新核心听力2unit3gender_difference王蓓.pptVIP

Unit 8  Lead-in Background knowledge While-reading Useful phrases and expressions Assignment Two kinds of human being The American psychotherapist John Gray wrote his famous book, in 1992, on the idea, it has been a commonplace to think of men and women as being from different planets in terms of their emotional responses. Lead-in Are girls less intelligent or less capable than boys? Why or why not? Do you have BF or GF? If you do ,do you reach the agreement all the time? Men go to shopping when they need sth. Women go shopping when they want to and in most cases buy nothing Men tend to be direct, focusing on one topic for a long time. Women tend to be indirect, jumping quickly from one topic to another. Background Information What is gender? It is a complex concept, concerning characteristics of clothing, speech pattern, movement and many other factors besides biological sex.  What is gender differences? Gender differences refer to all the physical, psychological, social and economical differences between males and females. While-reading (questions) What did “six months” mean to Elaine and Roger? Was Roger really angry when Elaine thought he was? What was he thinking about? What is it that women don’t understand about men? To Elaine, it meant that they could start thinking seriously about their relationship, but to Roger, it only meant that he got his car six months ago and should now have the transmission looked at. No, Roger was not angry. He was only concerned about what the car dealer would say about his car. Men are not comfortable with such abstract concepts as love, need and trust. They base their opinions on concrete facts. How many paragraphs are there in this text? While-reading (main ideas) While-reading (main ideas) While-reading (main ideas) While-reading (main ideas) Useful phrases and expressions Hearing that, Elaine began to wonder if it bothered him that she said that. “Maybe his f