高中英语 Period 1 Reading（Unit 1 Women of achievement）教案 新人教版必修4

Period1ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriod

ThisperiodincludesWarmingup,ReadingandComprehendingoftheReading.It

introducesadayofJaneGoodallandhercolleaguesintheforests,observingthe

chimps.AfterreadingthepassagethestudentscanknowaboutJaneGoodall'sworking

methods,hergreatachievementsandherattitudetowardswildanimals.Readingthe

passage,thestudentscanalsolearnsomereadingstrategiessuchas

predicting,skimminganddrawingconclusions.

TeachingImportantPoints

HelphestudentstocomprehendthestoryofJaneGoodallysprotectingthe

Africanwildlife.

GetthestudentstolearnfromJaneGoodallJsstoryandcometotheideathat

greatpersonalityisofimportancetoone,ssuccess.

Learnandmastersomeimportantwords,phrasesandsentencepatternsinthis

period.

TeachingDifficultPoints

GetthestudentstocomprehendthestoryandunderstandwhatJaneGoodallhas

donetogaintheachievements.

Getthestudentstobelievethatone'spersonalityaswellasluckandability

isimportanttoone'ssuccess.

TeachingMethods

Predictingtoguessthecontentofthepassage.

Skimmingtogetthegeneralideaofthetext.

Scanningtogetdetailedinformationandgettounderstandthepassagebetter.

Task-basedactivitiestogetthestudentstocomprehendthepassageandbeable

todebateaboutwhetherwomencandoabetterjobthanmen.

TeachingAids

Ataperecorder

Amultimediacomputer

ThreeDimensionalTeachingAims

KnowledgeandSkills

EnablethestudentstocomprehendthestoryofJaneGoodallJsprotectingthe

Africanwildlife.

EnablethestudentstolearnfromJaneGoodalltotreatanimalsinahumanway

andcometotheideathatgreatpersonalityisofimportancetoone'ssuccess.

Learnsomeusefulwordsand

expressions:achieve,achievement,condition,welfare,connection,behave,behavior,wo

rthwhile,specialist,observe,observationargue,inspire,support,devote

to,etc.

Learnsomesentencepatterns:

Watchingafamilywakeupisourfirstactivityoftheday.

Onlyafterhermothercametohelpherforthefirstmonthswassheallowedto

beginherproject.

ProcessandStrategies

Groupworktoencouragethestudentstoparticipateinclassactivities.

Fastreadingtomakethestudentsgetthemainideaofthepassage.

FeelingsandValue

ForfortyyearsJaneGoodallhasbeenhelpingtherestoftheworldunderstand

andrespectthelifeoftheseanimals.Peoplewilldosomethingthatcansatisfytheir

feelingsandmakeabetterworld.

TeachingProcedures

Step1Lead-in

1.Greetthestudents.

T:Goodmorning/afternoon,boysandgirls!

Ss:Goodmorning/afternoon,Miss./Mr...

2.Introducethetopicofgreatwomen.

l)Showsomepicturesofwomenforthestudentstoguesswhotheyareandtellwhether

theyaregreatwomenornot.

T:Doyouhaveidols?NowIwouldliketoshowyousomepicturesofwomentoseewhether

theyareyouridolsandtrytotellmewhethertheyaregreatwomen.

Showsomepicturesofsomefamouspeople.

Thestudentsmightbeveryexcitedtoseethepictures.Theywilltelltheirnames

andthereasonswhytheyaresofamous.Buttheywillhavethesamepointofview

thattheyarefamousandimportantbuttheyarenotgreatwomen.

2)Getthestudentstohaveadiscussionaboutthequalitiesneededtobeagreat

woman.

T:Althoughtheyaresofamousandimportantinacertainfield,theyarenotgreat

women.Sowhatdoyouthinkisneededinordertobeagreatwoman?

(Givethestudentstwominutestodiscussinpairs.)

T:Nowwhatdoyouthinkisneededinordertobeagreatwoman?Whowouldliketo

sharetheopinionswithus?

S:Letmehaveatry.Inmyopinion,agreatwomanshouldbeintelligentand

hard-working,otherwiseshewillnotachievehergoals.

S:Ithinkagreatwomanshouldbedeterminedandconsistent.Becausesometimesshe

mightcomeacrossalotofdifficultiesbeforeherideaandinventionareaccepted

bythepublicorotherspecialists.Ifshecan,tsticktoheropinion,shemayfail

inachievinghergoals.

S:Accordingtome,Ithinkagreatwomanshouldbemodestandresponsible.Idon,t

thinkanarrogantandirresponsiblewomanwillbecomeagreatwoman.

Otherstudentsaddtheiropinions.

T:Iagreewithallofyou.Butinmyopinion,mostimportantlyagreatwomanshould

beunselfishandwillingtosacrifice.Otherwisetheywillnotovercomedifferent

difficultiesandmakegreatcontributionstohumansandoursociety.Doyouthink

so?

Ss:Yes.

3)Talkaboutgreatwomen.

T:Nowcanyounamesomefamouswomen?

S:IthinkMadamCurieisagreatwoman.Shediscoveredradium(镭)withherhusband

andmadegreatcontributionstothefieldofscienceandalsooursociety.Shewon

theNobelPrizeforChemistryandPhysics.

T:Good.Whoelsewouldliketoexpressyouridea?

S:IthinkMotherTeresaisagreatwoman.SheworkedinIndiatohelpthepoor,took

careofthedisabledpeopleandwontheNobelPeacePrizein1979.

(Someotherstudentsexpresstheiropinions.)

T:NowIwouldliketoshowyousomemorepicturestoseewhetheryouknowthemand

theirachievements.

T:Whoisshe?

Ss:SongQingling.

T:Whocansaysomethingaboutherachievements?

S:ShewasthevicepresidentofPRCandsheworkedforwomenandchildrenwelfare

activities.

T:Good.Whataboutthisone?

Ss:SheisJoanofArc.

S:ShelivedatthetimewhenBritishandFrancefought“theHundredYearsWar”.She

encouragedthekingcrownedandshowedtheFrencharmyhowtowinthewar.Shewas

admiredbytheFrenchpeople.

T:Good.Whatabouther?

Ss:JodyWilliams.

T:Whataboutherachievements?

S:In1972shebegantoorganizeICBL(theInternationalCampaigntoBanLandmines)

andJodywasGiventheNobelPeacePrizein1997forherwork.

T:Andshe?

Ss:ElizabethFry.

S:Shespentmostofher1ifehelpingtoimprovetheprisonconditionsinBritain.She

firstvisitedNewgatePrisoninLondon1812andin1816beganherprisonschoolin

NewgatePrison.In1818shetalkedtotheleadersofBritainaboutlifeinprison

andpersuadedthemtomakethe1823NewPrisonAct,whichagreedtospendmoremoney

onprisoners.Besides,shepublishedabookaboutwhatshehadseeninmanyprisons.She

wontheNobelPeacePrizein1947.

T:Good.Whataboutthiswoman?

Ss:SheisLinQiaozhi.

S:SheisChinese.Shedevotedallherlifetogynaecologyandobsterics.Sheremained

singleallherlife.Evenwhenshedied,sheleftherbodyformedicalresearch.

T:Soweareveryproudofher.Whataboutthefollowingone?

Ss:SheisJaneGoodall.

T:Howmuchdoyouknowabouther?

S:ShespendshertimeprotectinganimalsinSouthAfrica.

T:Good.Theyallmadegreatcontributionstoourworldandinspireus.Soweshould

admireandlearnfromthem.

(Getthestudentstoreadtheinformationofthesixwomentogether.)

Step2Predicting

GettheSstoreadthetitleandpredictthemaincontentofthepassage.

T:Todaywearegoingtolearnaboutoneofthegreatwomen.BeforethatIwouldlike

toshowyousomepictures.

T:Whatcanyouseeinthepicture?

Ss:Awomanandananimal.

T:Whoisthewoman?

Ss:JaneGoodall.

T:Whatistheanimal?

Ss:It'sachimp.

T:Whatisshedoing?

Ss:Sheiskissingthechimp.

T:Ifyoumeetachimpintheforest,willyoudothatlikeGoodall?

Ss:No.

T:(smiles)Whataboutthispicture?

Ss:Sheisshakinghandswithasmallchimp.

T:Willyoudothatlikeher?

Ss:No./Yes.

T:Andthis?

Ss:Sheishuggingthechimpandimitatingitswayoftalking.

T：Willyoudothat?

Ss:Yes./No./Maybe.

T:Whataboutthesepictures?

Ss:Sheiswatchingthechimpwithgreatinterest.

T:Whatdoyouthinkwhenyouseethepictures?

Ss:Admireherforhercourage.

T:Doyouknowwherethephotosweretaken?

Ss:No.

T:TheyweretakeninGombeNationalParkinEastAfrica.

T:Nowlet'shavealookatthetitle-AprotectorofAfricanwildlife.Afteraglance

atthetitle,whatdoyouthinkthepassageisabout?

S:IthinkthepassageisabouthowJaneGoodallprotectedthewildlifeinAfrica

andherachievements.

T:Dodoyouagreewithher?

Ss:Yes/No.

T:Let'sreadandfindoutwhetheryouarerightorwrong.

Step3Skimmingtogetthegeneralidea

GettheSstoreadthepassageandfindtheanswerstothefourquestions(twominutes)

andtrytosumupthegeneralideaofthepassage.

1.Whoistheprotector?

2.Whatanimalswereobserved?

3.WhendidJaneGoodallarriveinGombe?Howoldwasshe?

4.Whatwasthepurposeofherstudy?

T：Nowwhocananswerthefirstquestion?Whoistheprotector?

S:1.JaneGoodal1istheprotector.

T:Good.Whataboutthesecondone?Whatanimalswereobserved?

S:2.Chimpswereobserved.

T:Thethirdone?WhendidJaneGoodallarriveinGombe?Howoldwasshe?

S:3.ShearrivedinGombein1960whenshewas26.

T:Verygood.Andthelastone?

S:4.Herpurposewastohelptherestoftheworldtounderstandandrespectthelife

ofthechimps.

T:Goodjob.Whataboutthegeneralidea?

S：ThepassageismainlyabouthowJaneGoodieworkedwithchimpsintheirenvironment

andhelpedpeopleunderstandandrespectthelifeoftheseanimals.

T:Wonderfuljob.Sodidyougettherightprediction?

Ss:Yes.

Step4Mainideas

Getthestudentstoreadthewholepassageandsumupthemainideaofeach

paragraph.Atthesametime,instructthemthewayoffindingorsummingupthemain

idea.

T:Nowwehavearoughideaaboutthepassage.HowwillthewriterintroduceJane

GoodallTsstorytous?Howwillsheorganizethepassage?!wouldlikeyoutoread

thestorycarefullyandsumupthemainideaofeachparagraph.Howcanwesumup

themainideaeasily?

S:Trytoseewhetherthereareanytopicsentences,whichareusuallyatthebeginning

ortheendofaparagraph.Iftherearenotanytopicsentences,trytosumupthe

mainideaaccordingtothecontentoftheparagraph.

T:Good.Nowreadthepassageandtrytofindoutthemainideas.

(after4minutes)

T:Howmanyparagraphsarethereinthepassage?

Ss:Four.

T:Whatarethemainideasofthem?

S:1.ThefirstparagraphisaboutadayintheCombeNationalPark.

S:2.ThesecondparagraphtellsusJane'swaytostudychimpsandherachievements.

S:3.Thethirdparagraphtellsusherattitudetotheanimals.

S:4.Thelastparagraphisashortsummaryofthewholepassage,tellingusthatshe

hasachievedeverythingshewantedtodo.

T:Wonderfuljob.

Step5Scanning

Getthestudentstoreadthewholepassagetogetsomedetailedinformation.

T:Nowwehaveformedanoverviewofthewholepassage.NextIwouldlikeyoutoread

andgetmoreinformationaboutJaneGoodall.Pleasetrytofindouttheanswersto

thefollowingquestions.Iftherearesomesentencesthatyoucannotunderstand,put

themdownandweshallsolveyourproblemslater.

1.Whatdidthegroupdointhemorningintheforest?

2.WheredidJaneGoodallsuggestthatthechimpsbeleft?

3.Whatdidsheachieve?

T:(fourminuteslater)Nowwhocananswerthequestions?

S：1.Theywatchedthechimpswakeupinthemorningintheforest.

S:2.Shesuggestedthechimpsshouldbeleftinthewild.

S：3.Shediscoveredthatchimpshuntandeatmeat,howchimpscommunicatewitheach

otherandworkedouttheirsocialsystem.

(Notallthestudentscanfindtheanswertothethirdquestion,orsomeofthemcan

onlyfindpartoftheanswers.Theteachershouldinstructthemthewayoffinding

themaccurately.Firstgetthemtofindthepossiblesentenceswheretheanswer

lies-“Forexample,oneihingshediscoveredwasthatchimpshuntandeatmeat...She

alsodiscoveredhowchimpscommunicatewitheachotherandherstudyoftheirbody

languagehelpedherworkouttheirsocialsystem."Remindthemtopayattention

tothetransitionalwordslike“onething",“also"and“and”.)

Step6Competition(TrueorFalseconsolidationexercises)

Dividethestudentsintofourgroups.Eachstudenttriestotellwhetherthe

statementsaretrueorfalseassoonaspossibleinordertogainpointsfortheir

group.Ifhetellstherightanswer,heshallgetonepoint.Ifthestatementiswrong

andhecantellthereason,hegetsdoubleofthepoint.Thegroupthatgetthehighest

pointsshallbethewinnersandgetsomeprizes.

1.Withuniversitytraining,shehasachievedwhatshewanted.

2.Thechimpsshowloveintheirfamilybytalkingwitheachother.

3.Shehopesthatchimpscanbeleftinthezoo.

4.Shesupposesthatpeopleshouldnotusechimpsforentertainment.

5.Shehasspentmorethanfortyyearshelpingpeopleunderstandherwork.

6.Shehasnotbuilthomesforthewildanimalstolivein.

KeyS:

1.False.Becauseshedidnotstudyatauniversitytogetanyuniversitytraining.She

achievedwhatshewantedwithoutgettinganyformaluniversitytraining.

2.False.Thechimpsshowlovetoeachotherbyeitherfeedingorcleaningeach

other.

3.False.JaneGoodallhasarguedforthechimpstobeleftinthewildandnotused

forentertainment.

4.True.

5.True.

6.False.Becauseshehassetupspecialplaceswherethechimpscanlivesafely.

T:Goodjob.SowecanseeyouhaveagoodunderstandingofJaneGoodallJslife.Do

youthinkJaneGoodallwasbravetogoandliveintheforest?

Ss:Yes.

T：Wouldyouhavedonewhatshedidifyouhadthechance?

Sssharetheirviews.

T：WhatcanwelearnfromJaneGoodall?

S:Weshouldshowtruelovetoothers,aswellastoanimals.Everythingisequal,no

matterwhattheyare.Itisn'tbecausewearehumanbeingsthatwearesuperiorto

theanimals.Wedon,thavetherighttocontroltheotherlivingthingsonthe

earth.Theyareourfriendsandrelatives.Theonlydifferenceisthatwehave

differentappearancesanddifferentintelligence.Onlyifweshowtruelovetowards

themcanwemaketheworldabetterone.

S:Iadmireherforherbeliefandpersonality.

Step7Storyretelling

Dividethestudentsintogroupsoffourandgetthemtochooseaslipofpaper

onwhichtheircharactersaredesigned(forexample,supposeyouareJaneGoodall/

JaneGoodall'scolleague/JaneGoodall?smotheretc.).Getthemtodiscussand

retellthepassage.Trytodescribewhatshethinks.Amongthefourstudents,one

shouldbechosentomakearecordandgiveareport.

Step8Languagepointsfocus

1.Thestudentsraisequestionsaboutthepassageandtheotherstrytoanswerthe

questions.Whennecessary,theteacherhelpstoillustrate.

2.Thestudentsfindtheimportantwords,phrasesandstructuresfromthereadingand

theteacherexplains.Trytouseeffectiveexamplestoillustratethepoints.After

illustration,teachercangivethestudentssomeexercisestoconsolidatetheir

understanding.

Step9Debate

Aftertheexplanationofthelanguagepoints,thestudentshavegotthetotal

understandingofthereadingtext.Thentheteacherdrawsthestudents'attention

backtothetextandputsforwardatopicforthemtodiscuss.Dividethestudents

intotwogroups一boysandgirlsandletthemdebatewitheachotheraboutthe

topic:Womenareabletodomorethanmen.Thegirlsarefortheideawhiletheboys

areagainsttheidea.Eachgrouptriestothinkofasmanyargumentsaspossibleto

defeattheotherside.Aftertheirdebate,getsomestudentstogivetheirreportfor

theirgroups.

Step10Summaryandhomework

T:Timeisrunningout.TodaywelearnedaboutJaneGoodallJsstoryandwehavelearnt

alotfromher.Ourworldwillbecomeamorebeautifuloneifwealltreattheanimals

equallyandshowourlovetothem.Wewillsucceedinovercominganydifficulties

andachievingourgoalsifwecanbeasstrong-willedasher.

Homework:

1.Readthepassagefluentlyandrecitethekeysentencesinthetext.

2.RetellthestoryofJaneGoodall.

3.FinishthewordexerciseS:Ex1,2£3onPage4andEx4onPage5.

TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboard

Unit1Period1AprotectorofAfricanwildlife

LanguageFocus

1.behave

(1)vi.toact;bearoneself行为;举止

(2)vt.&vi.tobear(oneself)inasociallyacceptedorpoliteway

举止适当或有礼

(3)vi.(ofthings)toactinaparticularway

(指事物)有某种作用

2.worthwhilea力..值得的可作定语和表语

beworthyof+〃.

beworthytobedone

3.花费spendSb.spendsth.(onsth.)/(in)doingsth.

paySb.paysomemoneyforsth.

costSth.costsb.somemoney

takeIttakessb....todosth.

4.observe

(1)vi.&vt.tonotice/watchcarefully观察,注意到

observe+n./pron.

observesb.doing/dosth.

observe+that-clause

(2)vt.toobey;toactinaccordancewith遵守，顺从

(3)vt.toholdorcelebrate举行(仪式等)，庆祝(节日等)

5.0nly+状语+部分倒装"只有……才”

6.现在完成进行时have/hasbeendoing

7.argue(vi.)+withsb.about/oversth.同某人辩论某事

argue(%)+〃./clause(从句)/sb.tobe...

8.support1)支持2)承受3)供养

RecordafterTeaching

ActivitiesandResearch

Thisunitisaboutimportantandgreatwomen.Thestudentsmaynotknowalot

aboutthem,whichmightmakethetalkingofthetopicquiteboringanddifficult.In

ordertoarousetheirinterestandcreation,oneactivityaboutwomenofachievement

isdesigned.

Dividethestudentsintogroupsoffour.Assigneachgrouptocooperatewiththeir

groupmatestodosomeresearchonacertainwomanofachievement.Theyaretofind

asmuchinformationaspossibleandasmanypicturesaspossiblebyreading

books,surfingtheInternetorevendoinganinterview.Theyaretofindoutinthe

projectthewomanJsappearance,qualitiesandachievements,etc.

Getthestudentstoarrangewhattheyhavefoundinawell-organizedorderand

maketheinformationintoacoursewareorawebpage,withclearandvividpictures

andexamplestoillustrateeachpoint.

Havethestudentssharetheircoursewareorwebpages.

Havethestudentswriteareport(entitledwith”…，awomanofachievementw)

onhowtheyhavecarriedouttheresearchandwhattheyhavefound.

Showtheirreportsonthewalls,sharingthemwiththeclass.

ReferenceforTeaching

BackgroundInformation

WomenofAchievement

1.MotherTeresa(1910T997)

MotherTeresafoundedtheMissionariesofCharityin1948.Throughit,shehas

dedicatedherlifetohelpingthepoor,thesickandthedyingaroundthe

world,particularlythoseinIndia.ShefoundedtheKalighatHomefortheDyingand

alepercolonywasestablishedunderherguidance.Herselflessworkhasbroughther

manyawards,includingtheNobelPeacePrizein1979.

2.MadameCurie(1867-1934)

MarieCurie,agreatwomanscientist,wasborninPolandin1867.Fromherearly

childhoodMarielovedtostudyandhopedtobecomeascientist.Herinterestin

sciencewasencouragedbyherfather,ateacherofphysics.

In1891,sheleftPolandforFranceandenteredtheUniversityofParis.Fouryears

later,shegraduatedwiththehighestgradeinherclass.Aftergraduationshe

remainedinthesameuniversity,doingscientificresearchwork.Inordertodiscover

somethingthatgaveoffakindofradiation,shedidexperimentsmostcarefullyagain

andagain.Shefailedmanytimes,butshedidn,tloseheart.Finallyin

1902,she,togetherwithherhusband,succeededinfindingtheradioactiveelement一

radium.Owingtotheirachievement,theCuriesreceivedtheNobelPrizeinPhysics

in1903.

In1911,shewonanotherNobelPrize,thistimeallbyherselfinchemistryand

thusshebecamethefirstwomanscientisttowinaNobelawards.

Shediedin1934,obviouslyasaresultoftheeffectsoftheradiationswith

whichsheworkedforover30years.

3.ElizabethFry(May21,1780-October12,1845)

ElizabethFrywasaprisonreformer,socialreformerandphilanthropist.Shewas

borninaQuakerfamilyonMay21,1780.Shetookaninterestinherteenageryears

inthepoor,thesick,andtheprisoners.In1812shefirstvisitedNewgatePrisonin

Londonandwasveryshockedattheconditionsshefoundthere.Fromthenonshebegan

toworktoimproveprisonconditionsinBritain.ShesuppliedthewomenofNewgate

Prisonwithclothesandestablishedaschoolandachapel.In1817ElizabethFryand

elevenothers,formedtheAssociationfortheImprovementoftheFemalePrisoners

inNewgate.ThenextyearshewasinvitedtogiveevidencetoaHouseofCommons

CommitteeonLondonPrisons.Shedescribedindetailthelivesoftheprisoners,and

recommendedthatwomenprisonersshouldbelookedafterbywomeninsteadofmen,and

stressedherbeliefintheimportanceofusefulemployment.Bythe1820sElizabeth

FryandherworkhadbecomeverywellknowninBritain.Shefacedcriticismand

problemsatvarioustimes.ElizabethFry'sworkwasveryimportantbecauseit

startedthemovementforprisonimprovement.Herideawasthatpeopleinprisoncould

notchangetheirwaysandleadusefullivesifyoudidnotgivethemalegalway

ofearningmoney.Sheaimedatchangingtheprisonersbyeducatingthemandchanging

thewaytheyweretreated.Herworkwasmentionedasoneofthereasonsthatthe

QuakersgottheNobelPeacePrizein1947andshewasrememberedinBritainbybeing

putonthenewfivepoundnotein2000.

4.SoongChingling(1893-1981)

SoongChinglingwasoneoftheSoongsisters,alsoknownasMadameSun

Yet-sen.ShewasbornintoarichChristianfamilywhichplayedanimportantrole

inChinesepoliticsinthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury.Sheandhertwosisters

hadagoodeducation.ShewenttostudyinGeorgia,USA.In1915shemarriedDrSun

Yat-sen,founderoftheRepublicofChina.

AfterSun'sdeathin1925,shewaselectedtotheKuomingtangCentralExecutive

Committeein1926.AftertheestablishmentofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,she

becametheVicepresidentofthePeople,sRepublicofChina,headoftheSino-Soviet

FriendshipAssociationandHonoraryPresidentoftheAll-ChinaWomenJs

Federation.In1951shewasawardedtheSatlinPeacePrize.From1968to1972sheacted

jointlywithDongBiwuasheadofstate.

OnMay16,1981,twoweeksbeforeherdeath,shewasadmittedtotheCommunist

PartyandwasnamedHonoraryPresidentofthePeopleJsRepublicofChina.

5.JaneGoodall

JaneGoodallwasappointedpeacemessengeroftheUnitedNations(联合国和平

使者)onApril16,2002.Shewasfamousforhercreativeworkstarted42yearsago

inprotectingchimpanzeesinTanzania.Goodal1wenttoTanzaniaandstudiedchimps

fromthe1960s.ShewentwiththreeAfricanhelpers(andhermotherforthefirst

month)toliveintheGombeNationalParkinEastAfrica.Shemadefriendswiththe

localAfricanpeopleaftersettingupaclinictohelpcureminorillnesses.Ilerlife

wasspentfollowingandrecordingthesociallifeandrelationshipsofthechimps.Her

suppliesandthecareofherbasecampweremanagedbyherAfricanhelpers.Jane

uncoveredmanyaspectsofchimpanzeebehaviourduringherfirstyearsintheGombe

NationalPark.Becauseofherresearch,wenowknowthatchimpanzeeshuntformeat,use

tools,andhavedifferentpersonalities.

In1965,JaneearnedherPhDinEthologyfromCambridgeUniversity.Soonshe

returnedtoTanzaniatocontinueherresearchandtoestablisharesearch

center.Later,shebecametheScientificDirectoroftheGombeStreamResearch

Centre,Tanzania.In1977,JanefoundedtheJaneGoodallInstituteforWildlife

Research,EducationandConservation,USAtoprovidesupportforfieldresearchon

wildchimpsandencouragewildliferesearch.

6.JodyWilliams(1950-USA)

JodyWilliamswasbornintheUnitedStatesin1950.AftershegotherMaster?s

degreeofArts,shewenttoworkfortwoyearsasalanguageteacherinMexico,where

sheforthefirsttimesawthemiserablelifeofthepoor.Shehasworkedformany

yearstohelppeopleinSouthAmericabyorganizingmedicalcare(MedicalAidfor

ElSalvador)andeducation(Nicaragua-HondurasEducationProject).In1992shebegan

toorganizetheInternationalCampaigntoBanLandmines(ICBL).AsanICBL

coordinator,shehaswrittenandspokenextensivelyontheproblemoflandminesand

themovementtobanthem.Sheworkedwithgroupsindifferentcountries.In1992she

wasworkingwithsixgroupsbutby1997morethan1000groupsfromoversixty

countrieshadjoinedICBL.Althoughtheorganizationbecameverylarge,thefriendly

wayoforganizingICBLcontinuedandhasprovedverysuccessful.Workingina

unprecedentedcooperativewaywithgovernmentsandotherinternationalgroups,the

ICBLachieveditsgoalofaninternationaltreatybanninglandminesduringthe

diplomaticconferenceheldinOsloinSeptember1997.In1997ICBLwasgiventheNobel

PeacePrizeandtheworkofJodyWilliamswasrecognizedandrewarded.Shestillworks

forICBLtoday.

7.JoanofArc(1412-1431)

JoanofArcwasborninthesmallvillageofDomremyinFrance.Shelivedatthe

timewhentherewasawarbetweenEnglandandFrancecalled“TheHundredYears

War,,.JoanofArcwasimportantbecausesheencouragedtheoldFrenchking'sson,the

Dauphin,tobecrownedinRheimsastheonlyKingofFrance.TheFrenchpeopleaccepted

himasthetruekingofFrance.JoanalsoshowedtheFrencharmyhowtowinbattles

andinspiredthemwiththeconfidencetowin.SoJoanofArcbegantheprocessby

whichtheEnglishleftFranceanditbecameacountryinitsownright.

AtthetimeJoanliveditwasconsideredwrongforwomentofightinthearmy.But

JoanarguedthatGodhadspokentoher