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Unit 6 Women,

Unit 6 Women,. Grasp the main idea (the belief in superwomen encourages average women to achieve their goal) and structure of the text Appreciate how the author achieves coherence for her essay Master key languages points and grammatical structures

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Unit 6 Women,

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  1. Unit 6 Women,

  2. Grasp the main idea (the belief in superwomen encourages average women to achieve their goal) and structure of the text Appreciate how the author achieves coherence for her essay Master key languages points and grammatical structures Conduct a series of activities related to the text Teaching Objectives

  3. Warm-up activities Culture notes Text-analysis Words，Phrases & Sentence structures Review Key to exercise of Text A Key to exercises of Text B Outline

  4. Who is the first person to say that “women, half the sky”? Women, Half the sky !

  5. Women’s role in China over the decades In the old society of China, women in general were inferior to man. They always do housework all the time, and not have their own spare time. Maybe it was a luxury , or it is impossible for them to relax and learning knowledge.

  6. As time goes on, the society is developing dramatically in all fields. Women’s role in society of China has been undergoing great changes. Overall, women become increasingly independent.

  7. Women have the rights to receive education. From working as nurses and teachers to doctors, engineers and managers, women are no longer confined to certain professions.

  8. They even surpass men in some fields which used to be dominated by men. With the recognition of women’s abilities, they are receiving growing respect from society.

  9. A woman’s place is in the home A woman’s work is never done What’s your understanding of the above sayings? Can you give an account of a typical day of your mother? However, some people still hold that…

  10. Do you want your future wife / yourself to be a working woman or housewife？ Give reasons. If you were reborn, would you prefer to be a man or a woman? Why? Group discussion

  11. 漂亮点吧,太惹人眼， 不漂亮吧，拿不出手； 学问高了，没人敢娶， 学问低了，没人想要； 活泼点吧，说招蜂引蝶， 矜持点吧，说装腔作势； 会打扮吧，说是妖精， 不打扮吧，说没女人味； 自已挣钱，男人望而步， 男人养吧，说傍大款； 生孩子吧，怕被老板炒鱼， 不生孩子，怕被老公炒鱿鱼。 女人这辈子挺难 ：

  12. 帅点吧，太抢手； 不帅吧，拿不出手； 活泼点吧，说你太油； 不出声吧，说你太闷； 会挣钱吧，怕你包二奶； 不挣钱吧，又怕孩子断奶； 找个漂亮女人吧，太操心； 找个不漂亮的吧，不甘心； 光顾事业了，说你没责任感； 光顾家了， 说你没事业心； 专一点吧， 说你不成熟； 花心点吧， 说你是禽兽； 有钱吧， 说你是坏人； 没有钱， 骂你窝囊废； 不去应酬， 怕被老板废了； 去应酬吧， 怕被老婆废了； 结婚吧， 怕自己后悔； 不结婚吧， 怕老了后悔； 要个孩子吧，怕出生没钱养； 不要孩子吧，怕老了没人养； 做男人也挺难

  13. Sexism at Work

  14. 女强人用英语怎么说？

  15. Film Recommended

  16. A college graduate who goes to New York City and gets a job as a co-assistant to powerful and demanding fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly. Starring the “boss from hell”， Streep manages to make the character both amusing, scary and touching (sometimes simultaneously).

  17. Culture Notes

  18. BR2.1 Feminism In the 1960s feminism (=the belief that women and men are equal in abilities and should have equal rights and opportunities) became the subject of intense debate when the women’s liberation movement encouraged women to reject their traditional supporting role and to demand equal status and equal rights with men in areas such as employment and pay. Since then the gender gap between the sexes has been reduced. However, the battle between feminist and traditional views of a woman’s role continues. It is widely accepted by younger people that women should, if they wish, be allowed to develop their careers and not give up work when they have a family.

  19. Feminism has brought about many changes in the English language. Many words for job 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”, since it does not show whether a woman is married or not. BR2.1-1

  20. The Brooklyn Bridge 1. A friend said that…, she had a bridge in Brooklyn she’d like to sell me.(L6) 2. Despite my friend’s…to buy that bridge she mentioned. (L66) 3. Then I’ll tell her …her own version of that bridge after all. (L86)

  21. Evening provides some of the most recognizable images of the New York icon: Brooklyn Bridge at night has been captured in countless photographs. Bright lights fall on the Brooklyn Bridge at night, illuminating one of the most beloved structures in New York City.

  22. A National Historic Landmark. Completed over a century ago, the Brooklyn Bridge still stands today as not only a beautiful and iconic image of New York City, but also a functioning link between Manhattan and Brooklyn. This bridge is traversed by over 140,000 pedestrians（行人）, bicyclists, and motorists each day. History of the Brooklyn Bridge spans from the commencement(开始) of construction in 1870 to the day Brooklyn Bridge Manhattan was finally completed in 1883. The Brooklyn Bridge

  23. Tricking sb. in a deal Selling the Brooklyn Bridge to Sb.

  24. Oklahoma BR2.3.2 Produces oil, gas, coal, wheat and cotton

  25. Oklahoma

  26. BR2.3.3 The name Oklahoma was derived by combining the Choctaw words for “red” and “people”. Part of the state’s area had been originally put aside for settlement of Native Americans and was known as Indian Territory（领域）. The other section of the state, Oklahoma Territory, was gradually opened for white settlement toward the end of the 19th century. Oklahoma earned its nickname, the Sooner State, from the fact that some land-hungry settlers, known as the Sooners（抢先占有土地者）, jumped the starting gun that was to open one section of the territory to settlers and rushed in to take land before they were legally entitled to do so.

  27. Political position BR2.3.4 Oklahoma was admitted to the Union on November 16, 1907, as the 46th state. Resulting from the combination of Indian and Oklahoma territories, the state retains marked features of its Native American heritage in the makeup of its population and the Indian place-names in the state.

  28. John Milton BR2.6 John Milton (1608~1674), English poet

  29. John Milton BR2.6.11 • John Milton (1608~1674) is an English poet, whose rich, dense verse was a powerful influence on succeeding English poets, and whose prose was devoted to the defense of civil and religious liberty. • Milton is often considered the greatest English poet after Shakespeare. The epic poem Paradise Lost《失乐园》 (1667), Milton’s masterpiece and one of the greatest poems in world literature, dramatizes the Biblical account of humanity’s banishment（放逐）from Paradise. • Milton also wrote a sequel to Paradise Lost, called Paradise Regained《复乐园》 (1671), in which Jesus triumphantly resists Satan and regains the Paradise lost by Adam and Eve.

  30. Part Division of the Text Parts Lines Main Ideas Despite her friend’s advice, the author, unable to resist the temptation, falls for superwomen stories again. 1 1~19 Her encounter with a superwomen and its impact on her. 2 20~37 She tells about what prevents her from becoming a superwoman herself. 3 38~65

  31. Text Analysis

  32. Introductory Remark GR-3.1 Whether you like it or not, women in many cases have to take up more responsibilities than men. That’s why the author writes: “Men have generally been assured that achieving their heart’s desires would be a piece of cake. Women, of course, have always believed that we can’t have our cake and eat it too.” What she means is that men are encouraged to achieve their goals in life, but women know that they can only achieve some goals at the expense of other goals. However, there are superwomen in the real world who are able to perform great deeds and to enjoy their lives at the same time. It is they who give the average woman the courage to go on, that is to say, the belief in superwomen encourages average women to achieve their goals.

  33. Part Division of the Text GR-1.Text11 Parts Lines Main Ideas She analyzes why she is still fascinated by modern superwomen tales. 66~80 4 She comes to the conclusion that to her, admiring a heroine is something worth doing. 81~88 5 a

  34. Word-web GR-2.word.1 1. Find as many words or phrases as possible related to food in the text . to bake cakes a piece of cake to devour you can’t eat the cake and have it too the old low-dream diet strawberry jam food a diet without treats a whole box of cookies a dieter tea juice soup

  35. GR-2.word.2 2. Can you get the implied meaning of those words or phrases? Those words or phrases just reflect the traditional role of women as food-providers.

  36. Writing strategy: Coherence & repetition GR-4.1 Three main ways of achieving coherence in this text: • the use of transitional words and phrases, • the repetition of key words and phrases, • the use of parallel structure. Scanning 1. Try to find transitional words like but, however, yet, especially in Paragraphs 8 to 10. 2. The most striking feature of this text is the repetition of key words and phrases. Try to scan the whole text to find the following key words and phrases.

  37. Superwoman Repetition of key words 2. Inhersparetime L15:superwomen L20: superwoman L22: supersisiters L56: superwoman L61: superheroines L66: superwomen L76: superwoman L78: heroine L79: superwomen L80: heroine L4: in her spare time L6: in her spare time L33: in her spare time L36: in their spare time L37: in your spare time

  38. Repetition of key words What is the purpose of repeating key words ? • Remind the readers of the topic • Indicating that many people believe in superwoman stories

  39. synonymous phrases of fairy tale modern fairy tale, fantasy, dream, incredibleachievements, extraordinary deeds point out the fact that many people do not believe in superwomen stories.

  40. Superwomen in the text • Kate L.(papas.1-2) • a politician’s daughter • a practicing pediatrician • a television anchorwoman • a woman executive of a national corporation (paras. 4-5) (Papa.3)

  41. What expressions are used to refer to ‘success’ of superwomen? L10: incredible accomplishments L63: modern fairy tales L70: extraordinary deeds L76: an impossible dream L77: fantasy

  42. Superwomen: no easy job (paras. 8-11) • She’s unable to get her act together. • She can almost expect something to go wrong as long as she gets to work. • Anything might happen that would take up much more of time she puts aside for a certain job. • She usually feels exhausted after a busy day.

  43. Words & Phrases

  44. 1) a single piece of news There is a fascinating news item in Today’s China Daily. 2) a single article or unit on a list or among a set There are at least 50 items on her Christmas shopping list. item n.

  45. n. a rough outline or version My student emailed the first draft of his thesis to me yesterday. This is only the first draft of my speech, but what do you think of it? draft

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