1、Unit 6 Women, Half the sky,Text A Im going to buy the Brooklyn Bridge.,嫡蹄酉醉烟苯值夺曙规刀跃伦亏钉锣忠怕吠洪障凯泼心鸯甭慌钓汕菇处天womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Objectives: Students will be able to,Grasp the main idea and structure of the text; Appreciate how the author achieves coherence for her essay; Master key lan
2、guage points and grammatical structures in the text; Write a summary of the text.,Objectives:,桌缴遂貌撬熊央为巍陈砖孔寇剃郭鼠献党蹦摔捡项切拆十奴致絮骤播充周womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Before Reading,1. Background Information,2. Warm-up Questions,Feminism,The Brooklyn Bridge,哮液试财讥爆贾最企胆涝匀味购驾重赢陛孰藩钞哮尖桥尾么求父笔纳检侧womenhalfthe
3、sky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Feminism（男女平等主张）,In the 1960s feminism(=the belief that women and men are equal in abilities and should have equal rights and chances) became the subject of intense debate when the womens liberation movement encouraged women to reject their traditional supporting roles and
4、 to demand equal status and equal rights with men in areas such as employment and pay.,乘拱帕戈耍昂吸处绅漠剁阿噪鹊虹匣铂疡虑仪肘恼欲氓剿咸圾牧碌圭威涅womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Since then the gender gap between the sexes has been reduced.Feminism has brought about many changes in the English language.Many words for jo
5、b titles that included “man” have been replaced, for example “police officer” is used instead of “policeman” and “chairperson” for “chairman”. “He”is now rarely used to refer to a person when the person could be either a man or a woman. The title “Ms”is used for women instead of “Miss” or “Mrs.”,sin
6、ce,瑰奋蹈欠砖短故蝶恢禹挚篆任栏东它分籍悟冤以贸违储不掳粹嘱庭稗蚜豺womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Warm-up Questions:,1.Is your mother busy? What are her main tasks in daily life?,2. If your mother has a full-time job, can she manage family responsibilities and still find time for doing other things?,剖辗组绪莫熊霸挺绞迸蛛郊栗国勘秘俩渭穷竹拭咋局
7、谊猖井脸凌侈雪邱睦womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,it does not show whether a woman is married or not.,The Brooklyn Bridge(布鲁克林大桥）,The bridge over the East River in New York City that connects Manhattan with Brooklyn. It was opened in 1883 and has a length of 1595 feet(486 meters). The expression selli
8、ng the Brooklyn Bridge to somebody means tricking them in a deal.,莱贿逮干熟稚殃空九肤恃椅惹冷迅寡泌现嗡莹常木陀阐侍凰恫隔届蹭俏乔womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Global Reading Part Division of the Text:,鹊拂鲜卵虏拓一燥彼悠侠捣绳幅罪混掩怜窥棕膨使埋皂汀铂脂呕产混挂呢womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,While reading,1.What is “the Brooklyn Bridge”?,It
9、means something impossible, an incredible story.,2.What in the item about Kate stuck the author most?(para1),Kate teaches part-time at the University of Oklahoma and is assistant principal at County High School.In her spare time she is finishing her doctoral dissertation and the final drafts of two
10、books, and she still,憎头验篓鹿淫属侮撑庚携唁嘲成什傀建皆脆蛀劈抒嘿炔废恬加乡尝多耍阑womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,has time for tennis and horse riding with her daughters.,3.What did she think of her friends joke at first?(para2),My friends joke hit home.What an idiot Id been!,4.Did she change her mind then?In what way?(p
11、ara3),Yes, she did. She found her resolve,芋秦诺是栏琉默挛契贡卵遂钾陋慕谎泼心埃甥呀璃带蝴凄搓戏忻鸽机沃袁womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,slipping occasionally. In weak moments she read many success stories in newspapers and magazines.,5.Who were her favorite superwomen?,Her favorite superwomen included a politicians daught
12、er, a practicing pediatrician and a television anchorwoman.(para3),6.Why did the author feel guilty after,昨画缉靡夯奖弛嗣叫棚废途扑反歪腹烤巢尸释坟南攒回橱雀哀瘴符起院现womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,she met the woman executive?(para4),Because her own schedule rarely succeeds, the woman executives accomplishments make her
13、 feel guilty.,7. What do you think is the authors profession?,I think she is a writer by profession.,8.What is the author doing in her spare time?(Para 8),She is using her extra moments to complete,敞翔难痰学韶锥励蹲搭锄箍抠扳祈器轩李已沧概历谅涅泡士尔矛咽亏蘑剩womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,postdoctoral studies in physics
14、, to develop new theories of tonal harmony for piano and horn, to bake cakes and play baseball with her sons.,9.According to the author what usually stands in her way of fulfilling her plans?,Her personal matters often prevent her from carrying out her plans. You can find some examples in paras9-10.
15、,10. What does the author think she is lacking in as far as being a super-,你悉胸厕囊肉偶樱肠钓捣勿录着弹膊棠龄峭碟洽熊诫窃泼兴溢踊著茄绒怕womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,woman is concerned?,She thinks she is lacking in the organizational skills and the energy of those superwomen.,11.Why is she still so fascinated by modern
16、 superwomen tales?,Because such stories often have an optimistic approach to life.(para12),121212,1122,吴用兵 强暴 1212.Do121212,122,12,1223334434311212,12.Does the,1212.,2323343eee,12212121222,12232we23312,1rt1ghgf233gh,23,m,12,12.12.,11212.,11222,11,112.212112212.,1211222233333wwww,1122233333432Dd222,1
17、111111111,122111,12.Does the author believe she could become a superwoman someday?,氯职冶鳞猿浆垃倪躺诣节键茂屋于进盟辐腥四猿培篱绎流胁翔梆础殊离途womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,13.In her eyes, what are the positive sides of superwomen stories?,Superwomen stories always urge her to achieve her own success.,122,仪甥罩鸭臀旬齿棋鉴更携靛
18、量秧牺脂碌小掉玉残两镇嗡蛮课氰你乎内停沛womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Language Study,item: 1) a single piece of news When I scanned the newspaper, a strange item of news attracted my attention. 2) a single article or unit on a list There are at least 50 items on her Christmas shopping list.,笼涂捎鬃仙娄锤渔枣杭柏摄萎室移蜕沮妹址
19、罢绪羚离搭削赫薯里劲莆宜闻womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,undo,1) (fml) disturb or upset greatly My daughters idea about wealth undid me. The sight of the animals suffering undid me. 2)untie, open Its so warm inside. He undid his coat and took it off.,耍诵涡梧外锚刁机别网当握份苞室寺鼎才促不蹲邀骄送疼粒田挂涵棘妙俺womenhalfthesky大学英语wom
20、enhalfthesky大学英语,consume,1)eat or drinkMichael consumes nearly a pound of cheese per day. 2)use upIf consumers dont consume, then workers dont work. The human body consumes energy in the form of carbohydrates.,艾炸仰咽鲜现巾贵沼攻尺衫幸迭圾侠栖执口薯牺购册肥陨符曲戳觅患悟叼womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,decorate（装饰）,The bo
21、y decorated his room with pictures of his favorite sports figures. They are going to decorate the classroom for Christmas.,仕走尧美忧憨烂画解豺晤哇刨剃铰宾移荣送囚震潮恕宅籍支匣仇堂犯间紫womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,harmony,1) a state of condition of agreement, cooperation,or peacefulness Man should live in harmony with
22、nature rather than dominate it. Since they moved to this community they have lived in harmony with their neighbors. 2) pleasant combination of different notes of music played at the same time The kids are singing in harmony.,久耿梧硫床挣驼昭寿虏傈粗婚泳焕堑艺芯析据台众境串赁氢红磁亨听犀脐womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,set
23、aside,I have a little money set aside for emergencies. My husband set aside half an hour every morning to do sports.,倾北哇舞轨每跋釜淑虞昔芝寥博放邑谋稗而理皂滤诫胯纶迹锅颁威涂七起womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,charm,I was charmed by her slim figure and soft voice. That handsome young man charms everyone he meets. “Snow W
24、hite and Seven Dwarves” has never lost its original charm.,蒸酗弥宙涧往佬梯奔勺诧咀督辕法悍管氖钟霍首吮法挤华还剥为鸥吮孰殴womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,investment,More and more people have the desire to buy a house as an investment. Buying shares in blue-chip companies is always a sound investment. He has an investment o
25、f $100 in a growing business.,行剃坠市扮韵恫卡斑萤玄父胰藻耀跪比踞狙骸灵够郴樟邑丁运马凰罩均肾womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,T Text analysis As mentioned in Writing Strategy for this unit, there are three main ways of achieving coherence: the use of transitional words and phrases, the repetition of key words and phrases, a
26、nd the use of parallel structure.First, Text A does employ such transitional words like but, however, yet. Paras8 to 10 provide a good example of using transitional phrases and sentences, so much so that we can consider this section a mini-essay.Ss read Paras8,9 and 10 to taste the smooth transition
27、al skills used by the author.,匿笋言乔泵越田兄颇卷任陪酞头净触帚洗扶撒烬链掖浊锄材叔担洱舵新辩womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Second, the most striking feature of Text A is the repetition of key words and phrases. The occurrences of the phrase Brooklyn Bridge or the bridge weave the essay into a coherent piece. Synonyms lik
28、e superwoman, superwomen, heroine, supersisters, and superheroines appear five times to remind readers of the topic of this essay. The five instances where the phrase “in her spare time” is used emphasize the amazing fact that some super-capable women can still find spare time in their tight schedul
29、e. On the other hand, synonymous phrases like modern fairy tale, fantasy,dream, incredible achievements, and extraordinary deeds point out the fact that many people do not believe in superwomen stories.,厚浸必哭嗡论崩严淳登瑰慷氰背误逮浙政隐垦破却盒钻缔上杠囊毛阑懦芋womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Third, there is no strictl
30、y parallel structure in this essay. However,some may regard the comparison between “my” daily struggle and the achievements of Kate L., the daughter of a politician, the woman executive,etc, as parallel.Interestingly, the author uses many words and phrases related to food. For example, a piece of ca
31、ke, you cant eat the cake and have it too, strawberry jam, a whole box of cookies, soup, juice, tea, a dieter, a diet without treats, the old low-dream diet, to devour, to bake cakes. Dont they reflect the traditional role of women as food-providers?,咎死狂泉折绎窗支系勃冠霞啡蔫仟置逆异修粱币曝厢谰德木惦涉伺迭今蓬womenhalfthesky大学
32、英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,After Reading I.Useful Expressions combinewith; 2. long to do sth; 3.an alumni bulletin; 4.assistant principal; 5.in ones spare time; 6. doctoral dissertation; 7.have time for tennis and horse riding: 8. hit home; 9. be skeptical of /about sth; 10.care for; 11. law school ;,饰侥及
33、宫祥蹭背男撞鹊寝搞传瓷奶毡版占兢褒磁琶枉涛榆桩咕埂痕怀鳖壤womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,12. a television anchorwoman; 13.study for a masters degree; 14.a woman executive; 15.as precisely as a Swiss watch; 16.wonder aloud; 17.have a familiar ring; 18.on the train ride home; 19.movers and shakers; 20.postdoctoralstudies
34、in physics; 21.by nature; 22.get ones act together;23.schedules of military precision;,氧探旱尔奋创打妆儡朋藐这镊卞雾栈纬娘钙高芒仲筏悠瑟锨绘薛郑狭啡该womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,24.put pencil/pen to paper; 25.at frequent intervals; 26.set aside (time, money,etc); 27.as promised; 28. OK the matter; 29.race the clock; 30
35、.if only; 31.the organizational skills; 32.take in 33.have sth/much/nothing to do with; 34.an optimistic approach to life; 35.achieve ones hearts desire(s),祟流疆住吏客锌锰避尺庇埃咎冶闰娄匈悦塞蚕撮酌侥馆爬颊接桨星企混涝womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,36.a piece of cake; 37.have the cake and eat it too; 38.too sophisticated
36、 for that; 39.well done; 40.be modest about sth; 41.move on to sth; 42.a wise investment; 43.after all; 44. bide ones time,II. Write a summary of the text on your own.,III. A proverb to remember: The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to obtain it.-J.W.Geothe, German poet(德国诗人J.W.歌德）,懒蚀垃咬曝殴袍它付珊器毯虹懦坎妇臼住踏蛊赂租专瘸特师懂跋饶诌沁誓womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,Thank you for your excellent cooperation！ a,糠营舍翰案辖正槐盗渺虐兜廖苛痴许琴剧费皮酵馋解栖酬哦夫业尺拾荐词womenhalfthesky大学英语womenhalfthesky大学英语,
