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Book4 Unit1 Women of achievement Period1. Warming up Teaching aims: 1. To know about some great women in the different fields;

2. To promote the Ss’ abilities of reading comprehension. Teaching key points and difficult points: Let the Ss know more about great women and encourage them to learn from them.

Aids: Multimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagrams Teaching procedures:

Step1. Everyday model writing

A Chinese saying goes: “Women can hold up

half of the sky”

Five minutes for Ss to read and recite the passage about the great woman Song Qingling. Analyze some good qualities we can learn from her.

Step2. Revise the words and expressions Read the words and expressions after the record. Pay attention to the correct pronunciation. achievement

welfare

project

institute

specialist

connection

chimp

human being

campaign

organization Step3. Warming up

1. Introduction about great women. Both in the past and at present, women contributed to world culture in many different ways. There are women writers, educators, scientists, physicists, musicians, artists, and others. We should learn some great women, including their lives, their achievements, their ambition, their sacrifices and their good qualities.

2. Guessing game——

Who is she?

Good morning, class. Today we are going to read about A PROTECTOR OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE. But first, I’d like to know if you have ever heard of women like Elizabeth Fry, Song Qingling, Jane Goodall, Jody Williams, Joan of Arc and Lin Qiaozhi. Now turn to page 1, look at the photos, read the captions and describe to your neighbor the women in focus. Who is she? What is she? What did she do to benefit the world? I. Who is she? She was a great woman. She was Dr. Sun Zhongshan’s wife.

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

II. Who is she?

She was born in Tang Dynasty.

She was the most remarkable, influential and mysterious woman in Chinese history.

She was the only female monarch of China. III. Who is she? She always wanted to study animals.

She went to Africa and studied chimps instead of going to university.

Answers: Song Qingling, Empress WuZetian and Jane Goodall.

3. Discussion in groups:

Whether they are great women or not

?

4. Pair-work : brainstorm ——

Personal qualities of the great women

5. Great women in warming up Examine the following six women using the rules about what makes a great person.

Name Joan of Arc

Elizabeth Fry

Song Qingling Lin Qiaozhi Jane Goodall

Jody Williams

Ambition

Problems

Sacrifices

6.What do these great women have in common? a. Work hard at their chosen work. b. Stick to their idea. c. Overcome many difficulties. d. Give up things like families or life to achieve their ambition. e. Make great contributions. ……

7.Further Discussion (1) It is said that “it is more difficult for a woman to be successful”.

(2) Do you agree or disagree? Give your reasons. (3) Introduce about Jane Goodall and make preparations for the reading.

a. What can you see in the pictures? b. Do you know where the photos were taken?

Answers:

a. Jane Goodall with the chimp. b. Gombe National Park in East Africa. 8.Homework (1) Write a passage about a great woman in your mind.

(2) Preview the Reading: A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE