必修四第一单元阅读

The fourth paragraph
Jane’s achievements: Working with animals in their own environment. Gaining a doctor’s degree. Showing that women can live in the forest as men can.
The mother chimp and her babies play in the tree
Go to sleep together in their nest
The bond is as strong as in a human family.
The second paragraph
way: She spent years following and recording chimps’ daily life. She discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat. She observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it. She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other.
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
Task 2 Read the text quickly to get the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1 Jane has helped people to have a better understanding of the behavior of chimps Jane has achieved many things through her efforts. The group studied a family of chimps in the way that Jane did. Jane has done many things for chimps.
A Chinese saying goes: Women can hold up half of the sky.
She was the only female monarch(君主) of China, and remains the most mysterious(神秘的) woman in Chinese history.
Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian
(624 - 705)
in Tang Dynasty
• She was an inventor and
Marie Curie On July 4,1934, she died in (1867-1934) Paris, killed by her own
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.
Audrey Hepburn
whether they are great women or not
Brainstorm : What qualities do you think a
great woman should have?
unselfish active intelligent hard-working determined Personal brave confident generous qualities considerate kind of the great helpful modest women responsible warm-hearted independent honest broad-and-open minded
True or false:
She hopes that chimps can be left in (True) the forest. She has helped build many homes for the wild animals to live in. (True) She has spent about forty years helping people understand her work. (True) Once she stop working, all the scenes of chimps in the laboratories (True) will appear in her mind.
1.Do you know a woman who really inspires (encourages) you?
Describe her and explain
why.
Tips:
What does she look like? What do you think about…? Why do you admire her?
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. She and Jody Williams her organization were (1950- ) given the Nobel Peace USA Prize in 1997.

Song Qingling (1893-1981) China
She was Dr Sun Yatsen’s wife, was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history. She concerned herself with welfare projects, especially the China Welfare Institute for women and children.
Joan of Arc (1412-1431) France
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.
Task 1 Skimming: 1. Who is the protector? Jane Goodall. 2. What animal are observed? Chimps. 3. When did Jane Goodall arrive at Gombe？ How old was she? She arrived at Gombe in 1960 when she was26. 4. What was the purpose of her study of the chimps? Her purpose was to help the rest of the world understand and respect to ________________________ the life of the chimps.
Lin Qiaozhi (1901-1983) China
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.
How would you describe her?
Pre-reading
Look at the title and the pictures of the passage and predict the content. Then skim the passage and check if you were right.
n. 项目；工程
n. 学会；学院；协会
specialist
connection
n. 专家；专业工作者
n. 连接；关系
Words preview
human beings n. 人类 campaign organization n. 运动；战役
vi. 作战；参加运动
n. 组织；机构；团体
Elizabeth Fry (1780 - 1845) Britain
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 Jane Goodall chimps and human beings. (1934- ) She works to protect chimps everywhere. Britain