周次 第18-20 周 课时数 8 hours 教学章Text A Woman at the management level女性管理者 节 Text B A proud homemaker自豪的家庭主妇 Objectives: After completing Text A, students should be able to: 1. To know the names of common occupations 2. To be acquainted with characteristics of feature story 3. To be able to express ideas concerning women’s role at management level 教学目After completing Text B, students should be able to: 标和要1. Cognitive objectives: to get familiar with the 求 phenomenon and history of homemakers 2. Linguistic objectives: to understand and use the words, phrases, and structures, in the text 3. Communicative objectives: to be acquainted with the reading skills—Predicting the author’s ideas 时间安Text A Woman at the management level女性管理者 排 Pre-reading Activities (1st class period ) 1 . Warm-up Questions (15M) 2. Words & Expressions checkup (30M) While-reading Activities (2nd class period ) 1. Overview of Unit 1 (5M) 2. Culture Notes (5M) 3. Difficult Language Points (25M) 4. Comprehension Check (8M) 5. Assignment (2M) After-reading Activities ( 3rd class period ) 1. Class presentation (15M) 2. Exercises (20M) 3. Structure analysis (10M) After-reading Activities ( 4th class period ) 1. Paragraph writing (10M) 2. Translation (30) 3. Assignment (5M)
Text B A proud homemaker自豪的家庭主妇 Pre-reading Activities ( 5th class period ) 时间安1. Reading Skills (5M) 排 2. Background Information (5M) 3. Words & Expressions for checkup (35M) While-reading Activities( 6th class period) 1. First reading for general understanding (15M) 2. Second reading for specific understanding & Difficult Language Points (30M) After-reading Activities (7th class period ) 1. Class presentation (15M) 2. Check exercises after Text B. (20M) 3. Unit project （10M）：Working on a talk shouw about management styles After-reading Activities (8th class period ) 1. Unit project （continued） (15M) study (15M) 3. Language feature analysis (10M) 4. Written homework assessment of Text A (5M) Text A 1. Master the usage of the following new words and 教学重phrases: 点 be disposed to do sth., on both counts, feel at ease with sb, make a concession / concessions to, come down to, take exception to sth, burst into, administrative, attorney, accommodation, segment, tolerance, dispose, sector, precede, flourish, bystqander, hrness, symbolic, plausible, hirerachchical, diplomatically, etc. 2. Master the functional patterns: sb. would rather do sth., sb. do sth., by contrast, sb. else do sth. else., Some proclaim / announce / reveal / state / propose / indicate / post / declare…, There is no dispute that… Text B 1. master the usage of the following new words and phrases: work full time, crawl into bed, quality time, trim the unnecessary things, joint understanding and respect, converted to, an ounce of, supplement one’s income, domastic, disgusting, condemn, duration, crawl, calendr, overflow, fuss, compound, conscience, wrinkle, etc. 2. Master the functional patterns: remembers his own days or time before he did … 2. Even more importantly, sb does sth when… 3. Sb is revolted by the notion that … 3. Reading Skills Predicting the author’s ideas Text A 1. How to analyze the text structure and generalize the main idea of Text A; 2. How to develop an essay with examples 难点 Text B 1. How to predict the author’s ideas 2. How to work on a talk show about management styles 教学方□ √课堂讲授 □√ 小组活动 □√ 提问 式 使用媒□√ 文字教材 □ √电子教案 体 Review: the new words and phrases in the texts Preview : the content of the next 2 class hours 作业 Written homework 1 Finish translation practice on Written homework 2 Write a paragraph of developing an essay with examples based on
Unit 7 Text A
Woman at the management level女性管理者
(1st ---2nd class-hour)
I. Pre-reading Activities: Warm-up questions (15 M)
What’s the respective role your father and mother in your family?
What’s your opinion of the traditional family roles/division? How would you perceive the women’s role at the management level in the future?
Words & Expressions checkup (30M)
Check if the students have mastered the new words, which are required to be previewed before class. New Words
1. flourish: To develop quickly and be successful; to grow well 近义词thrive， bloom 繁荣，兴隆；茂盛
• Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate.
• These plants flourish in a damp climate.
• He is alive and flourishing. 他还活着，并且混得不错。
2. harness: If you harness something such a natural source of energy, you bring it under your control and use it • 利用（自然能源）
• Techniques harnessing the energy of the sun are being developed • 马具
• To harness a horse ( to put a harness on a horse , to attach a horse or other animal)
3. hierarchy: A system of organization in which people or thins have different ranks or positions depending on how important they are. • They became very conscious of the lack of females in the hierarchy.
• Create, establish ~ • Military~ 军衔制
4. plausible： Apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful =reasonable
• :Such a theory seems very plausible. • A plausible answer
• Be, seem, sound ~ 可信，好像有理，听起来有理 • Find/judge/think sth. plausible 认为…似乎有理 • Barely, hardly~ 几乎没有道理
• Extremely, highly, terribly~ 非常可信
5. diplomatic: Means relating to diplomacy and diplomats 外交;Be able to say or do things without offending people 有交际手腕的 • The secretary is diplomatic on the telephone. • We are looking for a peaceful, diplomatic solution. • Diplomat 外交官
• Foreign diplomat 外国外交官 • Senior diplomat资深外交官
★diplomatically: ad.讲究手腕地；灵活变通地；外交地
You can say it diplomatically and with love by telling your kids the reasons why you had to cancel the plan for a party.你可以灵活她、满怀爱心地告诉你的孩子为什么你不得不取消聚会计划。
6. echo: A sound which is caused when a loud, sharp noise is reflected off a surface 回音; An expression of an attitude or opinion which has already been expressed by someone else 附和，呼应 • Her footsteps echoed in the empty room. • The gunshot echoed through the forest.
7. concession=compromise: Something that you agree to do or let
someone else do or have, esp. in order to end an argument or conflict.
• Ending the dispute was worth almost any concession. • Make a concession/concessions to 作出妥协
• Our company has made a concession to them in order to reach a settlement and to continue with business as usual.
8. violate: Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns 违反;侵犯
• Violate an agreement/ Law/ Promise/privacy • This did not violate international agreements.
• She accused the press photographers of violating her privacy.? • 同源词：Violation • Violation of human rights
9. dispute: =quarrel: An argument between two or more people 争吵; Disagreement about the facts or truth of sth. 辩论；争论 • The couple lived happily together without dispute.
• There has been much dispute, and the question is certainly not yet settled. 10.
consultant: A person who gives expert advice to people who
need professional help顾问
• He got a job with a firm of public relations consultants. • Consult : to go to sb. for information or advice • If the pain persists you should consult your doctor. • Consult about 就…请教
• I need to consult my teacher about changing my course
Phrases and Expressions
1. administrative assistant: Staff who provides various kinds of administrative support to people and groups in business enterprises. 行政助理
Other positions in a company: Sales executive 销售主管 Sales manager 销售经理 Secretary 秘书 Typist 打字员
Assistant Manager 副经理 Accounting Clerk 记帐员 Chemical Engineer 化学工程师 Civil Engineer 土木工程师 Clerk/Receptionist 职员/接待员 Maintenance Engineer 维修工程师
Personnel Manager 人事部经理
2.would rather 宁愿；宁可 Would rather+动词原形
I?would?rather?stay?than?go.??我宁愿留下不愿去。
at ease with sb. :feel relaxed with sb., esp. in a situation in which people might feel a little nervous 不拘束，（与某人在一起）感到放松
If you want to get well again, it is essential to feel at ease with your therapist
4.stem from : develop as a result of sth. else源于；来自于 Customs which stemmed from circumstances that have long since changed.
His love of writing , he believes, stems from analytical training at university.
5. reach extent达到…的程度
At sth’s fullest/greatest extent 在…的全盛时期 To the same extent 在相同的程度上
People no longer live in small communities to the same extent as
they used to.
6. At ease: You are feeling confident and comfortable, and are able to talk to people without feeling worried or anxious. He was at ease with strangers. My smiling face set her at ease. With ease 轻松的
They passed the exam with ease Ease of …的方便
The car brings ease of access to the countryside.
REFERENCES
1. employee n.[C] sb. who is paid to work for sb. else受雇者；雇员
Knowing what an employer is looking for in a potential employee can help someone to prepare for an interview.
了解雇主在寻找什么样的潜在雇员可以帮助人们准备面试。 2. accommodation:n．
1)[sing., U](fml.)a change in behavior or attitude that helps people work together or end a disagreement迁就；通融；调和
The two sides failed to agree onevery point,but they settled on an accommodation for their differences.双方未能对所有的意见都达成一
致，但对他们的分歧达成了和解。
2) [U]a place for sb. to stay, live, or work住处；工作场所 Having decided to find an appropriate accommotion we set about contacting all the rental agencies in the city. 我们决定要找一个合适的住处之后，就开始联络这个城市所有的租赁公司。
3．segment: n．[C]a part of sth. that is different from or affected differently from the whole in some way部分；段；片
Black people constitute the poorest segrnent of society in the country.黑人在该国社会中构成了最贫穷的阶层。 4. tolerance: n．
1) [U] willingness to allow people to do, say, or believe what they want without criticizing or punishing them忍受；容忍；宽容 Tolerance is the quality of allowing other people to say and do as tbey like. even if you do not agree witb it or like宽容是一种素质，它允许其他人说和做他们喜欢的事，即使你不同意或不喜欢。 2) [C, U] the degree to which sb. can suffer pain, difficulty, etc. without being harmed or damaged（对痛苦、困难等的）忍受程度，忍耐力
These students tend to have poor tolerance for frustration and give up easily when tasks becorne difficult.这些学生往往对挫折的承受力差，在任务变得困难时会轻易放弃。 5. dispose: vt.
1)(~sb. to/ toward sth.) (frnl.) make sb. more likely to have particular feelings or thoughts使（某人）较倾向于
The body releases a chemical that disposes you toward sleep.体内释放出一种使人昏昏欲睡的化学物质。
2)(～of) get rid of sth., esp. sth. that is difficult to get rid of丢弃，处理（尤指难以处理的东西）
Litter sbould be disposed of tbougbtfully.废弃物应仔细地处理。 ★disposed．likely to behave or think in a particular way有…倾向的
He was d rnan of good cbaracter and was not disposed to violence.他人晶很好，没有暴力倾向。
★be disposed to do sth.: be willing to do sth.愿意做某事；乐于做某事
His father was a large, cornfortable-looking rnan who wasn't disposed to rnake a fuss.他父亲个子高，看上去很舒服，不像是会大惊小怪的人。
6. on both counts: in both ways在两个方面
l thought he was a kind and honest person , but I was wrong on both counts.我原以为他是个善良，诚实的人，但这两点我都想错了。 7. sector: n.[C]a part of an area of activity, business, trade, etc.（尤指商业、贸易等的）部门，行业
In the financial sector, investors investors in banks and insurance
companies both have lost a lot of money. 在金融行业，银行和保险公司的投资者都损失了很多钱。
8. precede:vt (fml.) happen or exist before sth. or sb., or come before sth. else in a series先于…（发生或存在）
A planning session at I I:30 will precede the lunch discussion. 11:30召开计划会议，随后是午餐讨论。
9. symbolic:a．important but not having any real effect象征的；象征性的
People threw flowers into the river between the two countries as a syrnbolic act of brotherbood.
人们把花扔进两国间的那条界河，这象征着两国之间的兄弟情义。 10. discrimination: n．[U] the practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way歧视
Though I face discrimination as a female, I will never give in to pressure to stop trying my best to succeed.虽然作为女性我受到歧视，可是我绝不
会屈服于压力，我会尽最大的努力来取得成功。 11. export:
n. [U] the business of selling and sending goods to other countries出口
They are now manufaturing more goods for export.他们现在正在生产更多的产品以供出口。
v. sell goods to another country出口
Their flowers are exported around the world.他们的花卉出口到世界各地。
12. take over: take control of sth.接管；接任；接受
In the event of strike,the arrny will take over the responsibility for fighting for the fires.万一发生罢工，军队将接管灭火的责任. 13. erect:
a. in a straight upright position直立的；垂直的
He’s very tall and erect for his 78 years.年已78岁的他非常高大挺拔。
vt. put sth. in an upright position竖起
Officials plan to erect a monumennt in the spacious square in the center of the city.官员们计划在市中心宽阔的广场上竖起一座纪念碑。 14. take a liberty/liberties with sb: treat sb. without respect by being too friendly too quickly与某人相处时太放肆
You musn’t take liberties with the young women.你切勿对年轻女士太随便
15. auction: n．[C, U]a public meeting where land, buildings, paintings, etc. are sold to the person who offers the most money for them拍卖
After the housing market crashed, many bankowned houses were sold far below their market value at auctions.房屋市场崩溃后，许多被
银行收
回的房屋以远低于其市场价的价格在拍卖会上被售出。 16．marine:
a. (only before noun) relating to the sea and the creatures that live there海洋的；海产的；海生的
Sadly, our beaches are full of trash, the sea is polluted, and marine life is endangered.很不幸，我们的海滩上全是垃圾，海洋受到了污染，海洋生物 受到了威胁。
n．[C]a soldier who serves on a ship水兵； （英国／美国）海军陆战队士兵
From a letter in his pocket, an emergency room nurse learned that his son was a marine stationed in North Carolina.从他口袋里的一封信中，急诊室护士了解到，他儿子是驻扎在北卡罗来纳州的海军陡战队士兵。
: [sing., U] the degree to which sth. happens or is likely to happen程度；限度；范围
There is disagreernent about the extent of American influence in Europe.
关于美国对欧洲的影响程度人们说法不一。
18. to some extent: used to say that sth. is partly but not completely true在某种程度上
We all tend to rernernber to some extent the good times and forget the bad.我们都在一定程度上会记住美好的时光，而忘记痛苦的时刻。 19. come down to: if a complicated situation or problem comes down to sth., that is the single most important thing归结为
The decision whether or not we can go on a vacation to Europe comes down to money in the end; that is, how much money we can afford.我们能不能去欧洲度假的决定最终都归结到钱，即我们能拿出多少钱。 20. vice-: prefix used with the name of a senior job title for referring to the person holding a job immediately below that one表示“副”（用于高级职位的名称前，表示仅次于这个职位的职位） The vice-president is now in control of the scbool since the president is ill at home.校长在管理学校，因为校长生病在家。 21. burst into: suddenly begin to make a sound, esp. to start slnging，crylng，or laughing突然迸发（尤指开始唱歌、哭、笑等） Before Mary even finisbed telling the anecdote, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter. 还没等玛丽说完她那个有趣的故事，我就忍不住爆发出大笑。
22. take exception to sth.: be angry or upset because of sth.因某事而生气（烦恼）
I take great exception to having such poor service here. 我对这儿糟糕的服务表示强烈不满。
23. infer: vt. form an opinion that sth. is probably true because
of information that you have（根据资料）推断，推定
From the evidence which the police collected so far, we can infer that the victim knew her killer. 我们可以从警察至今收集的证据推断出被害人认识 凶手。 24. valid:a．
1) reasonable and generally accepted有根据的；令人信服的 Police officers must have a valid reason forstopping rnotorists.警察必须有正当的理由来拦截司机。
2) legally or officially acceptable有效的；正式认可的
Your return ticket is valid for three months.您的回程机票有效期为三个月。
:n．[U] (BrE offence) the act of offending or displeasing得罪；冒犯行为
The attorney said his client commited the offense because he was out of control over his emotions, so he pleaded insanity.律师说他的当事人因无法控制自己的情绪而做出冒犯行为，因此称其属于精神失常。 26. veil:
vt. hide sth. behind sth. else遮盖；掩饰
It was a gray morning with the drizzle beginning to veil the hills.这是一个灰蒙蒙的早晨，细雨开始笼罩山峦。
n. [C]a thin piece of material that women wear to cover their faces面纱
Sorne women wear veils for religious reasons toprevent strangers frorn seeing tbeir faces.有些妇女出于宗教原因戴面纱，不让陌生人看到她们的脸。 : vt.
1)(～oneself) make oneself calm after beingangry, upset，or nervous使自己镇静下来
Standing in front of the platforrn,sbe took a moment or two to compose herself and then walked a few steps toward her audience.站在舞台前，她用了片刻的时间让自己镇定下来，然后向前朝观众走了几步。
2) (be ~d of) be formed from a number of substances，parts，or people由…组成
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.水由氢和氧组成。 ★composed: a．calm and relaxed镇静的；镇定
To everyone's surprise, Tom came out fairly composed after a heated argument with his 出乎所有人的意料，汤姆与他的对手进行了激烈的争论后，出来时仍相当镇定自若。
28. headquarters:n．[pl.] the main building or offices used by a large company or organization总部；总公司；总办事处
The international investwient company, which has its headquarters
in New York, has three branches in New York, one in Canada and five in Spain.总部设在纽约的那家国际投资公司在纽约有三家分公司，在加拿大有一家，在西班牙有五家。
29. identical:a．exactly the same, or very similar完全相同的；非常相似的
Physically, the two brothers were almost identical , but they were worlds apart in their approch to life. 两兄弟虽然长得非常像，但他们的生活方式却有天壤之别。
30. cooperative:a．willing to cooperate合作的
Ernployees who feel valued are more productive and cooperative.感到受重视的雇员工作效率会更高，合作精神会更强。 31. context:押．[C，Ul
1) the situation, events, or information that are related to sth. and that help you to understand it场合；周围情况；环境；背景 Indeed. the local people's attitude toward the same policy varies over time and with a changing social context. 确实，当地人民对同一政策的态度随着时间和社会背景的变化而变化。
2) the words that come just before and after a word or sentence and that help you understand its meaning上下文；语境
You have to make full use of the clues given by the story’s context, your common sense and knowledge of the world.你必须充分利用故事的上下文，以及你的常识和你对世界的了解。
32. vague:a．unclear because sb. does not give enough detailed information or does not say exactly what they mean含糊的；不明确的；不清楚的
The news tbey've released about the flood is vague and incornplete.他们发布的有关水灾的消息含糊且不完整。 ★vaguely: ad.
1) in a way that is not clear模模糊糊地；不明确地
Always I was taught that money was not the most important thing in life, so I will feel vaguely uncomfortable if there is too much of it on hand.
我总是被教导说，钱不是生活中最重要的东西，所以如果我手里有太多的钱，我会隐约地感到不舒服。 2) slightly稍微；有点
The interview made him look vaguely ridiculous.他在面试中表现得有点滑稽可笑。
II. While-reading Activities Overview of Unit 7 (5M)
This unit aims at exploring a current social issue: gender roles, a topic that could spark a lot of debates and arguments. Text A gives students a big picture of a how women hve played an important role at the management level, along with their challenges and frustrations. Text B portrays a happy full-time housewife who considers her job at
home absolutely important. The implication of it is that the job of a housewife should be respected. The two articles are theme-bound since both relate the topic of the role played by women, though one is at work and the other at home. The writing style of the two texts is very different as well.
Main ideas of the text A
Text A is a feature report on female bosses in the workplace. It has brought us various scenarios where female managers show their unique working styles toward their employees, coupled with male managers’ contrastive way of performance. Aim of Text A
1.To know the names of common occupation
2. To be acquainted with characteristics of feature story 3. To be able to express ideas concerning women’s role at management level
Text B portrays a happy full-time housewife who considers her job at home absolutely important. The implication of it is that the job of a housewife should be respected.
Cultural notes (5M)
Q1: What do you think about women’s role in today’s workplace?
Be a strong force in the workplace;
Filling the ranks in many professions and many top companies; Gone are the days of men working outside and women staying at home;
Many of today’s global business leaders and powerful entrepreneurs are women.
Q2: Do you agree that the cooperation of men and women can bring benefits at the workplace?
The data supports the benefits of gender diversity at the workplace.
The survey shows: companies with the highest percentages of women in their executive ranks achieved 35% higher returns on equity and 34% better total return to shareholders than comparable companies with fewer females.
Difficult Language Points (25M)
1. When Monica applied for a job as an administrative assistant in 1971, she was asked whether she would rather work for a male or a female attorney. (Para. 1)
Meaning: Monica was asked if she would like to work for a male or a female lawyer when she applied for a managing job at a law firm in 1971.
Sentence structure note: “would rather”句型
1) would rather 的意思是“ 宁愿；宁可；更；最好；还是…为好”，后接动词原形，表示优先选择的一种方式。其否定形式是would rather not do sth., would rather没有人称和数的变化， 所有的人称一律用would rather。例如：
If you/he would rather be alone, we’ll all leave here. 如果你/ 他宁愿独自呆着，那我们会都离开这儿。
2) would rather后接从句时，从句中的谓语动词用一般过去时，表示希望或宁愿某人按某特定的方式做某事，这个结构常常表达的是现在或将来的行为。例如：
I’d rather you didn’t make any comment on the issue for the time being. 我想目前你还是不要对此事发表任何评论。
2. “I felt that a male-boss/female-employee relationship was more natural,needing no personal accommodation whatsoever.”
Meaning:I felt that there was no need to compromise in a relationship between a male boss and a female employee since it was more natural. 3 But 20 years later,when she was asked the same question,she said,“Iwas pleasantly surprised that female bosses are much more accessible to their employees; they’re much more sensitive and
intimate with their employees.”
Meaning: However,when she was asked the same question 20 years later, She
responded that it was a nice surprise to find out that female bosses had been much easier to approach, more understanding, and closer to their workers.
Meaning beyond words: Her answer was entirely different from what she had responded 20 years before. It can be assumed that she gained this particular feeling gradually.
4. Female bosses today are still finding they face subtle resistance. Meaning beyond words: Female bosses today are still experiencing gender discrimination, though it may not always be obvious or noticeable.
5. There is still a segment of the population, both men and, surprisingly, women who report low tolerance for female bosses. Meaning: A portion of people,men and, unexpectedly, even women state that they can hardly bear working with female bosses.
6. The growing presence of female bosses has also provoked two major questions that revolve around styles: Do men and women manage differently, and, ifso, is that a good thing?
Meaning: With the number of female bosses increasing, two questions
have been raised in terms of styles:Do men and women work differently?Are the differences good for management if there are any?
7. Monicais disposed to think so,on both a 40-year-old mother of four, she is president of a public sector labor union with45,000 members.
Meaning: Monica,a 40-year-old motherof four children and president of a public sector labor union with 45,000 members, is inclined to look at these two points positively: Women do manage differently from men and that is a good thing.
Note: “A public sector labor union”(also public sector trade union) refers to a labor union which primarily represents the interests of employees within public sector (government-owned,supported or regulated) organizations.
8. “Relations with my employees are probably different from those of male managers preceding me,”she says.“I know what it’s like to have to call and say my kid got the mumps so I won’t becoming have a more flexible style—not soft, just more understanding.” Meaning: She said that she was perhaps different form the previous male managers in relation with the employees because she knew what it meant when someone had to make a phone call telling her that he or she wouldn’t go to work due to the illness of their child.
9. The man who is Monica’s assistant agrees,“She tends to delegate more and is
always looking for a consensus. People are happy and flourish because they have an inputin to decisions and they are not mere bystanders; their energies are harnessed. On the other hand, consensus takes longer.”
Meaning: The man who is Monica’s assistant holds the same opinion that she usually gives people more rights and is always seeking agreement. Since people have their voice heard in decision-making and are not playing the role of a witness only, they feel happy and successful. In this way, their energies are utilized. However, it takes more time to reach an agreement.
10. That point of view is often challenged and argued. Some proclaim
that men and women of similar backgrounds, experience and aspirations basically manage in the same way.
Meaning:The real differences between male and female managers often spark
arguments. Some people declare that generally speaking, men and women of similar backgrounds, experience and ambitions manage in the same way.
11. When women work for women, a different dynamic often takes over. Meaning beyond words: When women work for their female bosses, they
can always see and experience different working and communication styles from those adopted by their male bosses.
Note: Here, “dynamic” means the set of forces that exist in a situation,especially a relationship, and affect how it changes or develops. For example:
There’s a very supportive dynamic between the members of the group.组员们之间互相支持，互相鼓励。
12. Brian,a marine biologist, says, “It took me a couple of years before I felt
comfortable enough to relax around a female manager. In fact, my relations with her were much more businesslike.”
Meaning: Brian, a marine biologist, says that it took him a couple of years before he felt at ease working around a female manager. Anyway, his relations with her were of a business type only. Businesslike: and practical in the way that you do things 处事务实的；有效率的；讲究实际的
.: To teach the students good business manners, this activity was handled in a businesslike manner.为了培养学生良好的商务礼仪，这项活动是以务实的方式进行的。
Note:The word businesslike,as explained above, is different from words like childlike.
Similar words for your attention: lifelike (逼真的；栩栩如生的),
warlike(好战的；善武的).
13. But, they also expect female bosses to be more self-sufficient. “They ask, ‘Why can’t you scan your own stuff? ’or‘ Why can’t you do your own filing?’” says one senior female executive. Meaning beyond words: Female employees, however, would also expect female bosses to do more by themselves for the purpose that they won’t be bothered. This expectation by female employees is an act of undermining Deborah’s authority, and it implicitly at tests to disrespectful behavior toward her as a boss. Usage note: scan,skim
scan和skim都可译为“浏览、快读”，都可用作及物和不及物动词，但实际上它们有显着的差别。
1) scan指“查读”，是根据需要快速扫描出相关的细节。scan用于此义时，可用作及物和不及物动词。例如：
She scanned the advertisement pages of the newspapers.她很快地查读了报纸上的广告页。
I haven't read much into it yet. I've only scanned through it. 我没看多少，只是很快地将它查读了一下。
2) skim与scan不同，是“略读”，指的是跳过文章的具体细节不看，在短时间内迅速掌握文章的主旨和大意。例如：
I only skimmed the headlines of the newspaper every morning.每天
早晨我只是浏览一下报纸的大标题。
I only had time to skim through the script before I flew over here.我坐飞机来这里之前，只能很快地浏览了一下这个脚本。 比较：
When reading a passage, our English teacher always tells us to skim the passage first in order to get the general idea and then scan the passage again in order to find the specific information. 在阅读文章时，我们的英语老师总是告诉我们先略读文章以获取文章的大意，然后查读以获得所需的具体信息。
14. On the other hand, there is no dispute that a few decades ago they would rarely have had a female boss in the workplace. Meaning: Despite female employees’ too many expectations, one thing that goes beyond any disagreement is that the condition would not have been in place a few decades ago–they could hardly get a woman as their boss. Sentence structure note:
“There is dispute that…”结构与“There’s no doubt/need/point that…”结构（B2U2,TextB）属于同一句型，基本用法相同。 Reading Comprehension (8M)
Task: Answer the 8 questions on based on their understanding of the text.
III. Assignment (2M) : Finish the exercises after Text A
Unit 7 Text A
Woman at the management level (continued)
女性管理者
(3rd ---4th class-hours )
I. After-reading Activities
Ask students to make presentation in class based on the questions in Critical Thinking on . (15M)
Check the exercises after Text A (20M) Structure analysis (10M)
Part I (Para. 1-2)
Part I serves the introduction of the reading. The first paragraph starts with Monica’s story. 20 years later, she changed her preference for working for a male boss to a female boss. The second paragraph raises the question concerning working styles: Do men and women manage differently? Part II
Part II presents the unique working style of a female boss: delegate power and always look for a consensus. As a result, employees are happy and flourish because they have input into decisions instead of being passive bystanders; their energies are put to use. On the other hand, consensus takes longer.
Part III
Part III explores the differences in working styles between male and female bosses. Men are hierachical. goal-oriented and feel entitled while women manage skillfully and diplomatically. When women work for women, women usually feel more at ease with their female boss, but it takes long time for men to feel comfortable around their female boss. Part IV
Part IV analyzes reasons why male and female bosses manage differently. It uses the example of a female vice-president, who burst into tears at a meeting because she felt angry, but men don’t understand the difference stems from the whole social context of traditional roles for men and women. Part V
Part V discusses the obstacles a female boss also faces: Female employees expect their female boss will promote them more quickly; on the other hand, they hope their female boss can take care of her own work without bothering them. Part VI
Part VI concludes the feature report. The author is rather optimistic about the future, hoping the day will come soon. when people recognize the best management styles are composed of both
male and female.
paragraph writing (10M) Focus on an example essay
By reading women's working styles in the feature report, students can see that a feature contains a lot of background information, anecdotes, interviews, and specific examples - a useful tool when writing a feature. The example essay is one of the most basic essays in academic writing, but it can be extremely difficult if students have never written one or do not know what to write about. An example essay has the same purpose: to use specific instances or actual cases to convince the readers that a particular point is true. In an examp!e essay, students support their point by illustrating it with examples. When used well, examples make writing more persuasive, thus increasing the chances readers will understand and believe the point. Like other writing modes, the point in an example essay is reflected in the thesis statement. For example:
1. My female boss' leadership ability is apparent in her relationships with her employees.
2. My male boss' personality is intolerable: stubborn, bad-tempered, and suspicious.
3. My new co-workers are uncooperative, incompetent, and inconsiderate.
Once students have finished writing a thesis statement, they can start writing examples in the following paragraphs. Generally speaking, each body paragraph gives one specific and extended example to support one of the sub-points mentioned in the thesis statement. Of course, students may want to give numerous examples to illustrate their point, which is fine. However, it totally depends on what kind of topic they are dealing with. For instance, suppose the thesis statement is \"Our city streets are in terrible condition.\" Would two or three extended examples be sufficient? Probably not. In short, thesis statements that state or imply \"most\" or \"all\" may need numerous examples; otherwise, just use a few but more developed examples. 1.5
Translation (30)
婚纱礼服的颜色和款式可取决于婚礼参与者的宗教和文化。例如，在西方文化中新娘通常会选择白色的婚纱，而在中国，传统的结婚礼服是红色的。虽然白色已成为当今婚纱礼服在世界各地最受青睐的颇色，可是这在维多利亚时期之前并不是一个普遍的潮流。白色在1840年成为了一个受欢迎的选择，那年维多利亚女王在她的婚礼上穿了一件白色的礼服。官方的婚礼照片被广泛刊登后，很多新娘都仿效女王选择白色。很多人相信白色象征着童贞，尽管这不是她们选择白色的初衷。就款式而言，婚纱礼
服曾一度是前面短短的、后面是长长的裙摆。这种趋势一直持续到20世纪60年代后期，那个时期全长裙边的设计恢复了流行。
China is home to silk, thereby having a variety of arts related to silk, one of which is embroidery. Embroidery, with at least two or three thousand years of history, is one of the Chinese traditional folk arts and crafts. Since most embroiderers are women, it's also called 'cwomen's needlework\". Embroidery has been much-loved by the Chinese people. It can be used to beautify clothing and things. For example, clothes, quilts, pillowcases etc. can be embroidered with beautiful designs, or a piece of embroidery can be made for a special ornament. There are four most famous types of embroidery in China: Suxiu from Suzhou, Yuexiu from Guangdong, Xiangxiu from Hunan, and Shuxiu from Sichuan, each having its own style and theme. Among the four, Suzhou embroidery has enjoyed the highest reputation.
II. Assignment(5M)
. Complete the translation practice on the homework paper Write a paragraph on the topics given in on Preview Text B
Unit 7 Text B A proud homemaker 自豪的家庭主妇 (5th ---6th class-hours )
I. Pre-reading Activities
Reading Skills (5M) : Predicting the author’s ideas
One way to read effectively is to predict. Making predictions or anticipating the author’s next point is an important skill in active reading. You can often anticipate the general direction in which the author is going.
Making predictions while you read keeps your mind alert and involved with the reading passage.
It’s a way to double-check your comprehension of whay you’ve read so far, and it can be a great aid to understanding what comes next.
Task: do on
Background Information (5M)
The word “homemaker” is mainly an American gender-neutral term for a housewife or stay-at-home mom and also a stay-at-home dad. It is a compound word which combines two nouns: home and maker. In the 19th century, more and more women in industrializing
countries stopped being homemakers and begin to do jobs that men usually did. At this time many big factories were set up. Many thousands of young women went to work in factories. Words & Expressions for checkup (35M) :a．(only before noun)
1) relating to family relationships and life at home家庭的；家事
的
He is very successful in his career but has a very unbappy dornestic
life.
他在职业生涯方面很成功，但家庭生活却非常不幸福。
2) relating to or happening in one particularcountry and not
involving any other
国内的；本国的
This is our country’s domestic affair; we do not expect other countries to interfere.
这是我们国家的内政，我们不希望其他国家进行干涉。
:a. extremely unpleasant and making you feel sick令人恶心的 The smell in the room was so disgusting that it made me sick.房间里的气味很恶心，让我反胃。
: vt. say very strongly that you do not approve of sth. or sb., esp. because you think it is morally wrong指责；谴责
We condemn the liar and blame the cheat, but we excuse an innocent
error.我们谴责说谎者，指责骗子，但我们原谅无心之过。 4. duration:托．[U] the length of time that 持续时间
Her attorney was given the task of protecting her for the duration of the trial.
她审判期间保护她的任务落在了她律师身上。
5. heat up: become warm or hot, or make sth.; become warm or hot如热；使变热
I heated up the remains of last night’s delicious dinner. 我把昨晚吃剩的美味晚餐加热了。
6. busy oneself with: use one's time by dealing with sth.使自己忙于某事
To prepare for the trip, he busied himself with the camera while his wife busied getting ready all the necessities for travel.为了准备这次旅行程，他忙于准备相机，而他的妻子则忙着准备旅游的生活必需品。
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crawl. vt move along on your hands and knees with your body close
to ground
From the moment a baby can crawl, everything around the baby’s reach must be made safe.从孩子可以爬行的那一刻起，他能够够到的一切东西都必须是安全的。
★crawl into／out of bed: get into or out of bed slowly because you are very tired劳累地爬上床／爬下床
After I came back home from work exhaused, I crawled into bed as early as 8:00 .我下班回到家以后累极了，晚上八点就早早地爬上了床。 overflow: over the top of a container because it is too full满得外溢；从…中溢出
In these early times, they did not yet understand why the river overflowed each year.在早期的时候，他们还不明白为什么每年河流都会溢出。
overflow with: have a lot of sth.满是；有许多
Gina suggested that her heart was overflowing with joy when she found out that Tom was returning home from his trip abroad.吉娜暗示当
她得知汤姆正在从国外返回家的途中时，她的心里充满了喜悦。
quality time:n．[U] the time that you spend giving sb. your full attention, esp. time that you spend with your children when you are not busy珍贵时光，优质时间（指全心照顾子女等的时间）
Parents might spend only 15 minutes of quality time a day with their kids.父母也许每天可以拿出仅仅1 5分钟的宝贵时间和孩子呆在一起。 fuss: vi. worry a lot about things that may not be very important（为小事）烦恼
I wish he’d relax for a moment instead of fussing all the time!
我希望他能放松片刻，不要一直大惊小怪！
fuss over: behave in a way that shows you are nervous or worried, esp. about unimportant things（为小事）紧张不安，大惊小怪 Why are you fussing over the luggage to be checked at the airport? It won’t exceed the limit.
你为什么要担心行李在机场的托运呢？它不会超重的。
compound:vt. make a difficult situation worse by adding more problems便恶化；加重
The general scare of AIDS was cornpounded by
ignorance about how the disease spread.对艾滋病如何传播的无知加剧了广大民众对它的恐慌。
[C] (technical) a substance containing atoms from two or more elements化合物
It's important to check the level of the compound because it is the compound that shows the arnount of iron stored in the blood. 重要的是要检查该化合物的含量，因为该化合物显示存储在血液中的铁的含量。
conscience:n．[C, U] the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong良知；良心
He could have walked free after stealing the money, but he returned because his conscience was bothering him. 他偷了钱后完全能脱身，但他还是回来了，因为他感到良心不安。
not in all/good conscience: if you cannot inall conscience do sth., you cannot do it because you think it is wrong凭良心不能做某事（因认为它是错的）
I could not in good conscience encourage people to buy packaged food and soft drinks.我不能昧着良心鼓动人们去买包装食品和软饮料。 wrinkle:
vt. cause or form small lines on cloth（布料等）起皱
The trouble with linen is that it wrinkles so easily.亚麻布的问题是太容易起皱。
v. cause or form small lines on face（使）起皱纹；（使）皱起 Carter wrinkled his forebead in deep concentration卡特全神贯注，眉头紧锁。
★wrinkled:a．skin or cloth that is wrinkled has small lines or folds in it（皮肤或布）有皱纹的
When I looked in the mirror, I found I did indeed look older and more wrinkcled than ever. 我照镜子时，发现自己确实看上去苍老多了，皱纹也 比以前多了。 grind:
n．[sing.] sth. that is hard work and physically or mentally tiring苦差事
The daily grind at work rnay be tough right now, but it won’t last
forever.
工作上的日常琐事现在可能很艰难，但它不会永远持续下去。
vt. break sth. such as corn or coffee beans intosmall pieces or powder磨碎；碾碎；把…磨成粉
The mill was used for grinding corn until the 17th century. 17世纪以前，这个磨坊一直被用来磨玉米。
yawn: vi. open your mouth wide and breathein deeply because you are tired or bored打呵欠
After she heard a noise, she got out of bed, yawned while rubbing her eyes, and then poked her head out of the window to see what was going on.她听到吵闹声之后就起了床，边打呵欠边揉眼睛，然后把头伸出窗外看发生了什么事。
therapy:n．[C, U] the treatment of an illness orinjury over a fairly long period of time治疗；疗法
The doctors told my parents that, with therapy, I would probably regain the use of rny arrns andlegs.医生告诉我父母，治疗可能会重新恢复我的胳膊和腿的功能。
fragment:n.[C] a small piece of sth. that has broken off or that comes from sth. larger碎片；碎块；片段
She read the entire book without stopping, having digested every fragment of the book’s facinating information.她一口气看完了整本书，并消化了这本书的每个精彩片段。
joint:a．(only before noun) involving two or more people or groups, or owned or shared by them联合的；共同的；共有的
A joint econornic comrnittee would look into ways of economic cooperation between companies in order to maximize business opportunities.联合经济委员会将调研公司之间在经济方面的合作方式，以便最大限度地提高商机。 convert:
vi.(～to) change to a different set of ideas, principles, or ways of doing sth.改变（观点、原则或做事方式）
As they grow older, people often convert to new ways of thinking.随着年龄的增长，人们往往会换用新的思维方式。
vt. change sth. into a different form, or change sth. so that it can be used for a different purpose or in a different way便转变；使转换；使改造
They converted the spare bedroorn into an office.他们把备用卧室改成了办公室。
think of sb.／sth. as: consider that sb. or sth. Is a particular thing or has a particular quality认为（是）；以为（是）；觉得（是） I want you to think of this as your home.我希望你把这儿当作自己的家。
anything but: used to emphasize that sb. or sth. does not have a particular quality决不；根本不
Just as you know. Maria is anything but stupid!正如你所知，玛丽亚才不笨呢！
comprise: ut. consist of particular parts, groups，etc.包括；由…构成
The United Kingdorn C0rnprises England. Wales, Scotland，and Nortbern Ireland.英国包括英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰。 ★be comprised of: consist of particular parts or groups包括；由…构成
The cornrnittee is comprised of three sub-committees with different areas of responsibilities.该委员会由三个担负不同职责的分委员会组成。
comprise, compose
在表示“组成”时，有一组动词比较容易混淆：constitute, consist, make up, compose, comprise, 其中前面三个词已在BIU8教师用书中予以说明。这里主要辨析compose和comprise。 be composed of，comprise和be comprised of部可以用来表示整体由部分组成。例如：
Concrete is composed of cement, sand and grovel mixed with water混凝土由水泥、沙、石子与水掺和而成。
The house comprises two bedrooms, a kitchen, and a living room.这个房子有两间卧室，一个厨房，一个客厅。
The committees comprised of well-known mountaineers.该委员会由知名的登山家组成。
vacuum:
v. clean using a vacuum cleaner用真空吸尘器打扫
I painted the walls, vacuumed the floor, cleaned the windows and put everything back in its place.我漆墙壁、吸地板、擦窗户，并把所有的东西 整理归位。
【C】a vacuum cleaner真空吸尘器
Sorne wornen have given up their high-status job and stay at home with their children and the vacuum clearner. 一些妇女已经放弃了她们高地位的工作，留在家里与孩子和真空吸尘器打交道。 interior:
n．[C, usu. sing.] the inner part or inside of sth.内部；里面 For a moment she stood in the doorway, allowing her eyes to adjust to the dark interior of the room.她站在门口片刻，以便让她的眼睛适应室内的昏暗。
a．(only before noun) inside or indoors内部的；里面的；室内的 The paint on the interior doors is in good condition.室内门上的油漆情况良好。
lawn:n．[C, U] an area of ground in a garden or park that is covered with short grass草坪；草地
No sooner had I started mowing the lawn than it started raining. 我刚开始割草就下雨了。
journalism:n．[U] the job or activity of writing news reports for newspapers, magazines, television, or radio新闻业；新闻工作 Journalism and advertising are popular career choices among fine arts graduates.新闻和广告在学美术的毕业生中是很受欢迎的职业选择。
Resemble: vt.(not in passive) look like or be similar to sth.像；与…类似
Of all humans, Australians are most distant from African and most closely resemble their neibors, the Southeast Asians. .所有的人种中，澳大利亚人与非洲人的关系最远，与其邻居东南亚人最相似。 an ounce of:a very small amount of a particular quality略有 If you bad only an ounce of common sense, you’d think of a plan to get us out of this difficult situation!你只要有一点常识的话，你就会想出一个让我们走出困境的计划。
bounce:.move up and down, esp. because you are hitting a surface that is made of rubber, has springs，etc.（使）上下跳动；（使）蹦跳
The ball hit the ground and bounced high into the air. 球落到地面又反弹到高空。
democratic:a．organized according to the principle that everyone has a right to be involved in making decisions民主制的；决策民主的
In theory, every citizen ina democratic country may appeal to protection under the law.以理论上说，每一个民主国家的公民都可以要求法律保护。
★democratically: ad.决策民主地；民主地
Politicians may be dernocratically elected, but once they are in office, they tend to listen more closely to the wishes represented by big corporations.政治家可能是民主选举产生的，但一旦他们开始执政，他们会倾向于仔细聆听代表大公司的意愿。 trim: vt.
1) reduce a number, amount, or the size of sth. 削减
The bill would trim the number of immigrants to the US. 该法案将削减美国的移民数量。
2) make sth. look neater by cutting small pieces off it修剪 Pete was trimming the rose bushes around the lawn.皮特正在修剪草坪周围的玫瑰花丛。
tolerate: vt. be able to accept sth. unpleasant or difficult, even though you do not like it忍受；忍耐
I learned to adapt myself to many different situations, and I also learned to tolerate other people’s opinions. 我学会了去适应许多不同的情况，我也学会了容忍别人的意见。 episode:n．[C]
1) an event or a short period of time during which sth. happens -
段经历；一段时期
She decided she would try to forget the frigtening episode by the lake where she fell into the water and almost drowned.她决定去尝试忘记那段她在湖边掉进水里差点被淹死的可怕的经历。
2)a part of a television or radio story that isbroadcast separately and forms one of a series（电视剧或广播剧的）集
Each episode of the TV series is mostly independent of each otber这个电视剧的每一集大多都是相互独立的。
periodical:n．[C】a magazine, esp. one about a serious or technical subject期刊；杂志
The negative and frightening ideas that pervaded these monthly periodicals may do great harm to society in the long run. 从长远来看，充斥在这些月
刊上的所有负面和骇人的观点都可能会对社会造成极大的危害。 supplement: vt. add sth., esp. what you earn or eat, in order to increase it to an acceptable level补充；增补；增加
In the busy holiday season,extra buses are provided to supplement the existing services.在繁忙的假期时节，会增开公共汽车以补充现有服务。
n.【C】 sth. that you add to sth. else to improve it or make it complete增补物；补充物；补给品
It is important that those women consume more meat or take a
supplement to replace the iron lost.重要的是，这些妇女需食用更多的肉类或服用保健品以取代流失的铁。
be unique in: be the only one in its kind（在某方面）独一无二，独特
They’ve got some approach that they believe is unique in trying to solve these problems.他仃]找到了他们认为是解决这些问题的独一无二的方法。 overseas:
ad. to or in a foreign country that is across the sea问国外；在海外；在外国
I plan to study overseas. 我打算去海外留学。
a．coming from, existing, or happening abroad来自海外的；在国外的；发生在国外的
Boeing, an American company, sells a third of its aircraft to overseas countries.美国波音公司制造的飞机有三分之一销往海外。 exert: vt.(～oneself) work very hard and use a lot of physical or mental energy竭力；努力
She’ll have to exert herself more than she does now if she wants to succeed in real estate sales. 如果她想在房地产销售方面取得成功，她一定要比现在更努力。
career, profession, occupation, position 这一组名词都表示“工作；职业”，比较容易混淆。
1．career表示“事业”，往往指某人一生的职业生涯，职业生涯所经历和取得成就的过程或进展。例如：
He finally developed his lifelong career as a writer, but he started as a teacher by profession when he graduated from college.他最终把作家当成了他终生
的事业，但他大学刚毕业时从事的职业是教师。
表示“职业”，的职业或行业，如律师、建筑师、会计师、医师等。例如: She wants to take accounting as her profession since she has realized that acting career is over because of her age.她希望从事会计职业，因为她已意识到她的演艺生涯由于她的年龄已告结束。 表示“工作”，泛指任何一种可以取得报酬的职业，比job正式，经常用于书面表格中。可以有full-time，current／skilled／unskilled／white-collar／blue-collar occupation，其中有些可以成为profession，进而发展为career，有些只是谋生手段。 例如：
Copying was n well-paid occupation in 1 9th-century France.抄写在1 9世纪的法国是一个高薪的职业。
position表示“（公司或机构中的）职位，职务”。 例如：
She got a position in o bank immediately after groduation.她一毕业就在一家银行找到了工作。
substitute: vt. use sth. new or different instead of 用新的不同
的事物替代
To help create local jobs, domestic parts are being substituted for imported ones.为了帮助创造当地的就业机会，国产零件正在取代进口零件。
oppress: vt. (often passive) treat a group of people unfairly or cruelly, and prevent them from having the same rights that other people in society have压迫；压制
Throughout rny life，I have felt oppressed by society's excessively traditional expectations of man and wornen.我感到自己的人生一直受制于社会对男人和女人过于传统的期望。 revolve:
vt. if you, it is so unpleasant that it makes you feel sick and shocked. 使反感，使震惊
We couldn’t believe our eyes and were revolted by the dirt and mess in the house where they lived.我们无法相信自己的眼睛，对他们住的又脏又乱的房子感到震惊。
strong and often violent aciton against the government, usu. with the aim of taking power away from them反叛，造反，起义
Although this rarely happens, it was feared that the army would revolt against the government.虽然这种事很少发生，但有人担心军队会反叛政府。
swear: say very strongly that what you are saying is true发誓，
保证
I swear may passion for tennis is unmatched by any other amateur athlete in the world.我发誓，我对网球的激情是世界上任何其他业余运动员都无法比拟的。
dignity: n.【U】the ability to behave in a calm, controlled way evern in a difficult situation庄重；尊严；体面
The real dignity of a man lies in what he is, not in what he was.一个男人真正的尊严在于他现在是什么，而不是他过去是什么。 give sb (a) five: hit the inside of sb’s hand with your hand to show that you’re very pleased about sth.与某人击掌，表示对某事很满意
When their favorite soccer team won, the fans who were watching the game together on television cheered and give each other high fives. 当他们最喜欢的球队获胜的时候，一起通过电视观看比赛的球迷们欢呼雀跃，并互相击掌喝彩。
II. While-reading Activities
First reading for general understanding (15M)
Task: Answer the 5 questions on based on their understanding of Text B.
Understanding the text: 1 D 2 C 3 A 4 C
5 D 6 A 7 B 8 C Text comprehension
Second reading for specific understanding & Difficult Language Points (30M)
Functional Patterns
1. Sb remembers his own days or time before he did …用于表达
“某人对某事的特别记忆”
I remember my own working days before I settled down as a full time homeworker.
我记得我自己工作的那会儿，那是我安心当全职家庭主妇以前的事。 .: 所有学生都记得军训那段时间是十分卖力却非常有收获的日子，那是作为大一新生开始专业学习之前的事。
All the student still remember the trying but rewarding days of military training before they settled down to start their academic work as college freshmen.
1. Even more importantly, sb does sth when…用于突出强调“某人在某时做了某事”
更重要的是，许多家庭主妇在丈夫离家时，她们不得不肩负起照顾全家老少的责任。
Even more importantly, many housewives have to shoulder all the responsibilities of taking care of the old and the young in the family when their husbands are away.
3. Sb is revolted by the notion that …用于表达“某人对某种观念/思想感到震惊”
认为我肯定很压抑或不满，因为我丈夫和我选择了一种更过时的生活方式的想法让我感到和很震惊。
I am revolted by the notion that I must be depressed or unfulfilled because my husband and I have chosen to live in a more old-fashioned setting.
III. Assignments
1. Finish the exercises after Text B 2. prepare the task in Unit Project
Unit 3 Text B A proud homemaker 自豪的家庭主妇 (continued) (7th ---8th class-hours )
I. After-reading Activities
Ask students to make presentation in class based on the questions in Critical Thinking on . (15M) further discussion
1. How would you associate the 1950s housewife in the US with the
housewife in China today? Are there any similarities?
Similarities: family-oriented, busy with house chores, cook meals, take care of children, clean rooms, do laundry.
2 .What's your opinion about the contribution a housewife makes to her family?
Help and support the husband. Educate and behave children morally. Maintain the order of home. Keep the family healthy.
3 .Who should be the breadwinner in a family, the husband or the wife? Why?
The husband: The man is supposed to have more responsibilities for his family since he is physically stronger than his wife. The wife: The woman, to some degree, is more persevered in overcoming difflculties and she is always family-oriented. Both: Even though they share different family responsibilities, they both play important and indispensable roles as parents, husband or wife.
Two incomes are always better than just one.
4 .What are the advantages and disadvantages of being a full-time homemaker?
Advantages: able to take good care of family, including their diet
and health; more communication with family; help children with their schoolwork.
Disadvantages: a lot of stress, exhausted, less aware of the outside world, lose social contact.
5 .If you have to choose either to work outside or stay home to be a housewife / househusband which one would you choose? Why? Work outside: have many contacts, communicate with more people, be informed of the outside world, be of more help financially. Stay home: take better care of family, pay more attention to children, provide healthier food to family, keep the rooms clean, help the husband / wife.
Check exercises after Text B. (20M)
II. Unit project (20M)
Working on a talk show bout management styles
Hosted by a talk show host for about 8-10 minutes, a few managers, both male an female, will answer questions about themselves on management styles.
Objectives:
can learn more about various management styles. know how to prepare for a talk show.
know how to cooperate with their group members. The following are some questions for your reference: what ways are you happy or unhappy with your work? can you effectively communicate with your employees? strategies do you usually use to deal with employees’ concerns? do you manage to accomplish different goals and tasks at work? do you feel to work with more easily, males or females? Why?
III. Thematic study (10M)
1.Make comparison between different themes in Text A and Text B. Text A
are working in different business sectors in management . have played an important role at the management level, along with their challenges and frustrations.
women are helpful both to their families and to society . Text B stay at home.
author portrays a happy full-time housewife who consider her job at home absolutely important .
were often very proud to be a good homemaker and have their house and children taken good care of.
2. How do you understand the women in modern society after reading the two passages?
As more women have entered the workforce and played significant roles, societies have been greatly impacted. Everywhere, the roles of men and women are shifting in new ways: Men are sometimes caregivers, and women are frequently found in the workplace. However, some people long for a more traditional model of family with a working husband and stay-at–home wife.
Text B portrays a happy full-time housewife who considers her job at home absolutely important. The implication of it is that the job of housewife should be respected .
IV. Language feature analysis (10M)
1. What are the typical language features of the two texts?
Similarities:
The language used in both readings is somewhat casual, with the tone of the first reading more serious and report-orientated. Women’s working style and way of thinking are clearly depicted, which will surely provoke an interesting debate on gender issue.
Comparison:
Text A: Text A is a featured article on female working styles by way of presenting various scenarios at work ,blended with many
direct speeches and present verb tenses such as says, agrees, proclaims, report, feels, pauses when referring to the past.
Text B: Text B is a narrative about the author’s personal experience of being a housewife.
2. List more examples from the text to support your ideas.
Examples from text A:
Some proclaim that men and women of similar backgrounds, experience and aspirations basically manage in the same way.
Deborah says that her authority is sometimes undermined by perceptions about her gender.
Examples from text B
I remember my own working days before I settled down as a full-time experienced the same situation growing up in a household with two working parents. From my time in the workforce, I know how tiring and stressful a 9 to 5 grind can be.
V. Written Homework Assessment of Text A (10M)
VI. Assignment (5M)
1. Make a review of the new words and phrases in this unit. 2. Write down your survey result. 2. Preview Unit 8.
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