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第四册;UNIT 1;Virginia Woolf;Background Information; Do men and women really come from the different planets? If not, why have they, for centuries, vilified one another? This may all result from the prejudices against each other. After the Women’s Movement and the Men’s Movement, we are now on the way to a better understanding of men and women in terms of their differences and equality. ; In this unit, you will find out women’s social status, differences and similarities between the two sexes, and their new social roles. Students will consider the gender issue through listening, viewing and reading. A variety of activities will inspire them to talk about gender roles and gender equality using the words and expressions in this unit. And finally, they will conduct a survey on ‘Gender Consciousness in Advertisements’.;Background Information; In response to the Women’s Movement, there arose a Men’s Movement. Three books have catalyzed the mythopoetic men’s movement: Robert Bly’s Iron John, Sam Keen’s Fire in the Belly, and Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette’s King, Warrior, Magician, Lover. All posit a stable entity called “male identity” and see initiation as a key to achieving it. Wherever these two movements will lead, it is time we took a new look on the gender roles and female-male relations.;Global Gender Gap Index;Lead-in;Task 1;Task 1 Describing the Picture;Task 2 Reflecting on the Reading ;3. What are the author’s suggestions to women to change the current situation?;Task 3 Expanding Your Vocabulary ;Audio Studio;Audio Task 1 Identifying the Gist ;Audio Task 2 Checking the Facts ;Why aren’t women happier these days? That’s the question raised by a thought-provoking study-- ‘The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness’ released last month. The research showed that over the past 35 years women’s happiness has declined, both compared to the past and relative to men even though, by most objective measures, the lives of women in the U.S. have improved in recen