Unit 1
Women of achievement
Reading
Who is she?
She is kissing the chimp.
She is shaking hands with a small chimp.
It seems that they’re talking with each other.
Why can she get along well with
the chimp?
—Jane Goodall
Only if we can
understand can
we care;
Only if we care
will we help;
Only if we help
shall all the life
is hopeful.
简·古多尔 (Jane Goodall, 1934—) 生于
伦敦。自幼即对动物行为极感兴趣。
18岁离开学校, 到赴非洲为止, 她曾先后
担任过秘书以及影片制作助理。此后, 她
在非洲担任古生物学家路易斯·利基的助手,
与利基的合作经验使她能于1960年在
贡贝溪动物保护区设立一个营区, 得以
观察该地黑猩猩的行为。
1965年获剑桥大学动物行为学博士学位。
1977年她建立了“简·古多尔人、动物与
环境研究所”。1991年, 她倡议并成立了
“根与芽”组织, 目的是使从幼儿园到大学
的年轻一代都能够行动起来, 为了环境、
动物和他们自己的社区创造一个更加美好
的世界。1995年, 被英国女王授予勋爵士。
In 1960, Jane arrived in
East Africa to study
the area’s chimpanzee.
Jane’s work in
Tanzania would prove
more successful than
anyone had imagined.
Jane Goodall: An Extra ordinary life
Why can she get along well
with the chimp?
She is Chimp’s mother.
Pre-reading
1. Why do you think Jane Goodall
went to Africa to study chimps rather
than to university?Do you think she
was right? Give your reasons.
2. Look at the title and the pictures of
the passage and predict the content.
Then skim the passage and check if
you were right.
What animal are Jane Goodall.
observed?

2. When did Jane Goodall arrive at
Gombe? How old was she?
Chimps.
She arrived at Gombe in 1960 when she was 26.
Answer the questions.
Fast Reading
3. 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.
4. What did the group do in the
morning in the forest?
They watched the chimps wake up in the morning in the forest
5. Where did Jane Goodall suggest
that the chimps be left?
She suggested the chimps should be left in the wild.
6. What did she achieve?
She discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat, how chimps communicate with each other and worked out their social system.
7. What made her a great success?
We think that there are two points that mad her successful. One is her way to study chimps, and the other is her true love to the animals. The first one is facile, because it is only a way. Everyone can do it. But for the second one, it is more easily said than done.
As a woman, she gave up everything, went to the forest to study the chimps and devoted all her love to these animals. It is really not easy. What we cannot understand is that how she has such great personality.
8. What should we learn from Jane
Goodall?
wisdom and courage
deeply love to the animals.
her consideration
her hard work
9. What do you think is the best way
to protect wildlife?
We should call for all the citizens to love wildlife, protect their living conditions, forbid hunters to kill them freely, build more natural reserves for them and we shouldn’t disturb them. The national wildlife protection parks shouldn't be open to the tourists. Make people aware of the importance of wildlife protection.
True or false?
1.The chimps show love in their family
by talking each other.
2. She has built many homes for the
wild animals to live in.
3. She hopes that chimps can be left in
the forest.
F
T
T
4. She supposes that people should not
use chimps for entertainment.
5. With university training, she has
achieved what she wanted.
6. She has spent less than forty years
helping people understand her work.
F
T
F
1. What did the group do first in the
morning? They ____.
went into the forest slowly
left the chimp family sleeping in a tree
observed the family of chimps wake up
helped people understand the behaviour
of the chimps
C
Choose the correct answers.
2. 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
A
3. Jane was permitted to begin her
work after ___.
the chimp family woke up
B. she lived in the forest
C. her mother came to support her
D. she arrived at Gombe
C
4. The purpose of her study was to ___.
A. watch the wild chimps in cages
B. gain a doctor’s degree
C. understand and respect the
lives of chimps
D. live in the forest as men can
C
Fill in the chart.
1. Studied chimps in their natural environment
2. Lived in the forest so she could observe
the chimps and record their activities
3. Found what chimps eat and their social
system
4. Tried to make people aware that it is
wrong to use chimps for entertainment
or advertisements
1. Helped to set up special places where
chimps can live safely in the wild
2. Got a doctor’s degree
3. Showed that women can live in the
forest to study wild animals as men can
4. Inspired others who wanted to cheer
the achievements of women
The main ideas of each paragraph
Paragraph 1: How the group followed
Jane’s way of studying chimps in the wild
Paragraph 2: What Jane discovered about chimps
Paragraph 3: How Jane tries to protect the lives of chimps in their natural habitat
Paragraph 4: Jane’s achievements
Careful Reading
A student of African wildlife
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⑴ ⑵ ⑶

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⑷
A day in the
park
Jane’s way to
study chimps and
her achievement.
Her attitude
to the animals
She has achieved everything she wanted to do.
Watching a family of chimps wake up
Wander off into the forest (feed, clean each other)
The mother chimp and her babies play in the tree
Come into mother’s chimp arms, go to sleep together in their nest
Para 1
The whole day
Details of Para 1:
________: our group are
all going to visit the _______
in the forest.
2. First activity:
____________________
3. We sit and wait ______ the animal begin to ________ and move.
4. Then we follow ______
_______________ into the forest.
5. _______________: Jane
______ us that everything
will be tired and dirty.
6. But the evening _____________________.
7. ___________: we ____ them
_________________in their nest.
5:45am
chimps
watching … wake up
while
wake up
family …wander
as the
By the afternoon
warn
makes it worthwhile
The evening
see
go to sleep together
Para 2
She discovered that chimps hunt and eat meat.
She observed chimps as a group hunting a monkey and then eating it.
She also discovered how chimps communicate with each other.
Discoveries:
True or false
She hopes that chimps can be left in the forest.
She supposes that people should not use chimps for entertainment.
Para 3
T
T
She has spent more than forty years helping people understand her work.

She has built many homes for the wild animals to live in.
T
T
Para 4
Working with animals in their own environment.
Gaining a doctor’s degree for her studies.
Showing that women can live in the forest as men can.
The achievement of Jane:
The passage is mainly about how Jane
Goodall worked with
_____________________________
and help people _____________________
__________ of these animals.
chimps in their environment
understand and respect
the life
General idea
1. Why do you think Jane is called a
student of African wildlife?
Because she studied animals and learns from them in their own habitat.
Discussion
2. What did Jane have to give up when
she went to live in the forest?
She had to give up friends, a social life, boyfriends, fun, going to the cinema, seeing her friends, parties, shopping, etc.
3. Do you think it is important to study
chimps in the wild rather than in a zoo?
Give reasons.
Yes, because it is only in their natural environment that chimps will behave naturally.
We have a choice to use the gift
of our lives to make the world
a better place.
-----Jane Goodall
1. Our group are all going to visit the
chimps in the forest.
我们一行人准备去拜访森林里的黑猩猩。
英语中有许多集体名词作主语时, 谓语动词
的单复数要根据集体名词的含义来定。如果
名词表示的是一个整体概念, 谓语动词要用
单数形式; 如果名词表示的是集体中的成员,
谓语动词要用复数形式。
Language points
这类的集体名词有: class, crew, family,
public, government等。
A committee of five men and three
women is to consider the matter.
The class were all out for play when
class was over.
2. behave 1) vi. 行为;举止
她表现出了很大的勇气。
She behaved with great courage.
他对顾客的态度不好。
He _______________ to the customers.
2) vt. & vi. 举止适当或有礼
你应该学会举止得体。
You should learn to behave.
behaved badly
3) vi. (指事物)有某种作用
我的摄像机自从修好后一直很正常。
My camera has been behaving well since
it was repaired.
【拓展】
behaviour n. 举止; 行为
behave oneself 守规矩
behave well / badly 行为好/不好
be on one’s good behavior 举止规矩
根据汉语提示完成英语句子。
1) 你今天在晚会上守规矩了吗?
Did you ______________ at the party
today?
2) 这孩子在校行为良好。
The child ____________ at school.
behave yourself
behaved well
3. Watching a family of chimps wake up
is our … 今天我们的第一件事是......
动名词作主语
主语是由不定式、动名词、从句构成的,
谓语动词采用单数。
Working with you is pleasant.
Seeing is believing.
4. This means going back to a place
where we left the chimp family sleeping
in a tree the night before.
1) 由定语从句修饰的place做go的宾语。
2) leave+宾语+doing “让某人做某事”
keep, find, notice, have, feel, hear, see, leave...
等动词后常用V-ing形式作宾语补足语。如：
We found the old lady lying in bed.
我们发现那老太太躺在床上。
Don’t leave her waiting outside in the rain.
不要让她在外面雨中等待着。
5. But the evening makes it all worthwhile.
1) worthwhile: adj. 值得(花精力、时间、
金钱做) 的
Mandela’ struggle is very worthwhile.
That was a worthwhile trip.
那是很有价值的旅行。
It’s worthwhile doing/to do sth.
a worthwhile experiment
2) worthful adj. 有价值的, 可贵的
3) worthless adj. 没有价值的, 无用的, 无益的
4) worth: adj. 值得的 worth it 有用, 值得......
这辆自行车值50英镑。
The bicycle is worth ￡50.
这个博物馆(非常)值得参观。
The museum is (well) worth visiting.
be (well) worth + n. / doing sth.
5) worthy: adj. 值得的
be worthy to be done
be worthy of + being done / n.
e.g. H