Unit 6 Women, Half the SkyBefore ReadingAn English Song See Who I am2Feminism and Womens Liberation3Barbie and Ken Dolls6Wiffle-ball.8Hybrid electric vehicle.8Global ReadingPart Division of the Text9Further Understanding9Detailed Reading11After ReadingUseful Expressions21Word Completion21Dictation22Listening Practice22Writing Practice22Sentence Translation23Talk about the Pictures.24Proverbs and Quotations24Supplementary ReadingCulture Notes26Language Study27Comprehension Task31 Before Reading. An English Song See Who I am (Directions:) Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.See Who I amIs it true what they say, are we too blind to find a way? Fear of the _(=unknown) clouds our hearts today. Come into my world, see through my eyes. Try to _(=understand), dont want to lose what we have. Weve been _(=dreaming) but who can _(=deny), its the best way of living between the truth and the lies. See who I am, break through the surface. Reach for my hand, lets show them that we can free our minds and find a way. The world is in our hands, this is not the end. Fear is withering the _(=soul) at the point of no _(=return). we must be the change we wish to see. Ill come into your world, see through your eyes. Ill try to understand, before we lose what we have. We just cant stop _(=believing) because we have to try. We can rise above their truth and their lies. See who I am, break through the surface. Reach for my hand, lets show them that we can free our minds and find a way. The world is in our hands, this is not the end. I hear their _(=silence) preaching my _(=blame). Will our _-(=strength) remain if their _(=power) reigns? See who I am, break through the surface. Reach for my hand, lets show them that we can free our minds and find a way. The world is in our hands, this is not the end. . Feminism and Womens Liberation. A brief introduction to Feminism1: The term feminism can be used to describe a political, cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women. 2: It is also a movement that advocates gender equality for women and campaigns for womens rights and interests3: The first feminist wave was in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which refers mainly to womens suffrage movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (mainly concerned with womens right to vote).4: The second was in the 1960s and 1970s, which refers to the ideas and actions associated with the womens liberation movement beginning in the 1960s (which campaigned for legal and social rights for women).5: The third extends from the 1990s to the present. Two Famous Feminists 1. Betty Friedan Influential adj. 有影响的The Feminine Mystique女性的奥秘Intellectual adj. 智力的, 有智力的child-rearing adj. 养孩子的1). What was Betty Friedan often called? (=She was often called “the mother of the modern womens liberation movement.”) 2). What was the result of the feminist movement in the United States?(=The feminist movement helped women gain the right to vote in the 1920s.) 3). What was the situation for female workers fifty years ago?(= Female workers doing the same jobs as men earned much less money than men did.) 4). What was Bettys attitude towards rearing children? (=Child-rearing should be the responsibility of women, men and society, not just the responsibility of women.) 5). What did Bettys book The Feminine Mystique mainly attack? (=The book mainly attacked the idea that women could only find satisfaction through being married, having children and taking care of their home.)6). What were the influences of Bettys book?(=More women began working outside the home. More women also began studying traditionally male subjects like law, medicine and engineering.) 2. Bella Abzug Directions: Listen to the following passage and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. Today, we tell about Bella Abzug. She was a member of the United States Congress in the nineteen seventies. She also was a well-known activist for _(civil rights) and womens rights. Bella Abzug was well known for many reasons. She was a lawyer and activist. She _(=represented) New York City in Congress. She spoke in a loud voice. And she always wore large hats. Miz Abzug _(=supported) womens rights and civil rights. She had strong opinions on many _(issues). She _(=opposed) the American _(=involvement) in the war in Vietnam. She made _(=public) her opinions on most impor