and discuss what they did,what problems they had to overcome and what they had to give up to fulfill their ambitions in class.After the discussion,they should come to a conclusion about the criteria of judging a great woman,which can help them to form the right outlook on life and set in proper and equal judgment on others,especially on women. PRE-READING Before the Reading,the students are asked two questions about Jane Goodall:Why do you think Jane Goodall went to Africa to study chimps rather than to a university?Do you think her work is important?Why?The first question may interest the students greatly because one of the most interesting things about Jane Goodall is that she decided to go to the forest to study chimps instead of