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新世纪综合英语教程unit2

UnitTwoManandWoman

I.TeachingObjective

MasterthekeyWordsandstructures.Beabletoexplainthedifferencesbetweenmanandwomanwithrespecttothesocialpositionandthecareerladderaswell.Discusswhetherthefactorscausingthedifferencesaremorebiological生物学的thansocial.

II.KeyPoints

Vocabulary

apparentavoidclaimconvinceevidenceinfluencerevealsolvesuggeststatisticstendbringup

comeupwithfindoutgoback（to）

leadtopointouttakeupthinkof...as

Structure

as...as;belikelytodo可能

Skills

Usingcomparisonandcontrasttofindoutthemeaningsofwords

Businesscardreading

III.TeachingProcedures（8periods）

LeadInActivity;StudyoftheText;StudyofWordsandPhrases;StudyofReadMore;StudyofPracticalReading;StudyofPracticalWriting

IV.Assignment

Dictationandsentencemaking

TeachingNotes

I.LeadIn

Tasks

1.AskthestudentstolookatthepicturesonPage12inthetextbookanddiscussinpairsiftheyhadachoice,wouldtheychoosetobemenorwomen,andthenasksomepairstoreporttheirfindingstotheclass.

2.Askthestudentstofindoutbothstrongandweakpointsofmanandwomaninrelationtothevarioussocialpartstheyplay,andthenreporttothewholeclass.

ReadIn

Introductiontobackgroundinformation

1.Liberalarts大学文科提供关于一般文化、信息的学术学科，如语言、文学、历史、哲学、数学和科学：

大学文科提供关于一般文化、信息的学术学科，如语言、文学、历史、哲学、数学和科学：

Liberalartsrefertocollegeoruniversitysubjectssuchasliterature,history,andpoliticalscience.Theyaredifferentfromprevocationalorpreprofessionalstudies,whichmoredirectlyprepareastudentforspecifickindsofemployment.Examplesofprevocationalandpreprofessionalstudiesincludeprogramsinthehealth;sciences,engineering,architecture,andcomputerprogramming.Prevocationalorpreprofessionalcoursesofstudyconstituteanincreasingmajorityofhighereducationprogramsworldwide.IntheUnitedStatesfewerthanathirdofallcollegestudentsgraduatewithbachelor'sdegreesinliberalartssubjects.Nonetheless,liberalartseducationstillhaspassionateadvocates.Defendersoftheliberalartsclaimthatabroad-basednon-specializededucationpreparesyoungpeopleforthevarietyofexperiencesandoccupationstheycanexpecttopursueoverthecourseofalifetime.

2.SomeSuccessfulWomeninScience

Althoughscienceandmathematicsareusuallyregardedas'masculine'subjects,manysuccessfulwomeninthesefieldsprovedthatthosesubjectsdonotbelongtomenalone.Forexample,MarieCurie居里（①姓氏②Marie,1867-1934,（18671934）,aFrenchphysicistandNobelPrizewinner,workingtogetherwithherhusband,performedground-breakingstudiesofradioactiveelements放射性元素,includingthediscoveryoftwosuchelements,radium[化]镭andpolonium[化]钋.Theirworkcontributedgreatlytotheunderstandingofatomsonwhichmodernnuclearphysicsisbased.

OneoftheCuries'daughters,JoliotCurie（18971956）sharedthe1935NobelPrizeforchemistrywithherhusbandfortheirworkinthesynthesisofradioactivesubstances.

3.sexdiscrimination:

Americanwomenhavehistoricallybeenvictimizedbydiscriminationinvoting（whichwasnotsecuredforwomenuntila1920constitutionaamendment,employment,andothercivilfights（formanyyears,forexample,womenweredeniedthefighttoserveonjuries.Inthelate1960swomenorganizedtodemandlegalequalitywithmen.TheyorganizedintotheNationalOrganizationforWomenandothergroupstopressforequalityineducation,employment,andgovernment.Asaresultofthe1964CivilRightsAct,womenmadesomegainsagainstemploymentdiscrimination.Duringthe1970s,theeffortwaspressednotonlyagainstdiscriminatorypracticesbutalsoagainstoutmodedattitudestowardtheroleofwomeninsociety.In1972CongresspassedtheEqualRightsAmendment（ERA）totheConstitutionandsubmittedittothestatesforratification.TheERAwasdesignedtoeliminatethelastvestigesoflegaldiscriminationagainstwomen.Withonly35oftherequired38statesratifyingtheamendment,however,thenecessaryapprovalwasnotsecuredbythe1982deadline.Althoughthiswasadefeatforthefeministmovement,workingtowardtheERAbuiltaskilledleadershipoffemalepoliticiansandlobbyists.ThegoalsoftheERAarebeingachievedthroughpiecemeallegislations

4.sexrole:

asetofbehaviorscharacteristicoforexpectedofmembersofonesexortheother.Forcenturies,thedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenweresociallydefinedanddistortedthroughalensofsexism.inwhichmenassumedsuperiorityoverwomenandmaintaineditthroughdomination.Asthegoalofequalitybetweenmenandwomennowgrowscloser,wearealsolosingourawarenessofimportantdifferences.Menandwomenareequalbutdifferent.Menandwomenhaveafighttoequalopportunityandprotectionunderthelaw.Thefactthatpeopleareassuredofthesefightsdoesnotnegatethatmenandwomenareatleastasdifferentpsychologicallyastheyarephysically.Thephysicaldifferencesareratherobviousandmostofthesecanbeseenandeasilymeasured.Weight,shape,sizeandanatomyarenotpoliticalopinionsbutrathertangibleandeasilymeasured.Thephysicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomenprovidefunctionaladvantagesandhavesurvivalvalue.Thepsychologicaldifferencesbetweenmenandwomenarelessobvious.Theycanbedifficulttodescribe.Yetthesedifferencescanprofoundlyinfluencehowweformandmaintainrelationshipsthatrangefromworkandfriendshipstomarriageandparenting.Relationshipsbetweenmenandwomenarenotimpossibleornecessarilydifficult.Today'ssocietyhastaughtusandhasimposedonustheexpectation,thatmenandwomenshouldlivetogethercontinuously,incommunion,andinharmonyharmony.Thechallengefacingmenandwomenistobecomeawareoftheiridentities,toaccepttheirdifferences,andtolivetheirlivesfullyandasskillfullyaspossible.

II.TextPresentationandLanguagePoints

GlobalReading

Paragraph1:

Question:

Whatmakesitdifficulttounderstandwhatboysandgirlsshowwhilechoosingsubjects?

Besidesgeneticdifferences,therearemanyotherimportantfactorsthatmayinfluencetheirchoices.

Paragraph2:

Question:

Whatdothestatisticsandthereportshow?

Althoughgirlsareequaltoboysinmathematics,theyhavenotbeenencouragedtodoso.

Paragraph3:

What’sthedifferenceinnurseryschool?

Onlyboys,notgirls,areencouragedtoworkontheirownandcompletetasks.

Paragraph4:

Whatdoesthefurtherreportreveal?

Theteachersseemtogivemoreattentiontoboysthangirls.

Paragraph5:

Whydogirlsavoidmathematicscourses?

Girlsavoidmathematicscoursesmainlyforsocialreasonsratherthanbeingafraidofthedifficulty.

Paragraph6:

Whydon’ttheteenagegirlsliketotakemathematicsandscienceup?

Becausegirlsregardmathematicsandscienceas“masculine”subjects,theyarelesslikelytotakethemup.

MainIdeas

Para.1Thescientistshavetriedtoexplainthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomenatscienceandmaths.

Para.2Girlsareequaltoboysinmathematics.Girlsonlystopstudyingmathematicsbecauseofsocialattitudes.

Para.3Thedifferencesduringteenageyearsresultfromeducationalattitudesinchildhood.

Para.4Theteachersseemtogivemoreattentiontoboysthantogirls.

Para.5Bothboysandgirlstendtoregardsubjectslikemathematicsandscienceasdifficult.

Para.6Mathematicsandsciencearemainlymasculinesubjects,sotheteenagegirlsarelesslikelytotakethemup.

DetailedReading

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Questions:

Whatkindofexplanationhavescientistsofferedastothedifferencebetweengirlsandboys?

Theyhavecomeupwithbiologicalexplanationsforthedifference.

Whatdoesthe"generalpicture"referto?

Theuniversaldifferenceboysandgirlsshowwhilechoosingsubjects.

Whatmakesitdifficulttounderstandhowboysandgiftschoosetheirsubjects?

Besidesgeneticdifferences,therearemanyotherimportantfactorsthatmayinfluencetheirchoices.

Whatdoesthescientist'sremarksuggest?

It'shighlyquestionablethatbiologicalreasoncausestheoutcomethatgirlsoreinferiortoboysinsciencesubjects.

LanguagePoints

1.Who'sAfraidofMathsAnyway.无论如何,总之?

anyway:

atanyrate,inanycase

Examples:

Iknowyoudon'tlikeit,butIdon'tcare,I'mbuyingitanyway.

"Anyway,"saidBob,changingthesubject,"pleasedoitfightnexttime."

2.Scientistshavetriedtocomeupwithbiologicalexplanationsforthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls.

comeupwith赶上,提出,提出,拿出:

findoroffer（ananswer,asolution,etc.）

Examples:

Hecameupwithanewideaforincreasingsales.

Hecouldn'tcomeupwithareasonforthemtostayforanothermonth.

Hecameupwithagoodexcuseforbeinglateforthemeeting.

3.However,nonewereconvincingenoughtoexplainthegeneralpicture.

convince:

makesomeonebelievethatsomethingistrueorfight;persuade

Examples:

Shefailedtoconvincehimofhismistake.

Hemanagedtoconvincethejurythathewastellingthetruth.

convincing:

persuasive

Examples:

That'snotaveryconvincingexcuseforbeinglate!

Johnsoundedveryconvincing.

4.Asonescientistpointsout...

pointout:

indicate

Examples:

Iwouldliketopointoutthatyouarethirtyminuteslate.

Theguidepointedoutthehouseofafamousmoviestaraswepassedbyit.

5.genetica.ofthegenes遗传的,基因的

Example:

Thescientistisinvestigatinghowgeneticdefectsarepassedon.

6.Thereareslightgeneticdifferencesbetweenthesexesatbirthwhichmayinfluencethesubjectsboysandgirlschoose.

influence:

haveaneffecton

Examples:

Hewashardlyinfluencedbytheopinionsthatsurroundedhim.

It'syourcho