当代研究生英语读写课程上Unit2Text_A-2.pptVIP

Unit 2 WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR MEN AND WOMEN TO TALK TO EACH OTHERDeborah Tannen Warming-up 1. Questions:1) Who do you prefer to chat with, people of your own gender or the opposite gender? Is your best friend of your own gender2) Do you have any difficulty in communicating with people of the opposite genderTopics of conversation With men friends career/job money sports society/social problems politics military matters With women friends fashion make-up weight control age children family Introducing the Topic Deborah Tannen, a professor of Linguistics at Princeton University, has written many articles and books on linguistics and human relationships. In her research, men and women have different interests and personalities, and their attitudes toward life and human relationships are also different. In spite of the differences, both believe the communication plays a significant role in successful human relationships. What constitutes successful communication? Perhaps men and woman would view it differently. For example, women regard conversation as the key to maintain a friendly relationship. For men, however, giving silent attention is also a kind of communication. When an actual conversation is taking place, men tend to express themselves strongly and point out the other point of view, whereas women tend to agree with the conversationist and try to avoid coming in conflict with each other. Men tend to talk more in public while women talk more at home. This is why many wives complain about that their husbands do not listen to them, and they interpret their silence as failure in communication, which endanger their marriage. Structure Part I (Para. 1 – 5) Introduction to the issue: The lack of communication between husband wife endangers marriage. Part II (Para. 6 – 18) Answers the question why men women have such different impressions of communication in marriage. Part III (Para. 19 – 22) Further explanation/summary of the differences and their signif