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大学英语(全新版)第二册电子教案 Unit 6 Women, Half the Sky I. Teaching objectives: Students will be able to: 1. grasp the main idea ( the belief in superwomen encourages average women to achieve their goals) and structure of the text; 2. appreciate how the author achieves coherence for her essay: 3. master key language points and grammatical structures I the text; 4. conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit. II. Text analysis As mentioned in Writing Strategy for this unit, there are three main ways of achieving coherence: the use of transitional words and phrases, the repetition of key words and phrases, and the use of parallel structure. Text A does employ such transitional words like but, however, yet. Paras 8 to 10 provide a good example of using transitional phrases and sentences, so much so that we consider this section as a mini-essay. The topic is made clear by the last sentence of Para 8: “No matter how carefully I plan my time, the plan always goes wrong.” Para 9goes on to say that something must go wrong with the kids when “I” make schedules of military precision. Para 10 states: “Other days (boldfaced by editors), every item on my schedule will take three times the number of minutes set aside”. Yet the most striking feature of Text A is the repetition of key words and phrases. The occurrences of the phrase Brooklyn Bridge or the bridge weave the essay into a coherent piece. Synonyms like superwoman, superwomen, heroine, supersisters, and superheroines appear five times to remind readers of the topic of this easy, The five instances where the phrase “in her spare time” is used emphasize the amazing fact that some super-capable women can still find spare time in their tight schedule. On the other hand, synonymous phrases like modern fairy tale, fantasy, dream, incredible achievements, and extraordinary deeds point out the fact that many people do not believe in s