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1、Unit 7,Brainstorming,1. Expressions for work/jobs for men/women: secretary, lawyer, doctor, nurse, teacher, dean, supervisor, farmer, technician, shop-assistant, accountant, cashier, director, manager, actor, model, waiter, waitress, servant, maid, gardener, cleaner, musician, composer, construction
2、 worker, writer, reporter, journalist, cook, salesman, saleswoman, policeman, policewoman, driver, 2. Expressions for trades and professions: education, science, politics, farming, business, trade, medicine, manual labor, journalism, advertising, the army, the police, industry, banking, transportati
3、on,3. Expressions for equality/inequality: equal opportunity, equal representation of male and female, gender equality, equal rights, equal pay, sex discrimination, sexual equality/inequality, racial discrimination, social bias, special treatment, preferential policies 4. Conventional ways of descri
4、bing sex differences: women: emotional, gentle, sympathetic, warm, tender, loving, caring, timid, fragile, weak, gossipy, talkative, submissive, vain, nagging men: reasonable, sensible, logical, brief, practical, ambitious, down to earth, strong-willed, tacit, aggressive, rude, selfish, self-centere
5、d, arrogant,5. Expressions for social responsibilities: looking after a family, bring up/rear (children), educate, support (a family), breadwinner, mutual help, in charge of, leadership, lead, manage, assist,Pre-reading task,Do you think that sex discrimination exists in our society? Can you give an
6、 example.,Vocabulary and Grammar,Americans Appalachian mountain: a mountain range in East north America extending 2400km from South Quebec Province in Canada to north Alabama in the US prefer sb/sth to sb/sth; prefer to do sth; prefer doing sth; prefer that e.g. They would prefer more flexible worki
7、ng hours.,brain has supplanted brawn brawn: u physical strength, especially when compared with intelligence体力 e.g. The work requires brain as well as brawn. supplant: vt. to take the place of a person or thing so that they are no longer used, no longer in a position of power etc 取代； e.g. Buses have
8、been supplanted by cars.,dismiss vt. to refuse to consider someones idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important 不予考虑； 去除 e.g. She dismissed the idea of going to Paris.,hinge: vt. usually passive to attach sth, using a hinge 装铰链 e.g. The back door is not well hinged. 后门
9、的铰链安得不好。 hinge on/upon sth: depends on 有赖于；取决于 e.g. The fate of the project hinges on the decision of the council. hoard vt. to collect and save large amounts of food, money etc, especially when it is not necessary to do so （钱、食物、贵重物品等的）贮藏，囤积；（尤指）秘藏 e.g. Is it better to spend your money today or hoa
10、rd every penny in the bank for tomorrow? pack him off: (informal) to send someone to stay somewhere for a period of time e.g. My parents used to pack us off to camp every summer.,calling 1 profession; trade 职业; 行业 2 strong urge or feeling of duty to do a particular job; vocation 责任感; 使命; 神的感召: He be
11、lieves it is his calling to become a priest. hightail: to leave a place quickly 口迅速离开；奔跑; 迅速逃走 e.g. Kids hightailing down the street on their bikes. land vt. informal to succeed in getting a job, contract etc that was difficult to get 成功得到； e.g. He was lucky to land a good job.,free him to free sb (
12、up) to do sth: to give someone time to do sth by taking away other jobs that they have to do 使能腾出时间 e.g. Taking away the burden of administration will free teachers to concentrate on teaching. Squelch: vt. stop sth from continuing to develop or spread 制止；遏制 e.g. Her creativity had been squelched.,fa
13、rming themselves out 1) to send work to other people instead of doing it yourself 把工作包给（某人） e.g. We had too much work to do, so we farmed some out. 2) to send someone to a different place where they will be looked after - used to show disapproval 托（别人）照看某人 Indebted adj. owing money to someone 负债的 e.
14、g. The restaurant is heavily indebted to the bank.,anonymous 1) (of a person 人) with a name that is not known or that is not made public 不知姓名的；名字不公开的 e.g. An anonymous author wrote this book. 2) done, sent, or given by someone who does not want their name to be known 匿名的;姓氏不明的 e.g. We received an an
15、onymous letter. for fear: for fear (that)/ for fear of sth or doing sth 唯恐；以免 e.g. She asked us not to be noisy for fear of waking the baby.,snicker: vi. to laugh quietly and in a way that is not nice at sth which is not supposed to be funny 窃笑 snigger (British English) e.g. What are you sniggering
16、at? Undaunted: not afraid of continuing to try to do sth in spite of difficulties or danger 顽强 e.g. Undaunted by his first setback, he decided to try once more. What an undaunted girl!,poured pour sth out: if you pour out your thoughts, feelings etc, you tell someone all about them, especially because you feel very unhappy 毫无保留地表达感情（或思想等）；畅所欲言 e.g. She poured out her troubles to me over a cup of coffee. pent-up: adj. feelings or energy have not been expressed or used for a long time（感情
