V:l.0精選教案新視野大學(xué)英語讀寫教程第三版Book2Unit7教稟講稿Book2Unit7Women:Makingadifferencetoday周次第18-20周課時(shí)數(shù)8hours教學(xué)章節(jié)TextAWomanatthemanagementlevel女性管理者TextBAproudhomemaker自豪的家庭主婦教學(xué)目標(biāo)和要求Objectives:AftercompletingTextA,studentsshouldbeableto:ToknowthenamesofcommonoccupationsTobeacquaintedwithcharacteristicsoffeaturestoryTobeabletoexpressideasconcerningwomen'sroleatmanagementlevelAftercompletingTextB,studentsshouldbeableto:Cognitiveobjectives:togetfamiliarwiththephenomenonandhistoryofhomemakersLinguisticobjectives:tounderstandandusethewords,phrases,andstructures,inthetextCommunicativeobjectives:tobeacquaintedwiththereadingskills一Predictingtheauthor'sideas時(shí)間安TextAWomanatthemanagementlevel女性管理者排Pre-readingActivities(1stclassperiod).Warm-upQuestions(15M).Words&Expressionscheckup(30M)While-readingActivities(2ndclassperiod)OverviewofUnit1(5M)CultureNotes(5M)DifficultLanguagePoints(25M)ComprehensionCheck(8M)Assignment(2M)After-readingActivities(3rdclassperiod)Classpresentation(15M)Exercises(20M)Structureanalysis(10M)After-readingActivities(4thclassperiod)Paragraphwriting(10M)Translation(30)Assignment(5M)時(shí)間安排TextBAproudhomemaker自豪的家庭主婦Pre-readingActivities(5thclassperiod)1.ReadingSkills(5M)

BackgroundInformation(5M)Words&Expressionsforcheckup(35M)While-readingActivities(6thclassperiod)Firstreadingforgeneralunderstanding(15M)Secondreadingforspecificunderstanding&DifficultLanguagePoints(30M)After-readingActivities(7thclassperiod)Classpresentation(15M)CheckexercisesafterTextB.(20M)Unitproject(10M)：WorkingonatalkshouwaboutmanagementstylesAfter-readingActivities(8thclassperiod)1.Unitproject(continued)(15M)study(15M)Languagefeatureanalysis(10M)WrittenhomeworkassessmentofTextA(5M)教學(xué)重TextA點(diǎn)1.Mastertheusageofthefollowingnewwordsandphrases:

bedisposedtodosth.,onbothcounts,feelateasewithsb,makeaconcession/concessionsto,comedownto,takeexceptiontosth,burstinto,administrative,attorney,accommodation,segment,tolerance,dispose,sector,precede,flourish,bystqander,hrness,symbolic,plausible,hirerachchical,diplomatically,etc.2.Masterthefunctionalpatterns:sb.wouldratherdosth.,sb.dosth.,bycontrast,sb.elsedosth.else.,Someproclaim/announce/reveal/state/propose/indicate/post/declare...,Thereisnodisputethat...TextBmastertheusageofthefollowingnewwordsandphrases:workfulltime,crawlintobed,qualitytime,trimtheunnecessarythings,jointunderstandingandrespect,convertedto,anounceof,supplementone'sincome,domastic,disgusting,condemn,duration,crawl,calendr,overflow,fuss,compound,conscience,wrinkle,etc.Masterthefunctionalpatterns:remembershisowndaysortimebeforehedid...2.Evenmoreimportantly,sbdoessthwhen...

3.Sbisrevoltedbythenotionthat...3.ReadingSkillsPredictingtheauthor'sideas難點(diǎn)TextAHowtoanalyzethetextstructureandgeneralizethemainideaofTextA;HowtodevelopanessaywithexamplesTextBHowtopredicttheauthor'sideasHowtoworkonatalkshowaboutmanagementstyles教學(xué)方式ロノ課堂講授 ロノ小組活動(dòng) ロイ提問使用媒體ロノ文字教材ロノ電子教案作業(yè)Review:thenewwordsandphrasesinthetextsPreview:thecontentofthenext2classhoursWrittenhomework1Finishtranslationpracticeon

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(1st2ndclass-hour)Pre-readingActivities:Warm-upquestions(15M)WhafstherespectiveroleyourfatherandmotherinyourfamilyWhafsyouropinionofthetraditionalfamilyroles/divisionHowwouldyouperceivethewomen'sroleatthemanagementlevelinthefutureWords&Expressionscheckup(30M)Checkifthestudentshavemasteredthenewwords,whicharerequiredtobepreviewedbeforeclass.NewWordsflourish:Todevelopquicklyandbesuccessful;togrowwell近義詞thrive,bloom繁榮,興隆;茂盛Fewbusinessesareflourishinginthepresenteconomicclimate.Theseplantsflourishinadampclimate.Heisaliveandflourishing.他還活著,并且混得不錯(cuò)。harness:Ifyouharnesssomethingsuchanaturalsourceofenergy,youbringitunderyourcontrolanduseit?利用(自然能源),Techniquesharnessingtheenergyofthesunarebeingdeveloped?馬具,Toharnessahorse(toputaharnessonahorse,toattachahorseorotheranimal)hierarchy:Asystemoforganizationinwhichpeopleorthinshavedifferentranksorpositionsdependingonhowimportanttheyare.,Theybecameveryconsciousofthelackoffemalesinthehierarchy.,Create,establish?,Military-軍銜制plausible：Apparentlyreasonableandvalid,andtruthful=reasonable?:Suchatheoryseemsveryplausible.,Aplausibleanswer,Be,seem,sound?可信,好像有理,聽起來有理,Find/judge/thinksth.plausible認(rèn)為…似乎有理,Barely,hardly?幾乎沒有道理,Extremely,highly,terribly-非?？尚興iplomatic:Meansrelatingtodiplomacyanddiplomatsタト交;Beabletosayordothingswithoutoffendingpeople有交際手腕的,Thesecretaryisdiplomaticonthetelephone.,Wearelookingforapeaceful,diplomaticsolution.,Diplomat外交官,Foreigndiplomatタト國タト交官,Seniordiplomat資深外交官★diplomatically:ad.講究手腕地;靈活變通地;外交地Youcansayitdiplomaticallyandwithlovebytellingyourkidsthereasonswhyyouhadtocanceltheplanforaparty.你可以靈活她、滿懷愛心地告訴你的孩子為什么你不得不取消聚會(huì)計(jì)劃。echo:Asoundwhichiscausedwhenaloud,sharpnoiseisreflectedoffasurface回音;Anexpressionofanattitudeoropinionwhichhasalreadybeenexpressedbysomeoneelse附和,呼應(yīng),Herfootstepsechoedintheemptyroom.,Thegunshotechoedthroughtheforest.concession=compromise:Somethingthatyouagreetodoorletsomeoneelsedoorhave,esp.inordertoendanargumentorconflict.,Endingthedisputewasworthalmostanyconcession.,Makeaconcession/concessionsto作出妥協(xié),Ourcompanyhasmadeaconcessiontotheminordertoreachasettlementandtocontinuewithbusinessasusual.violate:Failtoagreewith;beinviolationof;asofrulesorpatterns違反;侵犯,Violateanagreement/Law/Promise/privacy,Thisdidnotviolateinternationalagreements.,Sheaccusedthepressphotographersofviolatingherprivacy.,同源詞:Violation,Violationofhumanrightsdispute:=quarrel:Anargumentbetweentwoormorepeople爭吵;Disagreementaboutthefactsortruthofsth.辯論;爭論,Thecouplelivedhappilytogetherwithoutdispute.,Therehasbeenmuchdispute,andthequestioniscertainlynotyetsettled.consultant:Apersonwhogivesexpertadvicetopeoplewhoneedprofessionalhelp顧問,Hegotajobwithafirmofpublicrelationsconsultants.,Consult:togotosb.forinformationoradvice,Ifthepainpersistsyoushouldconsultyourdoctor.,Consultabout就...請(qǐng)教,IneedtoconsultmyteacheraboutchangingmycoursePhrasesandExpressionsadministrativeassistant:Staffwhoprovidesvariouskindsofadministrativesupporttopeopleandgroupsinbusinessenterprises.行政助理Otherpositionsinacompany:Salesexecutive銷售主管Salesmanager銷售經(jīng)理Secretary秘書Typist打字員AssistantManager副經(jīng)理AccountingClerk記帳員ChemicalEngineer化學(xué)工程師CivilEngineer土木工程師Clerk/Receptionist職員/接待員MaintenanceEngineer維修工程師PersonnelManager人事部經(jīng)理wouldrather寧愿;寧可Wouldrather+動(dòng)詞原形Iwouldratherstaythango.我寧愿留下不愿去。ateasewithsb.:feelrelaxedwithsb.,esp.inasituationinwhichpeoplemightfeelalittlenervous不拘束,（與某人在一起）感到放松Ifyouwanttogetwellagain,itisessentialtofeelateasewithyourtherapiststemfrom:developasaresultofsth.else源于;來自于Customswhichstemmedfromcircumstancesthathavelongsincechanged.Hisloveofwriting,hebelieves,stemsfromanalyticaltrainingatuniversity.reachextent達(dá)到…的程度Atsth'sfullest/greatestextent在…的全盛時(shí)期Tothesameextent在相同的程度上Peoplenolongerliveinsmallcommunitiestothesameextentastheyusedto.Atease:Youarefeelingconfidentandcomfortable,andareabletotalktopeoplewithoutfeelingworriedoranxious.Hewasateasewithstrangers.Mysmilingfacesetheratease.Withease輕松的TheypassedtheexamwitheaseEaseof…的方便Thecarbringseaseofaccesstothecountryside.REFERENCESemployeen.[C]sb.whoispaidtoworkforsb.else受雇者;雇員Knowingwhatanemployerislookingforinapotentialemployeecanhelpsomeonetoprepareforaninterview.了解雇主在尋找什么樣的潛在雇員可以幫助人們準(zhǔn)備面試。accommodations.l)[sing.,U](fml.)achangeinbehaviororattitudethathelpspeopleworktogetherorendadisagreement遷就;通融;調(diào)和Thetwosidesfailedtoagreeoneverypoint,buttheysettledonanaccommodationfortheirdifferences.雙方未能對(duì)所有的意見都達(dá)成一致,但對(duì)他們的分歧達(dá)成了和解。2)[U]aplaceforsb.tostay,live,orwork住處;工作場所Havingdecidedtofindanappropriateaccommotionwesetaboutcontactingalltherentalagenciesinthecity,我們決定要找一個(gè)合適的住處之后,就開始聯(lián)絡(luò)這個(gè)城市所有的租賃公司。segment:n.[C]apartofsth.thatisdifferentfromoraffecteddifferentlyfromthewholeinsomeway部分;段;片Blackpeopleconstitutethepoorestsegmentofsocietyinthecountry.黑人在該國社會(huì)中構(gòu)成了最貧窮的階層。tolerance:n.[U]willingnesstoallowpeopletodo,say,orbelievewhattheywantwithoutcriticizingorpunishingthem忍受;容忍;寬容Toleranceisthequalityofallowingotherpeopletosayanddoastheylike,evenifyoudonotagreewithitorlike寬容是ー種素質(zhì),它允許其他人說和做他們喜歡的事,即使你不同意或不喜歡。[C,U]thedegreetowhichsb.cansufferpain,difficulty,etc.withoutbeingharmedordamaged(對(duì)痛苦、困難等的)忍受程度,忍耐力Thesestudentstendtohavepoortoleranceforfrustrationandgiveupeasilywhentasksbecomedifficult.這些學(xué)生往往對(duì)挫折的承受力差,在任務(wù)變得困難時(shí)會(huì)輕易放棄。dispose:vt.l)(~sb.to/towardsth.)(frnl.)makesb.morelikelytohaveparticularfeelingsorthoughts使（某人）較傾向于Thebodyreleasesachemicalthatdisposesyoutowardsleep.體內(nèi)釋放出ー種使人昏昏欲睡的化學(xué)物質(zhì)。2）（?of）getridofsth.,esp.sth.thatisdifficulttogetridof丟棄,處理（尤指難以處理的東西）Littershouldbedisposedoftbougbtfully.廢棄物應(yīng)仔細(xì)地處理?！飀isposed,likelytobehaveorthinkinaparticularway有。,?傾向的Hewasdmanofgoodcharacterandwasnotdisposedtoviolence.他人晶很好,沒有暴力傾向?！颾edisposedtodosth.:bewillingtodosth.愿意做某事;樂于做某事Hisfatherwasalarge,cornfortable-lookingmanwhowasn'tdisposedtomakeafuss.他父親個(gè)子高,看上去很舒服,不像是會(huì)大驚小怪的人。onbothcounts:inbothways在兩個(gè)方面thoughthewasakindandhonestperson,butIwaswrongonbothcounts.我原以為他是個(gè)善良,誠實(shí)的人,但這兩點(diǎn)我都想錯(cuò)了。sector:n.[C]apartofanareaofactivity,business,trade,etc.（尤指商業(yè)、貿(mào)易等的）部門,行業(yè)Inthefinancialsector,investorsinvestorsinbanksandinsurancecompaniesbothhavelostalotofmoney,在金融行業(yè),銀行和保險(xiǎn)公司的投資者都損失了很多錢。precedent（fml.）happenorexistbeforesth.orsb.,orcomebeforesth.elseinaseries先于...（發(fā)生或存在）Aplanningsessionat11:30willprecedethelunchdiscussion.11:30召開計(jì)劃會(huì)議,隨后是午餐討論。symbolic:a.importantbutnothavinganyrealeffect象征的;象征性的Peoplethrewflowersintotheriverbetweenthetwocountriesasasymbolicactofbrotherhood.人們把花扔進(jìn)兩國間的那條界河,這象征著兩國之間的兄弟情義。discrimination:n.[U]thepracticeoftreatingonepersonorgroupdifferentlyfromanotherinanunfairway歧視ThoughIfacediscriminationasafemale,Iwillnevergiveintopressuretostoptryingmybesttosucceed.雖然作為女性我受到歧視,可是我絕不會(huì)屈服于壓カ,我會(huì)盡最大的努力來取得成功。export:n.[U]thebusinessofsellingandsendinggoodstoothercountries出口Theyarenowmanufaturingmoregoodsforexport.他們現(xiàn)在正在生產(chǎn)更多的產(chǎn)品以供出口。V.sellgoodstoanothercountry出口Theirflowersareexportedaroundtheworld.他們的花卉出口到世界各地。takeover:takecontrolofsth.接管;接任;接受Intheeventofstrike,thearmywilltakeovertheresponsibilityforfightingforthefires.萬一發(fā)生罷エ,軍隊(duì)將接管滅火的責(zé)任.erect:a.inastraightuprightposition直立的;垂直的He'sverytallanderectforhis78years.年已78歲的他非常高大挺拔。vt.putsth.inanuprightposition豎起Officialsplantoerectamonumenntinthespacioussquareinthecenterofthecity.'目員們計(jì)劃在市中心寬闊的廣場上豎起一座紀(jì)念碑。takealiberty/libertieswithsb:treatsb.withoutrespectbybeingtoofriendlytooquickly與某人相處時(shí)太放肆Youmusn'ttakelibertieswiththeyoungwomen.你切勿對(duì)年輕女士太隨便auction:n.[C,U]apublicmeetingwhereland,buildings,paintings,etc.aresoldtothepersonwhooffersthemostmoneyforthem拍賣Afterthehousingmarketcrashed,manybankownedhousesweresoldfarbelowtheirmarketvalueatauctions.房屋市場崩潰后,許多被銀行收回的房屋以遠(yuǎn)低于其市場價(jià)的價(jià)格在拍賣會(huì)上被售出。marine:a.(onlybeforenoun)relatingtotheseaandthecreaturesthatlivethere海洋的:海產(chǎn)的;海生的Sadly,ourbeachesarefulloftrash,theseaispolluted,andmarinelifeisendangered.很不幸,我們的海灘上全是垃圾,海洋受到了污染,海洋生物受到了威脅。n.[C]asoldierwhoservesonaship水兵;（英國/美國）海軍陸戰(zhàn)隊(duì)士兵Fromaletterinhispocket,anemergencyroomnurselearnedthathissonwasamarinestationedinNorthCarolina.從他口袋里的一封信中,急診室護(hù)士了解到,他兒子是駐扎在北卡羅來納州的海軍陡戰(zhàn)隊(duì)士兵。:[sing.,U]thedegreetowhichsth.happensorislikelytohappen程度;限度;范圍ThereisdisagreementabouttheextentofAmericaninfluenceinEurope.關(guān)于美國對(duì)歐洲的影響程度人們說法不一。tosomeextent:usedtosaythatsth.ispartlybutnotcompletelytrue在某種程度上Wealltendtoremembertosomeextentthegoodtimesandforgetthebad.我們者K在ー定程度上會(huì)記住美好的時(shí)光,而忘記痛苦的時(shí)刻。comedownto:ifacomplicatedsituationorproblemcomesdowntosth.,thatisthesinglemostimportantthing歸結(jié)為ThedecisionwhetherornotwecangoonavacationtoEuropecomesdowntomoneyintheend;thatis,howmuchmoneywecanafford.我們能不能去歐洲度假的決定最終都?xì)w結(jié)到錢,即我們能拿出多少錢。vice-:prefixusedwiththenameofaseniorjobtitleforreferringtothepersonholdingajobimmediatelybelowthatone表示"副”（用于高級(jí)職位的名稱前,表示僅次于這個(gè)職位的職位）Thevice-presidentisnowincontroloftheschoolsincethepresidentisillathome.校長在管理學(xué)校,因?yàn)樾ｉL生病在家。burstinto:suddenlybegintomakeasound,esp.tostartsinging,crying,orlaughing突然迸發(fā)（尤指開始唱歌、哭、笑等）BeforeMaryevenfinishedtellingtheanecdote,Icouldn'thelpbutburstintolaughter.還沒等瑪麗說完她那個(gè)有趣的故事,我就忍不住爆發(fā)出大笑。takeexceptiontosth.:beangryorupsetbecauseofsth.因某事而生氣（煩惱）Itakegreatexceptiontohavingsuchpoorservicehere,我ヌ寸這丿し糟糕的月艮務(wù)表示強(qiáng)烈不滿。infer:vt.formanopinionthatsth.isprobablytruebecauseofinformationthatyouhave（根據(jù)資料）推斷,推定Fromtheevidencewhichthepolicecollectedsofar,wecaninferthatthevictimknewherkiller.我們可以從警察至今收集的證據(jù)推斷出被害人認(rèn)識(shí)兇手。valid:a.reasonableandgenerallyaccepted有根據(jù)的;令人信服的Policeofficersmusthaveavalidreasonforstoppingmotorists.警察必須有正當(dāng)?shù)睦碛蓙頂r截司機(jī)。legallyorofficiallyacceptable有效的;正式認(rèn)可的Yourreturnticketisvalidforthreemonths.您的回程機(jī)票有效期為三個(gè)月。:n.[U](BrEoffence)theactofoffendingordispleasing得罪;冒犯行為Theattorneysaidhisclientcommitedtheoffensebecausehewasoutofcontroloverhisemotions,sohepleadedinsanity?聿師說他的當(dāng)事人因無法控制自己的情緒而做出冒犯行為,因此稱其屬于精神失常。26.veil:vt.hidesth.behindsth.else遮蓋;掩飾Itwasagraymorningwiththedrizzlebeginningtoveilthehills.這是——個(gè)灰蒙蒙的早晨,細(xì)雨開始籠罩山巒。n.[C]athinpieceofmaterialthatwomenweartocovertheirfaces面紗Somewomenwearveilsforreligiousreasonstopreventstrangersfromseeingtbeirfaces.有些婦女出于宗教原因戴面紗,不讓陌生人看到她們的臉。:vt.1)(?oneself)makeoneselfcalmafterbeingangry,upset,ornervous使自己鎮(zhèn)靜下來Standinginfrontoftheplatform,sbetookamomentortwotocomposeherselfandthenwalkedafewstepstowardheraudience.站在舞臺(tái)前,她用了片刻的時(shí)間讓自己鎮(zhèn)定下來,然后向前朝觀眾走了幾步。2)(be-dof)beformedfromanumberofsubstances,parts,orpeople由…組成Wateriscomposedofhydrogenandoxygen.水由氫和氧組成。★composed:a.calmandrelaxed鎮(zhèn)靜的;鎮(zhèn)定Toeveryone'ssurprise,Tomcameoutfairlycomposedafteraheatedargumentwithhis出乎所有人的意料,湯姆與他的對(duì)手進(jìn)行了激烈的爭論后,出來時(shí)仍相當(dāng)鎮(zhèn)定自若。headquarters:n.[pl.]themainbuildingorofficesusedbyalargecompanyororganization總部;總公司;總辦事處Theinternationalinvestwientcompany,whichhasitsheadquartersinNewYork,hasthreebranchesinNewYork,oneinCanadaandfiveinSpain.總部設(shè)在紐約的那家國際投資公司在紐約有三家分公司,在加拿大有一家,在西班牙有五家。identicaka.exactlythesame,orverysimilar完全相同的;非常相似的Physically,thetwobrotherswerealmostidentical,buttheywereworldsapartintheirapprochtolife.兩兄弟雖然長得非常像,但他們的生活方式卻有天壤之別。cooperative:a.willingtocooperate合作的Employeeswhofeelvaluedaremoreproductiveandcooperative.感到受重視的雇員工作效率會(huì)更高,合作精神會(huì)更強(qiáng)。context:押.[C,U1thesituation,events,orinformationthatarerelatedtosth.andthathelpyoutounderstandit場合;周圍情況；環(huán)境;背景Indeed,thelocalpeople'sattitudetowardthesamepolicyvariesovertimeandwithachangingsocialcontext.確實(shí),當(dāng)?shù)厝嗣駥?duì)同一政策的態(tài)度隨著時(shí)間和社會(huì)背景的變化而變化。thewordsthatcomejustbeforeandafterawordorsentenceandthathelpyouunderstanditsmeaning上下文;語境Youhavetomakefulluseofthecluesgivenbythestory'scontext,yourcommonsenseandknowledgeoftheworld.你必須充分利用故事的上下文,以及你的常識(shí)和你對(duì)世界的了解。vague:a.unclearbecausesb.doesnotgiveenoughdetailedinformationordoesnotsayexactlywhattheymean含糊的;不明確的;不清楚的Thenewsthey'vereleasedaboutthefloodisvagueandincomplete.他們發(fā)布的有關(guān)水災(zāi)的消息含糊且不完整?！飗aguely:ad.inawaythatisnotclear模模糊糊地;不明確地AlwaysIwastaughtthatmoneywasnotthemostimportantthinginlife,soIwillfeelvaguelyuncomfortableifthereistoomuchofitonhand.我總是被教導(dǎo)說,錢不是生活中最重要的東西,所以如果我手里有太多的錢,我會(huì)隱約地感到不舒服。slightly稍微;有點(diǎn)Theinterviewmadehimlookvaguelyridiculous.他在面試中表現(xiàn)得有點(diǎn)滑稽可笑。ILWhile-readingActivitiesOverviewofUnit7(5M)Thisunitaimsatexploringacurrentsocialissue:genderroles,atopicthatcouldsparkalotofdebatesandarguments.TextAgivesstudentsabigpictureofahowwomenhveplayedanimportantroleatthemanagementlevel,alongwiththeirchallengesandfrustrations.TextBportraysahappyfull-timehousewifewhoconsidersherjobathomeabsolutelyimportant.Theimplicationofitisthatthejobofahousewifeshouldberespected.Thetwoarticlesaretheme-boundsincebothrelatethetopicoftheroleplayedbywomen,thoughoneisatworkandtheotherathome.Thewritingstyleofthetwotextsisverydifferentaswell.MainideasofthetextATextAisafeaturereportonfemalebossesintheworkplace.Ithasbroughtusvariousscenarioswherefemalemanagersshowtheiruniqueworkingstylestowardtheiremployees,coupledwithmalemanagers5contrastivewayofperformance.AimofTextAToknowthenamesofcommonoccupationri'obeacquaintedwithcharacteristicsoffeaturestoryTobeabletoexpressideasconcerningwomen'sroleatmanagementlevelTextBportraysahappyfull-timehousewifewhoconsidersherjobathomeabsolutelyimportant.Theimplicationofitisthatthejobofahousewifeshouldberespected.Culturalnotes(5M)QI:Whatdoyouthinkaboutwomen'sroleintoday'sworkplaceBeastrongforceintheworkplace;Fillingtheranksinmanyprofessionsandmanytopcompanies;Gonearethedaysofmenworkingoutsideandwomenstayingathome;Manyoftoday'sglobalbusinessleadersandpowerfulentrepreneursarewomen.Q2:DoyouagreethatthecooperationofmenandwomencanbringbenefitsattheworkplaceThedatasupportsthebenefitsofgenderdiversityattheworkplace.Thesurveyshows:companieswiththehighestpercentagesofwomenintheirexecutiveranksachieved35%higherreturnsonequityand34%bettertotalreturntoshareholdersthancomparablecompanieswithfewerfemales.DifficultLanguagePoints(25M)1.WhenMonicaappliedforajobasanadministrativeassistantin1971,shewasaskedwhethershewouldratherworkforamaleorafemaleattorney.(Para.1)Meaning:Monicawasaskedifshewouldliketoworkforamaleorafemalelawyerwhensheappliedforamanagingjobatalawfirmin1971.Sentencestructurenote:"wouldrather”句型wouldrather的意思是“寧愿;寧可;更;最好;還是…為好”,后接動(dòng)詞原形,表示優(yōu)先選擇的ー種方式。其否定形式是wouldrathernotdosth.,wouldrather沒有人稱和數(shù)的變化,所有的人稱一律用wouldrather。例如:Ifyou/hewouldratherbealone,we'IIallleavehere.如果你/他寧愿獨(dú)自呆著,那我們會(huì)都離開這兒。wouldrather后接從句時(shí),從句中的謂語動(dòng)詞用一般過去時(shí),表示希望或?qū)幵改橙税茨程囟ǖ姆绞阶瞿呈?這個(gè)結(jié)構(gòu)常常表達(dá)的是現(xiàn)在或?qū)淼男袨椤＠?I'dratheryoudidn'tmakeanycommentontheissueforthetimebeing.我想目冃リ你還是不要對(duì)此事發(fā)表任何評(píng)論。"Ifeltthatamale-boss/female-employeerelationshipwasmorenatural,needingnopersonalaccommodationwhatsoever."Meaning:!feltthattherewasnoneedtocompromiseinarelationshipbetweenamalebossandafemaleemployeesinceitwasmorenatural.But20yearslater,whenshewasaskedthesamequestion,shesaid,"Iwaspleasantlysurprisedthatfemalebossesaremuchmoreaccessibletotheiremployees;they'remuchmoresensitiveandintimatewiththeiremployees."Meaning:However,whenshewasaskedthesamequestion20yearslater,Sherespondedthatitwasanicesurprisetofindoutthatfemalebosseshadbeenmucheasiertoapproach,moreunderstanding,andclosertotheirworkers.Meaningbeyondwords:Heranswerwasentirelydifferentfromwhatshehadresponded20yearsbefore.Itcanbeassumedthatshegainedthisparticularfeelinggradually.Femalebossestodayarestillfindingtheyfacesubtleresistance.Meaningbeyondwords:Femalebossestodayarestillexperiencinggenderdiscrimination,thoughitmaynotalwaysbeobviousornoticeable.Thereisstillasegmentofthepopulation,bothmenand,surprisingly,womenwhoreportlowtoleranceforfemalebosses.Meaning:Aportionofpeople,menand,unexpectedly,evenwomenstatethattheycanhardlybearworkingwithfemalebosses.Thegrowingpresenceoffemalebosseshasalsoprovokedtwomajorquestionsthatrevolvearoundstyles:Domenandwomenmanagedifferently,and,ifso,isthatagoodthingMeaning:Withthenumberoffemalebossesincreasing,twoquestionshavebeenraisedintermsofstyles:DomenandwomenworkdifferentlyArethedifferencesgoodformanagementifthereareanyMonicaisdisposedtothinkso,onbotha40-year-oldmotheroffour,sheispresidentofapublicsectorlaborunionwith45,000members.Meaning:Monica,a40-year-oldmotheroffourchildrenandpresidentofapublicsectorlaborunionwith45,000members,isinclinedtolookatthesetwopointspositively:Womendomanagedifferentlyfrommenandthatisagoodthing.Note:"Apublicsectorlaborunion”(alsopublicsectortradeunion)referstoalaborunionwhichprimarilyrepresentstheinterestsofemployeeswithinpublicsector(government-owned,supportedorregulated)organizations."Relationswithmyemployeesareprobablydifferentfromthoseofmalemanagersprecedingme,“shesaysJ'Iknowwhatit'sliketohavetocallandsaymykidgotthemumpssoIwon'tbecominghaveamoreflexiblestyle-notsoft,justmoreunderstanding."Meaning:Shesaidthatshewasperhapsdifferentformthepreviousmalemanagersinrelationwiththeemployeesbecausesheknewwhatitmeantwhensomeonehadtomakeaphonecalltellingherthatheorshewouldn'tgotoworkduetotheillnessoftheirchild.ThemanwhoisMonica'sassistantagrees,"Shetendstodelegatemoreandisalwayslookingforaconsensus.Peoplearehappyandflourishbecausetheyhaveaninputintodecisionsandtheyarenotmerebystanders;theirenergiesareharnessed.Ontheotherhand,consensustakeslonger."Meaning:ThemanwhoisMonica'sassistantholdsthesameopinionthatsheusuallygivespeoplemorerightsandisalwaysseekingagreement.Sincepeoplehavetheirvoiceheardindecision-makingandarenotplayingtheroleofawitnessonly,theyfeelhappyandsuccessful.Inthisway,theirenergiesareutilized.However,ittakesmoretimetoreachanagreement.Thatpointofviewisoftenchallengedandargued.Someproclaimthatmenandwomenofsimilarbackgrounds,experienceandaspirationsbasicallymanageinthesameway.Meaning:Therealdifferencesbetweenmaleandfemalemanagersoftensparkarguments.Somepeopledeclarethatgenerallyspeaking,menandwomenofsimilarbackgrounds,experienceandambitionsmanageinthesameway.Whenwomenworkforwomen,adifferentdynamicoftentakesover.Meaningbeyondwords:Whenwomenworkfortheirfemalebosses,theycanalwaysseeandexperiencedifferentworkingandcommunicationstylesfromthoseadoptedbytheirmalebosses.Note:Here,ttdynamic^^meansthesetofforcesthatexistinasituation,especiallyarelationship,andaffecthowitchangesordevelops.Forexample:There'saverysupportivedynamicbetweenthemembersofthegroup.組員們之間互相支持,互相鼓勵(lì)。Brian,amarinebiologist,says,“IttookmeacoupleofyearsbeforeIfeltcomfortableenoughtorelaxaroundafemalemanager.Infact,myrelationswithherweremuchmorebusinesslike.Meaning:Brian,amarinebiologist,saysthatittookhimacoupleofyearsbeforehefeltateaseworkingaroundafemalemanager.Anyway,hisrelationswithherwereofabusinesstypeonly.Businesslike:andpracticalinthewaythatyoudothings處事務(wù)實(shí)的;有效率的;講究實(shí)際的Toteachthestudentsgoodbusinessmanners,thisactivitywashandledinabusinesslikemanner.為了培養(yǎng)學(xué)生良好的商務(wù)禮儀,這項(xiàng)活動(dòng)是以務(wù)實(shí)的方式進(jìn)行的。Note:Thewordbusinesslike,asexplainedabove,isdifferentfromwordslikechildlike.Similarwordsforyourattention:lifelike（逼真的;栩栩如生的），warlike（好戰(zhàn)的;善武的）.But,theyalsoexpectfemalebossestobemoreself-sufficient.t4Theyask,'Whycan'tyouscanyourownstuff'or'Whycan'tyoudoyourownfiling'"saysoneseniorfemaleexecutive.Meaningbeyondwords:Femaleemployees,however,wouldalsoexpectfemalebossestodomorebythemselvesforthepurposethattheywon'tbebothered.ThisexpectationbyfemaleemployeesisanactofunderminingDeborah'sauthority,anditimplicitlyatteststodisrespectfulbehaviortowardherasaboss.Usagenote:scan,skimscan和skim都可譯為“瀏覽、快讀”,都可用作及物和不及物動(dòng)詞,但實(shí)際上它們有顯著的差別。scan指“查讀”,是根據(jù)需要快速掃描出相關(guān)的細(xì)節(jié)。scan用于此義時(shí),可用作及物和不及物動(dòng)詞。例如:Shescannedtheadvertisementpagesofthenewspapers.她很快地查讀了報(bào)紙上的廣告頁。Ihaven'treadmuchintoityet.I'veonlyscannedthroughit.我沒看多少,只是很快地將它查讀了一下。skim與scan不同,是“略讀”,指的是跳過文章的具體細(xì)節(jié)不看,在短時(shí)間內(nèi)迅速掌握文章的主旨和大意。例如:Ionlyskimmedtheheadlinesofthenewspapereverymorning.每天早晨我只是瀏覽一下報(bào)紙的大標(biāo)題。IonlyhadtimetoskimthroughthescriptbeforeIflewoverhere.我坐飛機(jī)來這里之前,只能很快地瀏覽了一下這個(gè)腳本。比較:Whenreadingapassage,ourEnglishteacheralwaystellsustoskimthepassagefirstinordertogetthegeneralideaandthenscanthepassageagaininordertofindthespecificinformation,在閱讀文章時(shí),我們的英語老師總是告訴我們先略讀文章以獲取文章的大意,然后查讀以獲得所需的具體信息。14.Ontheotherhand,thereisnodisputethatafewdecadesagotheywouldrarelyhavehadafemalebossintheworkplace.Meaning:Despitefemaleemployees,toomanyexpectations,onethingthatgoesbeyondanydisagreementisthattheconditionwouldnothavebeeninplaceafewdecadesago-theycouldhardlygetawomanastheirboss.Sentencestructurenote:uThereisdisputethat…”結(jié)構(gòu)與"There'snodoubt/need/pointthat…”結(jié)構(gòu)(B2U2,TextB)屬于同一句型,基本用法相同。ReadingComprehension(8M)Task:Answerthe8questionsonbasedontheirunderstandingofthetext.III.Assignment(2M):FinishtheexercisesafterTextAUnit7TextAWomanatthemanagementlevel(continued)

女性管理者(3rd4thclass-hours)After-readingActivitiesAskstudentstomakepresentationinclassbasedonthequestionsinCriticalThinkingon.(15M)Checktheexercis