Unit six P'm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Teaching Objectives grasp the main idea(the belief in superwomen encourages average women to achieve their goals) and the structure of the text 2)appreciate how the author achieves coherence for her essay 3master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text Book two English teaching plan of cuit
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 1 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Teaching Objectives – 1) grasp the main idea (the belief in superwomen encourages average women to achieve their goals) and the structure of the text; – 2) appreciate how the author achieves coherence for her essay; – 3) master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;
Unit Six I'm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Text Structure Parts Paragraphs Main ideas -Despite her friends advice the author unable to resist the temptation One 19 falls for superwomen stories again Tw 20-37 Her encounter with a superwoman and its impact on her She tells about what prevents her from becoming a superwoman Three 38-65 herself Four 66-80 She analyzes why she is still fascinated by modern superwomen tales She comes to the conclusion that to her, admiring a heroine is 81-88 something worth doing Book two English teaching plan of cuit 2
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 2 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Text Structure Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas One 1—19 -Despite her friend’s advice, the author, unable to resist the temptation, falls for superwomen stories again. Two 20-37 Her encounter with a superwoman and its impact on her. Three 38-65 She tells about what prevents her from becoming a superwoman herself. Four 66-80 She analyzes why she is still fascinated by modern superwomen tales Five 81-88 She comes to the conclusion that to her, admiring a heroine is something worth doing
Unit six P'm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Background Information 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 womens 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 si 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 Feminism has brought about many changes in the English language. Man mily. allowed to develop their careers and not give up work when they have a family police officer "is used instead of"policeman" and"chairperson"for " chairman le" is now rarely used to refer to a person when the person could be either 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 Book two English teaching plan of cuit
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 3 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Background Information – 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. 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
Unit six P'm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Background Information The Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge, built in 1883, spans the East River in New York City The bridge connects the densely populated boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The bridge was designed by the American engineer John Augustus Roebling, and constructions was begun in 1869 by his son Washington Augustus Roebling. When the Brooklyn Bridge was opened for use on May 24, 1883, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. The main suspension span is 486m o Book two English teaching plan of cuit 4
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 4 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Background Information – The Brooklyn Bridge The Brooklyn Bridge, built in 1883, spans the East River in New York City. The bridge connects the densely populated boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan. The bridge was designed by the American engineer John Augustus Roebling, and constructions was begun in 1869 by his son Washington Augustus Roebling. When the Brooklyn Bridge was opened for use on May 24, 1883, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. The main suspension span is 486m ()
Unit six P'm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Background Information US. Degrees The most commonly granted degrees in the U.s. are the B A or bachelor of arts and the b.s., or bachelor of science both given generally after the completion of a 4-year course of study and sometimes followed by a mark of excellence. the master's degree is granted after one or two years of postgraduate work and may require the writing of a thesis or dissertation. The doctorate requires two to five years of postgraduate work, the writing of a thesis, and the passing of oral and written examinations. In the mid-1990s U.S institutions of higher learning annually granted about 1.2 nillion bachelor's degrees some 387, 000 masters degrees and 43, 000 doctors degrees Book two English teaching plan of cuit 5
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 5 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Background Information – US. Degrees The most commonly granted degrees in the U.S. are the B.A., or bachelor of arts, and the B.S., or bachelor of science, both given generally after the completion of a 4-year course of study and sometimes followed by a mark of excellence. The master’s degree is granted after one or two years of postgraduate work and may require the writing of a thesis or dissertation. The doctorate requires two to five years of postgraduate work, the writing of a thesis, and the passing of oral and written examinations. In the mid-1990s U.S. institutions of higher learning annually granted about 1.2 million bachelor’s degrees, some 387,000 master’s degrees, and 43,000 doctor’s degrees
Unit six P'm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Background Information 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 (1667), Milton's masterpiece and one of the greatest poems in orld literature, dramatizes the Biblical account of humanitys banishment from Paradise. Milton also wrote a sequel to Paradise Lost, called Paradise Regained(1671), in which Jesus triumphantly resists satan and regains the Paradise lost by Adam and Eve Book two English teaching plan of cuit
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 6 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Background Information 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 (1667), Milton’s masterpiece and one of the greatest poems in world literature, dramatizes the Biblical account of humanity’s banishment from Paradise. Milton also wrote a sequel to Paradise Lost, called Paradise Regained (1671), in which Jesus triumphantly resists Satan and regains the Paradise lost by Adam and Eve
Unit six P'm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Words and phrases item n 1)a single piece of news Are there any interesting news items in the paper this mornIng ? 2) a single article or unit on a list or among a set Let us go on to the next item on the agenda. 让我们继续讨论议程上的下一个项目 a shopping list with numerous items 拥有大量条目的售货清单 Book two English teaching plan of cuit 7
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 7 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Words and Phrases • item n. 1) a single piece of news – Are there any interesting news items in the paper this morning? 2) a single article or unit on a list or among a set – Let us go on to the next item on the agenda. – 让我们继续讨论议程上的下一个项目。 – a shopping list with numerous items – 拥有大量条目的售货清单
Unit six Pm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Words and phrases · undo v )(fm) disturb or upset greatly使烦恼,使不安 The news of your illness undid him 2) untie;open松开,解开 His buttons were undone She undid the string round the parcel 3) cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy毁掉,摧毁 That mistake has undone all our good work 那个过错使我们前功尽弃 Book two English teaching plan of cuit
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 8 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Words and Phrases • undo v. 1) (fml) disturb or upset greatly 使烦恼，使不安 – The news of your illness undid him. 2) untie; open松开，解开 – His buttons were undone. – She undid the string round the parcel. 3)cause the ruin or downfall of; destroy 毁掉，摧毁 – That mistake has undone all our good work. – 那个过错使我们前功尽弃
Unit six Pm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Words and phrases hit/drive home make(sth. clear so that people understand it ( drive sth home( to sb)) We must hit/drive home to them where the difficulties ie.我们必须使他明白困难在哪里 Peter was lazy. His parents tried to drive home to him the importance of hard work It was only after his wife left him that it finally hit/drove home to him how much he relied on her 只有在他妻子离开他之后,才终于使他意识到自己是 多么地离不开她 Book two English teaching plan of cuit 9
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 9 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Words and Phrases • hit/drive home make (sth.) clear so that people understand it 【drive sth. home (to sb)】 – We must hit/drive home to them where the difficulties lie. 我们必须使他明白困难在哪里。 – Peter was lazy. His parents tried to drive home to him the importance of hard work. – It was only after his wife left him that it finally hit/drove home to him how much he relied on her. – 只有在他妻子离开他之后，才终于使他意识到自己是 多么地离不开她
Unit six Pm Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Words and phrases incredible adj that can t be believed难以置信的 The soldiers fought with incredible bravery The film star has an incredible car in addition to large house 那位电影明星有一辆极好的车和一座大宅子。 He gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident 他对事故发生的原因作了令人难以置信的解释。 Book two English teaching plan of cuit 10
Book two English teaching plan of cuit 10 Unit Six I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge Words and Phrases • incredible adj. that can’t be believed 难以置信的 – The soldiers fought with incredible bravery. – The film star has an incredible car in addition to large house. 那位电影明星有一辆极好的车和一座大宅子。 – He gave an incredible explanation of the cause of the accident. 他对事故发生的原因作了令人难以置信的解释
