1、Gender DifferencesUnit 10第1页Unit 10Gender Differences1AroundtheTopic2SectionA3SectionB4SectionCLeading in Exploring the TopicPlus ActivitiesWarming-upText AExercisesBackground InformationReading ThroughExercisesRelated KnowledgeSample ReadingExercisesUseful Terms第2页Section BSection CSection AExplori
2、ng the TopicPlus ActivitiesWhodoyouthinkissmarterboysorgirls?Whoshoulddothecooking?Whoshoulddrivethetruck?Andwhydoyoubelievethesethings?Whenitcomestoboysandgirls,therearejustsomanyquestionsaboutwhywedothethingswedo!Maybeifwestartfromthebeginning,whenwereborn,wecantryandsolvethismysteryonceandforall!
3、第3页Leading inPlus ActivitiesSection ASection BSection CDirections:In this section,youll hear a short dialog between Penny,a mother,and Mr.Green,an expert,about girls being different from boys.While listening,try to complete the following chart with the information you hear.Howmanysonsanddaughtersdoe
4、sPennyhave?1)_WhatdoesPennyfindaboutgirls?2)_WhatdifferentthingsdogirlshaveaccordingtoMr.Green?Theyhavedifferentworriesabouttheirdevelopmentandabouttheirfeelings.WhatshouldPennydoaboutherdaughter?3)_Three sons and one daughter.They are so different from boys.Talk with her about her worries And dont
5、get angry when she talks back.第4页Leading inExploring the TopicSection ASection BSection C Big Bill Bell Heshere!Ofcourseheis.Whoshere?BigBill.BigBillBell.Billshere.Oh,youmeanBill!Billwho?BigBill!BillBell.Thatsright,thatshim!BillBell?Whoshe?Youknowhimverywell.Youknowhim.SureIdo!Ido?BigBillBell!Ofcour
6、seyoudo.BigBillBell!Hesafriendofyours.Iknowhimverywell.Heis?ReturnTask 1 Read the following chant by the tempo of Jazz music and pay attention to the sounds and intonations.Jazz第5页Leading inExploring the TopicSection ASection BSection C1.Whoarestronger,boysorgirls?2.Whodoyouthinkaresmarterboysorgirl
7、s?3.Whoshoulddocooking?4.Whoshoulddrivetrucks?5.Doyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?6.Doesitseemtoyouthatgirlshavebettervocabulariesthanboys?Task 2 Discuss the following questions in two groups,boys in one group,and girls in another.Give your answers to the questions first,and then give your rea
8、sons.第6页Around the TopicSection BSection C第7页Text AExercisesAround the TopicSection BSection CDirections:The following paragraph is taken from Text A.Listen carefully and fill in the blanks without referring to the original text.A team of _ discovered that there are strong _ between how boys and gir
9、ls are _:while daughters in their study were often kept close to their parents,sons were _ to move _ and to develop_.researchersdifferencesraisedon their ownindependenceencouragedSpot Dictation第8页Text AExercisesAround the TopicSection BSection CWatch the video and discuss the following topics.1.What
10、doyouthinkof“Boyswillbeboys”?Whatdoesitimply?2.Whatisthewomanstraditionalstatus?Arethereanychangesinmodernsociety?Watch&Discuss第9页Text AExercisesAround the TopicSection BSection C“Boyswillbeboys,andgirlswillbegirls”isadeeplyrootedconvictionheldbypeopleinancientChina.Intheolddays,womenaresupposedtodo
11、thingswomenmustdo,likedoingthelaundryandcooking,caringforthechildrenandtakingcareoftheirhusband,spinningandweaving,etc.Lucky as Mu Lan who was good at manythings,such as fighting,running,shooting,riding,and even reading and writing,which are onlysupposedtowhatboyscando,stillherplaceis“in the home”.M
12、uLanissixteennowand“old enough to marry a good husband”accordingtohermother.1.What do you think of“Boys will be boys”?What does it imply?第10页Text AExercisesAround the TopicSection BSection CIt is traditionally believed that a womansplaceisinthehome.Therearemanytasksforawomantodo,suchascaringforthech
13、ildren,docooking,cleaning,mendingandsewing,andevenlookingafterherhusband.Inmodernsociety,however,itispossibleforawomantogooutofthehome.Familiestodaytendtobesmallwithonlyonechild.Thusawomanswhole period of child-care may occur within atmost five years.As for housework,washingmachinescanwashalargequan
14、tityofclothesinafewminutes.Refrigeratorshavemadeitpossibletostorefoodforlongperiods.Thewifeneverhastodosewingandmendingsincegoodready-madeclothesarecheapandplentiful.2.What is the womans traditional status?Are there any changes in modern society?第11页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExerci
15、ses 你相信只有男孩能学好理科吗?在你看来,女孩比男孩更善言辞?假如你回答“是”,依据当代科学杂志一篇文章,你可能是正确。读书不存先入为主之见当然主要,然而在这还是先介绍一些这篇文章中研究结果。ChineseChineseDoyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?Does it seem to you that girls havebettervocabulariesthanboys?Ifyouranswersare“yes”,you may be right,according to anarticle in Current Science.While
16、 it isimportanttoreadthingswithanopenmind,herearesomeofthearticlesfindings.Why Do Girls and Boys Learn Differently?第12页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercises Onaverage,malesscorehigheronteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning,mechanicalability,andproblem-solvingskills.Females,ontheother
17、hand,dobetterontestsmeasuringvocabulary,spelling,andmemory.ChineseChinese 普通而言,男性在测验数学推理、机械能力和处理问题等技能考试中得分较高,而女性则在词汇、拼写和记忆力方面测试中表现更加好。第13页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesUsually,too,babygirlstalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.Scientiststhinkthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.Theybelievetha
18、tnervesintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasteringirlsthaninboys.Itisthissideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesapersonsabilitytousewords,tospell,andtoremember.ChineseChinese女婴通常比男婴早学会说话。科学家认为这有其生理原因。他们认为女孩大脑左半部神经比男孩发育得更加快,而对一个人用词、拼写和记忆能力有重大影响正是左半脑。第14页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercises
19、Accordingtothearticle,bythetimetheystartschool,littlegirlshaveanadvantagethatboysdonothave:girlsarephysicallymorereadytorememberfacts,tospell,andtoread.These,ofcourse,areskillsthatareveryimportantaschildrenfirstbeginschool.依据这篇文章所说,到开始上课时,小女孩就具备了小男孩所没有优势。女孩在生理上为记忆、拼写和阅读作了更加好准备,而这些技能当然是孩子上学之初非常主要技能。C
20、hineseChinese第15页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesWhat,then,ishappeningwithboysduringtheiryearsbeforestartingschool?Somepeoplesaythatsocietyisteachingthemtobemoreforcefulthangirls.Aforcefulpersonissaidtobeunafraidofquestioningothers,andtobeanindependentthinker.ChineseChinese 那么,在
21、开始上学前几年,男孩又是怎样一个情况呢?有些人说,社会教育他们要比女孩更坚强。听说一个坚强人不畏惧向他人提出质疑,而且能够独立思索。第16页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesWhatproducessuchforceinlittleboys?Ithaslongbeenassumedthatitistheresultofchemistryinthemalebody.Scientiststoday,however,believethatthereareother,outside,factorstoo.Theysaysuchfo
22、rceislearnedfromparents.男孩身上这股力量是怎么造成呢?长久以来,人们认为这是男性体内化学组织造成。然而,当今科学家认为还有其它外部原因。他们说这种力量是从父母那里学来。ChineseChinese第17页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesAteamofresearchersdiscoveredthattherearestrongdifferencesbetweenhowboysandgirlsareraised:whiledaughtersintheirstudywere often kept cl
23、ose to their parents,sonswereencouragedtomoveontheirownandtodevelopindependence.ChineseChinese一组研究人员发觉男孩和女孩养育方式截然不一样:当女儿学习时,父母经常伴随其左右,而对儿子他们却勉励其自由活动,培养其自主能力。第18页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesAsaresult,itiseasytounderstandwhylittlegirlsoftenperformschooltasksbetterthanboys,espe
24、ciallyifthetaskrequiressittingstill,obeyingorders,andacceptingtheteachersideas.Agirlmaydoverywellinschool,whileaboythesameagemaybringhomelowermarks.Why,then,dosofewgirlsbecomegreatscientists?结果,为何小女孩往往较小男孩能更加好地完成学校功课就轻易了解了,尤其是假如这些功课要求坐端正、听从命令和接收老师意见。女孩可能在学校里学得很好,而同龄男孩却可能拿着较差分数回家。可为何没有几个女孩成为伟大科学家呢?Ch
25、ineseChinese第19页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesWhileboysaretaughtinsocietytobemoreforceful,andtosolveproblemsthemselves,girls,ontheotherhand,arenotencouragedtobethisway.Girls,therefore,areoftenlimitedtogettinghighmarksinschoolforrememberingwhattheteacherhastoldthem,insteadofbei
26、ngallowedtoquestionwithoutfearlikeboys.ChineseChinese 当社会教育男孩要更坚强、自己处理问题时候,社会却不勉励女孩这么做。所以,女孩经常因为记住老师传授东西而取得高分,而不像男孩那样被勉励去大胆提问。第20页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesIntodaysworld,mostpeoplebelievethatthissituationiswrong,andthatthereisasolution:ifmenandwomenwerebothencouragedtolear
27、nandtosolveproblemsinthesameways,moreroomwouldbeavailableinsocietyfornewideasfromeveryone.当今世界,大多数人都认为这种情况有问题,而且相信有方法处理:假如勉励男女都以一样方式去学习和处理问题话,我们社会就可能有更大空间来容纳每个人新思想。第21页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesMeaning:While it is important for us to read things with a mind that is ready f
28、or new ideas and opinions,let us have a look at some of the findings reported in the article.1While it is important to read things with an open mind,here are some of the articles findings.(Para.1)Meaning of the SentencesMeaning of the Sentences第22页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercise
29、sOn average,males score higher on tests that measure mathematical reasoning,mechanical ability,and problem-solving skills.(Para.2)Meaning:Generally speaking,males get higher marks on tests that measure mathematical reasoning,mechanical ability,and problem-solvingskills.2第23页Warming-upAround the Topi
30、cSection BSection CExercisesMeaning:What strongly influences a persons ability to use words,to spell,and to remember things is this side of the brain.It is this side of the brain that strongly influences a persons ability to use words,to spell,and to remember.(Para.3)3Meaning of the SentencesMeaning
31、 of the Sentences第24页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercises Some people say that society is teaching them to be more forceful than girls.(Para.5)4Meaning:In some peoples opinion,society isteaching boys to be stronger and more powerful than girls.Meaning of the SentencesMeaning of the
32、Sentences第25页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesA forceful person is said to be unafraid of questioning others,and to be an independent thinker.(Para.5)Meaning:People say a forceful person is not afraid of questioning others and has his/her own ideas or way of thinking.5 unafraid=n
33、otafraidNote that the word is formed with the prefix(前缀)“un-”which has a negative meaning.Moreexamples:unknown不为人知 unpleasant不愉快unrest不安untie解开unmarried未婚unnatural不自然第26页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercises A girl may do very well in school,while a boy the same age may bring home lo
34、wer marks.(Para.8)Meaning:It is possible that a girl gets good marks in school,while a boy of the same age may comehome with lower marks.a boy the same age=a boy who is as old as the girl6第27页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercises7 if men and women were both encouraged to learn and to
35、 solve problems in the same ways,more room would be available in society for new ideas from everyone.(Para.10)Meaning:if women are encouraged to learn and to solve problems in the same way as men are,there would be greater possibility for everyone in society to come up with new ideas.more room would
36、 be available in society for new ideas from everyone=more room for new ideas from everyone would be available第28页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercises Therearestereotypedideasaboutgenderdifferences.Thissectiondealswiththeproblembycomparingthewaysoflearningbetweenboysandgirlsandexplor
37、ingthefactorsthatcausethedifferences.Inthefirstparagraph,thewriterraisestheproblem:boysdowellinsciencewhilegirlsdowellinvocabulary.Inordertosupportthisviewpoint,threefindingsarecitedinthenextthreeparagraphs.FromParagraphs5to9,ananalysisabouttheforcefulnessofboysandtheobedienceofgirlsintheirstudiesis
38、made.Inresponsetotheintroductoryparagraph,theauthoroffereda“solution”totheproblemofgenderdifferenceinthelastparagraph.Main Idea第29页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesStructureMain Idea:Manyviewsaredisplayedtoprovethatboysandgirlsdolearndifferently.Theforcefulnessofboysandtheobedien
39、ceofgirlsarefoundevenbeforetheirschoolyears.Main Idea:Thegenderdifferencesarefrowneduponbysomepeople.Andthesolutiontotheproblemistoencourageboysandgirlstosolvetheproblemsinthesameways.Main Idea:Thetworhetoricalquestionsintroducetoustheproblem:whethertherearegenderdifferencesbetweenboysandgirlsornot.
40、Part II:Para.2-9Part III:Para.10Part I:Para.1第30页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesNew Words articlefindingaverage score mathematicalmechanicalsolvefemalescientistphysicalnervebrainadvantageforcefulindependent第31页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesproduceforceass
41、umechemistryfactordifferenceencourageindependenceperformtaskrequireobeylimit fearsolutionNew Words 第32页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExerciseson(the/an)average on the other(hand)by the time(all)on ones own be limited to Expressions第33页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercis
42、esfindingn.C(often plural)something learnt as the result of an official inquiry(调查、研究)结果 e.g.One of their studys findings shows that girls and boys communicate in different ways.他们研究结果之一表明女孩与男孩交际方式不一样。第34页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesmechanicaladj.1.connected with machines an
43、d engines e.g.The breakdown was due to a mechanical failure.抛锚是机械故障造成。2.(disapproving)(of peoples behavior and actions)done without thinking,like a machine e.g.My work has become mechanicalI could do it in my sleep.我工作开始变得机械呆板我睡着了都能做。第35页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesmathemati
44、cal adj.of or relating to mathematics 数学e.g.mathematical calculations数学计算 a mathematical formula数学公式e.g.Hes some kind of mathematical genius.他有些数学天赋。第36页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercises physical adj.connected with a persons body rather than their mind 身体,肉体e.g.The ordeal has aff
45、ected both her mental and physical health.痛苦经历损害了她身心健康。physical examination体检第37页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesnerven.1.C any of the threadlike parts of the body that form a system to carry feelings and messages to and from the brain 神经 e.g.Caffeine is a substance that stimula
46、tes the nerves of the body.咖啡因是种能刺激身体神经物质。2.U courage,determination and self-control 勇气;意志力e.g.He had the nerve to point out the mistake that his teacher had made in explaining the text.他有勇气指出老师在解释课文时犯一个错误。第38页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesadvantagen.C;U something that may hel
47、p one to be successful or to gain a favorable result 有利条件;优势;优点e.g.This plan has the advantages of simplicity and ease of control.这个计划含有简单和轻易控制优点。e.g.This method has the advantage of saving a lot of fuel.这个方法优点是能大幅节约燃料。第39页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesforcefuladj.(of a person
48、,words,ideas,etc.)strong,powerful坚强;有说服力e.g.He has proved himself to be a forceful leader in dealing with the disaster.在对这场灾难处理中,他证实了自己是一位有魄力领导人。第40页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesindependent adj.not depending on the help,advice,or opinions of others;self-governing 不受他人影响;有独立看法
49、;自主e.g.India became independent(of Britain)in 1947.印度于1947 年(脱离英国)取得独立。n.independence第41页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercises assume vt.1.believe something to be true without actually having proof that it is;suppose 假定;假设e.g.Most people assume that actions speak louder than words.大部
50、分人认为行动胜于空谈(行动比言语更主要)。2.take or claim for oneself;begin to have or use 负担;担任e.g.You will assume your new duties tomorrow.明天你就要负担新任务。第42页Warming-upAround the TopicSection BSection CExercisesfactorn.Canyoftheforces,influences,etc.thatactwithotherstobringaboutaresult原因;要素e.g.Money was the main factor in