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1、System 公告牌系统或电子公告板 Text A Im Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Teaching 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;
2、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 ques
3、tions 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 e
4、mpress;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 w
5、omen 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
6、 the temptation,believes superwomen stories again.T invites some students to give alternative terms for“a bridge in Brooklyn”(an incredible story,something impossible)Students scan the text and underline sentences containing the world“bridge”2.Part Two(Paras 4-7):Her encounter with a superwoman and
7、its influence on her.3.Part Three(Paras 8-11):She tells about what prevents her from becoming a superwoman.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.Despite my friends warning against being taken in,despite
8、 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.)Do the exercise on“Too+adj.+for”(
9、P.191)5.Part Five(Paras 15):She draws the conclusion that to her,admiring a heroine is something worth doing.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
10、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.BBS:Bulletin Board System 公告牌系统或者电子公告板 Bullet 子弹 Bullet-proof glass 防弹玻璃 E.g.I learned
11、 from the BBS in moon-ship that there would be an English corner this evening.2.Item:1)a single piece of news E.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 ver
12、sion E.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 effect E.g.The teachers words hit home.I really lacked confidence in learning English.5.Incredible:that cannot be believed E.g.It seems incredible that I cou
13、ld 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)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 importa
14、nt than result.7.Consume:1)eat or drink E.g.Every day people consume a lot of food and drinks.2).Use up E.g.If consumers dont consume,then workers dont work.consume consumer consumption presume/presumption;assume/assumption;amuse/amusement 8.corporation:a large business or company cooperate cooperat
15、ion cooperator E.g.I would like to work with a well-known multi-national corporation to improve my overall abilities.9.Rarely:not happening very often E.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
16、there.10.Decorate:add(sth.)in order to make a thing more attractive to look at E.g.Whenever I go home,I would decorate my room with small items to make it nicer.11.Client:a person who buys goods or service.Customer/consumer 12.Reproach:criticize(sb)for failing to do sth.(used in the pattern:reproach
17、 sb.For sth.E.g.She loved her boyfriend so much that she didnt reproach him for breaking his promise.13.Harmony:1).Pleasant combination of different notes of music played at the same time E.g.The girls are singing in harmony.2).A state or condition of agreement,cooperation,or peacefulness E.g.I live
18、 in harmony with my roommates.14.By nature:as a result of inborn or inherent qualities;innately E.g.I am by nature an English learner.15.Get ones act together:organize oneself and ones activities so that one does things in an effective way.E.g.You must get his act together if he is going to pass the
19、 exam.You cannot just sit about doing nothing all day.15.Put pencil to paper:start to write E.g.I put pencil to paper after a short thing.16.At intervals:1)sth.that happens at intervals happens occasionally;sth.that exists at intervals exists here and there E.g.Trees have been planted at intervals a
20、long the waterfront.2).Used to state the precise gap in time or distance between things E.g.Mother woke me for my medicines at intervals throughout the night.16.Set aside:put(time or money)away for a special purpose.E.g.Every day I set aside one hour to do sports.17.Race the clock:do sth.quickly in
21、order to finish it in the available time.E.g.The CET-4 is coming near and near.We must race the clock every day to prepare for finial exams.18.Bide ones time:wait patiently for a chance E.g.I am biding my time to do some part-time jobs.19.Achieve/have ones hearts desire(s):get sb./sth.you want very
22、much E.g.We should male great efforts to achieve our hearts desires.20.A piece of cake:sth.that is very easy to do.E.g.Passing CET-4 is a piece of cake as long as you put your heart into it.21.Move on to:stop doing one thing and begin dealing with the next.E.g.We are about to move on to the Text A i
23、n Unit 6.Step IV:Exercise after Text A.Step V.Discussion along with Text B.1.What is your mothers main task in daily life?Is she a housewife or career woman?2.What so you think of Mao Zedongs famous saying that women hold up half the sky?3.Why is it more difficult for women for women to move up in s
24、ociety?What are their problem s?4.In your view,how could we achieve the goal that men and women become true equals?Step VII:Do quiz and fast reading.For reference:Cultural Notes.1.Feminism:In the 1960s feminism(=the belief that women and men are equal in abilities and should have equal rights and op
25、portunities)became the subject of intense debate when the womens liberation movement encouraged women to reject their traditional supporting roles and do 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.How
26、ever the battle between feminist and traditional views of a womans role continues.It is widely accepted by younger people that women should,if they wish,be allowed to develop their careers and not give work when they have a family.Feminism has brought about many changes in the English language.Many
27、words for job titles that included“man”have replaced,for example“police officer”is used instead of“Miss”or“Mrs.”,since it does show whether a woman is married or not.(chairperson/chairman/chairwoman)2.Oklahoma:a southern central state of the US.The capital and largest city is Oklahoma City.It produces oil,gas,coal,wheat and cotton.3.the Brooklyn Bridge: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 1995 feet(486 meters).The expression selling the bridge to somebody means tricking them in a deal.
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