Unit 6 Women, Half the SkyText A I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn BridgeTeaching 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;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 questions 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 empress; 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 women 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 friend’s advices, the author, unable to resist the temptation, believes superwomen stories again.T invites some students to give alternative terms for “a bridge in Brooklyn” (an incredible story, something...
