Lecture Six

Vocabulary

Wu Yi

Queen Elizabeth

Condi Rice

Begum Zia

Men VS Women

social roles & responsibilities

I’m Going to Buy the Brooklyn Bridge

Adrienne Popper

New York

Empire Sate BuildingStatue of Liberty

Madison Square United Nations Headquarters

Times Square

•A friend said that…, she had a bridge in Brooklyn she’d like to sell me.(L6)

•Despite my friend’s…to buy that bridge she mentioned. (L66)

•Then I’ll tell her …her own version of that bridge after all. (L86)

The Brooklyn Bridge

Men have generally been assured that achieving their heart’s desires would be a piece of cake. Women, of course, have always believed that we can’t have our cakes and eat it too --- the old low-dream diet.

Theme of the Text

Repetition of Key Words

superwoman

in one’s spare time

fairy tale

words of food

L15:superwomen

L20: superwoman

L22: supersisiters

L56: superwoman

L61: superheroines

L66: superwomen

L76: superwoman

L78: heroine

L79: superwomen

L80: heroine

1. superwoman

2. in one’s spare time

L4: in her spare time

L6: in her spare time

L33: in her spare time

L36: in their spare time

L37: in your spare time

3. fairy tale

L10: incredible achievements

L63: modern fairy tale

L70: extraordinary deeds

L76: an impossible dream

L77: fantasy

the old low-dream diet

a piece of cake

strawberry jam

a whole box of cookies

You can’t eat the cake and have it too.

soup

juice

tea

a dieter

a diet without treats

4. food

Parts

Paras.

Main Ideas

1 1-3

2 4-7

3 8-11

4 12-14

5 15

Despite her friend’s advice, she believes the superwoman stories again.Her encounter with a superwoman and its influence on her.What prevents her from becoming a superwoman.Why she’s still fascinated by modern superwoman stories.To her, admiring a heroine is something worth doing.

Text Structure

I & II. Superwomen in the text

1. Kate L.

2. a politician’s daughter

3. a practicing pediatrician

4. a television anchorwoman

5. a woman executive of a national corporation

1. undo

•The news of your illness undid him.

•His buttons were undone.

•In 5 minutes he undid my whole day’s work.

disturb

ruin

untie

2. incredible

The superstar has an incredible car in addition to a big house.

credit

credible

credulous

3. skeptical/sceptical

•I’m skeptical about/ of his behavior.

•his doubtful /suspicious behavior

•a suspicious nature

4. care for

•He cares for nobody.

•My wife doesn’t really care for tea; she likes coffee better.

5. reproach

•He reproached her with laziness.

•He reproached her for being lazy.

find fault with

III. Superwomen: no easy job

1. She’s unable to get her act together.

2. She can almost expect something to go wrong as long as she gets to work.

3. Anything might happen that would take up much more of time she puts aside for a certain job.

4. She usually feels exhausted after a busy day.

1. A dog is faithful to its master by nature.2. You should get your act together and don’t

idle away all day if you want to pass the exam.

3. We give him over to the police.4. They stop to have a rest at regular intervals.5. My brother set aside half an hour every

morning to do sports.6. The bad woman bided her time, planning

revenge.

IV. Charm of Superwoman Stories

I suppose it has something to do with the appeal of an optimistic approach to life--and the fact that extraordinary deeds have been accomplished by determined individuals who refused to believe that “you can’t” was the final word on their dreams.

•The prisoner appealed the judge for mercy.

•She appeals to me.

•I will appeal against being found guilty.

•If you do not obey me, I shall appeal to force.

appeal

Anyway, admiring a heroine is something worth doing.

Key Structures1. I should have known better than to ask…(L32)2. Other women,…, not only during office hours, but

in their spare time as well. (L35)3. I imagine how lovely life would be if only I

possessed …(L60)4. We working women are too sophisticated for

that,…(L78)5. When my faith in myself falters, it is they who

urge me on…(L79)

What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of being a man/ woman in this society?

Think About

Assignments

1.自学 Unit 6 Text B

2.记忆词汇表 6中的所有单词

3.完成《奠基篇》 Unit 8 词汇部分