人教新课标高中英语必修四课件：unit1 warming up.pptVIP

What did she do? She helped found an international campaign to stop the making of landmines. She also worked hard to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them. 1. What do these women have in common? 1. What do you think makes a great man or woman? Personal qualities of the great people determined brave confident warm-hearted responsible unselfish honest intelligent broad-and-open minded generous kind modest hard-working considerate helpful active independent Group work: Brainstorm * * * * * * * * * * * * Unit 1 A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half the sky. Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian (624 - 705) in Tang Dynasty She was the only female monarch(君主) of China, and remains the most remarkable(非凡的), influential(有影响的) and mysterious(神秘的) woman in Chinese history. She was an inventor and a scientist from Poland. She went to Paris and studied physics and chemistry there. She is the only woman scientist who was awarded two Nobel Prizes. Marie Curie (1867-1934) On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments. She died of radiation poisoning(放射物中毒). Nightingale Helen Keller Nightingale: founder of modern nursing 1910年8月13日，英国护理学先驱弗劳伦斯 南丁格尔在伦敦逝世。早年她放弃优越的生活，心甘情愿地献身于护理工作。在克里米亚，在满身是血的伤兵中间，她如同一位圣女，提着一盏油灯尽守着自己的职责。她牺牲了个人的爱情。她认为只爱一个人是自私的，她将博大的爱给予了成千上万的人。 1912年，国际护理会把南丁格尔的生日5月12日定为国际护士节，以纪念这位人类护理事业的创始人。 10英镑反面图案：英国女护士、欧美近代护理学和护士教育创始人之一弗洛伦斯·南丁格尔塑像 海伦·凯勒，美国盲聋女作家、教育家。幼时患病，两耳失聪，双目失明。七岁时，安妮·沙利文担任她的家庭教师，从此成了她的良师益友，相处达50年。在沙利文帮助之下，进入大学学习，以优异成绩毕业。在大学期间，写了《我生命的故事》，讲述她如何战胜病残，给成千上万的残疾人和正常人带来鼓舞,表明黑暗与寂静并不存在。后来凯勒成了卓越的社会改革家，到美国各地，到欧洲、亚洲发表演说，为盲人、聋哑人筹集资金。二战期间，慰问失明士兵，她的精神受人们崇敬。1964年被授于美国公民最高荣誉–总统自由勋章，次年又被推选为世界十名杰出妇女之一。? Elizabeth Fry Song Qingling Jane Goodall Jody Williams Lin Qiaozhi What did they do? What did she do? She dressed as a man and went to fight for the French. She helped drive the English out of France. What did she do? She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and edu