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BookOne

UnitEight:

GenderDifferencesandCommunication

PartIGetStarted

SectionADiscussion

▇Sitingroupsofthreesorfoursanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.Doyouthinktherearedifferencesinhowmenandwomentalk?

Ifyes,whataresomeofthedifferencesyouhavenoticed?

2.Doyoufinditeasierormoredifficulttocommunicatewithpeopleoftheoppositesex?

Why?

3.Whydoyouthinkmenandwomendifferfromoneanotherintheirwayofcommunication?

4.Doyouthinkthatmenandwomenusecomputersandotherelectronicdevices（suchasmobilephones）fordifferentpurposes?

▇Answersforreference:

1.Someofthedifferencesthatarewidelypublicizedbutarestillcontroversialinclude:

1）womentendtomakesuggestionswhereasmentendtousecommands;2）womenusemorelistenerresponseswhereasmeninterruptmore;3）womentalkmoreinprivatedomainswithfriendswhereasmentalkmoreinpublicarena;and4）womentendtotalkmoreaboutfriendshipswhereasmentendtotalkmoreaboutnewsandsports.

2.（open.）

3.Differentreasonsmaybeoffered,butoneofthemostpopular,thoughalsocontroversial,reasonsisthatmenandwomengrowupindifferentcultures:

boysinacompetitiveculture,andgirlsinacooperativeculture.

4.Manystudents,maleorfemale,mayusetheircomputerstoplaycomputergames.Butmalestudentsmaybemoreaddictedtoonlinegameswhereasfemalestudentsmayusethecomputermoreforonlineshoppingandonlinechatting.

SectionBQuotes

▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutgenderdifferencesandcommunication.Doyouagreewitheachofthem?

Givereasonstosupportyourview.

AlbertEinstein

⊙Menmarrywomenwiththehopetheywillneverchange.Womenmarrymenwiththehopetheywillchange.Invariablytheyarebothdisappointed.

—AlbertEinstein

Interpretation:

Einsteinemphasizesthestereotypicaldifferencesinmen’sandwomen’sexpectationsforeachotherinmarriage.Whilemenexpectthatwomenwillneverchange,especiallyinappearance,womenexpectthatmenwillchangeforthebetter,probablyinthebeliefthattheywillbenefitfromtheloveofagoodwoman.Intheend,bothmenandwomenwillbedisappointedastheirexpectationscanneverbemet.

RitaMaeBrown

⊙Womenneedtofeellovedandmenneedtofeelneeded.

—RitaMaeBrown

Interpretation:

Brownemphasizesthedifferentneedsofmenandwomen.Towomen,beinglovedandexperiencingthatloveareimportant.Tomen,beingofuseorvaluetootherpeopleortosocietyisofgreatimportance.Inotherwords,womenfocusmoreonemotionsandfeelingswhereasmenfocusmoreonutility.

AboutRitaMaeBrown（1944-）:

anAmericanwriter,bestknownforhernovel.

IsabelAllende

⊙Amandoeswhathecan;awomandoeswhatamancannot.

—IsabelAllende

Interpretation:

ThisremarkismadebytheheroineofoneofAllende’snovelsinspeakingofthesubtletyofwomenlikeherselfingettingmentodowhattheywant.Assuchitimpliesthatwomen’sroleisnotatallsmallerthanmen’s.

AboutIsabelAllende（1942-）:

aChileanAmericanwriter.Sheisfamousforhernovelssuchas（1982）and（2002）,whichhavebeencommerciallysuccessful.Allendehasbeencalled“theworld’smostwidelyreadSpanish-languageauthor”.

SectionCWatchingandDiscussion

Watchthefollowingvideoclip“GenderandCommunication”anddothetasksthatfollow:

插入视频片段：

“GenderandCommunication”

1.Pleasedecidewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrue（T）orfalse（F）basedontheinformationinthevideoclip.

（F）Littleboysandgirlslearntosocializeindifferentwaysinschool.

（T）Menandwomenareexpectedtobehavedifferently.

（T）Womenaregenerallyconsideredtobemorenurturingandcooperative.

（T）Menshouldlearntobeassertiveandcompetitivewhentheyinteractwithothers.

（F）Menandwomenmisunderstandeachotherbecauseoftheirnonverbalcommunication.

（T）Notallmenorwomenbehaveastheyareexpectedaccordingtotheirgenderentity.

（T）Communicationdifficultiesarisebecausemenandwomenhavedifferentinterpretations.

2.Didyourparentsorotherseverrequireyoutobehavelikeaboy/girl?

Whatdoyouthinkoftheexpectationthatmenshouldbeassertiveandcompetitiveandwomenshouldbenurturingandcooperative?

▇Answersforreference:

Open.

Script：

Fromaveryearlyage,actually,onthetimewe’reborn.Littleboysandlittlegirls,menandwomentendtobesocializedindifferentwaysoftenwithcodeofdifferentcultures.Andovertime,whatcanhappenisthiscouldhavepowerfulinfluenceonhow,bothmenandwomen,areexpectedtobehavethecharacteristicsthatareassociatedwithmasculineentityandfamineentity.Andthesecharacteristiccanhaveenormousimpactontheirprofessionalandpersonallives.Amongallgroups,differentcultures,differenteconomicgroups,differentreligiousbackgroundshavedifferentvaluesthatareactuallyappropriatetotheirculture.Theyalsolearntoteachandlearntovaluedifferentnotionsofmasculineandfaminebehaviorthat,er,whatwecallthegenderdifferences.Forexample,it’softentoassumed,generallyassumed,it’sageneralandcommonstereotype,assumption,thatwomenwilltendtobemorenurturingandmorecooperativeintheirinteractionswithother.Anotherstereotypejustaspowerfulformen,andthat’sgenerallytakenforgrantedthatmenarecomfortablelearninghowtobeassertiveandcompetitiveintheirinteractionswithothers.Thiscanleadtoseparatewhatwecalllinguisticcultureswhichresult,ortendtoresultindifferentstylesofbothverbalandnonverbalcommunication.Well,suchtendenciescancontributetomisunderstandings.Thereareofcourseexceptions.Examplesarethatnot100%ofwomenandnot100%ofmenareraisetoembraceforwomennurturingandcooperationorwhatwecallmorepassivekindsofbehavior.Orthatneither100%ofmalesinacculturatedgrowupinhouseholdswheretheylearntobecompetitiveandwheretheycan’tlearntobethemselves’nurturingandimpassive.Expectationsofdifferentcomfortlevelswithcommunicationstylesamongwomenandmenmaycreategapsbetweenwhatisexpressedbythespeakerandimportantlyhowitisinterpretedbythelistener.IteachcoursesingenderandcommunicationandsomeofwhatIlookatarethenonverbalandverbalcommunicationbehaviorsthatoftenareassociatedwiththemasculineandfaminestereotype,i.e.withmaleandfemale’sbehaviors.

PartIIListenandRespond

SectionAWordBank

gendern.thefactofbeingmaleorfemale,especiallywhenconsideredwithreferencetosocialandculturaldifferences,notdifferencesinbiology性别

consciousnessn.[U]theideas,feelings,opinions,etc.,heldbyapersonoragroupofpeopleaboutthestatedthing意识，观念

hiddena.difficulttoseeorfind隐藏的；秘密的

readbetweenthelinesfindhiddenmeanings看出字里行间的意义，了解言外之意

implicationn.somethingthatissuggestedorindirectlystated含意；含蓄；暗指，暗示

statusn.[U]one’ssocialorprofessionalrankorposition,consideredinrelationtootherpeople社会地位；专业资格；职位

criticizevt.[（for）]judgewithdisapproval;pointoutthefaultsof[常与for连用]批评；指责

sympathizevi.[（with）]feelorshowsympathyorapproval[常与with连用]（表示）同情；（表示）赞成；（与……）有同感

empathizevi.beabletounderstandsomeoneelse’sfeelings,problemsetc.,especiallybecauseyouhavehadsimilarexperiences表同情，有同感，起共鸣

confirmationn.[（of）]astatement,documentetcthatsaysthatsomethingisdefinitelytrue[常与of连用]证实；证明；确定

wowint.infml（anexpressionofsurpriseandadmiration）〖非正式〗（表示惊奇、羡慕等）哇

SectionBTaskOne:

FocusingontheMainIdeas

▇Choosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1.Thetalkmainlytalksabout________.

A）howtoimproveone’scommunicationskillswithpeopleoftheoppositesex

B）whathasgonewronginmen’sandwomen’scommunicationwitheachother

C）howmenandwomenshouldcommunicatetoeachother

D）whatresearchhasshownaboutgenderdifferencesincommunication

2.Thepopularviewabouthowmenandwomencommunicateisthat________

A）theydiffergreatlyinhowtheycommunicate

B）theyneedtocommunicatemorewithoneanother

C）theycanbothbeaggressiveintheircommunication

D）theycanbothbepatientintheircommunication

3.Researchhasshownthat________.

A）menandwomencomefromdifferentcultures

B）menandwomenhavealotincommonintheircommunication

C）womenaremorelovingthanmenintheircommunication

D）menarelesspatientthanwomenintheircommunication

4.Whatreallydiffersbetweenmenandwomenisthat________.

A）theyheardifferentmessagesfromeachother’stalk

B）theyenjoydifferentstatusinsociety

C）theytalkaboutdifferenttopics

D）theyreaddifferentbooks

5.Whenahusbandshareswithhiswifeaproblemabouthiswork,thewifewouldbemorelikelyto________.

A）offersomesolutionstohisproblem

B）criticizehimfornotworkinghardenough

C）empathizeabouttheamountofworkhehastodo

D）helphimfinishhisworkathome

▇Key:

1.D2.A3.B4.A5.C

SectionCTaskTwo:

ZoomingInontheDetails

Listentotherecordingagainandfillineachoftheblanksaccordingtowhatyouhaveheard.

Althoughmanypeoplethinkthattherearehugedifferencesinwhatmenandwomensayandinhowtheycommunicate,researchhasactuallyshownthatthereare________________intheirwayofcommunication.Ithasalsobeenshownthatbothmenandwomencanbe________________,patientorimpatientintheircommunication.________________betweenthegendersisthattheyheardifferentthings________________.Womenaremorelikelytobesensitiveto_______________