Unit 6 Women, Half the Sky
Structure of Unit 6 Part I. Pre-Reading Task
Part II. Text A. A Woman can Learn Anything a Man Can Part III. Text B. Beginning Anew
Part IV. Speaking Practice: Group Discussion
Practical Writing : Devising Questionnaires
Part 1.
Section I. Listening & Practice 1. Introtuction:
(1) Feminism is a collection of movements and ideologies aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, cultural, and social rights for women.This includes seeking to establish equal opportunities for women in education and employment.
The first feminist wave was in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which refers mainly to women’s suffrage (women’s right to vote).
The second was in the 1960s and 1970s, which refers to the ideas and actions associated with the women’s liberation movement beginning in the 1960s (which campaigned for legal and social rights for women).
The third extends from the 1990s to the present..
(2) The women's liberation movement was the collective struggle for equality, most active during the late 1960s and 1970s, that sought to free women from oppression and male supremacy. The women's liberation movement consisted of women's liberation groups, advocacy, protests, consciousness-raising, feminist theory and a variety of diverse individual and group actions on behalf of women and freedom.
2. Ss’ own attitudes toward “Iron Woman & Cross-dresser” Key: masculinity & femininity
Part II
Section I. New Words and Expressions
1.T asks Ss to read the “new words and expressions” by themselves and then give them the right placation. Read the words once more by the whole class. 2. Key words learning 1) miniature
adj. 微型的，小规模的
n. 缩图；微型画；微型图画绘画术 vt. 是…的缩影 e.g.:
Paris is France in miniature.巴黎是法国的缩影。
To my mind, the doctor mentioned above is just a miniature of our society. 在我看来，这个医生只是社会的一个缩影。
This plane model miniatures the airplane.这个飞机模型是飞机的缩影。 2) herd
n. 兽群，畜群；放牧人 vi. 成群，聚在一起 vt. 放牧；使成群 e.g.:
The chained people were herded back into the dark cellar. 那些带了锁链的人被一起赶回到黑暗的地窖
Dogs are often trained to herd sheep. 人们常训练狗来牧羊 herd with 结交，交往
You should not herd with the man as him. 3) ironic
adj. 讽刺的；挖苦的；嘲讽的；反语的; 令人啼笑皆非的; 巧合的，未预料到的 e.g.
As an only child, she is far from feeling dismal and finds it ironic that people in her life with children often complain about their lifestyles.
作为一个独生女，她还远远没有感觉凄惨，而且感到讽刺的是，她所认识的那些有孩子的人常常抱怨他们的生活方式。
4) convert v. ~into 使转变；转换…；使…改变信仰 e.g.
They converted the garage into a theater.他们将车库改成戏院。
The priest converted many natives into Christianity. 牧师使许多土著居民改信教 convert, revise, transform都有转变的意思：
convert 指为了能适应新的用途或目的，而改变某一事物的性质或状态。也可用于改变某人的政治观点、信仰,这个词义是其他词所没有的
revise 指先仔细考虑和检查，找出需要改正、改善的地方，然后进行必要的变动。
transform 在性质上或形态上发生彻底或根本的积极的变化,常指突然或神秘地改变,有时含有夸张的意味。 e.g.
They converted the study into a nursery when the baby was born. 婴儿出生时他们把书房改成了育婴室。
Lily was nineteen when circumstances caused her to revise her view of the world. 丽莉十九岁时，种种情况使她改变了世界观
The magician transformed the frog into a princess. 魔术师把青蛙变成了公主。 5) guzzle v. 猛吃，狂欢 e.g.
Studies suggest that people guzzle more if they have overweight friends and relatives ,and less if they don't .
研究表明，如果一个人身边有很多肥胖的朋友或亲戚的话，那他暴饮暴食的概率会大很多，反之亦然。
guzzle away 大吃大喝 guzzle down 猛喝下去 to guzzle 一口气喝完 6) distinguish
vt. 区分；辨别；使杰出，使表现突出 vi. 区别，区分；辨别 e.g.
这对双胞胎长得很像, 无人能分辨出谁是谁。
The twins are so alike that no one can distinguish one from the other. Reason distinguishes human beings from animals. 人类和动物的区别在于人有理性。
It is her American accent that distinguishes her. 她的特征是说话带美国口音。 He distinguished himself in battle. 他在战斗中因表现英勇而闻名。 * distinguish作“区分”解时,常与介词between或from连用。 distinguish作“与众不同”解时,后常接介词by, for或in
7) credit: n. praise; approval; recognition 赞扬;称赞;认可；信誉，信用；归功于 e.g.
事情是我做的, 她却受到称赞。
She was given the credit for what I had done.
We don't mind who gets the credit so long as we don't get the blame. 谁受到表扬无所谓，只要我们不挨批就好
该商店改变了人们对网上购物的看法，赢得了大家的信任。
The store has received credit for changing people’s opinions about buying over the Internet. The staff are crediting him with having saved Hythe's life... 职员们称赞他救了海丝的命。
be a credit to Sb 为…增光 give Sb. credit 对…表示肯定 deserve credit 值得表扬 in credit 账户里有余额 8) crave
vt. 渴望；恳求;要求；需要 vi. 渴望；恳求 e.g.
He craved the teacher's pardon.
The wound craved attention.伤口需要护理。
Why do we crave love so much, even to the point that we would die for it? 9) shudder
n. 发抖；战栗；震动
vi.(因恐惧、寒冷等而)打战，颤抖，哆嗦；(车、机器等因故障或啮合不良而)震动，颤动： e.g.
I shudder to think what might have happened. 我颤栗地想着，下一步会发生什么？
10) when it comes to： 一谈到；就……而论; 当说到……的时候；当涉及到……时 e.g.
When it comes to patriotism, he's an extremist. 一谈到爱国主义，他就很偏激。 No one matches him when it comes to swimming. 谈到游泳，没有人比得过他。 When it comes to photography, I'm not an adept. 要说照相，我不是内行。 Come to
(无被动式) 开始被…所认识，被„所记起;突然想起;发生(在某人身上), 降临于(某人): e.g.
他灵机一动, 计上心来。
The solution came to him in a flash.
Happiness will come to you as long as you are after it 只要你追寻它,幸福会降临于你
带 come to 的固定搭配：
come to a conclusion / decision...作出结/决定
come to an agreement / understanding / terms.. 达成一致 come to a(n)... end 有⋯⋯结果/ 结局/下场
e.g. Those who has done evil things will come to no good end. 做坏事的人不会有好下场。 come to life 活跃起来
come to light 被发现, 被大家知道 come to oneself 恢复知觉, 恢复正常
come to the point 谈正题, 谈主要问题;言归正传
come through度过 come down 失去财富或地位 come across 偶然遇到或找到 11) imply vt. 暗示；意味；隐含；说明，表明 e.g.
Their failure to reply to our letter seems to imply a lack of interest. 他们没有回我们的信似乎暗示他们缺乏兴趣。 Cheerfulness doesn't always imply happiness. 快活并不总是意味着幸福。 12）stumble
vi. 踌躇，蹒跚；失足；犯错 vt. 使…困惑；使…绊倒 n. 绊倒；蹒跚而行 e.g.
We all need mercy, because we all stumble and fall and require help getting back on track. 我们需要谅解他人，因为我们都会犯错，都会跌到，都会在失败后寻求他人的帮助。 stumble into: fall into by accident, be involved into by accident e.g.
不一会儿他绊跌到捕熊人设的陷阱里。
In a moment he stumbled into a trap set by a bear-catcher. 13）indication: n. 迹象
a sign, remark, event, etc. that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true e.g.
目前表明市场将持续薄弱。
The present indications are that the market will continue to be weak. He gave every indication of being a fool. 他处处显出蠢人的迹象。 14）panic n.惊慌
vt.使恐慌;vi.十分惊慌 adj.恐慌的，惊慌失措的 e.g.
In case of fire, don't panic.
受灾地区发生的一系列余震引起人们的恐慌。
A series of aftershocks have hit the affected areas, causing panic.
alarm, panic & terror 这三个词作为名词时，都有 “恐惧”之意。 alarm 表示由于突然意识到将要来临的危险而产生的惧怕。
e.g. She stared at her husband in alarm. 她吃惊地瞪着自己的丈夫。 panic 表示被其征服的、非理性的，且常常无缘由的恐惧、恐慌。 e.g. The government didn’t want to start a panic on the Stock Exchange. 不想在股市制造恐慌。 terror 表示极度惊恐、畏惧或引起恐怖的人或事, 还可以表示使人感到害怕的某一想法、经历。
e.g. She awakened in terror as the flaming roof came crashing down. 当燃烧的屋顶轰然塌下来的时候，她从惊恐中醒来。
Section II. Text Studying 1. Main idea of the text
The author didn’t expect to become an engineer when she was growing up, because when she was young she was taught in the girl grown-up way. But through persistent effort, she soon realized that she could succeed because she was not restrained by the common belief that women couldn’t be good at math and science. Finally, the author encouraged us to focus the flexibility and power of our brain, not gender differences.
2.Divided the text in to 3 parts.& Give each part their main ideas
Part 1 (Paras. 1-6) The author didn’t expect to become an engineer as she was growing up.
Part 2 (Paras. 7-9) The author realizes that she has succeeded because she was not limited by the common belief that women can’t be good at math and science.
Part 3 (Para. 10-11) The author urges us to focus on the flexibility and power of our brain, not gender differences.
Part III. Text B. Beginning Anew
Part IV. Speaking Practice: Group Discussion
Practical Writing : Devising Questionnaires （P.102)
