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1、home,Objectives,In this unit, you will,Objectives, read a story about how boys and girls think differently about feeling safe; learn some pairs of words showing gender differences; get some idea of why boys and girls are different from a non-genetic perspective; get some tips about the predictive cl
2、ause in English grammar; learn how to read and write a response to an invitation letter.,main,Listening and Speaking,Text A,Grammar Tips,Text B,Comprehensive Exercises,Practical Reading and Writing,Warm-up,Are there gender differences in reading and language abilities?,Warm-up-Background Information
3、,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Differences in language abilities between the genders have been observed and reported for many years. For instance, the following differences have been found by researchers:, Girls begin to talk sooner and more clearly than boys. The average 20-month old gi
4、rl has twice the vocabulary of the average 20-month old boy. Boys are much more likely to be diagnosed with stuttering. There are no gender differences in vocabulary knowledge, but females tend to have more advanced spelling and grammar skills.,Warm-up-Background Information,Background Information,D
5、iscussion,Warm-up,The difference between the male and female brain is not evidence of superiority or inferiority, but of specialization. Girls tend to be more vocal than boys, are better at hearing higher frequencies, and do better than boys in reading and vocabulary tests. Males have a vastly super
6、ior ability to visualize a three-dimensional object than do women. This gives the male his often-observed superior abilities in math and geometrical reasoning. In addition, males are better skilled in gross motor movements than are girls.,Different brains: different abilities,Warm-up- The use of the
7、 Internet,Warm-up,Background Information,Discussion,Men and women are also vastly different in physical strength and endurance. The differences are rooted within both the genes and the hormones of males and females. Sex differences also appear by the age of three in the ability of males and females
8、to throw a ball far and accurately.,Strength and Endurance,Questions: In what ways do men and women differ?,Warm-up- Discussion1,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,Hints,Warm-up- Discussion2,Discussion,Background Information,Warm-up,A. Choose the best answer according to what you hear.,Listen
9、ing_A1,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,I. Listening,Script,A. Women in the past could not drive. B. Women in the past were less free than today. C. Women in the past could work. D. Women in the past liked being housewives.,1.,Listening_A2,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,A. A man
10、has to support the family. B. A man has to work hard. C. A man has to earn a lot of money. D. A man has to work overtime.,2.,Listening_A3,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,A. Married women can work less than men. B. Married women face less pressure than men. C. Married women do not work like
11、 men. D. Married women may choose not to work.,3.,Listening_A4,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,A. Absolutely. B. By no means. C. Mostly. D. Somewhat.,4.,Listening_A5,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,A. Girls are less clever than boys. B. Girls are less good than boys. C. Girls are
12、 not quite different from boys. D. Girls are quite different from boys.,5.,Listening_B1,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,B. Fill in the blanks of the following passage according to what you hear.,I am one of the few men who work as a nursery school teacher in London. Most of my kids come fr
13、om families with (1) . It is surprising how very young children understand or are aware of things that go (2) at home. This, of course, affects them and sometimes makes them very difficult to (3) with. At such times you have to be very (4) with them.,problems,_,deal,_,wrong,_,patient,_,patient,_,Lis
14、tening_B2,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,I dont think that women are naturally (5) with children than men are. Anybody who is prepared to understand and help children, and who has the right qualities, can look after them and (6) them. The qualities are there, in both men and women, but mo
15、st men dont use them. I think my group of children likes being with a man for a (7) , especially since they dont see their fathers very much. So I dont feel I am doing a “womans job”; in fact, as a man, I feel I can bring something extra to the (8) .,better,_,teach,_,change,_,job,_,Talk about gender
16、 differences based on the following questions.,Speaking1,Listening and Speaking,II. Speaking,Speaking,Listening,1. What advantages do men and women each have?,Hints,Mens advantages: greater physical strength better at abstract thinking base opinions more on facts Womens advantages: more careful good at visual thinking more patient,Speaking1,Listening and Speaking,Speaking,Listening,3. What jobs are more suit
