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What is your mother’s main task in daily life? Is she a housewife or career woman? 2. What so you think of Mao Zedong’s famous saying that women hold up half the sky?3. Why is it more difficult for women for women to move up in society? What are their problem s?4. In your view, how could we achieve the goal that men and women bee true equals? Step VII: Do quiz and fast reading.For reference: Cultural Notes.1. Feminism: In the 1960s feminism (= the belief that women and men are equal in abilities and should have equal rights and opportunities) became the subject of intense debate when the women’s liberation movement encouraged women to reject their traditional supporting roles and do demand equal status and equal rights with men in areas such as employment and pay.Since then the gender gap between the sexes has been reduced. However the battle between feminist and traditional views of a woman’s role continues. It is widely accepted by younger people that women should, if they wish, be allowed to develop their careers and not give work when they have a family.Feminism has brought about many changes in the English language. Many words for job titles that included “man” have replaced, for example “police officer” is used instead of “Miss” or “Mrs.”, since it does show whether a woman is married or not. (chairperson / chairman / chairwoman)2. Oklahoma: a southern central state of the US. The capital and largest city is Oklahoma City. It produces oil, gas, coal, wheat and cotton.3. the Brooklyn Bridge: the bridge over the East River in New York City that connects Manhattan with Brooklyn. It was opened in 1883 and has a length of 1995 feet(486 meters).The expression selling the bridge to somebody means tricking them in a deal.46 /