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1、Unit 17,Great Women,Period 1,Warming up&Listening,Brainstorming,1.What kind of women do you think is great?,2.Do you know a woman who really inspires you?Describe her and explain why you admire her.,Warming up,Look at the four pictures on P29.What are these women known for?What do you know about the
2、m?(Divide the class into four groups and each group talks about one picture),Song Qingling,Song Qingling,a famous Chinese woman revolutionist,who was born on January 27,1893,was married to Sun Yatsen in 1915 against her parents will.Ever since then,they were devoted to,the Chinese revolutionary caus
3、e(=career)and were respected by all the Chinese people.After the founding of the Peoples Republic of China,Song s attention was devoted to demanding equal rights for women and children in culture,education and welfare福利 until her death on May 29th,1981 in Beijing.,Madame Curie,Marie Curie,was born i
4、n Warsaw华沙 on Nov.7,1867.When she was 24 years old.She went to Paris to continue her studies in Physics and Mathematical sciences.There,she got married to Pierre Curie,the professor in the school of Physics.After the death of her husband,she took his place as professor of physics.,It was the first t
5、ime woman held this position.She did research on radioactivity and discovered polonium 钋 and radium镭.Because of her contribution,she received the Nobel Prize twice.Madame Curie was respected and admired by scientists throughout the world.She died on July 4,1934.,Pearl S.Buck,Pearl S.Buck was born in
6、 West Virginia,but she spent most of the first forty years of her life in China.She lived in China,studied Chinese and found jobs in Nanjing University with her husband.,In 1920s,Pearl began to publish stories and essays in magazines.Her first novel,East Wind,West Wind was published in 1930.Her seco
7、nd novel,The Good Earth,became the best-selling book which won her the Pulitzer Prize.Later she won the Nobel Prize for literature,the first American woman to do so.By the time of her death in 1973,Pearl had published over 70 books.,Mother Teresa,Mother Teresa was born on August 27,1910.When she was
8、 twelve years old,she determined to have a vocation to help the poor and India was her destination.At the age of 18,she went to India,where she took her initial vows as a nun.In India,Mother Teresa devoted herself to caring for those nobody was prepared to look after.Mother Teresas work has aroused
9、considerable attention throughout the world.She received the Noble Peace Prize in 1979.She died on September 5,1997.,1.Sandra used to be a good singer.2.Rose used to be quite fat.3.Rose was generous and honest.4.Sandra was once a lazy student.5.Lily is now a maths teacher in Sichuan.6.Jane didnt lik
10、e Rose.7.Jane is warm and kind.8.Lily didnt like Sandra.,Listen to the tape and do some T/F questions.,What does Alice tell Lucy about her old school friends?,Listen to the tape again.Fill in the blanks with the correct words.,1.At first Alice did not like Lily because she thought that she was very
11、_.2.Sandra and Lily were like _and _.3.Jane and Rose could _ _ well.4.Sandra _ _ a lot.She has her own _ together with a _ of hers.,serious,fire,water,get,along,has,changed,company,friend,HomeworkWrite a passage about a famous woman you admire.What quality has she got?What great achievements has she gained?Why do you admire her?What inspires you?Find out the adjectives that tell about peoples qualities as many as possible.,
