1、Women,half the skywhats your understanding?第1页l lDo you think men and women have distinct ways of communicating?l lListen to Tapestry for the features of man and woman.第2页Listening:(tapestry iii unit 3)l l1.the New Haircutl l2.The cocktail bar job discussionl l3.I can handle it myself!l l3.Do you al
2、ways have to cry?第3页Gender stereotypel lWe expect men and women to have specific characteristics that affect how they communicate with each other.These are called gender stereotype(原型).l lMen are careless,while women are careful.第4页True or false?l lEmotional men are too weak.l lWomen cant accept cri
3、ticism well.l lWomen are good listeners.l lMen are hotheaded.l lWomen are honest,men are not.l lWomen say everything theyre thinking,while men say only important things.l lMen are too competitive.第5页Men&women(adj.)l l men men l lImpulsiveImpulsivel lCourageous/boldCourageous/boldl lAdventurousAdvent
4、urousl lEnergetic/vigorousEnergetic/vigorousl lMessy/untidyMessy/untidyl lHot-temperedHot-temperedl lStubbornStubbornl lSelf-importantSelf-importantl larrogantarrogantl l women womenl lNeat/tidyNeat/tidyl lTalkativeTalkativel lObedient/submissiveObedient/submissivel lLoyal/faithfulLoyal/faithfull lU
5、nderstandingUnderstandingl lConsiderateConsideratel lSensitiveSensitivel lSentimental Sentimental l lsuspicioussuspiciousl l 第6页Men and women(adj.)l lMenMenl lSloppy/carelessSloppy/carelessl lDominantDominantl lAggressiveAggressivel lAmbitiousAmbitiousl lFar-sightedFar-sightedl lgenerousgenerousl lW
6、omenWomenl lSociableSociablel lJealousJealousl lSympatheticSympatheticl lFragileFragilel ltendertender第7页Listening to the lead-in(page 176)l lLiu Xiaoqin:做人难,做女人难,做名女人难上难,做单身名女人难乎其难。l lStory telling:the woman I knowl lEntertainmentl lPolitical fieldl lBusinessl l-第8页Role play(check next week)l lHusb
7、and and wife第9页Text A l lPart one(para 1-3):What do we know about her former classmate?l lThe authors feeling?Then her decision?l lAny change to her decision?l lMain idea:despite her friends advice,unable to resist the tempatation,the author falls for superwomen stories again.第10页Part one:Sentencesl
8、 lShe had a bridge in Brooklyn shed like to sell me.(Line 7)l lGullible that could be persuaded to buy-l lThe friend deliberately played on the meaning of the expression:selling the Brooklyn Bridge to sb(tricking sb.In a deal)l lLine 12 l lLine 13第11页Part one:expressionsl lComb:search thoroughlyComb
9、:search thoroughlyl lItemIteml lSkeptical/doubtful/suspicious of Skeptical/doubtful/suspicious of l lSlip:v.n.Slip:v.n.l lIt was icy,and people were slipping and sliding on the It was icy,and people were slipping and sliding on the road.road.l lAs years slipped by/past,I thought less about her.As ye
10、ars slipped by/past,I thought less about her.l lHer birthday completely slipped my mind.Her birthday completely slipped my mind.l lslight mistake:A slip of the pen/tongueslight mistake:A slip of the pen/tonguel lSlippery roadSlippery road第12页Part two(para 4-7)l lHer encounter with a superwoman and i
11、ts impact on herl lLine 24:l lLine 31:l lLine 32l lLine 35第13页Part two:expressionsl lSpotless/stainless/flawlessl lDistribute/contribute/attributel l他们把成功归因于老师勉励.l lThey attribute their success to their teachers encouragement.l lReproach/criticise/denounce第14页Part three(para 8-11)l lWhat prevents he
12、r from being a superwoman herself.l lFamily choresl lThings beyong her expectationl lToo tired/waste time on modern fairy tale第15页l lset asideset aside 留出,拨出留出,拨出(时间、金钱等时间、金钱等);l lput awayput away the toys the toys l lHe has a nice sum of money He has a nice sum of money put awayput away.他存了一大笔钱。他存了
13、一大笔钱。l lBid:n.Bid:n.出价出价v.v.命令命令,投标投标l lBide ones time:Bide ones time:等候时机等候时机等候时机等候时机|等候良机等候良机等候良机等候良机 l lHe used to He used to bidbid at the auction.at the auction.过去,他常去拍卖场出价竞买。过去,他常去拍卖场出价竞买。第16页Part four(para 12-14)l lShe analyses why she is still fascinated by modern superwoman tales.l lLine 75 l lLine 77l lLine 79第17页l lAppeal to l lAppeallingl lApproach to sth./dong sth.l lApproaching/draw near/around the corner/forthcoming/at the thresholdl lTake in:cheat/deceive/deception第18页Debate l lWomen need more care than men.第19页