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