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1、Can you tell some great and successful women around the world or in the history?What do you think is needed in order to be a great woman? ?willing to sacrifice hard-workingmodestunselfishinsistentperseverantdeterminedintelligentresponsiblegreat womanI will introduce some great women who are very fam
2、ous to you.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 CurieMadame Curie (1867-19
3、34) (1867-1934) Empress Wu Zetian (624 - 705) She was the only female monarch (君主君主 ) of China. She lived in Tang Dynasty. She ruled the empire (帝国帝国 ) for over half a century. A Chinese saying goes:Women can hold up half of the sky.Who are they?Song Qingling (1893-1981), ChinaWhat do you know about
4、 Song Qingling? In 1915, She married Dr Sun Yet-sen, founder of the Republic of China. She was made an honorary vice-president of the Peoples Republic. She busied herself with various welfare activities, ranging from heading the Womens Federation to a number of committees involving children.Song Qin
5、glingWho are they?What do you know about them? 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 English.Joan of Arc(1412-1432) France Elizabeth Fry was a Quaker. She helped improve prison
6、 condition and gave prisoners work and education. Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947. Elizabeth Fry(1780-1845), Britain A doctor who became a specialist in womens illnesses. She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children. Her work encouraged many o
7、ther women to become doctors.Lin Qiaozhi(1901-1983) China Jane Goodall went to Tanzania and studied chimps from 1960s. She went with three African helpers to live in the Gombe National Park in East Africa.Her life was spent following and recording the social life and relationships of the chimps. Bec
8、ause of her research, we now know that chimpanzees hunt for meat, use tools, and have different personalities. Jane Goodall Jody Williams 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 orga
9、nization were given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997.Jody Williams(1950- ), USAWhat do they have in common?What makes them great? Give your reasons. Personal qualities of the great peopledeterminedbraveconfidentwarm-heartedresponsibleunselfishhonestintelligentbroad-and-open mindedgenerouskindmodesthard
10、-workingconsideratehelpfulactiveindependent1.Do you think that men have been making greater achievements than women? Give your reasons.2.Do you think the rules that make a great man should be different from those that make a great woman? Why?Reading A Student of African Wildlife.We have known someth
11、ing about Jane Goodall. Lets look at the video. 简简古道尔古道尔(Jane Goodall, 1934)生于伦敦。自幼即生于伦敦。自幼即 对动物行为极感兴趣。对动物行为极感兴趣。18 岁离开学校，到赴非洲为止，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她在非洲担任古生物学家路易斯利基的助手，利基的助手，与利基的合作经验使她能于与利基的合作经验使她能于1960年在贡贝溪动物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保护区设立一个营区，得以观
12、察该地黑猩猩的行为。为。1965年获剑桥大学动物行为学博士学位。年获剑桥大学动物行为学博士学位。1977年年她建立了她建立了“简简古多尔人、动物与环境研究所古多尔人、动物与环境研究所”。1991年，她倡议并成立了年，她倡议并成立了“根与芽根与芽”组织，目的组织，目的是使从幼儿园到大学的年轻一代都能够行动起来，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。美好的世界。1995年，被英国女王授予勋爵士。年，被英国女王授予勋爵士。简简古多尔撰有许多书籍和论文，最著名的是古多尔撰有许多书籍和论文，最著名的是生
13、活在人类的阴影中生活在人类的阴影中(1971),此著作已被翻此著作已被翻译成译成15种文字。种文字。 Work in groups to discuss the following questions.Why do you think Jane Goodall went to Africa to study chimps instead of going to university? Do you think she was right? Give your reasons. After a glance of the title, what do you think the passage
14、is about? A Student of African Wildlife1. Who is the protector?2. What animal are observed?Jane Goodall.Chimps.3. When did Jane Goodall arrive in Gombe? How old was she?4. What was the purpose of her study of the chimps?She arrived in Gombe in 1960 when she was26.Her purpose was to help the rest of
15、the world to understand and respect the life of the chimps.Read the passage and write down the main ideas of the four paragraphs.Paragraph 1: How our group studied chimps in the forest.Paragraph 3: What Jane discovered about chimps.Paragraph 4: Janes achievements.Paragraph 2: What Jane discovered ab
16、out chimps.Description of a woman scientistExplain her research method Describe her work and achievementsThrough the eyes of a visitorHer discoveriesHer achievementsHer continuing workFill in the blanks. TopicMain contentsHow we study the chimps in the forest We _ Janes way of studying chimps, and w
17、e visit them in the forest. We sit and wait in the shade of the trees while the family begins to wake up and _. Then we follow as they _ into the forest.followmove offwanderTopicMain contentsDaily life of chimps They spend a lot of time _ and cleaning each other. The mother chimps and their babies p
18、lay in the trees. Chimps sleep together in their _ at night. The _ between members of a chimp family is very strong.feedingnest bondTopicMain contentsWhat Jane discovered about chimps Jane helped people understand how much the chimp _ like humans. She discovered that chimps sometimes eat _ besides f
19、ruit and nuts. She also discovered how chimps _ with each other and then worked out their _.behavesmeatcommunicatesocial systemTopicMain contentsWhat Jane have done to protect chimps She has been _ about making the rest of the world understand and respect the life of these animals. She has argued th
20、at wild animals should be left in the wild and not used for _ or advertisements. She has helped to set up special safe places for animals.outspoken entertainment TopicMain contentsJanes achievements Working with animals in their own _. Gaining a doctors degree. _ that women can survive in the forest
21、 as well as men can. Inspiring those who want to cheer the _ of women.environmentShowingachievements True (T) or False (F).1. In order to study chimps, we have to stay in the forest for the whole night. ( )2. In 1960, most people understood chimp behaviour and their daily activities. ( )3. It was no
22、t until Janes mother helped her that she was allowed to begin her project. ( )4. Jane has suggested that wild animals should lead a busy life. ( )5. Jane devoted most of her life to the study of animals. ( )T FFTFThe passage is mainly about how Jane Goodall worked with _ and help people _ _ of these
23、 animals.chimps in their environmentunderstand and respect the life Summarizing1. Do you think Jane Goodall was brave to go and live in the forest? 2. Would you have done what she did if you had the chance?3. What made Jane Goodall a great success? What should we learn from Jane Goodall? There are t
24、wo points that made her success: one is her way to study chimps, and the other is her true love to the animals. The first one is facile (易做到的易做到的), because it is only a way. Everyone can do it. But for the second one, it ismore easily said than done. As a woman, she gave up everything, went to the f
25、orest to study the chimps and devoted all her love to these animals. It is really not easy. What we cannot understand is that how she has such great personality.1. Surf the Internet to find more information about great women and you are expected to present it to your peer in the next class. (作业内容作业内容)2. Write two short passages about the two women (about 100 words using the past tense form.)3. Debate (argument)Women are able to do more than men.Women are not able to do more than men.
