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,4,Unit6Genderequality,FOREIGNLANGUAGETEACHINGANDRESEARCHPRESSHEBEIUNIVERSITY,Objectives,SectionATheweightmencarry,Projectoftheunit,Inspiringyourthoughts,Enhancingyourskills,Presentingyourproject,Projectforecasting,Inspiringyourthoughts,Enhancingyourskills,Presentingyourproject,Projectoftheunit,Lead-in,Watchthevideoclipanddiscussthefollowingquestionsingroups.,Step2,Whatisgenderdiscrimination?Doesgenderdiscriminationexistinyourlife?Giveexamples.Whatdoesgenderequalitymeantoyou?,Projectoftheunit,Lead-in,Whatisgenderdiscrimination?,Sexismorgenderdiscriminationisprejudiceordiscriminationbasedonapersonssexorgender.,2.Doesgenderdiscriminationexistinyourlife?Giveexamples.,Genderdiscriminationincollegerecruiting;infindingajob;ininterview,Projectoftheunit,Lead-in,Referenceanswers:,3.Whatdoesgenderequalitymeantoyou?,Genderequalityreferstotheequalrights,responsibilitiesandopportunitiesofwomenandmenandgirlsandboys.Genderequalityimpliesthattheinterests,needsandprioritiesofbothwomenandmenaretakenintoconsideration,recognizingthediversityofdifferentgroupsofwomenandmen.Genderequalityisboth,ahumanrightsprincipleandapreconditionforsustainable,people-centereddevelopment.(AdaptedfromUNWomen),Projectoftheunit,Lead-in,Lead-in,Inspiringyourthoughts,Enhancingyourskills,Presentingyourproject,Projectoftheunit,Projectforecasting,JInChina,theMinistryofEducationhasbanneduniversitiesfromrecruitingstudentsbasedongenderfrom2014,butthecurrentsituationisstillunsatisfying.Workingroupstowritealettertoyouruniversitypresidentappealingfortheequalenrolmentofgirlstudents.Selectfacts,statistics,quotes,personalexperiencesandobservations,etc.tosupportyourclaim.,Pleasegetpreparedbydoingthefollowingactivities.,Projectoftheunit,Enhancingyourskills,Presentingyourproject,Projectoftheunit,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Detailedunderstanding,Theauthorofthistextdiscussesthe_betweenmaleandfemale.Hearguesagainstsome_thatmenenjoyprivilegesofcomfortandpower,basedonhis_ofmenslifeinhisboyhood.,Readthetextquicklyinfiveminutesandcompletethefollowingblankstogetthemainideaofthetext.,differences,womensview,observations,Task,Globalunderstandingofthetext,Step1,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Whatdoestheauthormainlyusetosupporthisargument?A.Personalexperiences.B.Findingsofauthorities.C.Statistics.D.Facts.,Key:A,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Workingroupsoffour.Identifytheintroduction,thebodyandtheconclusionparagraphsaccordingtothemainideaofeachpart.,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Step2,Introduction:Mencarriedburdensofhardlabor.Majorargumentandsupportingdetails:Womensblameofmenwaspuzzlingandhardtounderstand.Conclusion:Womenhavegrievancesaboutgenderinequalitybecausetheydontknowthehardlifeofworking-classmen.,(Paras.1-4),(Paras.5-7),(Para.8),Step3,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Readcarefullythefirsttwopartsabouttheauthorspersonalexperiencesandobservations.Workingroupstofindtheinformationtofillinthetablebelow.,Introduction:Heprovidessupportingdetailsthelivingconditionsofmenhesawinhischildhood.,Menlaboredalldayandhadlittlefreetime.,Thebodiesofmenweretwistedandwoundedbecauseofhardwork.,Menwhoweresoldiershadtodieinwar.,Thelivesofthepoor-classmenwerereal,whereasthelivesofrichmenwhohadpowerandprivilegesseemedremoteandunreal.,Referenceanswers：,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Body:Herefuteswomensclaimmenkeptallthejoysandprivilegesforthemselves.,Meninrealityhadtoworkhardtosupporttheirhousehold.,Mothersanddaughtersseemedtoenjoyasenseofease.,Thefatesoflower-classmenandwomenwereequallybleakandgrim.,Referenceanswers：,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Thistextisa(an)_essay.Theauthor,byemploying_,refutesthefeministsclaimthat_.Hebaseshisargumentonhisobservationsof_.,Fillintheblanksafterreadingthetext.,argumentative,hispersonalexperiencesandobservations,menenjoymoreprivilegesandgreaterjoysthanwomen,theharshlifeofworking-classmeninhischildhood,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Step4,Enhancingyourskills,Presentingyourproject,Projectoftheunit,Inspiringyourthoughts,Globalunderstanding,Detailedunderstanding,Readthetextagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.,Inspiringyourthoughts,Detailedunderstanding,Task1,Detailedunderstandingofthetext,Whattypesofworkdidtheauthorseemendoinhishometown?Whydidtheauthorfeelthatthemenappearingontelevisionwere“remoteandunreal”(Para.4)?AccordingtoParagraph6,whatnewunderstandingsdidtheauthorgainaboutwomenslifeafterhegrewup?Whatdoestheauthorrefertobysaying“anyplacewherethefatesofmenandwomenaresymmetricallybleakandgrim”(Para.7)?Whydoestheauthorsayhewasanallyintherebellionofwomen?,Detailedunderstanding,Referenceanswers：,Whattypesofworkdidtheauthorseemendoinhishometown?(Para.1)Hesawmendohardphysicalworksuchasfarming,mining,weldingandhouserepair.,tobecontinued,ThebodiesofthemenIknewweretwistedandwoundedinways_and_.(Para.2),visible,invisible,Theyweremarginalfarmers,justscrapingby,Meaning:Theywerepeoplelargelyignoredbysociety.Theyworkedasfarmersorshepherds,justhavingenoughmoneytolive,2020/6/1,Heavyliftinghadgivenmanyofthemspinalproblemsandappallinginjuries.,Somehadbrokenribsandlostfingers.,Racingagainstconveyorbeltshadgivensomeulcers.,Theiranklesandkneesachedfromyearsofstandingonconcrete.,Somehadpartialvisionlossastheglowoftheweldingflamedamagedtheiropticreceptors.,Visibleways:,Invisibleways:,Allaroundus,thefathersalwaysseemedolderthanthemothers.,Menworeoutsooner,beingmartyrsofconstantwork.,2020/6/1,Whydidtheauthorfeelthatthemenappearingontelevisionwere“remoteandunreal”(Para.4)?Becausethemenhesawontelevisionwererichandpowerful,andtheirlivesweretotallydifferentfromthoseofthelowerclassmenheknewabout.,Detailedunderstanding,IcouldnomoreimaginegrowinguptobecomeoneofthesesophisticatedpeoplethanIcouldimaginebecomingasovereignprince.,Icouldnotimaginemyselfgrowinguptobecomeoneoftheseexperiencedandcleverpeople,justasIcouldneverimaginemyselfbecomingaprincegoverningacountry.,我不能想象自己长大会变成这些精明世故的人中的一员，就像我无法想象自己能变成一个权力至高无上的国君一样,Detailedunderstanding,3)AccordingtoParagraph6,whatnewunderstandingsdidtheauthorgainaboutwomenslifeafterhegrewup?Herealizedthatwomenslifewasratherlimitedsincetheyhadtoworkmostlyinthehouseandthatmanywomensufferedfrommensbullying.,Whatdoestheauthorrefertobysaying“anyplacewherethefatesofmenandwomenaresymmetricallybleakandgrim”(Para.7)?Byusingthisphrase,theauthorreferstothepoorareaswherelowerclasspeople,regardlessoftheirgender,hadtoworkhardtomakealiving.,tobecontinued,Inspiringyourthoughts,Detailedunderstanding,Whydoestheauthorsayhewasanallyintherebellionofwomen?(Para.8)Theauthorthinksthatthemiserablelifeofthelowerclasspeopleissimilartothegenderinequalitythatwomensufferfrom.Hesupportsthefightagainstsocialinequality,nomatterwhetheritisrelatedtoclassorgender.,Thinkoverthefollowingquestionsandshareyourideaswithyourclassmates.SummarizeyourideasandwriteaparagraphconcerningthesituationofgenderequalityinChinatoday.,Inspiringyourthoughts,Detailedunderstanding,Task2,Criticalthinking,Doyouagreewiththeviewthatmencarrymoreweightinlifethanwomen?Whyorwhynot?Doyouthinkgenderinequality/genderdiscriminationexistsinChinatoday?Whyorwhynot?,Inspiringyourthoughts,Detailedunderstanding,Doyouagreewiththeviewthatmencarrymoreweightinlifethanwomen?Whyorwhynot?Yes,Iagree.Thetraditioninoursocietyisthatmenarethebreadwinnerandwomenarethehomemaker.Thismeansthatmenaresupposedtoearnmostofthemoneytobuyahouseandsupportthefamily,whilewomendonothavesuchpressure.No,Idonotagreewiththisview.Inthemodernsociety,manywomenhaveasuccessfulcareer,andtheysometimesareevenmorepowerfulthanmen.Forexample,therearewomenholdinghighpositionsinsuchsectorsasbusiness,sciencesandeducation.Meanwhilewomentendtodomostofthehouseworkathome.Therefore,Idontthinkmencarrymoreweightinlifethanwomen.,Referenceanswers：,Inspiringyourthoughts,Detailedunderstanding,2)Doyouthinkgenderinequality/genderdiscriminationexistsinChinatoday?Whyorwhynot?Yes,Ithinkwomentodaystillhavealowerstatusthanmendo.Forinstance,intopgovernmentpositions,thereareveryfewwomen.Tosolvetheproblem,Ithinkwecanmakealawtospecifythatacertainpercentageofwomenshouldbehiredforacertaintypeofposition.No,IthinkwomenhaveachievedthesamestatusasmenintodaysChina.Forexample,theyhaveequalrightstoeducationandemployment.Boysandgirlscangotothesameschool.Inaddition,menandwomencanbothhavetheirowncareers.,Presentingyourproject,Projectoftheunit,Inspiringyourthoughts,Structureanalysis,Enhancingyourskills,Languagehighlighting,Languagelearning,Languagefocus,Supportanargumentwithspecificdetails,Matchthewordswiththeirmeanings.,Step1,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagelearning,Task1,Learningverbsaboutgenderequality,weldlubricatewrenchextracttraversewedgeemancipatecater,1)She_herselffromhisgrasp.Womensintuitionsometimes_business.Anybusiness,ifitwantstosucceed,must_individualeffortsintoatrueteam.He_thewindowshutsothatitwouldnotbeblownopeninwind.,wrenched,Step2,Fillintheblankswiththewordsinthebox.,wedgeweldlubricatewrench,weld,wedged,lubricates,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagelearning,5)Womencan_acompletelydifferentmeaningfromwhatwassaid.6)I_thenarrowpedestrianbridge.7)Thesubjects_welltoyoungfemalestudents.8)Shethinkswomenneedto_themselvesandgivethemselvesasmuchindependenceastheycan.,traversed,extract,traverseextractcateremancipate,cater,emancipate,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagelearning,Workingroupsandshareyourideasongenderequalitywitheachother.Use3-5wordsandexpressionsfromthefollowinglist.,Step3,Verbs,labor,damage,dread,levy,traverse,struggle,extract,clip,define,cater,baffle,emancipate,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagelearning,Expressions,haveasayon,runerrands,extractfrom,caterto,scrapeby,emancipatefrom,makearacket,bedestinedto.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagelearning,Findcollocationsrelevanttogenderequalityandmakesentences.,Step1,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagelearning,Task2,Learningadjectivesaboutgenderequality,Deepgrievances,lightweightwork,equalopportunities,genderequality,modernwomen,essentiallyequal,discriminatorypractices,equalcommissions,strictsegregation,trophywife,equalattention,equalrespect,feministenvironments,insufficientlymasculine,Isgenderequalitypossible?WhilereadingthetwooppositeopinionsbroadcastonLeft,Righttherefore,thismeansgenderequalityhasnotbeenachievedatall.Wefeelweirdifa7)tr_wifeisthedominantoneinthefamilyinsteadofherhusband.Itsamatterofstereotypethatweareneverabletogetridofcompletely.8)G_equalityisabeautiful,fantastic,wonderfuldreamonly.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagelearning,essentially,discriminatory,trophy,Gender,Pro:Ibelievegenderequalityispossible.Womenandmenearn9)e_commissionswhenitcomestoabusinesscontext,andincertaincareerswomencanevenearnmorethanmen.Iwouldarguethatbothwomenandmenarelivingin10)fe_environments.OneareawhereIcanseemoreprogressisinevenlysharinghouseholdduties.Traditionally,womenhavebeeninchargeoftheso-called11)li_worktakingcareofchildren,cleaningandcooking,butwithmanywomenworkingfull-timejobsliketheirhusbands,menmust12)b_routinesnowandhelpoutwiththesetasks.Thankfully,Iseemoreexamplesofmenwillingtodothesethingsastimegoeson.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagelearning,equal,feminist,lightweight,break,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,a.1.verydifferentfromwhatyouareusedto,esp.inawaythatisdifficulttounderstandoraccept陌生的2.(onlybeforenoun)fromadifferentcountry,race,orculture外国的；异域的；异族的3.(onlybeforenoun)relatingtoaplanetotherthanearth,orrelatingtoacreaturefromaplanetotherthanearth外星球的；外星人的,Task2,Detailedlearningofkeyvocabulary,Part-translation作为一个女孩子，成为一名宇航员对于我的家人和邻居来说是不可想象的事情。儿童可能比成人更容易适应外国文化。男人们认为女人是某种外星生物。,1.Asforagirl,becominganastronaut_myfamilyandneighbors.2.Itmaybeeasierforchildrento_thanforadults.3.Menbelievethatwomenareacertain_.,adapttoanalienculture,aliencreature,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,wouldseemaliento,a.1.weighinglessthanotherthingsofthesametype重量轻的；薄型的,Translation:你去远足的时候，像睡袋这种轻的物品应该放在行李袋的最上面，拿出来放进去都方便。,Whenyougohiking,lightweightitemslikesleepingbagsshouldgohighinyourbag,wheretheyreeasytotakeoutandputback.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,a.2.notseriousorimportant轻松的；不重要的；无足轻重的,Translation:这个女孩被认为是团队里一名无足轻重的成员。,Thegirlwasconsideredasalightweightmemberoftheteam.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,providepeoplewithsth.theywantorneed,esp.sth.unusualorspecial迎合；满足；投合,Translation:这本杂志十分迎合年轻职业女性的需要。,Themagazinecaterswelltoyoungcareerwomen.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,n.1.sing.(infml.)aloudnoise吵闹声；喧嚷声,Translation:听到门上一阵声响，我很惊讶。那听起来不像是敲门声，倒像是打架。,Iwassurprisedwhenaracketbrokeoutatmydoor.Itsoundedmorelikeafightthanaknock,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,n.2.Canobjectusedforhittingtheballingamessuchastennis,withalonghandleandaroundpartwithstrings（网球等的）球拍,Translation:这里免费提供网球拍和网球。,Tennisracketsandballsareallprovidedforfreehere.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,vi.(about)喧哗；大声吵闹,Translation:孩子们总是在院子里吵吵闹闹的。,Thechildrenalwaysracketaboutinthecourtyard.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,vt.(fml.)givefreedomandrightstosb.解放；使不受束缚,Translation:她认为女性需要解放自己，并且使自己尽可能独立。,Shethinkswomenneedtoemancipatethemselvesandgivethemselvesasmuchindependenceastheycan.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,emancipationn.（从束缚、支配下）解放e.g.theemancipationofwomen,Translation:18岁时，我上了大学，从父母的束缚中解放了出来。,WhenIwas18,Iwenttocollegeandgotemancipatedfrommyparents.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,emancipatesb.fromsth.:freesb.fromsth.使摆脱；使不受束缚,n.Uthebeliefthatonesexisweaker,lessintelligent,orlessimportantthantheother,esp.whenthisresultsinsb.beingtreatedunfairly性别偏见（歧视）,Translation:这所大学被指责有性别歧视，因为它的女生非常少。,Theuniversityhasbeenaccusedofsexismbecauseithasveryfewfemalestudents.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,n.1.Uoppositiontosb.inauthorityortoacceptedwaysofdoingthings反抗；反叛,Translation:我能理解你对我的信仰所持的反对态度，我不责怪你。,Icanunderstandyourrebellionagainstmybeliefs,andIdontblameyou.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,n.2.C,Uanattempttoremoveagovernmentorleaderbyforce造反；叛乱；起义,Translation:国王掌权后不久，全国各地就开始起义，反抗他的统治。,Soonafterthekingwentintopower,rebellionsagainsthisrulestartedacrossthecountry.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,rebelvi.反叛n.反叛者a.反叛的,Meaning,Examples,-ent/ment,Thesuffix-ent/menttransformsverbstoadjectivesornouns.,dependent,urgent,resident,development,government,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,Task4,Wordformation,IcouldnomoreimaginegrowinguptobecomeoneofthesesophisticatedpeoplethanIcouldimaginebecomingasovereignprince.(Para.4),Meaning:Icouldnotimaginemyselfgrowinguptobecomeoneoftheseexperiencedandcleverpeople,justasIcouldneverimaginemyselfbecomingaprincegoverningacountry.Translation:我不能想象自己长大会变成这些精明世故的人中的一员，就像我无法想象自己能变成一个权力至高无上的国君一样。,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,Task5,Sentenceanalysis,nomorethan意为“不能，就像不能一样”。这个句型表达的意思是，两件事情都无法做或都不具有某一特征。通常后边的（即放在than后的）一件事更明显或更容易懂，所以将第一件（即放在nomore后的）与第二件进行类比，以解释为何第一件事是不可能的或不具有所说的特征。Hecouldnomoreforgetabouttheexperiencethanhecouldforgethisownname.他无法忘却那段经历，就像他不会忘记自己的名字一样。,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,用于比较两件事物时，nomore.Than.表示对两者都否定，意为“同一样不”(=neither.nor.)；而notmore.than.指两者虽都具有某种特征，但程度不同，意为“不如”、“不及”(=notso.as.)。morethan.表示“仅仅”、“只有”(=only)，强调少；而notmorethan.表示“不多于”、“至多”(=atmost)。,辨析,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,她只有三个孩子。Shehasnomorethanthreechildren.她最多有三个孩子。Shehasnotmorethanthreechildren.她不是画家，也不是作家。Sheisnomoreawriterthanapainter.她不如他聪明。Sheisnotmorecleverthanheis.,practice,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,Theauthorusesanumberofparallelstructures,whichmakesthepresentationofsupportingdetailsforhisargumenteffectiveandforceful.,Intheeveningsandonweekends,theylaboredequallyhard,working,fixing,repairing(Para.1),Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Task6,Languagehighlighting,Languageappreciation,Parallelstructure:Parallelstructuremeansusingthesamepatternofwordstoshowthattwoormoreideashavethesamelevelofimportance.Thiscanhappenattheword,phrase,orclauselevel.Theusualwaytojoinparallelstructuresiswiththeuseofcoordinatingconjunctionssuchas“and”or“or”.,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,Nonparallelstructurelookslikethis:Studentscappedtheirpens,wereclosingtheirnotebooks,andzippedtheirbookbagsastheytriedtoalertProfessorJones,ramblingatthelectern,thattheendofclasshadarrived.,Howwouldyouuseparallelstructuretorewriteit?,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,Studentscappedtheirpens,closedtheirnotebooks,andzippedtheirbookbagsastheytriedtoalertProfessorJones,ramblingatthelectern,thattheendofclasshadarrived.,Studentsgatheredtheirpens,notebooks,andbookbagsastheytriedtoalertProfessorJones,ramblingatthelectern,thattheendofclasshadarrived.,Referenceanswers：,Youcanusesimplepasttenseverbs:,Oryoucanrevisethesentencesothatalloftheitemsinthelistarenouns:,1.Theyweremarginalfarmers,shepherds,justscrapingby,orwelders,steelworkers,carpenters;theybuiltcabinets,dugditches,minedcoal,ordrovetrucks,theirforearmsthickwithmuscle.(Para.1)2.SomehadSomehad(Para.2)3.Butthemenontelevisionthenewscommentators,thelawyers,thedoctors,thepoliticianswholeviedthetaxesandthebosseswhogaveordersseemedasremoteandunrealtomeasthefiguresinoldpaintings.(Para.4),Enhancingyourskills,Languagefocus,Languagehighlighting,Workingroupsandfindparallelstructuresfromthetext.,Languagehighlighting,Languagelearning,Languagefocus,Structureanalysis,Supportanargumentwithspecificdetails,Enha