Unit17 Great Women

----Integrating Skills

Ms. Margaret Hilda Thatcher

“Iron Lady”

Princess Diana

---- Charity Work

Maggie Cheung

Yang Lan

Oprah Winfrey

the Number One TV personality

Oprah Winfrey

the ugly duckling grew up to be a beautiful swan.

Profile

Nationality:

Complexion ： ( 肤色） Birthday:

Job:

The new name of

her programme:

American

Black

January 29,1954

Hostess on TV

The Oprah Winfrey Show

skimming

Jan29,1954 She was born in ( ).

From 6 to 14

Her life was very ( ).

At 14 She moved to live with ( ).

In 1971 She began working part-time on a ( )

In 1973 She started working for ( )

In 1984 She moved to ( ),where she became the host of a talk show, called ( )

In September,

1985

The talk show was given a new name

( )

Timeline:a small village in America

hard

her father

radio programme

television

Chicago

AM Chicago

The Oprah Winfrey Show

Fast reading :1. How was her family ?

2. Did she have a happy childhood?

3. What does her success inspire us?

Her parents were very poor. Her life seemed to hold no promise.

No, many bad things happened to her.

a. Her wonderful career inspires many people to believe that success and happiness in life are within reach for everyone. b. Her life shows us that hard work and discipline are the road to self- improvement, and success lies somewhere along the road.

hardship & success

Success Skipped the 2nd grade of p

rimary school won a college scholarship The most popular TV progr

ammes won many prizes

Hardship

be born in a poor family

be a black be a woman many bad things

happened to her had few

listeners

Oprah Winfrey

Discussion:

What do you think is needed in order to be a successful woman?

success

desire,

hardworking

ability

self-confidencegoal, interest

perseverance( 毅力 )

discipline( 纪律 ).

S

U

C

C

E

S

S

smartness

understanding

carefulness

charity ( 宽容）

enthusiasm( 热情）

self-determination( 自决）

self-confidence( 自信 )

successWish you

Language points

1. Oprah Winfrey is not just a very successful TV personality in the US, she is also a woman who has inspire millions. (Par.1)

not just…(but also)…( 连接并列成分 ) “ 不但 .. 而且 ..” ，相当于 not only…but also…

（ 1 ） Not just the doors but also the windows are open. ( 连接主语 )

（ 2 ） Lu Xun was not just a great writer but a great thinker.( 连接表语 )

（ 3 ） Mary can not just speak Chinese but write it. ( 连接谓语 )

（ 4 ） His sister likes not just singing but also dancing. ( 连接宾语 )

Not only I but also Jane and Mary __________ tired of having one examination after another.

A. is B. are

C. am D. be

B

解析： not only…but also… 连接并列主语时，谓语动词取决于靠近的主语，即 Jane and Mary 。（就近原则）。连词 or, either…or, not …but…, neither nor, not only… but also, whether… or 等连接并列主语的时候，谓语于它最靠近的主语一致。

2. In her television shows she makes it possible to talk about great moments and difficulties in people’s lives. (par.1)

make it + adj./n + to do sth./that 从句，是一种常用句型，意为，“使做某事…” it 为形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式，动名词，或者 that 从句，形容词或者名称为宾补。

（ 1 ） We have made it clear that we will never give us to pressure.

我们明确表示我们绝对不会屈服于任何压力。（ 2 ） You told me enough about yourself to make it

easy to find you.

你告诉了我足够的信息，使我很容易找到你。

除了 make 可用 it 做形式宾语以外，类似用法的动词还有 think, feel, find, consider, believe 等。

(1) We think it important to learn English Well.

(2) He felt it our duty to help the person in trouble.

(3) We find it necessary to grasp another foreign language.

I found _____ to get along well with such a fellow.A it is difficult B. it difficultC. That difficult D. this difficult

B

So far & as far as /so far as So far “ 迄今为止” ，就此范围和程度来说 ，

后面不跟任何成分。 As far as “ 远到，一直到”，指远到某一个

地点或者一直到同样的距离或者程度； “ 就…而言，尽…所能”， as far a

s 和 so far as 可以互换。The railway reaches as far as the next town.

So/ As far as I know, he did well in the exam.

I will help you with your new job so/ as far as I can.