book4 unit1womenofachievement

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1、Unit1WarmingUpAChinesesayinggoes:Womencanholduphalfofthesky.Personalqualitiesofthegreatwomendeterminedbraveconfidentwarm-heartedresponsibleunselfishhonestintelligentbroad-and-openmindedgenerouskindmodesthard-workingconsideratehelpfulactiveindependentBrainstorm:Whatqualitiesdoyouthinkagreatwomansho

2、uldhave?GuessingGameHerearesixgreatwomen.pleasetranslateandinpairsdiscusswhattheyhaveincommon.AgirlfromthecountrysidewhodressedasamanandwenttofightfortheFrenchandtodrivetheEnglishoutofFrance.ShewascaughtandputtodeathbytheEnglish.JoanofArc(1412-1432),FranceShewasDrSunYat-sen’swife.Shewasoneofthetop

3、leadersinmodernChinesehistory.Sheconcernedherselfwithwelfareprojects,especiallytheChinaWelfareInstituteforwomenandchildren.SongQingling(1893-1981),ChinaAdoctorwhobecameaspecialistinwomen’sillnesses.ShedevotedallherlifttomedicalworkforChinesewomenandchildren.Herworkencouragedmanyotherwomentobecomed

4、octors.LinQiaozhi(1901-1983),ChinaShehelpedfoundaninternationalcampaigntostopthemakingoflandmines.Shealsoworkedhardtomakeasmanycountriesaspossibleagreenottousethem.JodyWilliams(1950-),USASheandherorganizationweregiventheNobelPeacePrizein1997.ShewasaQuaker.Shehelpedimproveprisonconditionsandgavepri

5、sonersworkandeducation.ElizabethFry(1780-1845),BritainHerworkhelpedtheQuakersgettheNobelPeacePrizein1947.Asayounggirl,shealwayswantedtostudyanimals.ShewenttoAfricaandstudiedchimps.Herresearchshowedtheconnectionsbetweenchimpsandhumanbeings.Sheworkstoprotectchimpseverywhere.JaneGoodall(1934-),Britai

6、nAsgreatwomen,theydon'tcareforthemselvesatall,andatsomepointorrather,theymustgivesomesacrifices,justlikeLinQiaozhi,shedevotedallherlifetomedicalworkforChinesewomenandchildrenandhadchosennottohaveafamilyofherown.Instead,shemadesurethatabout50,000babiesweresafelydeliveredtotheirmothers.Notallpeoplec

7、andothis.Whattheydidisencouragingthousandsofpeopletocontinuetheircareers.Thosewhoareonlyfamousbutnotgreatcan'tbematched.Whatmakesagreatwoman?ReadingAStudentofAfricanWildlifeTask1Fastreading1.Skimthepassageandunde