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1、1. What do you think of the changes of womens roles since 19th century? Can women nowadays live independently with equal rights? A: Do you remember the novel we have read on the textbook A Pair of Silk Stockings?B: Yes, a wonderful story about Mrs.Sommers.A: So whats your feeling after reading this
2、story?B: After getting married, the role of Mrs.Sommers changed. She became her husbands wife and their children mother. She had to bear the familys burden; she never considered her own needs.A: She looked so pitiful. She was even afraid of recalling the past. This reflected the imprisonment mprz()n
3、m()nt and repression against women of the American society in 18th century. The women was confined to the social role of wife and mother; they didnt allow any of them to have self-awareness and personal pursuits.B: Thats inconceivable. I cant imagine that if I live at that time. So what do you think
4、 of the changes of womens role since 19th century?A: Since 19th century, women have been more and more independent. In most countries, they have common rights and female rights. I think the society should go forward and women should be treated equally.B: Yes, nowadays, you can see many women work fo
5、r the government, some even served as the president or other important positions. Female officials are recognized by more and more people.A: And more and more jobs are available to women. Women can have more choices. They can have their career and do what they like, and dont need to depend on men to
6、 live.B: Thats right. In family, womens role changed also. They can work to earn money for the family the same as the man. Husband and wife are equal and they respect each other.A: A lot of changes have taken place. Women life will become more colorful.B: Of course. Its getting better. But can women
7、 nowadays live independently with equal rights? A:Not exactly so. Though the law has been established and everyone appeal to equality, women could not truly live independently with equal right. For example, when you apply for a job as the programmer, the company tend to choose the male candidates an
8、d refuse females application, even though they are better.B: Its really unfair. Whats more, in many places around the world, women are not equal with men. They dont have right, and they cant protect themselves through legal channels. In Iran and other Middle East areas, women are forbidden to exposi
9、ng their face unless in their own family. And women can not participate in the elections.A: There is still a long way to go in protecting women right. 2. During the development of a language, there are periods of dramatic changes and minor changes. Why? Give some specific examples to illustrate it.
10、A: Do you know anything about the English language?B: Yes. English is the official language used by most countries and a lot of countries set the English as the second language. A: Yeah, and in 19th-20th century, English became an international language because of the leading positions of British an
11、d American. Their culture, economy, military, politics and science have influenced other countries in the world.B: Thats right. English is important now in our life. And it does change a lot with the time. A: Yeah, yeah. I agree with you. The language has always changed, but the rate of change has b
12、een uneven; minor changes have slowly accumulated in every generation, but there have been periods of dramatic change as well. You know some of them?B: Of course. The most important of these periods occurred after the Normans Conquered England. This conquest brought new concepts from across the chan
13、nel, like the French language, the Doomsday Book and so on. All in all, the English absorbed about ten thousand new words from the Normans. This greatly enriched the English language.A: Absolutely, cultural conflict bring new vitality. Also, some changes havent come from the borrowing, but from the
14、natural growing need. Such as Shakespeares poetry, Bible. They all did a great contribution in English changing. Just as the dictionary shows, about 2000 new words and phrases were invented by William Shakespeare. His poetry showed the world that English was a rich, vibrant language with limitless e
15、xpressive and emotional power.B: Yeah, many new words occurred with the development of the world. As well, the science, the Internet, their development produced many words like gene, e-mail, download, etc. When new things appeared, new words are invented to follow them. A: Besides the vocabulary, th
16、e grammar is also different from the beginning. For example, people now like to say “Lets have a drink” or “Lets take a swim”. We call them “empty” verbs. Years ago, we say “Lets drink” or “Lets swim”. B: There are various kinds of grammar changes, we are not sure how it began, but more and more people expressed like that, then it became a standard grammar. A: Yeah, these
