_Unit1 Women of achievement reading 课件 人教版高中英语必修四

Madame Curie
(1867-1934)
In the year1903, she and another scientist were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of radium.
On July 4,1934, she died in Paris, killed by her own experiments. She died of radiation poisoning.
She was the only
female monarch (君主 )
of China.
She lived in Tang Dynasty.
Empress Wu Zetian (624 - 705)
She ruled the empire
(帝国 ) for over half a
century.
lead a busy life. (F)
5. Jane devoted most of her life to the study of
animals. (T)
Choice: 1. What did the group do first in the m into the forest slowly B. left the family of chimps wake up C. observed the family of chimps wake up D. helped people understand the behavior of the chimps
other
A. baecd
B. bdeac
C. adbce
D. abdec
3. Why did Jane go to Africa to study chimps in the wild? Because she wanted _______ . A. to work with them in their own environment B. to prove the way people think about chimps was wrong C. to discover what chimps eat D. to observe a chimp family
b. The family wakes up and moves off
c. The family goes to sleep in their nest for the night
d. The family wanders into the forest
e. Most of the time, chimps either feed or clean each
Unit 1 Women of achievement
A Chinese saying goes:
Women can hold up half of the sky.
Warming Up
Guessing game
I will describe two women to you, please guess who they are according to my description.
chimp
behave like human being
Pre-reading
What do you think of when you see the pictures? Where are the photos taken? Gombe National Park in East Africa
How old was she? She arrived in Gombe in 1960 when she was26. 4. What was the purpose of her study of the chimps?
Her purpose was to help the rest of the world to understand and respect the life of the chimps.
behaviour and their daily activities. (F)
3. It was not until Jane’s mother helped her
that she was allowed to begin her project. ( T)
4. Jane has suggested that wild animals should
2. According to the first paragraph, the correct order
of the things that the chimp families do the whole day is
_______ .
a. The mother chimp and her babies play in the tree
Scanning for detailed information
True (T) or False (F). 1. In order to study chimps, we have to stay in
the forest for the whole night. ( F)
2. In 1960, most people understood chimp
Reading
A STUDENT OF AFRICAN WILDLIFE
Skimming:
1. Who is the student? Jane Goodall.
2. What animal are observed?
Chimps. 3. When did Jane Goodall arrive Gombe？
4. Jane was permitted to begin her work after _______ . A. the chimp family woke up B. she lived in the forest C. her mother came to support her D. she arrived at Gombe