U1Warm-ingup.pptVIP

;What do you think is needed in order to be a great woman? (1 minute);willing to sacrifice; ; She was an inventor and a scientist from Poland. ; In the year 1903, she and another scientist were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of radium. On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments. She died of radiation poisoning.;Empress Wu Zetian (624 - 705) ; Wu Zetian was the only woman who ever ruled the Chinese empire in her own right,her actions have been a subject for debate for more ten centuries. She was the most remarkable(非凡的), influential (有影响的)and mysterious(神秘的) woman in Chinese history.;Discussion;Tips: What does she look like? Why did she choose to …? What do you think about..? What are her reputation? Why do you admire her? What are her contribution? How would you describe her? ;2. Is it harder for women to become famous or get jobs in high positions? Why?;;Who are they? (read the words on page 1);Match the words with their meanings.; She was born in the small village in France. She lived at the time when there was a war between England and France called “The Hundred Years War”. She showed the French army how to win battles and inspired them with the confidence;enough to defeat the English and send them back to England for good. AT that time it was considered wrong for women to fight in the army. Joan argued that God had spoken to her and sent her to help the army and encouraged her to fight in men’s clothes.;Name ; Elizabeth Fry was born in a Quaker family on May 21, 1780. In 1812 she first visit Newgate Prison in London and was very shocked at the conditions there. From then on she began to work to improve prison conditions in Britain. In 1816, she began her prison school. ;In 1818, she and 11 other