新编大学英语教案 第四册 Unit3

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 comments

Discussing the cause of gender difference(both psychically and culturally) Key Points

Learn some words about gender difference

Learning to employ the following key words and phrases into practice appropriately approve constitution assumption innumerable noticeably subordination as a matter of fact call on up to put away take over turn out accustomed contempt pervade tolerate at a disadvantage be typical of be in minority originate tough universal be consistent with defer to have a tendency to do sth. in the company of open up sort out in/with regard to Master the important grammar (掌握本课重要语法――后置定语) Learning the skills of reading Methods of Teaching

Using multi-media teaching equipment Group-Discussion

Appreciate the passage

Time Arrangement(课时安排):

1 Preparation 2-3 4 5

Unit 3 Gender Difference

Part One: Preparation

Discuss 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: Man Woman In-Class Reading: Gender Roles from a Culture Perspective After-Class Reading Exercises Have an aggressive nature Seldom express feelings Are strong and full of vigor Are independent Are daring Are not excited by trivial matters Are less concerned with their appearance Are more likely to “explode like a volcano” Make decisions easily Are more dominating Are neat and clean Like to talk Are shy and obedient Have an extremely strong need for security Pay a great deal of attention to their appearance Are loyal Easily express gentle feelings Are well-mannered Understand other people’s feelings better Are more sensitive

B. 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 husband

tall, handsome and strong/rich/capable of supporting a family/educated and with a good career/kind and loyal Ideal wife

warmed-hearted/beautiful and healthy/capable of understanding her husband/intelligent and educated/having some interests in common with her husband/a good cook

D. Would the ideal wife and the ideal husband have been different in your parents’ generation and in your grandparents’generation? If so, how?

----Yes. In my grandparents’ generation, people, especially women, didn’t 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 Perspective

Part Two Reading-Centered Activities Pre-Reading

Understanding Words in Context Passage 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 Reading

Reading Comprehension

a. After the students have finished In –Class Reading, they will be asked to do Exercises 1,2,3 Pre-reading.

Sample

I 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 Phrases

1. aspiration: n. strong desire or ambition

a. The peace is the common aspiration of the world’s people. 2. constitute

[a]to constitute: make up(a whole);form

To 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; establish

Governments 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 of

The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A university consists of teachers, administrators and students.

3. obedience n. being obedient

a. 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. We’d better put the books away neatly in the cupboard.( put sth in a box, drawer, etc. in which it is usually kept)

b. We’ve got a few thousand pounds put away for a rainy day. 2) in (the)process of

When 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 on

[a] to call on :to visit sb

You 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 sth When 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. I’ll call on Mary for an answer. [c] to call on: to need to use

The President called on his people to make sacrifice for the good of their country. We call on every friend to support him 4) 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 person’s character or actions

You 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.

He’ll use his influence with the manager to get sth done about it. Something has an influence on things that it affect or changes.