新视野英语教程unit10.pptVIP

Unit 10 Table of Contents Section A Why Do Girls and Boys Learn Differently Section B Different Ways of Talking Section C Practical Writing: Signs Topic Discussion: Gender Difference 1. Who do you think are smarter—boys or girls? 2. What’s the difference between boys and girls? 3. Discuss the chart in the book that list different objects and activities between boys and girls. Section A Why Do Girls and Boys Learn Differently? Introduction The differences between boys and girls Why Do Girls and Boys Learn Differently? Do you believe that only boys do well in science? Does it seem to you that girls have better vocabularies than boys? If your answers are yes, you may be right, according to an article in Current Science. While it is important to read things with an open mind, here are some of the articles findings.  ? On average, males score higher on tests that measure mathematical reasoning, mechanical ability, and problem-solving skills. Females, on the other hand, do better on tests measuring vocabulary, spelling, and memory. Usually, too, baby girls talk at an earlier age than boys do. Scientists think there is a physical reason for this. They believe that nerves in the left side of the brain develop faster in girls than in boys. It is this side of the brain that strongly influences a persons ability to use words, to spell, and to remember.  According to the article, by the time they start school, little girls have an advantage that boys do not have: girls are physically more ready to remember facts, to spell, and to read. These, of course, are skills that are very important as children first begin school.  What, then, is happening with boys during their years before starting school? Some people say that society is teaching them to be more forceful than girls. A forceful person is said to be unafraid of questioning others, and to be an independent thinker. What produces such force in little boys? It has