高中英语必修4_unit1_Warming_up

Unit 1Women of achievementWarming up

a great woman in ancient China joined the army instead of her fatherfought bravely in the war

Wu Zetian

a great woman in Tang Dynastythe only female emperor in history of China

Behind every successful man there are always a great woman!!

Women can hold up half of the sky.

Do you think that men have been making greater achievements than women?

Who are they?

She was one of the top leaders in modern China history.

Song Qingling (1893-1981) 1. born in shanghai 2. studied in America 3. married Sun Yat-sen 4. vice president of PRC 5. work for women and children welfare activities 6. head of the Women’s Federation

Ambition Problems Sacrifices To work Her for civil relatives After her Song husband Qingling rights, held democracypolitical died, she and peace opinions lived alone. completely different from hers.

Name

Joan of Arc 圣女贞德 (1412-1431) 1. born in a village in France 2. lived at the time when British and France fought “the Hundred Years War” 3. showed the French army how to win the war

Name Ambition Problems Joan of To drive Women Arc were not the English allowed to fight like out of France a man.

Sacrifices

She lost her life.

Elizabeth Fry 伊丽莎白.弗赖伊 1. 1812 first visited Newgate Prison in London 2. 1816 began her prison school in Newgate Prison 3. 1823 New Prison Act: agreed to spend more money on prisoners 4. 1827 published a book about what she had seen in many prisons 5. 1832 gave evidence about prison conditions to the leaders

Problems Sacrifices She was Less time Elizabeth To help criticized was spent for Fry improve with her neglecting prison husband her family conditions and and family. enjoying fame.

Name

Ambition

Lin Qiaozhi(林巧稚) (1901-1983), China

1. Born in Xiamen in Fujian 2. 1921 entered BJ University 3. got a PhD degree in Gynecology 4. 1932 went to London for further study 5. 1933 studied at the Chicago 7. 1949 went to study University Medical School women’s diseases 6.Returned to China as the 8. 1983 died Head of Gynecology and leaving her body for Obstetrics in 1940 medical research

Problems Sacrifices To help Women hadShe greater never women and Lin difficulties got children Qiaozhi with their getting intomarried or had illness and medical college and a family health getting of her further own. training.

Name

Ambition

Jane Goodall 简.古道尔 (1934), 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 chimps and human beings. She works to protect chimps everywhere.