Unit 6 Women, Half the SkyText A Im Going to Buy the Brooklyn BridgeTeaching Subjects: Teaching Objectives:Ss will be able to 1. grasp the main idea (the belief in superwoman encourages average women to achieve their goals) and structure of the text;2. appreciate how the author achieve coherence for her essay;3. masker key language points and grammatical structures in the text;4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.Teaching Procedure:1. Lead-in activities;2. Text comprehension;3. Language points;4. Exercise after Text A;5. Text B along with questions for discussion; 6. Do quiz and fast reading.Step I: Lead-in activities.1. Do you think society still discriminates against women? Give facts to support your conclusion. (What is your impression of the female Doctor?)2. Do you know any superwomen at home and abroad? (China: Wu Zetian the first Chinese empress; The three sisters of The Songs: Song Ailing & Kong Xianxi / Song Qingling & Sun Yat-sen / Song Meiling & Chiang Kai-shek; Hillary Rodham & Bill Clinton) (Song Qingling) (Hillary Rodham) (Song Meiling) (Notes: Teachers may introduce the above superwomen to students, creating the impression of the importance of women in the society.) Step II. Text comprehension: (Teachers draws students attentions to the Text Organization Exercise 1. Students will notice that the appearance of the new word “bridge” coincides with a new part of the text. )1. Part One (Paras 1-3): Despite her friends advices, the author, unable to resist the temptation, believes superwomen stories again.l T invites some students to give alternative terms for “a bridge in Brooklyn” (an incredible story, something impossible)l Students scan the text and underline sentences containing the world “bridge”2. Part Two (Paras 4-7): Her encounter with a superwoman and its influence on her.3. Part Three (Paras 8-11): She tells about what prevents her from becoming a superwoman.l Do the exercise if only (P.191)4. Part four (Paras 12-14): She analyzes and explains why she is still fascinated by modern superwomen tales.l Despite my friends warning against being taken in, despite everything I have learned, I find that I am not only willing, but positively eager to buy that bridge she mentioned. (Although my friend had warned me not to believe in the stories about any incredibly successful woman, I am still willing to believe that they are true.)l Do the exercise on “Too +adj. + for ” (P.191) 5. Part Five (Paras 15): She draws the conclusion that to her, admiring a heroine is something worth doing. l Then Ill tell her a story: the tale of a woman who bought her own version of that bridge in Brooklyn and found that it was a wise investment after all. (Then I will tell her about myself: how I believe in superwomen tales and how this belief had encouraged me to attain my own goal.)Step III. Language points:1. Bulletin: a short printed newspaper or leaflet, esp. One produced regularly by group or organization.l BBS：Bulletin Board System公告牌系统或电子公告板l Bullet子弹 Bullet-proof glass 防弹玻璃E.g. I learned from the BBS in moon-ship that there would be an English corner this evening.2. Item: 1) a single piece of newsE.g. I heard an interesting news item on radio this morning.2) a single article or unit on a list or among a set E.g. There are at least 26 items in my E-mail box.3. Draft: a rough outline or versionE.g. You should hand in your first draft of the essay with 1,000 words on next Friday. 4. Hit / strike home : (of remarks, ete.) have the intended effectE.g. The teachers words hit home. I really lacked confidence in learning English.5. Incredible: that cannot be believedE.g. It seems incredible that I could get No. 1 in the vocabulary contest.6. Skeptical: (in the habit of) doubting that sth. is true, right, etc. (followed by about/ of; spelled skeptical in British English)l Be skeptical about sth.E.g. Sometimes I am skeptical about my ability of passing CET-4. But now I have realized that process is more important than result. 7. Consume: 1) eat or drink E.g. Every day people consume a lot of food and drinks. 2). Use upE.g. If consumers dont consume, then workers dont work.l consume consumer consumption l presume/ presumption; assume / assumption; amuse / amusement8. corporation: a large business or companyl cooperate cooperation cooperatorE.g. I would like to work with a well-known multi-national corporation to improve my overall abilities.9. Rarely: not happening very oftenE.g. I am rarely late for the class. I rarely went to the English Zoon last semester, but I often do there this term for I can practice my oral-English there. 10. Decorate: add (sth.) in order to make a thing more attractive to look atE.g.