Unit 6 Man and Woman

Hope English II

Unit 6 Man and Woman

Period One

Teac

h

ing Objectives:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Ss can share the reasonable view on the differences b

e

tween man and woman.

Ss can develop a vocabulary list suited to the theme.

Ss can use the vocabulary from Speaking Task 1.

Ss are able to ask and answer the questions about the differences between men

and women and give a report to the class.

Teaching

P

rocedures:

I. Lead-in

?

Questions about the differences between men a

n

d women.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

What are the differences between men and women?

What are the social roles men and women usually play?

Do you think men and women are equal at work? If yes, why? If no, why not?

What kinds of jobs do women usually do?

Do you want to be supervised by female managers when you work? Why or why

not?

①

Women prefer to talk about family or friends over a cup of coffee because they

like sharing personal things whereas men like to do a lot of public talk about politics

and business. They want to capture and impress their listeners.

②

My Opinion on the differences between men and women

For centuries, the differences between men and women were socially defined

and

distorted

through

a

lens

of

sexism

in

which

men

assumed

superiority

over

women and maintained it through domination.

It is my position that men and women are equal but different. When I say equal,

I mean that men and women have a right to equal opportunity and protection under

the

law.

In

fact,

most

of

us

are

assured

that

men

and

women

are

at

least

as

different psychologically as they are physically.

None of us would argue the fact that men and women are physically different.

The

physical differences

are rather obvious and most of these can be seen and easily

measured.

1

The

psychological

difference

s

between

men

and

women

are

less

obvious.

They

can be difficult to describe. Yet these differences can profoundly influence how we

form

and

maintain

relationships

that

can range

from

work

and

friendships

to

marriage and parenting.

③

Men and women are considerably different.

Generally speaking, women tend to be more emotional.

Men are physically stronger than women

Men and women are different inside and out.

Men have one thing on their mind.

Men complain that women are illogical.

Women seem to have a longer attention span than men.

Dressing up

A woman will dress up to go shopping, water the plants, empty the garbage, answer

the phone, read a book, or get the mail. A man will dress up for the following:

weddings, funerals.

Politics

Men love to talk politics, but often forget to do political things such as voting.

Women are very happy that another generation of Kennedys is growing up and

getting into politics because they will be able to campaign for them and cry on

election night.

Nicknames

With the exception of female bodybuilders who call each other names like

Suzanne, Deborah, and Michelle get together for lunch, they will call each other

Gloria, Suzanne, Deborah, and Michelle. But if Mike, Dave, Rob, and Jack go out

for a brewsky, they will affectionately refer to each other as Bullet-Head, Godzilla,

Peanut Brain, and Useless.

④

Differences between men and women

I remember a book titled “Men are

from Mars, Women are from

Venus.” I

have

no

idea

how

the

author

came

up

with

such

an

amazing

and

extraordinary

title;

however,

I

really

think

(

that

)

we

should

crown

this

author

as

one

who

perceives

most

profoundly

the

great

differences

between

men

and

women.

With

such

few

words,

the

author

vividly

described

the

diametrically opposite character of men and women.

2

Just

like

Mars

(the

god

of

war),

men

are

typically

aggressive

and

ambitious

for

great

achievements

in

what

they

do.

Whenever

an

opportunity

comes

for

men

to

show

off,

they

will

eagerly

compete

for

this

chance

without

thinking

beforehand

if

they

are

up

to

it.

Therefore,

men

become the most boastful and conceited creature

s

in the universe; they try very

hard not to lose face anywhere at any moment of their life. If Mike, John, Bob

and

Richard

go

out

for

lunch

, when

the

bill arrives,

Mike,

John,

Bob and

Richard will “each” throw in

＄

20, even though the “total” is only for

＄

20.5.

None of them will have anything smaller, and none of them will admit they

want change

s

back. Women, on the contrary, are characteristically

sensitive,

attentive and detail-oriented. Therefore, when Mary, Lisa, Rose and Eva get

their bill, out come the pocket calculators. You think women are disputative

and stingy for every cent? Oh, women often do this for peace?s sake to avoid

meaningless

and

useless

arguments.

See,

women

are

such

good

devotees

of

Venus

–

the goddess of love, peace and beauty.

When it comes to being creative, let's concede men are the most creative

creature

s

on

earth,

especially

in nicknaming each

other.

If

Mike, John,

Bob

and Richard go out for lunch, they will affectionately refer to each other as

Fatty, Doggy, Peanut-Head, and Useless. However, if Mary, Lisa, Rose and

Eva go out for lunch, they will simply call each other Mary, Lisa, Rose and

Eva.

Men's

nicknaming

each

other

shows

their

deep

and

close

relationship

with

each

other;

most

men

will

just

take

it

as

an

act

of

familiarity.

In

contrast

to

men,

women

are

taught

to

show

respect

for

others.

They

can't

make fun of other people's appearances and are asked to be good- mannered at

all

times.

Therefore,

women

seldom

have

this

tendency

to

nickname

others

even with their close friends. Now you see why men are always more creative

than

most

women

because

men

never

lack

the

opportunity

to

practice

their

creativity by giving people nicknames.

No

one

would

disagree

that

women

are

universally

the

most

beauty-craving

group.

A

woman

will

dress

up

to

go

shopping,

water

the

plants,

empty

the

garbage,

get

the

mail,

etc.

There

is

a

saying,

woman's

closet

will

always

lack

a

suit.

However,

a

man

will

dress

up

only

for

weddings and funerals. Therefore, in a man's bathroom, he has only six items:

a toothbrush, shaving cream, razor, a bar of soap and a towel from the Empire

Inn. The average number of items in the typical woman's bathroom is 400, and

most

of

these

items

are

unable

to

be

identified

by

a

man.

Oh,

are

you

criticizing women as the most luxurious, sumptuous, and lavish creature

s

on

3

earth? Please, can't you see they just want to please their men? Can't you see

women's beautifying power has made the society look more beautiful, colorful,

and

interesting?

In

such

a

way,

women

contribute

a

lot

to

our

society.

So,

instead

of

criticizing

women,

men

should

be

ashamed

of

wearing

slippers,

undershirt

s

and short pants around the house all the time.

As for marriage, a woman marries a man expecting he will change but he

doesn't; however, a man marries a woman expecting that she won't change but

she does. Shouldn't men be responsible for their wives haggard looks, and for

their not being beautiful anymore? The trivial house chores and the raising of

children

wither

and

wear

out

a woman's

vigor,

energy

and

youthfulness.

A

woman

knows

all about

her

family.

She knows

about dentist

appointments

and romances of children, best friends and favorite foods, secret fears, hopes

and dreams of every family member. However, a man is vaguely aware of some

short

people

living

in

the

house

and

is

the

one

who

always

asks

where

the

socks and neckties are.

Despite the striking differences between the character of men and women,

they still need each other, rely on each other

for comfort, love and support.

What

a

dull

world

it

would

be

if

men

and

women

both

share

the

same

character.

After

all,

the

sensitive

and

beauty-craving

woman

still

needs

a

reasonable

man

to

kiss

her,

hug

her

when

she

is

crying

like

a

baby

just

for

seeing a poor street dog, or to ease her desire when she will spend thousands of

dollars buying thousands of items that she doesn't need at all.

II. Speaking

Task 1 Ss will list as many words or phrases as they can to describe the pictures

on Page 82.

1.

Ss choose five words about each picture.

2.

Ss list the words on the Bb.

3.

Add some the following words to the word list if they are not already there.

4.

Explain why these words are useful to the theme.

5.

Suggested Words:

Young,

good-looking,

colleagues,

hardworking,

considerate,

cooperation,

help,

discussion, friendly, different opinions, preasant.

Task 2 Use the following sentence patterns and the words and phrases from Task

1 to talk about the pictures on Page 82.

A: While

…

,

…

B: be seen as

…

4

?

< /p>

When

和

While

< br>的区别

①

< br>when

是

at

or

during

the

time

that,

既指时间点，也可指一段时间，

< br>while

是

during

t

he

time

< br>that

，

只指一段时间，

因此

when

引导的时间状语从句中的动词可以是终止性动

词，也可以是延续性动词，而

while

从句中 的动词必须是延续性动词。

②

when

说明从句的动作和主句的 动作可以是同时，也可以是先后发生；

while

则强调

主句的动作在从句动作的发生的过程中或主从句两个动作同时发生。

③由

when

引导的时间状语从句，主句用过去进行时，从句应用一般过去时；如果从句

和主句的动 作同时发生，两句都用过去进行时的时候，多用

while

引导 。

④

when

和

while

还可作并列连词。

w hen

表示

“

在那时

< br>”

；

while

表示

而，

却

”

，

表对照关

系。

?

1.

当从句中的谓语动词是持续性的动作时

,

我们可以用

while, when

或

as

。

While / When / As I was walking down the street, I noticed a police car in front of the bank.

我顺着马路往前走时

,

发现 银行门前停着一辆警车。

2. < /p>

当从句中的谓语动词表示瞬间动作时

,

不 可用

while

。

He was on the point of leaving when someone knocked at the door.

< br>他正要走

,

这时有人敲

门。

3.

如果谈 论两个长动作

,

最常用的是

while

。

While John was sitting biting his nails, I was working out a plan to get us home.

约翰坐在那

里咬指甲时

,

< br>我想出了一个回家的办法。

不过

,

as

是可以用来说明两种正在发展或变化的情况的

,

这时

引导一个持续性的动作

,

主句中的动作与之同时进行。

As we talked on, he got more and more excited.

我们继续往下谈的时候

,

< br>他越来越兴奋。

4.

如果表示两个短动作或事件同时发生

,

最常 用的是

as

或

just as,

也可用

when

。

Just as he caught the ball, there was a tearing sound.

当他抓住球的时候