人教高中英语必修4Unit1Warmingup and Reading I共33张.ppt

Unit 1 Women of achievement A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half of the sky. Both in the past and at present, women contributed to world culture in many different ways. There are women writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others. Warming Up Guessing game I will describe some famous women to you, please guess who they are according to my description. Warming Up 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. In the year1903, 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. Madame Curie (1867-1934) She was Dr Sun Yat- sens 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 . Soong Chingling (1893-1981), China ? In 11 December （ Beijing Time ）， She received the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in Sweden. Tu Youyou （ 1930- ） 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. Jane Goodall (1934- ), Britain Who do you think is a great woman in the world? 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 review: A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE Reading Words preview achievement welfare project institute specialist connection n. 成就；成绩 n. 福利；福利事业 n. 项目；工程 n. 学会；学院；协会 n. 专家；专业工作者 n. 连接；关系 human beings campaign organization n. 人类 n. 运动；战