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Unit Three Gender Differences Teaching Objectives After learning this unit, make sure the students: 1. Gain a new understanding of gender differences and gender discrimination. 2. Master the meanings and usages of the key words and expressions. 3. Develop the ability to use English in a well-rounded way. Teaching Focus 1. To strengthen the student’s sense of self-study and cultivate the relative learning habits. 2. Vocabulary (refer to Language Points) 3. Structure (refer to Language Points) Teaching Materials 1. In-Class Reading: Gender Roles from a Cultural Perspective 2. After-Class Reading: Passage I Boys are Teacher’s Pets 3. After-Class Reading: Passage II What Kind of Brain Do You Have? 4. Text A: Why Do We Believe That the Earth Is Round? 5. Text B: Science Truth Teaching Schedule Periods1-6 Preparation Gender Roles from a Cultural Perspective: New Words and Phrases; Text Assign translation practice (p16p44) and post-reading tasks Periods 78 Listening, writing or reading exercises Teaching Methods 1. Try to create a vivid and authentic context with pictures, gestures and a short play or role play by students (if possible) 2. “Use it to learn it”. Students’ own practice, esp. reading should be emphasized in the process of learning the relative materials Teaching Procedures Periods 1-6 Preparation 1. Gender difference Gender difference is a term used to refer to social characteristic that distinguish men and women. These include such things as differences in hair styles, clothing, family responsibilities, occupational roles, acceptable behavior and other culturally learned activities and traits. All of these differences are linked to the non-biological notions of masculinity and femininity which vary from one culture to another. 2. Related vocabulary: gender stereotype, masculine/feminine quality, masculine/feminine activity. 3. Scan the differences between men and women. Then work in groups to decide whether the characteristics are men’s or wome