Unit1Womenofachievementreadingtask课件（人教版必修4）.pptVIP

READING TASK;Elizabeth Fry?(1780 - 1845);In 1780 Elizabeth Gurney was born in Norwich into a rich Quaker family. ;She first visited Newgate Prison in 1813 and was horrified by what she saw. ;In 1817 Elizabeth organised a group to help female prisoners at Newgate prison. ;The 1823 Gaol Act was passed by Parliament, and some improvements were made.;She wrote a book about prison conditions. ;Elizabeth Fry continued to help others until she died on 12 October 1845. ;Notes on English prisons in the nineteenth century ;They had no beds, clean clothes, food or heating. ;Questions;Questions;Questions;Language points;2. So the first thing Elizabeth did was to provide food, clean clothes and straw for beds. the first thing是主语, Elizabeth did 是定语从句, 修饰先行词thing, 从句的引导词that因在句中作宾语而被省略。 was是系动词, to provide ... beds 是动词不定式短语作表语。;3. Of course she did not do all the work on her own. 当然她并???仅靠自己去做所有这一切工作的。 on one’s own 1) without help 靠自己 I can solve this problem on my own. 我能自己解决这个问题。;2) alone 独自, 独立地 I’m on my own today. 相关短语: call sth. one’s own 声称某物为自己所有 come into ones own 得到自己应得的东西; hold one’s own 坚持住; 支持住; 坚守住; 不被打败 of one’s own 属于某人自己的 e.g. The soldier is holding his own. 那个士兵还能坚持。 They all think that she has a mind of her own. 他们都认为她是一个有主见的人。;Thank you.