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Unit1Womenofachievement

WarmingUp

Examinethefollowingsixwomenusingtherulesaboutwhatmakesagreatperson.Inpairsdiscusswhattheyhaveincommonandwhatmakesthemgreat.Giveyourreasons.

1.JoanofArcwasagirlfromthecountrysidewhodressedasamanandwenttofightfortheFrench.ShehelpeddrivetheEnglishoutofFrance.ShewascaughtandputtodeathbytheEnglish.

2.ElizabethFrywasaQuaker.Shehelpedimproveprisonconditionsandgaveprisonersworkandeducation.HerworkhelpedtheQuakersgettheNobelpeaceprizein1947.

3.SongQingling,DrSunYat-sen’swife,wasoneofthetopleadersinmodernChinesehistory.Sheconcernedherselfwithwelfareprojects,especiallytheChinaWelfareInstituteforwomenandchildren.

4.LinQiaozhiwasadoctorwhobecameaspecialistinwomen’sillnesses.ShedevotedallherlifetomedicalworkforChinesewomenandchildren.Herworkencouragedmanyotherwomentobecomedoctors.

5.Asayounggirl,shealwayswantedtostudyanimals.ShewenttoAfricaandstudiedchimpsinsteadofgoingtouniversity.Herresearchshowedtheconnectionsbetweenchimpsandhumanbeings.Sheworkstoprotectchimpseverywhere.

6.JodyWilliamshelpedfoundandinternationalcampaigntostopthemakingoflandmines.Shealsoworkedhardtomakeasmanycountriesaspossibleagreenottousethem.SheandherorganizationweregiventheNobelPeacePrizein1997.

Reading

ASTUDENTOFAFRICANWILDLIFE

1　Itis5:

45amandthesunisjustrisingoverGombeNationalParkinEastAfrica.

2　FollowingJane’swayorstudyingchimps,ourgroupareallgoingtovisitthemintheforest.

3　Janehasstudiedthesefamiliesofchimpsformanyyearsandhelpedpeopleunderstandhowmuchtheybehavelikehumans.

4　Watchingafamilyofchimpswakeupisourfirstactivityoftheday.

5　Thismeansgoingbacktotheplacewhereweleftthefamilysleepinginatreethenightbefore.

6　Everybodysitsandwaitsintheshadeofthetreeswhilethefamilybeginstowakeupandmoveoff.

7　Thenwefollowastheywanderintotheforest.

8　Mostofthetime,chimpseitherfeedorcleaneachotherasawayofshowingloveintheirfamily.

9　Janewarnsusthatourgroupisgoingtobeverytiredanddirtybytheafternoonandsheisright.

10　However,theeveningmakesitallworthwhile.

11　Wewatchthemotherchimpandherbabiesplayinthetree.

12　Thenweseethemgotosleeptogetherintheirnestforthenight.

13　Werealizethatthebondbetweenmembersofachimpfamilyisasstrongasinahumanfamily.

14　NobodybeforeJanefullyunderstoodchimpbehaviour.

15　Shespentyearsobservingandrecordingtheirdailyactivities.

16　Sinceherchildhoodshehadwantedtoworkwithanimalsintheirownenvironment.

17　However,thiswasnoteasy.

18　WhenshefirstarrivedinGombein1960,itwasunusualforawomantoliveintheforest.

19　Onlyafterhermothercametohelpherforthefirstfewmonthswassheallowedtobeginherproject.

20　Herworkchangedthewaypeoplethinkaboutchimps.

21　Forexample,oneimportantthingshediscoveredwasthatchimpshuntandeatmeat.

22　Untiltheneveryonehadthoughtchimpsateonlyfruitandnuts.

23　Sheactuallyobservedchimpsasagrouphuntingamonkeyandthemeatingit.

24　Shealsodiscoveredhowchimpscommunicatewitheachother,andherstudyoftheirbodylanguagehelpedherworkouttheirsocialsystem.

25　ForfortyyearsJaneGoodallhasbeenoutspokenaboutmakingtherestoftheworldunderstandandrespectthelifeoftheseanimals.

26　Shehasarguedthatwildanimalsshouldbeleftinthewildandnotusedforentertainmentoradvertisements.

27　Shehashelpedtosetupspecialplaceswheretheycanlivesafely.

28　Sheisleadingabusylifebutshesays:

29　”OnceIstop,itallcomescrowdinginandIrememberthechimpsinlaboratories.

30　It’sterrible.

31　ItaffectsmewhenIwatchthewildchimps.

32　Isaytomyself,‘Aren’ttheylucky?

’

33　AndthenIthinkaboutsmallchimpsincagesthoughtheyhavedonenothingwrong.

34　Onceyouhaveseenthatyoucanneverforget...”

35　Shehasachievedeverythingshewantedtodo:

36　workingwithanimalsintheirownenvironment,gainingadoctor’sdegreeandshowingthatwomencanliveintheforestasmencan.

37　Sheinspiresthosewhowanttocheertheachievementsofwomen.

WHYNOTCARRYONHERGOODWORK?

1　IenjoyedEnglish,biology,andchemistryatschool,butwhichoneshouldIchoosetostudyatuniversity?

2　IdidnotknowtheansweruntiloneeveningwhenIsatdownatthecomputertodosomeresearchongreatwomenofChina.

3　BychanceIcameacrossanarticleaboutadoctorcalledLinQiaozhi,aspecialistinwomen’sdiseases.Shelivedfrom1901to1983.

4　Itseemedthatshehadbeenverybusyinherchosencareer,travellingabroadtostudyaswell