新编大学英语4unit3genderdifferences.pptxVIP

第1页/共139页新编大学英语4unit3genderdifferences第2页/共139页Warm-up ActivitiesReading ActivitiesTranslating Activities Writing Activities第3页/共139页Warm-up ActivitiesTask 1: Do you know that?Task 2: A poemTask 3: Wives and bread winnersTask 4: Man and woman第4页/共139页Gender DifferencesSmart man + smart woman =romanceDumb man + smart woman =affairDumb man + dumb woman =marriage第5页/共139页Part One: Preparation Differences Between Men and Women1. Differences Between Men and WomenSTEP ONEDirection: Scan the differences between men and women. Then work in groups to decide whether the characteristics below are men’s or women’s according to the information you get. 第6页/共139页第7页/共139页Part One: Preparation Differences Between Men and WomenThe average woman lives to age 78.Women may not be as strong as men, but a woman holds the speed record for swimming the English Channel.A woman’s brain measures 76.8 cubic inches.A woman’s body is about 55 percent water.Twenty-seven percent of women are over-weight.The average man can expect to live to age 72. The average man is 30 percent stronger than the average woman.A man’s brain measures 87.4 cubic inches.A man’s body is about 60 percent water.Twenty-four percent of men are overweight.第8页/共139页Part One: Preparation Differences Between Men and WomenThe average man’s heart beats 72 times per minute.Men tend to use humor more often than women to influence people.Four percent of men are color-blind.Angular shapes, such as the diamond, are most pleasing to a man’s eyes.The average woman’s heart beats 78 times per minute—faster than a man’s because it is smaller.Women tend to use facial expressions and body language more often than men to influence others.A fifth of one percent of women are color-blind.Curved shapes, such as the heart, are most pleasing to a woman’s eyes.第9页/共139页Part One: Preparation Differences Between Men and WomenMen miss five days of work per year due to illness.Men suffer more fractures, dislocations, wounds, and other injuries th