Unit 11
A man does what he can; a woman does what a man cannot.
— Isabel Allende
Only by living absurdly is it possible to break out of this infinite absurdity.
— Julio Cortázar
Unit Goals
After learning the unit, students are expected to be able
·to know Isabel Allende as an influential Latin American writer and her feminist ideas in her writing,
·to understand feminism,
·to understand the title and the ending of the story,
·to enlarge English vocabulary and reinforce grammatical knowledge, and
·to improve language proficiency and critical thinking through the content of this unit.
Before You Read
1.Form groups of three or four students.Try to find information about Isabel Allende and analyze how her life experience has influenced her writing.Prepare a presentation of ten minutes.
2.What do you know about Latin America? What kind of life have people been living in Latin America in recent years?
Start to Read