Book 4 unit 1 a student of African wildlife warming up and reading 阅读课件.ppt

Do you know some great and successful women around the world or in the history? * * What do you want to do after you grow up? Do you want to be a great person? Unit 1 Women of achievement Women can hold up half of the sky. Guess who they are…. She was an inventor and a scientist from Poland. She went to Paris and studied physics and chemistry there. She was given the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1911. She is the only woman scientist who was awarded Nobel Prize for two times. Madame Curie (1867-1934) 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) She was the only female monarch (君主 ) of China. She lived in Tang Dynasty. She ruled the empire (帝国 ) for over half a century. 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. Who are they? Joan of Arc (l412--l43l), France She was a girl from the countryside who dressed as a man and went to fight for the French .She helped drive the English out of France. She was caught and put to death by the English. Who was she? Guess1: Who was she? Elizabeth Fry (1780 --l845), Britain She was a Quaker. She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education. Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in l947. Guess2: Soong Chingling (l893 --l98l ), China She was Dr Sun Yat-sens wife, was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history. She concerned herself with welfare projects,especially the China Welfare Institute for women and children. Who was she? Guess3: Song Chingling (1893-1981), China Lin Qiaozhi