Women of

achievement

Unit 1

achievement

welfare

project

institute

specialist

connection

n. 成就；功绩 n. 福利；福利事业n. 项目；工程；规划n. 学会；学院；协会n. 专家；专业工作者n. 连接；关系

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human being

campaign

organization

人类n. 运动；战役 vi. 作战；参加运动n. 组织；机构；团体

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I will describe some people to you, please guess who they are according to my description.

Guessing Game

She was Dr Sun Yat-se

n’s wife. She was one of

the top leaders in mode

rn Chinese history. She

concerned herself with

welfare projects, especi

ally the China Welfare

Institute for women and

children.

Song Qingling(1893-1981),China

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 1947.

Elizabeth Fry (1780-1845), Britain

She was the only fema

le monarch ( 君主 ) of

China, and remains t

he most remarkable

( 非凡的 ), influential

and mysterious woma

n in Chinese history.Empress Wu Zetian (624-705), Tang Dynasty

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

She helped found aninternational campaignto stop the making oflandmines. She alsoworked 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.

Jody Williams(1950- ), USA

She was an inventor and ascientist from Poland. She went to Paris and studied physics and chemistry there. She is the only woman scientist who was awarded two Nobel Prizes.On July 4, 1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments.

Marie Curie(1867-1934), France

As a young girl, she always wanted to study animals. She went to Africa and studied chimps instead of going to university. Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings. She works to protect chimps everywhere.

Jane Goodall(1934- ), Britain

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.

Joan of Arc(1412-1431), France

She was a much beloved actress. She became very popular with her role in Roman Holiday in 1953. This film turned out to be a smashing success as she won an Oscar as Best Actress. In 1988, she became a special ambassador to the United Nations UNICEF fund helping children in Latin America and Africa.

Audrey Hepburn(1929-1993),Britain

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, artists, entertainers, and others.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Joan of Arc

To drive

the

English

from

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

different

from hers.

After her

husband

died, she

lived

alone.

To work

for civil

rights,

democracy

and peace

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Lin Qiaozhi

To help women and children with their illness and health

Women had greater difficulties getting into medical college and getting further training.

She never got married or had a family of her own.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Jane Goodall

To work

with

animals

in the

wild

She lived

a hard

life in the

wild.

She gave

up the

comforts

of life to

study the

chimps.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Jody Williams

To prevent the making and use of landmines

It isn’t easy to work with groups in different countries and persuade governments to stop the making and use of landmines.

She has lost her own personal time because of the demands of the job.

What do these great women have in common?

1. Work hard at their chosen careers.

2. Stick to their idea without any withdrawal.3. Overcome all sorts of difficulties.

4. Give up things like families or life to achieve their ambition.

5. Make great contributions to the society.

Do you know a woman who really inspires or encourages you? Describe her and explain why.Tips: What does she look like? What do you think about…? What are her reputation? Why do you admire her? What are her contribution? How would you describe her?

Talking

It is said that “it is more

difficult for a woman to

be successful”. Do you a

gree or disagree?

Give your reasons.

Discussion

Jane Goodall

Do you know where the photos were taken?

What can you see in the pictures?

Jane Goodall with the chimp.

Gombe National Park in East Africa.

Questions

珍 · 古道尔 (Jane Goodall, 1934—) 生于伦敦。自幼即对动物行为极感兴趣。 18

岁离开学校，到赴非洲为止，她曾先后担任过秘书以及影片制作助理。此后，她在非洲担任古生物学家路易斯 · 利基的助手，与利基的合作经验使她能于 1960

年在贡贝溪动物保护区设立一个营区，得以观察该地黑猩猩的行为。

1977 年她建立了“珍 · 古道尔人、动物与

环境研究所”。 1991 年，她倡议并成立了“ 根与芽”组织，目的是使从幼儿园到大学的年轻一代都能够行动起来，为了环境、动物和他们自己的社区创造一个更加美好的世界。 1995 年，被英国女王授予勋爵士。珍 · 古道尔撰有许多书籍和论文，最著名的是《生活在人类的阴影中》(1971), 此著作已被翻译成 15 种文字。

Why can she get along well with the chimps for such long time?

To know more about the life of chimps.

What do you think Jane Goodall went

to Africa to study chimps rather than

to university? Do you think she was

right? Give your reasons.

Only if we can understand can we careOnly if we care will we helpOnly if we help shall all the life is hopeful

—— Jane Goodall

Homework1. Look up the new words and expressions of the reading in the dictionary.2. Preview the reading: A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE