Unit6 Women..doc

Unit6 Women, Half the Sky Part II Reading Task Comprehension Content Question Pair Work They liked girly toys such as a miniature kitchen, and Barbies. To convert a gas-guzzling SUV into a hybrid electric vehicle. Because she didn’t know anything about cars and was afraid of being cheated by the mechanic. She was craving independence and wanted to live away from home for some time. It helped her earn six engineering credits, which of course made it easier for her to become an engineering major. Five years. In her view, if you find a subject is difficult to learn, it does not mean you’re not good at it. It just means you have to set your mind and work harder to get good at it. Because he had confidence in her abilities believing she could have done better if she had studied more. No, she wasn’t always confident. She had moments of panic, worried that as a woman she would be unable to understand thermodynamics. She considers it wrong because it is based on a faulty premise. It is flexible and more powerful than we imagine. What she means is not to accept others’ opinions blindly but to use one’s own judgment. Text Organization Working On Your Own Part One: The author describes how she stumbled into engineering. Part Two: The author writes about how she has overcome obstacles, including the bias against women, on her way to success. Part Three: The author draws the conclusion that women can do anything men can so long as they believe in their own abilities. she was not a tomboy. not to an engineering department. she didn’t know the first thing about engineering. because she craved independence from her parents. already earned her six credits in engineering. math and design. she participated in a national competition to convert an SUV into a hybrid electric vehicle. work harder at it. that she should study more. had to work hard at courses she found difficult, which encouraged her to keep going. Language Sense Enhancement limit denying favor others relevant tr