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1、Unit 1Men and Womens Prejudicesprejudiceopinion, or like or dislike of sb. or sth., that is not founded on experience or reason+againste.g. 1: She has a prejudice against modern music.e.g. 2:The anthology (选集) reveals a prejudice in favor of lyric poets.Listen & TalkReturn to Menu Lead InLISTENTALKL

2、ets listen. Listen to the following passage, and identify which pictures are mentioned in it. First timeSecond TimeIn Britain, people tend to make jokes about some jobs or professions, or to _(S1) stereotyped views of them. For example, sailors are_(S2) to have a “wife” in every port, university pro

3、fessors are often seen as_ (S3) or forgetful. There are a lot of dirty jokes about sales representatives, and they are generally regarded as not particularly _(S4). Other jobs may be well-paid or very _(S5), but the general public thinks they are funny or rather _(S6). For instance, in most other Eu

4、ropean countries _ (S7).Funnily enough, in Britain engineers are thought of as gloomy rather than cheerful _(S8).Second timeThird TimeIn Britain, people tend to make jokes about some jobs or professions, or to _(S1) stereotyped views of them. For example, sailors are_(S2) to have a “wife” in every p

5、ort, university professors are often seen as_ (S3) or forgetful. There are a lot of dirty jokes about sales representatives, and they are generally regarded as not particularly _(S4). Other jobs may be well-paid or very _(S5), but the general public thinks they are funny or rather _(S6). For instanc

6、e, in most other European countries _ (S7).Funnily enough, in Britain engineers are thought of as gloomy rather than cheerful _(S8).Third timeCheck up In Britain, people tend to make jokes about some jobs or professions, or to _(S1) stereotyped views of them. For example, sailors are_(S2) to have a

7、“wife” in every port, university professors are often seen as_ (S3) or forgetful. There are a lot of dirty jokes about sales representatives, and they are generally regarded as not particularly _(S4). Other jobs may be well-paid or very _(S5), but the general public thinks they are funny or rather _

8、(S6). For instance, in most other European countries _(S7). Funnily enough, in Britain engineers are thought of as gloomy rather than cheerful _ _(S8).holdsupposedabsent-mindeddependableresponsibleboring engineers are assumed to be somebody as result of peoples ignorance of the importance of enginee

9、rs in the societydiscuss the questions below.Now lets talk.Is there any kind of job that people often joke about in China?What prejudice do people have about certain kind of job?bossGovernment officialsbribe-taking? corruption? keeping the other woman?He who has wealth speaks louder than others. rud

10、e, arrogantDialogue1Dialogue2SAMPLESLi Hao: I think theyre probably just surprised. You have to admit there are so many more men than women who are leaders. Guess its because boys are brought up to be more ambitious. Andrews:Yeah, you may be right. Li Hao: How stupid! But doesnt the company put Mr o

11、r Ms in front of names on its departmental lists? Andrews:Yeah, I think so. But perhaps because they are thinking I must be a man, they just ignore the Ms. That kind of thinking is so outdated though. I mean, Im not the only woman whos a head of department. Li Hao:It really shows prejudice against w

12、omen, doesnt it? Andrews:Sure does. There are so many people who think women arent suited for leadership jobs. You might not believe this, but when I tell some people Im a head of a department, they laugh at me! Li Hao: Andrews, a letter just came in from American Express for you. Andrews:Thanks. Oh

13、 mananother circular letter. They drive me mad! Li Hao:What are you talking about? Andrews:All these circular letters that are sent to my work address. Theyre all addressed to Mr S Andrews. Li Hao:Mr? Obviously theyve made a mistake. Andrews:Yeah, theyve found my name on some list of our company sta

14、ff and assumed that Im a man because Im not a secretary. Lets listen and read. Dialogue 1: Prejudice Against JobsZhang:Are you pleased that you chose primary teaching as a career? I mean, if someone came up to you who was about to leave school and wanted some career advice, would you recommend teach

15、ing to them? Nancy:Maybe. Im glad I went into it most of the time, anyway. I must be because at one stage I left teaching but I went back into it. I think that shows that I committed to this profession. Zhang:And do you have any higher ambitions for your job? I mean, would you like to be a headmistr

16、ess or something? Nancy:No, definitely not. Being a headmistress is not something I would want to do in a million years. It may be the next step up the ladder for me but I basically enjoy being a classroom teacher. Maybe this is one reason why there arent so many women heads. I was a deputy head bef

17、ore I got this post but I prefer to be in the classroom with the children, instead of sitting at a desk doing administration which is what being a head all about. Dialogue 2: Chances of Promotion of Women Teachers Zhang:I recently read an article which said that in primary schools women teachers hav

18、e less chance of promotion than their male colleagues. Do you think its true or is it just some womens perception of the situation? Nancy:Its pretty true. Men are definitely getting promotions more quickly than women. In primary schools there are far more women teachers than men but there are more h

19、eadmasters than headmistresses. Zhang:So, what are your chances of promotion like? At the moment youre in charge of a section of the school, arent you? Nancy:Yes, Im in charge of the infants department which is for children aged three to seven. Lets listen and read. American Express n. rapid transport of goods or mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient systeman express train adj. rapid an