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Unit 6 Women, Half the SkyBefore ReadingAn English Song See Who I am2Feminism and Womens Liberation3Barbie and Ken Dolls6Wiffle-ball.8Hybrid electric vehicle.8Global ReadingPart Division of the Text9Further Understanding9Detailed Reading11After ReadingUseful Expressions21Word Completion21Dictation22Listening Practice22Writing Practice22Sentence Translation23Talk about the Pictures.24Proverbs and Quotations24Supplementary ReadingCulture Notes26Language Study27Comprehension Task31 Before Reading. An English Song See Who I am (Directions:) Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with what you hear.See Who I amIs it true what they say, are we too blind to find a way? Fear of the _(=unknown) clouds our hearts today. Come into my world, see through my eyes. Try to _(=understand), dont want to lose what we have. Weve been _(=dreaming) but who can _(=deny), its the best way of living between the truth and the lies. See who I am, break through the surface. Reach for my hand, lets show them that we can free our minds and find a way. The world is in our hands, this is not the end. Fear is withering the _(=soul) at the point of no _(=return). we must be the change we wish to see. Ill come into your world, see through your eyes. Ill try to understand, before we lose what we have. We just cant stop _(=believing) because we have to try. We can rise above their truth and their lies. See who I am, break through the surface. Reach for my hand, lets show them that we can free our minds and find a way. The world is in our hands, this is not the end. I hear their _(=silence) preaching my _(=blame). Will our _-(=strength) remain if their _(=power) reigns? See who I am, break through the surface. Reach for my hand, lets show them that we can free our minds and find a way. The world is in our hands, this is not the end. . Feminism and Womens Liberation. A brief introduction to Feminism1: The term feminism can be used to describe a political, cultural or economic movement aimed at establishing equal rights and legal protection for women. 2: It is also a movement that advocates gender equality for women and campaigns for womens rights and interests3: The first feminist wave was in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which refers mainly to womens suffrage movements of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (mainly concerned with womens right to vote).4: The second was in the 1960s and 1970s, which refers to the ideas and actions associated with the womens liberation movement beginning in the 1960s (which campaigned for legal and social rights for women).5: The third extends from the 1990s to the present. Two Famous Feminists 1. Betty Friedan Influential adj. 有影响的The Feminine Mystique女性的奥秘Intellectual adj. 智力的, 有智力的child-rearing adj. 养孩子的1). What was Betty Friedan often called? (=She was often called “the mother of the modern womens liberation movement.”) 2). What was the result of the feminist movement in the United States?(=The feminist movement helped women gain the right to vote in the 1920s.) 3). What was the situation for female workers fifty years ago?(= Female workers doing the same jobs as men earned much less money than men did.) 4). What was Bettys attitude towards rearing children? (=Child-rearing should be the responsibility of women, men and society, not just the responsibility of women.) 5). What did Bettys book The Feminine Mystique mainly attack? (=The book mainly attacked the idea that women could only find satisfaction through being married, having children and taking care of their home.)6). What were the influences of Bettys book?(=More women began working outside the home. More women also began studying traditionally male subjects like law, medicine and engineering.) 2. Bella Abzug Directions: Listen to the following passage and fill in the blanks with the words you hear. Today, we tell about Bella Abzug. She was a member of the United States Congress in the nineteen seventies. She also was a well-known activist for _(civil rights) and womens rights. Bella Abzug was well known for many reasons. She was a lawyer and activist. She _(=represented) New York City in Congress. She spoke in a loud voice. And she always wore large hats. Miz Abzug _(=supported) womens rights and civil rights. She had strong opinions on many _(issues). She _(=opposed) the American _(=involvement) in the war in Vietnam. She made _(=public) her opinions on most important issues. In fact, she was called one of the most _(=outspoken) members of Congress. Bella Abzug also acted on her _(=beliefs). She wrote legislation to prevent _(=unfair) treatment of women. She _(=presented) the first bill for equal rights for homosexuals. She often denounced the _(=majority) of the members of Congress who were white males. She said they did not know about the lives and problems of most people in America. . International Womens Day1. A Brief Introduction International Womens Day is marked on the 8th of March every year. It is a major day of global celebration of women. In different regions the focus of the celebrations ranges from general celebration of respect, appreciation and love towards women to a celebration for womens economic, political and social achievements.2. Celebration of Womens Day in China mark vt. 标志displayn. 陈列blossom vi. 开花stray v. 漂泊游荡quake-hit adj. 经历地震的optimism n. 乐观, 乐观主义1). Gifts, especially flowers are very popular on womens day. (T)2). Many women are choosing to travel to a nearby place with their families or friends. (T) 3). If they dont want to leave the city, there is no entertainment closer to home. (F)(=Theres also entertainment closer to home, for example, women in Beijing attended a special “Cross Talk” performance.) 4). Women in Sichuan province celebrate their holiday with the theme of reconstruction. (T) 5). In Mianzhu, hundreds of videos are displayed showing womens hard working. (F) (=Hundreds of photos show women taking part in reconstruction efforts.) China has joined the rest of the world in marking International Womens Day. And people from all walks of life have been taking part in activities.Flowers are especially popular on Womens Day. And a colorful display of flowers is on show in various flower markets of the country People are also marking the day with short trips. Since Womens Day falls on Sunday this year. many women are choosing to travel with their families or friends. A tourist from Qingdao said, Cole flowers blossom in March and some of my family members like taking pictures. So I wanted to take my mom and other family members on a fun, short trip.But for those who dont like to stray too far from the city, theres also entertainment closer to home. Women in Beijing attended a special Cross Talk performance for women. One audience member said, We booked tickets online. Its quite a different feeling watching it on TV.People in the quake-hit areas of Sichuan province celebrated the day with the theme of reconstruction. Residents of Deyang city hosted a yangge dance competition to express their hopes for a better tomorrow. And in the city of Mianzhu, hundreds of photos showing women participating in reconstruction efforts also express the optimism of the local population.3. Obamas Speech on American Women peaks and valleys 高潮和低谷upward 向上的daring 大胆的indomitable不屈不挠的ridicule嘲笑, 奚落assumption 臆断crack 裂缝reflect on思考statistics 统计数据victim 受害人domestic 家庭的bend弯曲1). In Obamas opinion, what does the story of America look like? (=The story of America is one of hope and progress, of an upward journey.) 2). What is the reality of American womens life at present? (=It is a reality marked by unfairness, by hardship for too many women.) 3). What is the fundamental truth reflected by the facts and figures?(=The fundamental truth is that full gender equality has not yet been achieved.) 4). Can you mention some famous women in Chinese history? (=Open-ended.) 5). What is the reality of Chinese womens life at present? (=Open-ended.) The story of Americas women, like the story of America itself, has had its peaks and valleys. But as one of our great American educators once said, if you drew a line through all the valleys and all the peaks, that line would be drawn with an upward curve. That upward curve - what we call progress - didnt happen by accident. It came about because of daring, indomitable women. Women like Abigail Adams, who brought on the ridicule of her husband John by advising him to “remember the ladies” in our founding documents. Women like the pioneers and settlers who, in the words of one, said, “I thought where he could go, I could go.” Women like Dorothy Height and Sylvia Mendez and Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem and Sandra Day OConnor and Madeline Albright, upending assumptions and changing laws and tearing down barriers. Women like Hillary Rodham Clinton, who, throughout her career, has put millions of cracks in Americas glass ceiling. Its because of them - and so many others, many who arent recorded in the history books - that the story of America is, ultimately, one of hope and one of progress, of an upward journey. But even as we reflect on the hope of our history, we must also face squarely the reality of the present - a reality marked by unfairness, marked by hardship for too many women in America. The statistics of inequality are all too familiar to us - how women just earn 77 cents for every dollar men make; how one in four women is the victim of domestic violence at some point in her life; how women are more than half the population, but make up only 17 percent of the seats in Congress, and less than 3 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs. These, and any number of other facts and figures, reflect the fundamental truth that in 2010, full gender equality has not yet been achieved; that the task of perfecting America goes on; and that all of us, men and women, have a part to play in bending the arc in Americas story upward in the 21st century. Barbie and Ken Dolls . A Brief Introduction Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. Ken (also known as Ken Carson) is a Mattel toy doll introduced in 1961 as the fictional boyfriend of toy doll Barbie. Similar to his female counterpart, Ken had a fashionable line of clothing and accessories. Barbie was one of the first toys to have a marketing strategy based extensively on television advertising, which has been copied widely by other toys. It is estimated that over a billion Barbie dolls have been sold worldwide in over 150 countries. . Celebration of Barbies 50th Birthday Barbie, the blond bombshell with the minuscule waist and long plastic legs, turned 50 on Monday. Barbie fans around the world celebrated their idols birthday with various activities. The city of Hamburg in northern Germany marked Barbies big day in style. The birthday cake came in Barbies favorite color, and a Barbie doll looking like German chancellor Angela Merkel was unveiled at the event. In Tokyo, Mattel Inc, the worlds No. 1 toy company and maker of Barbie, threw a birthday bash for the 50-year-old icon as part of the companys extensive worldwide campaign to promote Barbie. Candles were lit on Barbies birthday cake and Japanese girls dressed up in Barbie-inspired outfits formed another highlight of the celebrations. The famed F.A.O. Schwartz toy store in Manhattan also marked Barbies 50th birthday. Growing up she was anything you wanted to be. Growing up, that was so neat to see her in so many different things. She wasnt just pretty. She is so smart that it makes me think I can do anything too, just like Barbie did. I just think shes fun. Shes a good toy for kids. There are so many different kinds of Barbies. Every type of girl you were, you could always find the Barbie that matched you. Barbie hit toy stores in 1959 as a miniature teenage fashion model, wedged into a zebra-striped bathing suit, with her strawberry blond hair tied up in a pony tail and her eyes painted with sapphire blue shadow. Over the years, Barbie has tried to ditch the blond model stereotype. Shes been reinvented as a modern career woman, and has held more than 75 jobs in addition to being an Olympic athlete, an astronaut and a U.S. presidential candidate. . A SongBarbie Girl Hi? BarbieHi Ken!do you wanna go for a ride?Sure ken.Jump in.Im a Barbie girl, in a Barbie worldLife in plastic, its fantastic.You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere.Imagination, life is your creation.Come on Barbie, lets go party!Im a blond bimbo girl, in a fantasy world,Dress me up, make it tight, Im your dolly.Youre my doll, rocknd roll, feel the glamour in pink,Kiss me here, touch me there, hanky panty.You can touch, you can play, if you say:” Im always yoursIm a Barbie girl, in a Barbie worldLife in plastic, its fantastic.You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere.Imagination, life is your creation.Come on Barbie, lets go party!Make me walk, make me talk, do whatever you please,I can act like a star, I can beg on my knees.Come jump in, bimbo friend, let us do it again.Hit the town, fool around, lets go partyyou can touch, you can play, if you say:” Im always yoursyou can touch, you can play, if you say:” Im always yoursCome on Barbie, lets go party!Im a Barbie girl, in a Barbie worldLife in plastic, its fantastic.You can brush my hair, undress me everywhere.Imagination, life is your creation.Come on Barbie, lets go party!Oh, Im having so much fun!Well Barbie, we are just getting started.Oh, I love you Ken. Wiffle-ball Wiffle-ball is a variation of the sport of baseball designed for indoor or outdoor play in confined areas. The game is played using a perforated, light-weight, rubbery plastic ball and a long, plastic bat. The Wiffle ball was invented by David N. Mullany of Fairfield, Connecticut in 1953 when he designed a ball that curved easily for his 12-year old son. Hybrid electric vehicle A hybrid vehicle combines a conventional propulsion system with a rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) to achieve better fuel economy than a conventional vehicle. Ferdinand Porsche in 1900 developed the first hybrid automobile in the world. The hybrid-electric vehicle did not become widely available until the release of the Toyota Prius in Japan in 1997, followed by the Honda Insight in 1999. While initially perceived as unnecessary due to the low cost of gasoline, worldwide increases in the price of petroleum caused many automakers to release hybrids in the late 2000s; they are now perceived as a core segment of the automotive market of the future.Global Reading. Part Division of the Text PartsPara(s) Main Ideas 116 The author didnt expect to become an engineer as she was growing up. 27-9 The author realizes that she has succeeded because she was not limited by the common belief that women cant be good at math and science. 310-11The author urges us to focus on the flexibility and power of our brain, not gender differences. Further Understanding For Part 1 Questions and Answers1. 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.) 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.) 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.) For Part 2 True or False 1. The author was educated to do what she is best at. (T)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.) 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.) For Part 3 Blank Filling (Directions:) In this part, there are several comparisons or contrasts. Fill in the blanks with necessary information to make logic sentences showing compar