必修四Unit1 Warming up and speaking.ppt

Book 4 Unit 1 Women of achievement A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half of the sky. whether they are great women or not Personal qualities of the great women determined brave confident warm-hearted responsible unselfish honest intelligent broad-and-open minded generous kind modest hard-working considerate helpful active independent Brainstorm : What qualities do you think a great woman should have? Do you know who these women are? Elizabeth Fry Song Qingling Jane Goodall Jody Williams Joan of Arc Lin Qiaozhi Warming Up She was Dr Sun Yat-sen’s wife. She was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history. She concerned herself with welfare projects, leading China Welfare Institute especially for women and children. Song Qingling (1893-1981), China She was a doctor who became a specialist in women’s illnesses. She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children. Her work encouraged many other women to become doctors. Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983), China Jody Williams (1950- ), USA She helped found an international campaign to stop the use of landmines. She worked hard to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them. She and her organization were given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997. Jane Goodall (1934- ), Britain As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals. She went to Africa and studied chimps. Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings. She works to protect chimps everywhere. In pairs discuss what makes them great. Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices Joan of Arc To drive the English out of France Women were not allowed to fight like a man. She lost her life. Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices Elizabeth Fry To help improve prison conditions She was criticized for neglecting her family and enjoying fame. Less time was spent with her husband and family. Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices Song Qingling Her relatives held political opinions completely diffe