新编大学英语4 unit 3 gender differences

UnitThreeGenderDifferencesWarm-upActivitiesReadingActivitiesTranslatingActivitiesWritingActivitiesTask1:Doyouknowthat?Task2:ApoemTask3:WivesandbreadwinnersTask4:ManandwomanWarm-upActivitiesDumbman+dumbwoman=Smartman+smartwoman=Dumbman+smartwoman=GenderDifferencesromanceaffairmarriagePartOne:PreparationDifferencesBetweenMenandWomen1.DifferencesBetweenMenandWomenSTEPONEDirection:Scanthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Thenworkingroupstodecidewhetherthecharacteristicsbelowaremen’sorwomen’saccordingtotheinformationyouget.PartOne:PreparationDifferencesBetweenMenandWomenTheaveragemancanexpecttolivetoage72.Theaveragemanis30percentstrongerthantheaveragewoman.Aman’sbrainmeasures87.4cubicinches.Aman’sbodyisabout60percentwater.Twenty-fourpercentofmenareoverweight.Theaveragewomanlivestoage78.Womenmaynotbeasstrongasmen,butawomanholdsthespeedrecordforswimmingtheEnglishChannel.Awoman’sbrainmeasures76.8cubicinches.Awoman’sbodyisabout55percentwater.Twenty-sevenpercentofwomenareover-weight.PartOne:PreparationDifferencesBetweenMenandWomenTheaverageman’sheartbeats72timesperminute.Mentendtousehumormoreoftenthanwomentoinfluencepeople.Fourpercentofmenarecolor-blind.Angularshapes,suchasthediamond,aremostpleasingtoaman’seyes.Theaveragewoman’sheartbeats78timesperminute—fasterthanaman’sbecauseitissmaller.Womentendtousefacialexpressionsandbodylanguagemoreoftenthanmentoinfluenceothers.Afifthofonepercentofwomenarecolor-blind.Curvedshapes,suchastheheart,aremostpleasingtoawoman’seyes.PartOne:PreparationDifferencesBetweenMenandWomenMenmissfivedaysofworkperyearduetoillness.Mensuffermorefractures,dislocations,wounds,andotherinjuriesthanwomendo.TheAmericanmanhasa20percentchanceofhavingaheartattackbeforeage60.Womenmisssixdaysofworkperyearduetoillness.Womenenduremoreacuteandchronicillnessesthanmen,includingcolds,headaches,digestiveandbonedisorders.ForAmericanwomenunder60,theriskofheartattackis1in17.Phobiasaffecttwiceasmanywomenasmen.acute:急性的angular:有角的chronic:慢性的cubic:立方的diamond:菱形dislocation:脱臼fracture:骨折phobia:恐惧症PartOne:PreparationDifferencesBetweenMenandWomen●suffermoreillnesses●haveahigherrateofcolorblindness●havealargerbrain●aremorelikelytohaveaheartattack●havemorefears●livelonger●likediamondshapes●missmoreworkThecharacteristicsbelowaremen’sorwomen’s?√√√√√√√√HowdoesTennysonseetherolesofmenandwomen?Explainhispoeminyourownwords.Youmaybeginyourexplanationwith:Hispoemtellsusthatmanworksinthefieldwhilewomanshouldstayathome.Man…ReadthepoembyAlfredTennyson(1809-1892)carefully.Workingroupsandanswerthequestionsbelow.Manforthefieldandwomanforthehearth(炉边,喻家庭)ManfortheswordandwomanfortheneedleManwiththeheadandwomanwiththeheartMantocommandandwomantoobey;Allelseconfusion.—fromThePrincess(1847)APoemWatchtheinterviewonWivesAreBreadWinnersandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestionswiththeideasyougetfromit.1.Whyisthereahighdivorcerateinthefamilieswhichwivesearnmore?2.Howdowomenoftenfeelwhentheygetmoreforthefamily?3.Whataremasculineandfeminine?WivesAreBreadWinnersWivesAreBreadWinnersWhowilldothefollowingthings,manorwoman?Couldyouthinkofsimilaronesasmanyaspossibleaboutthedifferentpersonalityofmanandwoman?Pay$200fora$100itemneeded.Pay$100fora$200itemaren’tneeded.WorriesaboutthefutureuntilgetstheotheroneNeverworriesaboutthefutureuntilgetstheotheroneOnewhomakesmoremoneythantheothercanspend.Theonewhohasthelastwordinanyargument.TheonewhosaysAnythingafterthatisthebeginningofanewargument.Onewhocanfindsuchaperson.Tobehappywithaman,youmustunderstandhimalotandlovehimlittle.Tobehappywithawoman,youmustloveheralotandnottrytounderstandheratall.ManandWomanAwomanmarriesamanexpectinghewillchange,buthedoesn't.Amanmarriesawomanexpectingthatshewon'tchange,andshedoes.Womenlovecats.Mensaytheylovecats,butwhenwomenaren'tlooking,menkickcats.Awomanknowsallaboutherchildren,bestfriends,favoritefoods,secretfearsandhopesanddreams.Amanisvaguelyawareofsomeshortpeoplelivinginthehouse.Possiblecharacteristicsoftheidealhusband/wife:Idealhusband1)tall,handsomeandstrong2)capableofsupportingafamilyIdealwife1)beautifulandhealthy2)warm-heartedIdealWifeandIdealHusbandDirections:Workinpairsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.1)Fromyourpointofview,whatarethecharacteristicsoftheidealwifeandtheidealhusband?2)Wouldtheidealwifeandtheidealhusbandhavebeendifferentinyourparents’generationandinyourowngeneration?Ifso,how?PartOne:PreparationTheGenderSurvey3.TheGenderSurveySTEPONEDirection:Inyouropinion,doeseachofthefollowingdescriptionapplymoretowomen,moretomen,oristherenodifference?Completethesurveybelow.PartOne:PreparationTheGenderSurveyWhoisWomenMenNoDifferencemoreawareofwhatisgoingonaroundthemmorecompassionatemorewillingtotakerisksmorelogicalorrationalhasbetter“peopleskills”moreaggressivemoreintelligentmoredecisivebetteratlisteningmoreemotionalmoreself-centeredbetterabletodomanythingsatonetimePartOne:PreparationTheGenderSurveySTEPTWODirection:Workingroupstodiscussthefollowingquestionbasedonyouropinionsinthesurvey.Inwhatwaysdopeopleseewomenandmenasdifferent?Mostpeoplethinkthatwomenaremoreemotionalandm