UnitWomenHalftheSky.ppt

Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Supplementary Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,Before Reading,Supplementary Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Global Reading,Before Reading,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Supplementary Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Global Reading,Before Reading,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Supplementary Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Global Reading,Before Reading,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Supplementary Reading,After Reading,Detailed Reading,Global Reading,Before Reading,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,Unit 6 Women,Half the Sky,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Unit6 Women Half the Sky,Women,Half the sky,!,Oral Discussion,1.Do you think women and men should enjoy equal rights and opportunities?,Hints,:development of the society;social status;awareness;half the sky;talented,2.Can you name some successful women to back up the statement that women are not second-class citizens?,3.What are their characteristics?,Hints:,self-independent;self-confident;diligent;knowledgeable,Do you know who is she?,She is an internationally acclaimed Chinese actress,，,who was making great efforts to,achieve her hearts desires.,Her first film Red Sorghum,s:gm,（,红高粱,）,was directed by Zhang Yimou.,Key:Gong Li,Do you know who is she?,The woman,possessed,talent of writing .Love in a Fallen City,（,倾城之恋,）,is one of her,novels,.,Her grandfather Zhang Peilun was a son-in-law to Li Hongzhang.,She had experienced life of rank and fashion in 1940s Shanghai and HongKong before she,put pen to paper,.,Key:Zhang Ailing,Do you know who is she?,She was a,charming,British princess who have won the genuine affection of the people of UK.,She nearly,race the clock,everyday for charity work.,Family was,positively,important to the Princess,who had two sons:,Prince,William and,Prince,Henry.,Key:Diana,princess of Wales.,Do you know who is she?,This,superwoman,is the only female emperor,of ancient China.,She is a perfect,politician,by nature,.,And her achievement about economy and,military,affairs had strongly influenced Tang dynasty.,Key:Her name is Wu Zetian,！,Womens role in society of China,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 is impossible for them to relax and learning knowledge.,As time goes on,the society is developing constantly in all fields.Womens role in society of China has been undergoing great changes.To sum up the situation,women become more independent,.,They have the right to receive education and go to the job markets to find jobs.From working as nurses and teachers to working as doctors,engineers and managers,women are no longer confined to work in certain fields.,They even surpass men in some jobs which used to be occupied by men.With womens abilities being recognized,they are receiving more and more respect from the society.,British women,Israeli zreli:,women,Iranianireinjn women,G R _ main,Part Division of the Text,Further Understanding,G R _ main,_ Further Understanding,For Part 1,Questions and Answers,For Part 2,True or False,For Part 3,Blank Filling,Further Understanding,G R _ Part Division of the Text 1,Parts,Para(s).,Main Ideas,1,16,2,79,The author describes how she_.,The author realizes that she has succeeded because she was not limited by the common belief that _,Part Division of the Text,stumbled into engineering,women cant be good at math and science.,G R _ Part Division of the Text 2,Parts,Para(s).,Main Ideas,3,1011,The author draws the conclusion that women can _,do anything men can so long as they believe in their own abilities,G R _ For Part 1 _ 1,Questions and Answers,1.What toys did the author have in her childhood?,She had a complete miniature kitchen,a herd of toy ponies and several Barbie and Ken dolls.,2.What did the author experience in order to get her college degree?,She had to take a lot of math and science classes.She also had to work with a team of students as part of a national competition.,B R _ For Part 1 _ 2,3.How were her school performances?,She got As in all her classes,including multivariable calculus and differential equations.,4.What was the summer program mainly for?,The summer program was mainly to interest girls in engineering.,B R _ For Part 1 _ 3,5.Why did the author apply for the summer program?,The author applied for the summer program because she wanted to be away from her parents and be independent for a while.,6.What do some of the studies say about women?,Studies say that in the aspect of math,women are inferior to men.,G R _ For Part 2 _ 1,True or False,2.The authors experience showed that people could learn better if they are good at it.,F,The author found out that if a subject is difficult to learn,she would try her best to be good at it,and she would enjoy it more.,(,),1.The author was educated to do what she is best at.,T,(,),G R _ For Part 2 _ 2,3.The algebra teacher in middle school often judged students by their academic performance.,F,The teacher didnt judge students by their scores and he considered bad scores as indications that students should learn more.,(,),4.The author felt comfortable while sitting in the engineering library.,F,The author often felt panic and worried.,(,),the left side,Little girls loving dolls is just the same to,Some people favor the right side of the brain,while others,We should ignore,Instead,incredible flexibility should be focused on.,hard and fast conclusions about the,human brain,loving videogames,little boys,_,_,.,_,.,_,_,.,G R _ For Part 3 _ 1,In this part,there are several comparisons or contrasts.Fill in the blanks with necessary information to make logic sentences showing comparison or contrast.,1.,2.,3.,Instead of agreeing that women cant learn physics well,should be considered.,the possibility that our brains are more powerful,than imagined,_,_,G R _ For Part 3 _ 2,4.,When I was a kid,everything in my bedroom was pink.I have two sisters and we had a complete miniature kitchen,a herd of My Little Ponies and several Barbie and Ken dolls.We didnt have any toy trucks,G.I.Joes or basketballs.,A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can,D R _ Text 1,Carolyn Turk,Carolyn Turk works in a profession that has traditionally been a career for men.Here she talks about how she came to do so and how her success just goes to show that a woman can learn anything a man can.,lot of math and science classes.I also had to work with a team of students as part of a national competition to,convert,a gas-guzzling SUV into a hybrid electric vehicle thats where I learned how to fix cars.,So some people may find it,ironic,that I grew up to be a mechanical engineer.In fact,I am the only female engineer at my company.In order to get my college degree,I had to take a,D R _ Text 2,We did have a Wiffle-ball set,but you would have been hard-pressed to find it in our playroom.,Tomboys we werent.,D R _ Text 3,Im proud to say that I got As in all my classes,including multivariable calculus and differential equations.Ive always been pretty good at math and design,but I didnt understand where that could take me.I was expected to go to college,but no one ever told me Id make a good engineer someday.,When I was in high school,I didnt know the first thing about engineering.I couldnt have,distinguished,a transmission from an alternator.,The car I drove needed some work but I was afraid to take it to the mechanic.,Because honestly,the mechanic could have shown me an electric can opener and said,“This is part of your car and its broken pay me to fix it,”and I wouldnt have known any better.,I,applied,to the program,not because I wanted to be an engineer,but because I was,craving,independence and wanted to get out of my parents house for six weeks.,I was accepted to the program and I earned six engineering credits.The next year I entered the university as an engineering major.Five years later I had a degree and three,decent,job offers.,D R _ Text 4,At the end of my junior year of high school,I heard about a summer program designed to interest girls in engineering.The six-week program was free,and students were given college,credit,and a dorm room at the University of Maryland.,I cant help shuddering when I hear about studies that show that women are at a,disadvantage,when it,comes to,math.,They,imply,that I am somehow,abnormal,.Im not,but I do know that if I hadnt,stumbled into,that summer program,I wouldnt be an engineer.,When I was growing up I was told,as many students are,to do what I am best at.But I didnt know what that was.Most people think that when you are good at something,it comes easily to you.But this is what I discovered:just because a subject is difficult to learn,it does not mean you are not good at it.You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it.,Once you do,theres a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.,D R _ Text 5,In eighth grade I took algebra.On one test I got only 36 percent of the answers correct.I failed the next one,too.I started to think,Maybe Im just no good at this.I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didnt take my bad grades as a judgment of my abilities,but simply as an,indication,that I should study more.He pulled me aside and told me he knew I could do better.He let me retake,the,D R _ Text 6,the tests,and I pulled my grade up to an A.,I studied a lot in college,too.,I had moments of,panic,while sitting,underneath,the buzzing fluorescent lights in the engineering library on Saturday afternoons,when I worried that the estrogen in my body was preventing me from understanding thermodynamics.,But the guys in my classes had to work just as hard,and I knew that I couldnt afford to lose,confidence,in myself.I didnt want to choose between my femininity and a good career.,D R _ Text 7,Why are we so quick to,limit,ourselves?,Im not,denying,that most little girls love dolls and most little boys love videogames,and it may be true that some people,favor,the right,side,side of their brain,and others the left.,But how,relevant,is that to me,or to anyone,as an individual?,So I reminded myself that those studies,the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men,are,based on a,faulty,premise:that you can judge a persons abilities separate from the cultural cues that she has received since she was an infant.,No man is an island.No woman is,either.,D R _ Text 8,Instead of translating our differences into hard and fast conclusions about the human brain,why cant we focus instead on how,incredibly,flexible,we are?Instead of using what we know as a reason why women cant learn physics,maybe we should consider the possibility that our brains are more powerful than we imagine.,Heres a secret:math and science dont come easily to most people.No one was ever born knowing calculus.,A woman can learn anything a man can,but first she needs to know that she can do it,and that takes a,leap,of,faith,.,It also helps to have,selective,hearing.,D R _ Text 9,D R _ Sentence 1,1.,Translate this sentence into Chinese.,我们确实有一套空心棒球，但是很难在我们的游戏室找到。,We did have a Wiffle-ball set,but you would have been hard-pressed to find it in our playroom.,2.,Analyze the sentence pattern.,This sentence is a concessive clause with an emphatic“did”.,For example:,1)We did surf the Internet for necessary information,but we didnt find anything significant.,2),Contemporary women do enjoy lots of rights,but complete gender equality is still a dream to be realized.,D R _ Sentence 2,1.Paraphrase the sentence.,We werent boyish girls.,Tomboys we werent.,2.,Analyze the sentence pattern.,这个句子是个倒装句，起到的是强调,“,tomboys”,这个宾语的作用。倒装句有很多用法。,例如,：,Little did he say at the meeting.,Out rushed the girl.,So happy did he feel.,Playboys they werent.,D R _ Sentence 3,1.,What does“work”here refer to?,It refers to necessary repair or maintenance the car needed.,The car I drove needed some work but I was afraid to take it to the mechanic.,2.,Why was the author afraid to do so?,Because she didnt know anything about engineering,not to mention how to fix a car.,I cant help shuddering when I hear about studies that show that women are at a disadvantage when it comes to math.,D R _ Sentence 4,1.,Translate this sentence into Chinese.,听到有研究表明女性学数学处于劣势，我不禁不寒而栗。,2.,Why did the author shudder?,Because the studies clearly indicate that a normal woman cant beat a man in the aspect of math,only abnormal ones could do well in math,but the author is really good at math.,D R _ Sentence 5 _ 1,1.Analyze this sentence.,once,“,一旦,”,表示时间和条件。例如：,Once you understand this rule,you will have no further difficulty.,Once you decide to take action,there is nothing you will be afraid of.,Once you do,theres a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.,2.,Translate this sentence into Chinese.,一旦你学好了，你就很可能喜欢上它，从中得到无与伦比的乐趣。,D R _ Sentence 5 _ 2,3.,In your opinion,what kind of enjoyment could the author gain from this process?,Open-ended.,Tips:a sense of accomplishments,a strong sense of self-confidence,D R _ Sentence 6 _1,1.What does the part“the estrogen in my body was preventing me from understanding thermodynamics”refer to?,This part means being a woman may prevent the author from understanding a subject which is usually regarded as a male subject.,I had moments of panic while sitting underneath the buzzing fluorescent lights in the engineering library on Saturday afternoons,when I worried that the estrogen in my body was preventing me from understanding thermodynamics.,D R _ Sentence 6_ 2,2.Translate this sentence into Chinese.,星期六下午坐在工程图书馆吱吱作响的荧光灯下学习时，我也有过恐惧的时候，担心我体内的雌激素妨碍我理解热动力学。,D R _ Sentence 7 _ 1,1.What does“No man is an island”refer to?,This statement was said by an English poet named John Donne,which means no one can live an isolated life without being affected by others.,No man is an island.No woman is,either.,2.What does“No woman is,either”mean?,In this sentence,by changing the famous quotation,the author consciously ignores the fact that“man”refers to all the human beings,the author focuses on“woman”.,D R _ Sentence 7 _ 2,3.Can you make an example by using this technique?,Open-ended.,For example:There is no perfect man in the world,not to mention a perfect woman.,D R _ Sentence 8 _1,1.What does“cultural cues”refer to?,Cultural cues refer to indirect suggestions as to how to behave appropriately picked up through observing others,in short,exterior atmosphere or nurture.,So I reminded myself that those studies,that she has received since she was an infant.,2.What do the studies indicate?,They indicate that a womans ability is dependent on her nature,not on her nurture or her efforts.,D R _ Sentence 8 _2,3.Translate the sentence into Chinese.,因此我提醒自己，宣称男性天生更能学好数学的研究是基于一个错误的前提，那就是认为人们可以脱离一个人从孩提时代就受到的社会的文化熏陶而径直判断她的能力。,Im not denying that but,这个句型意