新编大学英语教案 第四册 Unit3.doc

新编大学英语教案（4）Unit Three Gender Differences Aims of Teaching:Master the words describing gender differences.Improve the students abilities of observing and describing gender differences and making commentsDiscussing the cause of gender difference(both psychically and culturally) Key PointsLearn some words about gender differenceLearning to employ the following key words and phrases into practiceappropriately approve constitution assumption innumerable noticeably subordination as a matter of fact call on up to put away take over turn outaccustomed contempt pervade tolerate at a disadvantage be typical of be in minorityoriginate tough universal be consistent with defer to have a tendency to do sth. in the company of open up sort out in/with regard toMaster the important grammar (掌握本课重要语法后置定语)Learning the skills of reading Methods of TeachingUsing multi-media teaching equipmentGroup-DiscussionAppreciate the passage Time Arrangement(课时安排):1 Preparation 2-3In-Class Reading: Gender Roles from a Culture Perspective4After-Class Reading5ExercisesUnit 3 Gender DifferencePart One: PreparationDiscuss the following questions.A. Apart from the physical differences between men and women, are there any features of men and women that are patterned by culture? Give some examples.Gender Difference:ManWomanHave an aggressive natureSeldom express feelingsAre strong and full of vigorAre independentAre daringAre not excited by trivial mattersAre less concerned with their appearanceAre more likely to “explode like a volcano”Make decisions easilyAre more dominatingAre neat and cleanLike to talkAre shy and obedientHave an extremely strong need for securityPay a great deal of attention to their appearanceAre loyalEasily express gentle feelingsAre well-manneredUnderstand other peoples feelings betterAre more sensitiveB. In each subject, who do you think do better, boys or girls? (art, language, music, geography, chemistry, history, P.E. , math)-I think, generally speaking, boys do better in chemistry, math, geography and P.E., and girls in art, language, music and history.C. From your point of view, what are the characteristics of the ideal wife and the ideal husband?Ideal husbandtall, handsome and strong/rich/capable of supporting a family/educated and with a good career/kind and loyalIdeal wifewarmed-hearted/beautiful and healthy/capable of understanding her husband/intelligent and educated/having some interests in common with her husband/a good cookD. Would the ideal wife and the ideal husband have been different in your parents generation and in your grandparentsgeneration? If so, how?-Yes. In my grandparents generation, people, especially women, didnt have to be educated so long as they had someone to support them or could earn a living. Of course, a woman would have liked to marry a rich man, but at that time, money was not considered to be so important. In my parents generation, knowledge and money were less important. The ideal husband and the ideal wife would both be workers.Part Two In-Class Reading : Gender Roles from a Cultural PerspectivePart Two Reading-Centered ActivitiesPre-ReadingUnderstanding Words in ContextPassage Reading Students will get the passage from their teacher and read it on their own. They should finish it within 12 minutes. They will be required to record the time they actually take.Post ReadingReading Comprehension a. After the students have finished In Class Reading, they will be asked to do Exercises 1,2,3Pre-reading. SampleI think generally speaking, boys do better in chemistry, math, geography and P.E. and girls in art, language, music and history.b. Summary of the text:During the past few decades. It has been proved that the various types of behavior, emotions, and interests that constitute being masculine and feminine are patterned by both heredity and culture. In the American education process, this serious phenomenon has been experimented to prove that sexual discrimination has been existed in all forms of education, in which boys are more favored than girls. This prevents the education proves being successful all over the world. In this way, society enhances its established values and proves each gender in its traditional and expected mold. But according to the scientists, this is related to the gender discrimination, rather than biological notions of masculinity and femininity.c. Words and Phrases1. aspiration: n. strong desire or ambitiona. The peace is the common aspiration of the worlds people.2. constitute ato constitute: make up(a whole);formTo constitute something is to be the parts that form it or make it up.Seven days constitute a week.Listening, speaking, reading, then writing constitute the fundamental order in language learning.b to constitute: to set up; establishGovernments should be constituted by the will of the people.A committee was constituted to investigate(look into) rising prices.c to constitute: to appoint任命(某人)担任(某职务),指定,派.为He was constituted chief adviser. 他被任命为首席顾问。辨析constitute, compose, comprise组成,构成,由.组成 to constitute正式用语,指若干部分构成一个整体,不用被动语态to compose指一个整体由若干部分构成或由哪些要素构成,常用be composed of (整体is composed of部分)Water is composed of Hydrogen and Oxygen.Steel is composed of iron and a number of other elements.The book comprises ten chapters.这本书共有十章。Studying and doing experiments comprised practically the whole of his life. 研究和做实验几乎就是他生活的全部内容。to comprise不仅有 “整体由.构成”的意思,还有”由若干部分构成整体”的意思,不用被动语态。to make up组成,构成(注意:被动语态的句子要加,多用于被动语态)These three articles make up the whole book.The board of directors is made up of experienced people.Society is made up of people with widely differing abilities.to consist of: to be made up ofThe United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.A university consists of teachers, administrators and students.3. obedience n. being obedienta. He showed obedience and respect to his parents.b. The soldier acted in obedience to his officer.4.call on a. The professor likes calling on me in the class. (ask sb to answer questions)b. The government called on the people to fight against the flood. (appeal)c. She called on me personally. (visit)5. put away:a. Wed better put the books away neatly in the cupboard.( put sth in a box, drawer, etc. in which it is usually kept)b. Weve got a few thousand pounds put away for a rainy day.2) in (the)process ofWhen you are talking about sth. that has happened or has been done, and you talk about sth. else that happened or was done in the process, you mean that the second event happened during the first or as a result of the first.You are in the process of sth when you are still doing it.The house is in the process of being built.They play an important part in the process of learning. 3) to call ona to call on :to visit sbYou call on sb when you pay tem a short visit.We called on Ton on the way north.I hope to call on you at your office at 3 today.b to call on sb to do sth/to call on sb for sth: to ask sb to do sth/to ask sb for sthWhen you call on or upon sb to do sth you ask or demand that they should do it.He called on me to speak after him.Ill call on Mary for an answer.c to call on: to need to useThe President called on his people to make sacrifice for the good of their country.We call on every friend to support him4) to have an impact on.impact: strong impression or effect on sb./sth.The impact that something has on you is the effect it has or the impression it makes.His criticisms have made little impact on our resolve to pursue the campaign.That first meeting had a very strong impact on me.This book had/made a tremendous impact on its readers.the impact of new methods/technology on modern industry.新方法,新技术对现代工业的巨大影响。to impact on: to have an effect on .influence: power to affect a persons character or actionsYou have influence over sb. if they tend to follow your advice, agree with your opinions or copy your behavior or the way you do things.Hell use his influence with the manager to get sth done about it.Something has an influence on things that it affect or changes.The book discusses the influence of the war on the poverty of the period.5) to developa to develop sb./sth. o.: cause to grow graduallySomething or someone develops when they grow, change and progress; you develop sth. when you put your efforts and energy into making it progressHand in hand with reading he had developed the habit of making notes.They provided good material for developing the reading skills.b to develop: to treat (an exposed film)so that the photo can be seen冲洗胶卷)to take a film to be developed 6) as a matter of factYou use the phrases in fact, in actual fact, as a matter of fact and in point of fact to emphasize the truth or accuracy of what you are reporting, or to correct a wrong impression that may have been made.As a matter of fact, we also received a letter from him.As a matter of fact, I dont know she/he died yesterday.the matter: wrongSomething is the matter when sth is wrong, or there is a problem.I could see she had been crying, and I asked her what the matter was.I couldnt understand what was the matter with me.There is something the matter with this car.There is nothing the matter with him; he is just pretending.Anything the matter with you?in the matter of: concerning在.方面The children have everything they need in the matter of clothes, but very few toys.to make matters worse: to make a state of affairs more serious, more difficult to deal with Trying to smooth her only made matters worse.I realized that anything I could say would only matters worse.7) to take over: to gain control over and responsibility forTo take over a company or organization is to gain control of it.You take over a job from another person when you start doing it after they have stopped doing it.This large company has taken over many small ones.He is taking over my job when I am on holiday.Who do you think will take over now that the governor has been dismissed?8) subordination.toto subordinate sth. to sth.: to treat sth as of lesser important than sth. else If you subordinate sth. to sth. else you treat it as being less important than that other thing. He subordinated his personal needs to his political interests.to subordinate passion to reason使感情受理智控制subordinate adj.Something that is subordinate to something else is secondary to or of less importance than that other thing. If one person is subordinate to another, they are of a lower rank or importance than other person and take orders from them.opposite superiorIn the army a captain is subordinate to a major.9) in accordance with: in agreement with or harmony with sth.Something is done or happens in accordance with a rule, law or principle, if it obeys it.in accordance with ones wishes to act in accordance with customs, the regulations, the law In accordance with your orders, I sold the boat. Nowadays you are encouraged to look after yourself first, which is not in accordance with Christian principles.to accord withOne thing accords with another if it fits with, agrees with, or corresponds to ,it.The newspaper review of the play didnt in the least accord with my opinion of it.You accord a person or their achievements something such as approval when you give it to them.In time, her work will be accorded the recognition it deserves.same as grant10) to put away(a) to put away: to put in the usual place of storageYou put something away when you put it into the place where it is kept.She opened the drawer to put away the knives and spoons.If you have finished with these tools, I wish youd put them away. (b) to put away: to save money for later use He puts a little away every week for his grandchildren. Ill have to put something away for my retirement.11) to be superior to: to be better or good in quality or value; to be higher in rank or classIf one is superior to another, they are higher in rank or position than that other person.He thinks he is superior to us because his father is an important man.If one thing is superior to another, it is better in quality than that one thing.This wine is far superior to the one we had last week.opposite inferiorsuperior n.Your superior or superiors are people who are higher in rank or position than you are, especially in workIll speak to your superior about this careless work.Ill have to refer the matter to my superiors.opposite subordinate12) to fall/get behind: to fail to keep level withYou fall behind when you progress more slowly than other people and they get ahead of you.We mustnt let Britain fall behind in technology.He didnt want to fall behind in his studies. same as drop behind13) to approve of: to give ones approval of; to consider .good/right/wiseYou approve of sth. if you regard it as acceptable or satisfactory, or admire it; you approve of someone if you admire or like them.She would never do anything that was not approved of by her parents.I quite approve of the idea of your plan.I just dont approve of killing animals. opposite disapproveto approve vt.: agree to批准，同意He doesnt approve its policies.Congress approved the budget. to approve ones daughters marriage 14) to carry over: to remain, continueThe habit of reading aloud in the morning carries over from my childhoodWhat you learn in school should carry over into adult life.The story was carried over to the next page.to carry throughYou carry sth. through when you put it into practice or complete it.We hope that the plan can be carried through in it entirety.Something carries you through a difficult experience if it helps you to survive it.It was my religious faith that carried me through those days in captivity.15) to turn outa to turn out: to stop(a gas/oil/electric light/heating apparatus etc.)You turn out a light or a gas fire when you operate a switch to stop its shining or giving out heat. same as turn off, opposite turn onb to turn out: to drive out; to send awayYou turn sb. out, or turn them out of a pace, when you make them leave it.They were turned out of their house for non-payment of rent.She wept and begged him not to turn her out.c to turn out: to come out or gather as for a meeting/public eventPeople turn out eg for an event or an election when they come and participate, or come and vote.Voters turned out in large numbers in the safe seats.The whole town turned out for the parade.Not many men turned out to watch the match.d to turn out: to produce Something such as a factory or a place of education turns out a certain type of thing or person if they produce them.Centers of higher education have turned out many highly skilled software engineers.The college turns out hundreds of good teachers a year.The factory is now turning out 1000 cars a month.e to turn out: to happen to be in the end to turn out + adj The examination turned out easy. Do you think the crops will turn out well this year? to turn to: to be The meeting turned out to be interesting. The letter turned out to be a forgery.It turns out that.It turns out that he was never there.It turns out that this method doesnt work well.Vocabulary and Translation Vocabulary and Translation exercises will be assigned to the students for homework.After-Class ReadingPassage I Boys are teachers petsI. paraphrase the following sentences:1. Boys are accustomed to being teachers pets(L.34)2.had deliberately set out to give girls a fair chance (L.11)3. The tapes proved otherwise. (L.14)II. Translate the following sentences into Chinese:1. where 34% of teachers time was allocated to girls. (L.21)2. double standards pervade the classroom. (L.29)Passage II Stereotypes and individual differencesI. Paraphrase the following sentences:1. the tendency for women to become passive.(L.36-37)2. to move beyond traditional male-female tendencies. (L.42