普通高等教育十五国家级规划教材新世经高职高专英语.ppt

普通高等教育”十五”国家级规划教材,主讲人：赵 英2007年10月18日,新世纪高职高专英语,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,.Assignments,.Practical Writing-Business Cards,.Study Of The Text,.Lead In Activities,大学英语,.Unit Objectives,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,Teaching Objectives,Key Points,1.Master the key words and structures.2.Be able to explain the differences between man and woman with respect to the social positionand the career ladder as well.3.Discuss whether the factors causingthe differences are more biological than social,Vocabulary,Structure,Skills,as.as;be likely to do,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,1.1.Topic-related words,Man&WomanFemale-male Feminine-masculine Girl-boymiss-mister Lady gentleman fiancee-fiance wife-husband daughter-son Sister-brother aunt-uncle niece-nephew grandma-grandpaBride-bridegroom actress-actor waitress-waiter hostess-host Heroine-here princess-prince queen-king mistress-master,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,2.2.Specific questions from the text,2.1.Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,1).Q:What does the author mainly want to tell us in paragraph one?,2.1.Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks,Although there are slight biological differences between girls and boys,there are many other factors critical in the explanation for the subjects boys and girls choose.,2).Q:What do researchers reveal as to girls mathematical ability?,They can do equally well as boys,though they are not encouraged to do so.,3).Q:Why didnt girls learn to solve problems on their own as boys did in nursery school?,4).Q:What effect may teachers attitude have on students performance?,They were not asked to work on their own and complete tasks,while boys were greatly encouraged.,Its quite obviously showed that more attention and higher Expectations from the teachers may lead to harder work and hence better marks of the students.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,Although both tend to think maths difficult,yet,boys are encouraged to do well in such science subjects as maths,which is supposed to be masculine territory,so as to prove their competence and competitive spirit.Girls,on the contrary,so as to be more attractive,avoid science subjects just because they dont want to make great efforts in masculine subjects and compete with boys.,2.1.Summary Questions and Concluding Remarks,5).Q:Whos afraid of maths according to the text?,6).Q:Why,above all,do boys appear to do better than girls in science subjects in the authors opinion?,Both boys andgirls are afraid of maths.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,2.2.Specific questions from the text,Lines1-91).Q:What kind of explanation have scientists offered as to the difference between girls and boys?,They have come up with biological explanations for the difference.,2).Q:What does the general picture refer to?,3).Q:What makes it difficult to understand how boys and girls choose their subjects?,The universal difference boys and girls show while choosing subjects.,Besides genetic differences,there are many other important factors that may influence their choices.,4).Q:What does the scientists remark suggest?,Its highly questionable that biological reason causes the outcome that girls are inferior to boys in science subjects.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,2.2.Specific questions from the text,Lines 10-165).Q:What do statistics show about girls mathematical competence?,6).Q:What prevents girls from further study of math according to a recent report?,Social attitudes should take the blame.,7).Q:What is still acceptable for women now according to one of the reports authors?,It is still acceptable for women to show incapability in math today.,Girls mathematical competence is just as good as that of boys.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,2.2.Specific questions from the text,Lines 17-24 8).Q:When does the difference become obvious?,It is apparent during the teenage years.,9).Q:When does the difference begin to form?,It begins to form as early as the nursery school days.,10).Q:What effect do the different social attitudes have in nursery school?,Only boys,not girls,are encouraged to work on their own and complete tasks.,11).Q:How does this encouragement benefit boys in their later life?,They gradually learn to solve problems and find out answers for themselves.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,2.2.Specific questions from the text,Lines 25-3012).Q:What does the report on maths teaching reveal?,13).Q:Whats the difference in teachers expectations for boys and girls?,Teachers tend to expect higher marks of boys in science subjects.,14).Q:What do the teachers different expectations lead to?,They lead to boys harder work,strong confidence and hence better performonce in science subjects.,It reveals that teachers poy more attention to boys than to girls.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,2.2.Specific questions from the text,Lines31-3415).Q:In what way do boys and girls appear to be the same?,16).Q:Why do girls avoid mathematics courses?,They avoid such courses mainly for social reasons rather than being afraid of the difficulty.,17).Q:Why dont boys stop learning math?,They are strongly encouraged and pushed by social attitudes to challenge the difficulty.,They both think math and science are difficult.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,2.2.Specific questions from the text,Lines35-3918).Q:Why dont girls want to take up maths and science when they become teenagers?,19).Q:Why dont girls want to compete with and do better than boys?,They dont want to appear masculine and so less attractive.,Because these subjects ave supposed to be masculine.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,Since there are too many social influences on young learners like boys and girls,biological scientists have found it hard to determine the reason why some girls are worse at mathematics and science than boys.Nevertheless,recent reports have suggested that even from their early nursery school days,girls are not encouraged to work independently,and in contrast,boys are encouraged in schools by their teachers expectation that they do better than girl students.Another possible reason is that girls regard mathematics and science as difficult masculine subjects and avoid them,although both boys and girls think these subjects are difficult.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,1).Q:Whos Afraid of Maths Anyway?,anyway:at any rate,in any case,Examples:A.I know you dont like it,but I dont care,Im buying it anyway.B.Anyway,said Bob,changing the subject,please do it fight next time.,2).Q:Scientists have tried to come up with biological explanations for the difference between boys and girls.,come up with:find or offer(an answer,a solution,etc.),Examples:A.He came up with a new idea for increasing sales.B.He couldnt come up with a reason for them to stay for another month.C.He came up with a good excuse for being late for the meeting.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,3).Q:However,none were convincing enough to explain the general picture.,convince:make someone believe that something is true or right;persuade,Examples:A.She failed to convince him of his mistake.B.He managed to convince the jury that he was telling the truth.,convince:persuasive,Examples:A.Thats not a very convincing excuse for being late!B.John sounded very convincing.,4).Q:As one scientist points out.,point out:indicate,Examples:A.I would like to point out that you are thirty minutes late.B.The guide pointed out the house of a famous movie star as we passed by it.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,5).Q:There are slight genetic differences between the sexes at birth which may influence the subjects boys and girls choose.,influence:have an effect on,Examples:A.He was hardly influenced by the opinions that surrounded him.B.Its your choice,dont let anyone else influence you.,6).Q:.or whether theyve been brought up to think of these subjects as boys“territory”.,bring sb.up:raise,rear or educate sb.,Examples:A.Her parents died when she was a baby and she was brought up by her aunt.B.Mary brought up her son on her own.C.Joe was born in Chicago but brought up in New York.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,territory:the area of knowledge,Examples:A.Astronomy is an unfamiliar territory,and I cannot answer any questions about the stars.B.His scientific investigations cover a wide territory.,7).Q:Statistics show that in mathematics,at least,girls are equal to boys.,Examples:A.Statistics show that online transactions are on the rise.B.According to the statistics,women constitute nearly two-fifths of the work force.,statistics:a collection of numbers which represent facts or measurements,equal:of the same in size,number,value,etc.,Examples:A.Women demand equal pay for equal work.B.Your achievement is equal to his.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,8).Q:A recent report suggests that girls only stop studying mathematics because of social attitudes.,because of:followed by a noun,pronoun or v-ing form,meaning as a result of,because:followed by a clause,meaning for the reason that,9).Q:.they have not been encouraged to do so.,encourage:give someone the courage or confidence to do something,Examples:A.Because of the rain,the sports meeting was put off till next Friday.B.Jane was late for work because her car broke down,Examples:A.Jane encouraged me to work hard in school.B.The children are encouraged to solve the problem on their own.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,10).Q:The explanation for the difference,which is apparent during the teenage years,goes as far back as early childhood experiences.,go back(to):have ones origins in(an earlier time),Examples:A.This festival goes back to Roman times.B.The history of horse racing goes back to the Olympic Games of about 600 BC.,childhood:the time of being a child,Examples:A.The cause of the accident was apparent to everyone.B.Its quite apparent that he Would vote against the proposal.,apparent:easily seen or understood,Examples:A.He has taken a great interest in music since childhood.B.Ill never forget the small town where I spent my childhood.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,11).Q:This encouragement leads to a way of learning how to solve problems later on in life.,Examples:A.Too much work and too little rest often leads to illness.B.I welcome any change that will lead to something better.,lead to:result in,Examples:At first things went well,but later on we ran into trouble.,later on:at a later time,evidence:words or things that prove something,12).Q:Evidence shows that exceptional mathematicians and scientists did not have teachers.,Examples:A.There wasnt enough evidence to prove him guilty of the crime.B.There is some evidence that peoples purchasing power is rising.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,Examples:A.The exceptional tennis player won the championship.B.The girl has exceptional abilities as a pianist.,exceptional:unusually good,outstanding,Examples:A.What he said revealed a top secret.B.A glance at the clock revealed that it was almost midnight.,reveal:make known;show,13).Q:A further report on maths teaching reveals that teachers seem to give more attention to boys.,claim:state or declare something as a fact,14).Q:Most teachers who took part in the study claimed that they expect their male students.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,Examples:A.Dont claim to know what you dont know.B.The job applicant claimed he had a college degree.C.The scientists claimed to have worked out a better solution to the problem.,tend to:be likely to do something,15).Q:All of this tends to encourage boys to work harder in these subjects.,Examples:A.Cigarette smokers tend to have higher death rates than nonsmokers.B.Plants tend to die in hot weather if you dont water them.,16).Q:Interestingly,both boys and girls tend to regard such masculine subjects like mathematics and science as difficult.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,regard.as:think of.as,Examples:A.Mary regards her job as a way to pay her bills.B.Some people regard vegetable growing as a healthy leisure activity.,be likely to:tend to do something,Examples:A.Speakers who focus exclusively on their notes are likely to losetheir audiences.B.Are you likely to be in London this year?,17).Q:.they are less likely to take them up.,take up:begin to do or learn,Examples:A.He has taken up photography as a hobby.B.He took up painting at the age of five.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,attractive:pleasing;charming,18).Q:Neither do they want to do better than boys because they are afraid to appear less feminineand so,less attractive.,Examples:A.He sounds very attractive on the phone.,B.I find the idea of travel rather attractive.,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,Unit 2 大学英语,1、Go over the text2、根据材料编一张名片.总经理常龙(中国世界贸易中心).地址:中国南京中山路二号.电话:5004882 电传210087.CWTC CN,CHINA WORLD TRADE CENTERCHANG LONGGENERAL MANAGERAdd:No.2 Zhongshan Road,Nanjing ChinaTel:5004992 Telex:210087 CWTC CN,浙江警官职业学院公共基础部,总经理常龙(中国世界贸易中心)地址:中国南京中山路二号电话:5004882 电传210087 CWTC CN,Unit 2 大学英语,Go over the text根据材料编一张名片,CHINA WORLD TRADE CENTERCHANG LONGGENERAL MANAGERAdd:No.2 Zhongshan Road,Nanjing ChinaTel:5004992 Telex:210087 CWTC CN,Class is over,Thank you!,