综合英语第四册3-08-Part3

1、Book 3-Unit 8Dictation Read MoreGrammar and VocabularyTranslationRaise QuestionsWritingCultural Information Extended ActivitiesBook 3-Unit 8Return to MenuBook 3-Unit 8 Womens low social position is a serious problem. It is evident in almost every aspect of social life. Even our language often gives

2、us the false impression that women simply dont exist. For example, once the word man meant person or human being. But the word man has gradually become more specific in meaning and is now a synonym for an adult male human being only. In the words of a popular dictionary for children, a boy grows up

3、to be a man. Father and Uncle George are both men. This is the meaning that we understand because we hear the word man used in everyday speech in this way from childhood. Later we learn that the word man has another meaning, but we do not accept it with the same certainty. Studies of college student

4、s and school children show that phrases like economic man and political man or man is a dreamer create an image of males only, not females or males and females together. Furthermore, we have become aware that conventional English usage often minimizes the achievements, the contributions and sometime

5、s the very presence of women. ScriptWhen Grateful Begins to Grateo grateful (a. 感激的) grate （v. 产生不满情绪） o alliteration o Answer the following questions:1.Was the woman well off in terms of her family life? 2.What did the wife actually want from her family life?Book 3-Unit 81. Possible list of details

6、- An open-minded husband who let her go out to work in the 60s- An understanding and helpful husband who Feeding the baby at night Taking charge of the children when his wife was sick Driving the car for the carpool Making dinner when the wife was late home Taking requests from the wife with a smile

7、2. She wanted to have a shared life, not manage the household alone. Book 3-Unit 8True or False Try to finish the exercise on page 116,and check your answers. 1. T 2. F 3. NM 4. F 5.T6. F 7. F 8. T 9.T 10. TBook 3-Unit 81. Work out a new ending for the story. It begins like this: Next day after chil

8、dren went to bedFurther DiscussionBook 3-Unit 82. What should husband and wife do if they want to treat each other as equals? HintsoIf the wife has a PhD degree, but the husband has only a Bachelor degree from a community college: oIf the husband is a CEO of a multinational company, but the wife is

9、a worker in a shoe company: oThe husband earns much less than the wife does: oThe grandparents on the husbands side wish to have a grandson in order to continue the family line, but the family has had three daughters in a row: Book 3-Unit 8Grammar: Object/object complementVocabulary: Gender neutral

10、wordsVocabulary: Neutral forms of both sexesBook 3-Unit 8o We consider him a good doctor.o The jury found him guilty.Study the following sentences.Book 3-Unit 8Object/Object ComplementSo he is a good doctor.So he is guilty.1. We all promise to do our best to make this world _.2. He is a liar. Why sh

11、ould we elect him _.3. The committee nominated her _.4. I now pronounce you _.5. They liked the Mexican pot so much that they named it _.a. Complete the following sentences using the words or phrases in the box. (page 117)a better placechairmanbest writer of the yearhusband and wifeCharlieBook 3-Uni

12、t 8best writer of the year Charlie chairman a better place husband and wife1. The bus is stuck in the mud. We have to give it a push to start it _.2. We have already pushed it. Still, we cant get the bus _.3. There must be someone inside. I can hear people _.4. Poor old Bill had his bike _ yesterday

13、. He left it _ when he went into the library. 5. The father put all his hopes on the son and left the talents of the daughters _.6. Mr. Murphy came all over funny. So he went to the factory clinic and had his head _.goingstartedtalking stolenunlockedunattended toexaminedBook 3-Unit 8b. Complete the

14、following sentences with the words in the box. Each word can be used only once. (page 117)7. In order to find other people involved in the criminal organisation, the police wanted to catch the suspects _.8. You dont need to check the dictionary every time you come across a word _ to you.9. Smelling

15、gas flowing out of the house, neighbours broke in, only to discover him already _.10. The young man apologised, “Im sorry to have kept you _.11. Are these your gloves? I found them _ on the floor.12. The judge found him not guilty and set him _.deadunfamiliaralivelyingawakefreeBook 3-Unit 8Now! Eagl

16、e Airlines offers even moreto the businessman who needs comfortLet us fly to your destination in first-class comfort, looked after by the best-trained air hostesses in the world. Any businessmanknows that he must arrive fresh and ready for work no matterhow long the journey. With Eagle Diplomat-Clas

17、s you can dojust that. And, whats more, your wife can travel with you onall intercontinental flights for only 25% of the normal fare!Your secretary can book you on any flights 24 hours a day o All she has to do is lift the phone. Book 3-Unit 8Vocabulary Work: Gender Neutral Wordsa. Loo

18、k at the following rather sexist advertisement for an airline. Change the wording to make it more neutral. (page 118) Now! Eagle Airlines offers even moreto the businessman who needs comfort Let us fly to your destination in first-class comfort, looked after by the best-trained cabin attendants (or

19、cabin staff) in the world. Any business person knows that they (or he or she) must arrive fresh and ready for work no matter how long the journey. With Eagle Diplomat-Class you can do just that. And, whats more, your partner/ spouse can travel with you on all intercontinental flights for only 25% of

20、 the normal fare! Your secretary can book you on any flights 24 hours a day on All he or she has to do is lift the phone. Book 3-Unit 8The manager 22/11/98Frenstowe Engineering Ltd.Dear Sir,I am a housewife aged 32 and am seeking employment. I saw your advertisement for part-time worke

21、rs in The Globe last week. However, your 24-hour answering service seemed to be unmanned when I tried it. Could you please send me application forms by post? Thank you. Yours sincerely, Sally Hewings (Mrs.)Dear Sir or Madam,I am aged 32, married, unstaffed(Ms.)Book 3-Unit 8b. Make the following lett

22、er more gender-neutral. (page 118)Reference Materials for Neutral Forms of Both SexesNeutralTraditional TermsCurrent Acceptable/ Fashionable TermsChair(person)ChairmanChairwoman (Chair or Chairman is still used never Chairwoman)SpokespersonSpokesmanSpokeswoman (Only Spokesperson is used now)Police o

23、fficerPolicemanPolicewoman-PostmanPost-woman (In the UK Postman is still used for all)Book 3-Unit 8NeutralTraditional TermsCurrent Acceptable/ Fashionable TermsMarinerFisherman(Mariner is used to describe anyone who works at sea, and could be an alternative.)BartenderBarmanBarmaidBusinesspersonBusin

24、essmanBusinesswomanFire-fighterFireman(Most firemen are still firemen due to the physical strength needed.Flight-attendantStewardStewardess/air hostessHead (teacher)HeadmasterHeadmistress Book 3-Unit 8Book 3-Unit 81. I prefer spring to autumn though I love both seasons. 2. I believe that electric ca

25、rs will one day supplant petrol-driven ones.3. They warned him of the danger of climbing the Himalayas, but he wouldnt listen.4. The teacher told his students that their future prospects hinged on their education. 5. Everybody thinks that she deserved Best Actress award of the Year. Key to Translati

26、on (page 119)Book 3-Unit 86. Every time the girl came across a problem, she would turn to her mother for a solution, rather than trying to solve it herself. 7. After her husband died, she continued to nurture her three daughters. 8. It seems that a lot of people learn English less as a practical lan

27、guage than for its grammar. Book 3-Unit 8 Reference Answers1. Why did farmers prefer boys over girls? 2. What kind of person was Branwell? 3. In what way are cultural preferences and bad habits alike? 4. What did the three selfless sisters do in support of their brother? 5. What kind of writings are

28、 the novels of the three sisters: Are they more like fiction or autobiography? 6. What would the father do were he alive today? Ask questions about the underlined parts in Section 6 on page 119.Book 3-Unit 8pStudy the structure of Genius Sacrificed for Failure.pWrite a short essay on one of the following two topics 1. Childrens creativity will be murdered b