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1、Unit 3 Gender Differences,In this unit you will: 1. learn about sex differences in the brain, genetics and the ability to endure pain; 2. familiarize yourself with the words and expressions related to the theme of the unit; 3. learn to use these words and expressions; 4. learn to identify news story
2、 structure for a better understanding of news; 5. practice listening with other non-theme-related audio and video materials; 6. learn to use the proper expressions and sentence structures to make direct and indirect requests.,Learning objectives,Part I Theme-Related Activities,Part II Listening Stra
3、tegies,Part III Extensive Listening,Part IV Communication Skills,Part V Assessment Log,Part I Theme-Related Activities,Section I Science Report,Section II Science Report,Section III Interview,1. What do you think women usually do better? And what do men do better? 2. Do you still believe women and m
4、en are different in modern times when women fly combat aircraft and run multinational corporations?,Lead-in questions:,Unit 3 Part I Section I Lead-in questions,Word Bank,Unit 3 Part I Section I Word Bank,Unit 3 Part I Section I Word Bank,Task 1 Watch the video clip and then decide whether the follo
5、wing statements are true or false.,Task,Unit 3 Part I Section I Task 1,1. Rob Becker is a scientist from Yale University who is researching differences between the sexes.2. Rob Becker believes that men and women aredifferent because of their innate physical differences.,( He is a comedian.),F,_,(The
6、y are different because of the jobs they specialized in long ago.),F,_,Unit 3 Part I Section I Task 1,3. The Shaywitzs had intended to search for the causes of a reading disorder.4. Magnetic resonance imaging suggests that men use both sides of their brain and women use one side while talking. 5. Th
7、e new finding represents a great breakthrough in the research on sex differences.,(Men use one side of their brain while women use both sides.),F,_,T,_,(Scientists are close to a breakthrough.),F,_,Task 2 Watch the video clip a second time and then complete the following sentences.,Task,Unit 3 Part
8、I Section I Task 2,1. Rob Becker be a comedian, not a scientist. 2. In his one-man show, the longest running comedy on Broadway, he . 3. Of course, Ive known this all my life, so have you. In fact, I think it to the cave man.,happens to,lays out his hypothesis,goes back all the way,_,_,_,Unit 3 Part
9、 I Section I Task 2,4. Last year at Yale University doctors Sally and Bennett Shaywitz something they werent even looking for. 5. The Shaywitzs findings created . For the first time, the world had visual proof that mens and womens brains . 6. The debate about sex differences in the brain has been fo
10、r centuries. And now, scientists are finally a breakthrough.,an international sensation,raging,on the verge of,_,_,_,work differently,_,stumbled onto,_,Task 3 Watch the video clip again and then have a group discussion based on the following questions. After the discussion, each group will give a br
11、ief report to the class.,Task,Unit 3 Part I Section I Task 3,【Script】,1. How are men and women different? What influences have these differences had on our personal life and society? 2. Do you agree with Rob Beckers theory about why men and women are different? Elaborate on your view. 3. Why is sex
12、difference worth zillions of dollars in research? If you were responsible for the research, how would you justify spending so much on it? 4. How could the findings of the research affect gender discrimination?,Script,Unit 3 Part I Section I Script,Word Bank,Unit 3 Part I Section II Word Bank,Unit 3
13、Part I Section II Word Bank,Task 1 Watch the video clip and then complete the following comprehension exercise.,Task,Unit 3 Part I Section II Task 1,1. Many scientists used to believe womens brains_.A. were healthier than mensB. performed equally with mensC. were inferior to mensD. could be better d
14、eveloped by higher education 2. Different playing styles between boys and girls show that_.A. boys brains are superior to girlsB. scientific attitudes have changed dramaticallyC. behavioral differences emerge at a very young ageD. brain differences between men and women are inborn,Unit 3 Part I Sect
15、ion II Task 1,3. According to Anne Fausto-Sterling, males and females differ in aptitude tests because of _.A. family geneticsB. social and environmental influencesC. their preferences for different playing stylesD. different diets they had at a very young age 4. Sally Shaywitz is excited because _.A. incorporating other studies will help track the growth of childrenB. her team has made a big breakthrough in gender differencesC. they have found new technologies to solve the puzzleD. there will be a reevaluation of the new technology,
