Teaching aims

1.Knowledge and skills

Enable the Ss to get the gist of listening materials by catching some topic sentences.

Enable the Ss to learn something about Jody Williams and Joan of Arc.

2.Process and strategies

Train the Ss’ listening skills through listening

3.Feelings and Value

Through the listening materials the Ss will have better understanding of the roles women play in society.

Teaching designStep1: lead-in In your opinion, maybe your mother is a great woman,

but she is not a great woman to the society, what kind of woman is a great woman?

Step2:warming-up

Guessing game

I will describe some people to you, please guess who they

are according to my description.

Group work: Are all the women great women?

Step3: discussion

Do you know a woman who really inspires (encourages)

you? Describe her and explain why.

When is Mother’s Day?

What will you do to your mother? Is your mother a great woman? In your opinion, maybe your

mother is a great woman, but she is not a great woman to the society, what kind of woman is a great woman?

Personal qualities

of the great people

determined braveconfident

warm-hearted responsible

unselfish

honest

intelligent

broad-and-open minded

generouskindmodest

hard-working

consideratehelpful

active

independent

Group work: Brainstorm

I will describe some people to you,

please guess who they are according

to my description.

Unit 1 Women of achievementUnit 1 Women of achievement

Guessing game

Empress Wu Zetian (624 - 705)

She was the only female monarch ( 君主 ) of China.

She lived in Tang Dynasty.

She ruled the empire ( 帝国 ) for over half a century.

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

(1867-1934) (1867-1934)

A Chinese saying goes:

Women can hold up

half of the sky.

Who are they?

Elizabeth Fry(1780-1845)

She helped improve prison conditions and gave prisoners work and education.

Her work helped the Quakers get the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.

Let’s continue the guessing game .

Jody Williams (1950- USA)

She helped found an internationalcampaign to stop the use of

landmines.

She worked hard to make as many countries as possible agree not to use them.

She and her organization were given the Noble Peace Prize in 1997

Joan of Arc(1412-1431)She was born in a village in FranceShe dressed as a man and went to fight for the France and to drive the English out of FranceShe was caught and put to death by the English.

Song Qingling (1893-1981 )

She was one of the top leaders on modern ChineseHistory.She concerned herself withWelfare projects, leading China Welfare Institute especially for woman and children. She is Dr Sun Yat-sen’s wife.

Lin Qiaozhi(1901--1983)

A doctor who became a specialist in women’sillnesses.

She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children.

Jane Goodall(1934-- ),Britain

She went to Africa and studied chimps.

Her research showed the connections between chimps and human beings.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Elizabeth Fry

to help

improve

prison

conditions.

She was

criticized

for

neglecting

her family

and

enjoying

fame.

Less time

was spent

with her

husband

and

family.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Soong Chingling

Her

relatives

held

political

opinions

completely

different

from hers.

After her

husband

died, she

lived

alone.

To work

for civil

rights,

democracy

and peace.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Jane Goodall

To work

with

animals

in the

wild.

She lived

a hard

life in the

wild.

She gave

up the

comforts

of life to

study the

chimps.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Jody Williams

To prevent the making and use of landmines.

It isn’t easy to work with groups in different countries and persuade governments to stop the making and use of landmines.

She has lost her own personal time because of the demands of the job.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Joan of Arc

To drive

the

English

from

France.

Women

were not

allowed to

fight like a

man.

She lost

her life.

Name Ambition Problems Sacrifices

Lin Qiaozhi

To help women and children with their illness and health

Women had greater difficulties getting into medical college and getting further training

She never got married or had a family of her own.

1. Do you know a woman who really

inspires (encourages) you? Describe

her and explain why.

Tips:

What does she look like?

Why did she choose to …?

What do you think about..?

What are her reputation( 名声 )?

Why do you admire( 敬佩 ) her?

What are her contribution( 贡献 )?

How would you describe( 描述 ) her?

homework 1. 预习 P2 阅读文章 , 完成 P3Ex1&2 2. 作业本 A P49 Ex3

Expressions 1. concern vt. 关心 , 涉及 , 关系到 , 影响到

He was very concerned about her.

These problems concern all of us.

1)She concerns herself _____ her son’s future. A. on B. about C. to D. in 2)When she finished working, she concerned herself ____ looking after the old people in her area. A. in B. with C. at D. on

B

B

2. devote…to… 致力于 , 献身于

He has devoted his whole life to helping blind people.

1)The young girl devotes all her spare time ___________ (study) English. 2)They devoted ___________ to their country.

to studying

themselves

教学反思

1.本单元的话题是伟大女性 ,学生对其已非常熟悉 .

2. 而且从中外杰出熟悉女性入手 ,学生比较能进入情境 .教师从五位杰出女性 ,可以了解她们一些精神 .

3.同时 ,可以鼓励他们讨论一下自己身边的杰出女性 ,用一些自己熟悉的句型来铺垫一下自己本节课所学的知识 .