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新视野大学英语第三版电子教案book2unit7womenmakingadifferen

Unit7Women:

Makingadifferencetoday

PART1

UnderstandingandLearning

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Thisunitaimsatexploringacurrentsocialissue:

genderroles,atopicthatcouldsparkalotofdebatesandarguments.TextAgivesstudentsabigpictureofahowwomenhaveplayedanimportantroleatthemanagementlevel,alongwiththeirchallengesandfrustrations.TextBportraysahappyfull-timehousewifewhoconsidersherjobathomeabsolutelyimportant.Theimplicationofitisthatthejobofahousewifeshouldberespected.Thetwoarticlesaretheme-boundsincebothrelatethetopicoftheroleplayedbywomen,thoughoneisatworkandtheotherathome.Thewritingstyleofthetwotextsisverydifferentaswell.Oneisafeaturedarticleonfemaleworkingstylesbywayofpresentingvariousscenariosatwork,blendedwithmanydirectspeechesandpresentverbtensessuchassays,report,agrees,proclaims,feels,pauseswhenreferringtothepast;theotherisanarrativeabouttheauthor'spersonalexperienceofbeingahousewife.Thoughthelanguageusedinbothtextsissomewhatcasual,thetoneofthefirstoneismoreseriousandinareportstyle.Women'sworkingstyleandwayofthinkingareclearlydepicted,whichwillsurelyprovokeaninterestingdebateongenderissuesamongstudents.Thedifferentepisodescanserveasaspringboardforin-depthclassdiscussion.Activitiesmayrevolvearoundthemainthemeoftheunit:

Shouldwomenstayhomeorworkoutside?

SectionA

Womenatthemanagementlevel

BackgroundInformation

womenleaders

Intoday'seconomy,womenareastrongforceintheworkplace.Gonearethedaysofmenworkingoutsideandwomenstayingathome.Womenarefillingtheranksinmanyprofessionsandmanytopcompanies.Manyoftoday'sglobalbusinessleadersandpowerfulentrepreneursarewomen.Indeed,womenareincreasinglyworkinginuppermanagementroles,servingasleadersinavarietyofsettings.Interestingly,researchsayswomenbehavemoreemotionallyincertainworksituations.Regardlessofwhatthestudiessay,thedatasupportthebenefitsofgenderdiversityattheworkplace.Sowhatdoessuchdiversityintheworkplacemean?

Itmeansthatitisbeneficialtonotonlyhirebutalsoretainfemaleemployees.Thetextvividlyunfoldshowfemalesareworkingindifferentbusinesssectorsatthemanagementlevel.

Detailedstudyofthetext

1WhenMonicaappliedforajobasanadministrativeassistantin1971,shewasaskedwhethershewouldratherworkforamaleorafemaleattorney.（Para.1）

Meaning:

Monicawasliketoworkforamalewhensheappliedforamaleorafemalelawyerwhensheappliedforamanagingjobatalawfirmin1971.

★administrative:

a.relatingtotheworkofmanagingacompanyororganization行政的;管理的

Althoughadministrativepositionsmaypaymorethanteachingsalaries,theyoftenrequiremore

hoursonthejob.虽然行政工作的薪金比教学工作更多，但它们却往往需要更多的工作时间。

SentencestructureNote

"wouldrather'‘句型

1wouldrather的意思是“宁愿;宁可;更;最好;还是…为好”，后接动词原形，表示优先选择的一种方式。

其否定形式是wouldrathernotdosth.,wouldrather没有人称和数的变化，所有的人称一律用wouldrather。

例如:

Ifyouthewouldratherbealone,we'llallleavehere.如果你/他宁愿独自呆着，那我们会都离开这儿。

2wouldrather后接从句时，从句中的谓语动词用一般过去时，表示希望或宁愿某人按某特定的方式做某事，这个结构常常表达的是现在或将来的行为。

例如:

I'dratheryoudidn'tmakeanycommentontheissuerforthetimebeing.我想目前你还是不要对此事反羞任何评论。

SentencestructureNote

"wouldrather'‘句型

1wouldrather的意思是“宁愿;宁可;更;最好;还是…为好”，后接动词原形，表示优先选择的一种方式。

其否定形式是wouldrathernotdosth.,wouldrather没有人称和数的变化，所有的人称一律用wouldrather。

例如:

Ifyouthewouldratherbealone,we'llallleavehere.如果你/他宁愿独自呆着，那我们会都离开这儿。

2wouldrather后接从句时，从句中的谓语动词用一般过去时，表示希望或宁愿某人按某特定的方式做某事，这个结构常常表达的是现在或将来的行为。

例如:

Idratheryoudidn'tmakeanycommentontheissuerforthetimebeing.我想目前你还是不要对此事反羞任何评论。

2"Ifeltthatamale-boss/female-employeerelationshipwasmorenatural,needingnopersonalaccommodationwhatsoever."（Para.1）

Meaning:

Ifeltthattherewasnoneedtocompromiseinarelationshipbetweenamalebossandafemaleemployeesinceitwasmorenature.

★employee:

n.[C]sb.whoispaidtoworkforsb.else受雇者;雇员

Knowingwhatanemployerislookingforpotentialemployeecanhelpsomeonetoprepareforaninterview.了解雇主在寻找什么样的潜在雇员可以帮助人们准备面试。

★accommodation:

n.

1）[sing.,U]（fml.）achangeinbehaviororattitudethathelpspeopleworktogetherorendadisagreement迁就;通融;调和

Thetwosidesfailedtoagreeoneverypointbuttheysettledonanaccommodationfortheirdifferences.双方未能对所有的意见都达成一致，但对他们的分歧达成了和解。

2）[U]aplaceforsb.tostay,live,orwork住处；工作场所

Havingdecidedtofindanappropriateaccommodation,wesetaboutcontactingalltherentalagenciesinthecity.我们决定要找一个合适的住处之后，就开始联络这个城市所有的租赁公司。

3But20yearslater,whenshewasaskedthesamequestion,shesaid,"Iwaspleasantlysurprisedthatfemalebossesaremuchmoreaccessibletotheiremployees;they'remuchmoresensitiveandintimatewiththeiremployees."（Para.1）

Meaning:

However,whenshewasaskedthesamequestion20yearslater;sherespondedthatitwasanicesurprisetofindoutthatfemalebosseshadbeenmucheasiertoapproach,moreunderstanding,andckosertotheirworkers.

Meaningbeyondwords:

Heranswerwasentirelydifferentfromwhatshehadresponded20yearsbefore.Itcanbeassumedthatshegainedthisparticularfeelinggradually.

4Femalebossestodayarestillfindingtheyfacesubtleresistance.（Para.2）

Meaningbeyondwords:

Femalebossestodayarestillexperiencinggenderdiscrimination,thoughitmaynotalwaysbeobviousornoticeable.

5Thereisstillasegmentofthepopulation,bothmenand,surprisingly,womenwhoreportlow

toleranceforfemalebosses.（Para.2）

Meaning:

Aportionofpeople,menand,unexpectedly,evenwomenstarethattheycanhardlybearworkingwithfemalebosses.

★segment:

n.[C]apartofsth.thatisdifferentfromoraffecteddifferentlyfromthewholeinsomeway部分；段；片

Blackpeopleconstitutethepoorestsegmentofsocietyinthecountry.黑人在该国社会中构成了最贫穷的阶层。

★tolerance:

n.

1）[U]willingnesstowantpeopletodo,say,orbelievewhattheywantwithoutcriticizingorpunishingthem忍受;容忍;宽容

Toleranceisthequalityofallowingotherpeopletosayanddoastheylike,evenifyoudonotagreewithitorlikeit.宽容是一种素质，它允许其他人说和做他们喜欢的事，即使你不同意或不喜欢。

2）[C,U]thedegreetowhichsb.cansufferpain,difficulty,etc.withoutbeingharmedordamaged（对痛苦、困难等的）忍受程度，忍耐力

Thesestudentstendtohaveapoortoleranceforfrustrationandgiveupeasilywhentasksbecomedifficult.这些学生往往对挫折的承受力差，在任务变得困难时会轻易放弃。

6Thegrowingpresenceoffemalebosseshasalsotwomajorquestionsthatrevolvearoundstyles:

Domenandwomenand,ifso,isthatagoodthing?

（Para.2）

Meaning：

Withthenumberoffemalebossesincreasing,twoquestionshavebeenraisedintermsofstyles:

Domenandwomenworkdifferently?

Arethedifferencesgoodformanagementifthereareany?

7Monicaisdisposedtothinkso,onbothcounts.Nowa40-year-oldmotheroffour,sheispresidentofapublicsectorlaborunionwith45,000members.（Para.3）

Meaning:

Monica,a40-year-oldmotheroffourchildrenandpresidentofapublicsectorlaborunionwith45,000members,isinclinedtolookatthesetwopointspositively:

Womendomanagedifferentlyfrommenandthatisagoodthing.

★dispose:

vt.

1）（~sb.to/towardsth.）（fml.）makesb.morelikelytohaveparticularfeelingsorthoughts使（某人）较倾向于

Thebodyreleasesachemicalthatdisposesyoutowardsleep.体内释放出一种使人昏昏欲睡的化学物品。

2）（~of）getridofsth.,esp.sth.thatisdifficulttogetridof丢弃，处理（尤指难以处理的东西）

Littershouldbedisposedofthoughtfully.废弃物应仔细地处理。

★disposed:

a.likelytobehaveorthinkinaparticularway有…倾向的

Hewasamanofgoodcharacterandwasnotdisposedtoviolence.他人品很好，没有暴力倾向。

★bedisposedtodosth.:

bewillingtodosth.愿意做某事;乐于做某事

Hisfatherwasalarge,comfortable-lookingmanwhowasn'tdisposedtomakeafuss.他父亲个子高，看上去很舒服,不像是会大惊小怪的人。

★onbothcounts:

inbothways在两个方面

Ithoughthewasakindandhonestperson,butIwaswrongonbothcounts.我原以为他是个善良、诚实的人,但这两点我都想错了。

★sector:

n.[C]apartofanareaofactivity,esp.ofbusiness,trade,etc.（尤指商业、贸易等的）部门，行业

Inthefinancialsector,investorsinsurancecompaniesbothhavelostalotofmoney.在金融行业,银行和保险公司的投资者都损失了很多钱。

Note"Apublicsectorlaborunion"（alsopublicsectortradeunion）referstoalaborunionwhichprimarilyrepresentstheinterestsofemployeeswithinpublicsector（government-owned,supportedorregulated）organizations.Publicsectorunionhavebecomesomeofthelargerormoreinfluentialunionsincertainareasoftheworldinrecenttimesasprivatesectorunionmembershiphasdeclinedsharply.

8"Relationswithmyemployeesareprobablydifferentfromthoseofmalemanagersprecedingme,"shesays."Iknowwhatit'sliketohavetocallandsaymykidgotthemumpssoIwon'tbecomingin.Ihaveamoreflexiblestyle-notsoft,justmoreunderstanding."（Para.3）

Meaning:

Shesaidthatshewasperhapsdifferentfromthepreviousmalemanagersinrelationwiththeemployeesbecausesheknewwhatitmeantwhensomeonehadtomakeaphonecalltellingherthatheorshewouldn'tgotoworkduetotheillnessoftheirchild.Sheaddedthatshewasmoreflexibleandunderstandingbutnotweakerintermsofworkingstyle.

Meaningbeyondwords:

Inabroadsense,femalebossesarebetterthanmalebossesinboss-employeerelationsbecausetheyaremoreunderstandingandtendtoshowmoreconsiderationtotheiremployees.

★precede:

vt.（fml.）happenorexistbeforesth.orsb.,orcomebeforesth.elseinaseries先于…（发生或存在）

Aplanningsessionat11:

30willprecedethelunchdiscussion.11:

30召开计划会议，随后是午餐讨论。

9ThemanwhoisMonica'sassistantagrees,"Shetendstodelegatemoreandisalwayslookingforaconsensus.Peoplearehappyandflou