remarkable(非凡的).ppt

Unit 1
Women of achievement
Warming Up
Pre-reading
Reading
Homework
Warming Up
A Chinese saying goes:
Women can hold up half of the sky.
Guessing Game
I will describe some people to you, please guess who they are according to my description.
She was the only female monarch(君主) of China, and remains the most remarkable(非凡的), influential(有影响的) and mysterious(神秘的) woman in Chinese history.
Empress(女皇) Wu Zetian (624 - 705)
in Tang Dynasty
She was Dr Sun Yat-sen’s wife. She was one of the top leaders in modern Chinese history. She concerned herself with welfare projects, leading China Welfare Institute especially for women and children.
Soong Chingling
(1893-1981), China
A doctor who became a specialist in women’s illnesses. She devoted all her lift to medical work for Chinese women and children. Her work encouraged many other women to e doctors.
Lin Qiaozhi
(1901-1983), China
She was an inventor and 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.
Marie Curie (1867-1934)
On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments.
She died of radiation poisoning(放射物中毒).
A girl from the countryside who dressed as a man and went to fight for the French and to drive the English out of France. She was caught and put to death by the English.
Joan of Arc
(1412-1432), France