Unit 1 Women of achievement 4 Replace the words underlined with a word of opposite meaning. Use the words from the text to help you. I She saw my friend and ignored him as he danced happily She saw my friend and him as he danced happily. 2 He knew what he was doing and it was not worth it. He knew what he was doing but it was 3 It is usual for people to agree about the price of a new car. It is usual for people to about the price of a new car. 4 Many people look down upon the poorer people of the world Many people the poorer people of the world Discovering useful structures 1 Look at the following two sentences and observe the difference between them EXAMPLE: Our group are all going to visit the chimps in the forest Our group includes six boys and five girls If the word"group"refers to different members, use a plural verb If the word"group"is considered as a whole, use a singular verb. There are some other nouns that are used in the same way, such as audience, class, family, the public, team and police. Now fill in the blanks with the proper form of the given verbs in brackets The family (be)very big The family (be)early risers. 2 This class (have)eighteen girls and twenty-five boys This class (be)very bright. especially in science subjects. 3 The govemment (be)made up of six high officials. The govemment (be)having an important meeting when I got there. It was late, but the audience (be)still entering the hall The audience (be)dressed in different ways 2 Fill in the correct verb form in this letter Dear Xiaoyu I think everyone (/are) settled in London, a/though neither the weather nor the food (is /are)good. Either rain or snow fell every day this week but everybody (has/ have) tried to ignore it. My friends and my mother Tas/ have) visited the theatre almost every night. None of them (carry/carries)an umbrella but nobody (as/have)let that affect their activities. We are enjoying ourselves so much that I wonder if anybody (want/wants)to come home. This group of tourists (love/ lves) the culture and (is/are) happy in England and would lke to visit London every summer! V Soon Dong Xianshun
Unit f Women of achievement Using Language Reading A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR ME As I sat down at the computer to do some research on Lin Qiaozhi. I did not realize that my homework was to change my life. I enjoyed English, biology and chemistry. But which one should I choose to study at university? Suddenly some information was shown on the screen. It seemed that Lin Qiaozhi had been very busy in her chosen career travelling abroad to study and writing books and articles. One of them caught my eye. It was a small book explaining how to cut the death rate from having and caring for babies by following some simple rules for eeping babies clean and healthy. Why did she write that? Who were the women that Lin Qiaozhi thought needed this advice? I looked carefully at the text and realised that it was intended for women who lived in the countryside. Perhaps they could not reach a doctor. When did she live? I searched again and found that Lin Qiaozhi lived in the early 20th century She had become a specialist in womens diseases It struck me like lightning how difficult it must have been for a woman to get a medical training so long ago when womens education was always placed second to men's Was she so much cleverer than anyone else? Further reading made me realise that it was hard work and determination as well as her good nature that had got her into medical school. But it was not her success at university that had made her famous. It was her kindness and the consideration she showed to all her patients. There was story after story of how Lin Qiaozhi, tired after a days work, went late at night to deliver a baby for a poor family who could not pay her. By now I could not wait to find out more about her, I found that Lin Qiaozhi had devoted her whole life to her patients and had chosen not to have a family of her own. Instead, she made sure that about 50.000 babies were safely delivered to their mothers. By this time I was so excited. Why not study at medical college like Lin Qiaozhi and carry on her good work? It was still not too late to fill in the forms for the university entrance exam. 1 Write down three of Lin Qiaozhi's achievements after reading the passage. 2 2 Answer the following questions I For whom and for what purpose did Lin Qiaozhi write a small book about how to look fter babies"? 2 Which period did Lin Qiaozhi live in? 3 Was it easy for a woman to get medical education at that time? Give a reason
Unit 1 Women of achievement Why do you think the writer chose to study at medical college? 5 What do you think are the important qualities a good doctor should have? listening 1 Read the questions before you listen to the tape. Decide whether the following statements are true or false True False Girls often leave school earlier for family reasons 了口 When there is very little money. the school often prevents girls from training. D 3 Girls dont have a chance to run a company 口口 4 When women have children. they have to stop work 5 Men have more chances to get to the top of their career than women 口口 6 Men can do whatever they like. 口口 2 Listen to the tape again and answer the following question What three problems do women have which do not apply to men? 3 Listen to the tape again and try to spell out the missing words as you hear them This girls from training for their chosen 2 Most of the and running the house is the of the mother. Men do not have this pressure. 3 Think about what they have had to face. speaking Lin Qiaozhi was a special woman. she was prepared to do her best for others who needed her care. Do you know any women like her in your hometown or home village? In pairs choose a woman that you know and describe her. the following words and expressions may be useful for you Her character is: honest, hard-working, energetic, determined, Her personality is modest, kind, considerate, quiet, lively, friendy, helpful, Now prepare to give your talk to the class. Give as many details as you can so that a listener can imagine the woman in his/ her mind
Unit 1 Women of achievernent Writing Now write a description of this womans character You can use the information you collected in Speaking to help you. I Make a plan. Write down all the things you want to use in your description. Each idea will help to nake a paragraph. Then separate them so that you can list the interesting words that will help you write the description. 2 Now write the first paragraph. The first sentence should tell the readers what we think of this woman. For example, Li Jim is a person loved by all who know her. Then write about what she looks like Finally describe what she often does 3 In the second paragraph describe her kindness. For example. She is kind and considerate to her neighbours. Then explain what kind of things she does to help them 4 Finally explain how these neighbours view her, eg Everybody agrees she is a good friend to the neighbourhood SUMMING UP write down whot you have learned about the great women and their achievements From this unit you have also learned e useful verbs o useful nouns other expressions:_ o new grammar item LEARNING TIP When you are writing about somebodys life, choose an interesting example that shows the persons character. Then think about what this tells you about the person. You will find it more interesting to read this than a list of the person's achievements. This is because we are all interested in people and their ideas. If we can understand their difficulties and problems, then we can better understand their achievements
Unit 2 Working the land Warming Up I Have you ever grown any plants? If so, what did you do to grow them? If not, what kind of plant would you like to grow? How will you grow it? 2 Have you ever been to the countryside? what did you do there? 3 Are you from a farmer's family? What do you know about farming Pre-reading I Rice is a main food in all East Asian and Southeast Asian countries. what do you think would happen if tomorrow there was suddenly no rice to eat? 2 If you had the chance to do one thing to help end hunger in the world, what would you do? Explain. bumped A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE He wants everyone to call him a farmer, for that's how he regards himself. Although he is one of Chinas most famous scientists, Yuan Longping works the land to do his research. Indeed, his sunburnt face and arms and his slim, strong body are just like those of millions of other Chinese farmers. In many ways. he is one of them, and he has struggled for the past five decades to help them. Dr Yuan