新視野英語教程(第二版)1unit10

NewHorizonEnglishCourseBook1(新視野英語教程)Unit10英語精品課程設(shè)計Unit10TableofContentsSectionA

WhyDoGirlsandBoysLearnDifferentlySectionB

DifferentWaysofTalkingSectionCPracticalWriting:SignsUnit10TopicDiscussion:GenderDifference1.Whodoyouthinkaresmarter—boysorgirls?2.What’sthedifferencebetweenboysandgirls?3.Discussthechartinthebookthatlistdifferentobjectsandactivitiesbetweenboysandgirls.SectionA

WhyDoGirlsandBoysLearnDifferently?Thankyou!Introduction

ThedifferencesbetweenboysandgirlsWhyDoGirlsandBoysLearnDifferently?

Doyoubelievethatonlyboysdowellinscience?Doesitseemtoyouthatgirlshavebettervocabulariesthanboys?Ifyouranswersare"yes",youmayberight,accordingtoanarticleinCurrentScience.Whileitisimportanttoreadthingswithanopenmind,herearesomeofthearticle'sfindings.

Onaverage,malesscorehigheronteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning,mechanicalability,andproblem-solvingskills.Females,ontheotherhand,dobetterontestsmeasuringvocabulary,spelling,andmemory.

Usually,too,babygirlstalkatanearlieragethanboysdo.Scientiststhinkthereisaphysicalreasonforthis.Theybelievethatnervesintheleftsideofthebraindevelopfasteringirlsthaninboys.Itisthissideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesaperson'sabilitytousewords,tospell,andtoremember.

Accordingtothearticle,bythetimetheystartschool,littlegirlshaveanadvantagethatboysdonothave:girlsarephysicallymorereadytorememberfacts,tospell,andtoread.These,ofcourse,areskillsthatareveryimportantaschildrenfirstbeginschool.

What,then,ishappeningwithboysduringtheiryearsbeforestartingschool?Somepeoplesaythatsocietyisteachingthemtobemoreforcefulthangirls.Aforcefulpersonissaidtobeunafraidofquestioningothers,andtobeanindependentthinker.

Whatproducessuchforceinlittleboys?Ithaslongbeenassumedthatitistheresultofchemistryinthemalebody.Scientiststoday,however,believethatthereareother,outside,factorstoo.Theysaysuchforceislearnedfromparents.

Ateamofresearchersdiscoveredthattherearestrongdifferencesbetweenhowboysandgirlsareraised:whiledaughtersintheirstudywereoftenkeptclosetotheirparents,sonswereencouragedtomoveontheirownandtodevelopindependence.

Asaresult,itiseasytounderstandwhylittlegirlsoftenperformschooltasksbetterthanboys,especiallyifthetaskrequiressittingstill,obeyingorders,andacceptingtheteacher'sideas.Agirlmaydoverywellinschool,whileaboythesameagemaybringhomelowermarks.Why,then,dosofewgirlsbecomegreatscientists?

Whileboysaretaughtinsocietytobemoreforceful,andtosolveproblemsthemselves,girls,ontheotherhand,arenotencouragedtobethisway.Girls,therefore,areoftenlimitedtogettinghighmarksinschoolforrememberingwhattheteacherhastoldthem,insteadofbeingallowedtoquestionwithoutfearlikeboys.

Intoday'sworld,mostpeoplebelievethatthissituationiswrong,andthatthereisasolution:ifmenandwomenwerebothencouragedtolearnandtosolveproblemsinthesameways,moreroomwouldbeavailableinsocietyfornewideasfromeveryone.

GettingtheMessageAnswerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext.1.Whoaregoodatvocabulary,spellingandmemory---boysorgirls?2.What’sthephysicalreasonsthatbabygirlstalkearlythanboys?3.What’saforcefulpersonlike?4.Howweredaughtersandsonsraiseddifferently?5.Whydosomanyboysbecomegreatscientists?

WordsandExpressions1.dowell/badly:advanceorperformsuccessfullyorunsuccessfully干得很好/糟糕e.g.Ihopeyou’lldobetterinthefuture.我希望你將來會干的好些。Thecompanyalwaysdoesbadlyatthistimeofyear.公司每年這個時候生意總是很不景氣。2.solve:vt.findasolutionto,anexplanationof,orawayofdealingwith(something)解答，解決e.g.Canyousolvethisriddle?你能解開這個謎嗎？Theteacherrequiredthestudentstosolvesomeproblemsbythemselves.老師要求學(xué)生們自己解決一些簡單的問題。3.average:n.[C]themiddlevalueofasetofnumbers平均數(shù)，平均e.g.Everyyear,anaverageof85%ofthegraduatesfromourcollegefindjobsassoonastheygraduates.每年，我們學(xué)院平均有85%的畢業(yè)生一畢業(yè)就能找到工作。adj.1)mean;middle平均的e.g.Theaverageageoftheboysinthisclassistwelve.這個班學(xué)生的平均年齡為十二歲。2)ordinary;usual普通的；平常的e.g.Theaveragemanisnotinterestedinthissubject.普通人一般對這題目不感興趣。on(the/an)average:平均；通常e.g.Ontheaverage,theirschoolholdsanEnglisheveningeverymonth.他們學(xué)校平均每月舉辦一次英語晚會。4.score:

v.gainorgiveacertainnumberofpointsinasport,game,orcompetition(在運動、游戲、競賽等中)得（分）,進(jìn)（球）e.g.Hewaspleasedtohavescoredthefirstgoalinthegame.他很高興踢進(jìn)了比賽中的第一個球。n.[c]thenumberofpoints,runs,marks,etc.madeinagame,competition,sports,etc.(運動,游戲,競賽等中的)得分，分?jǐn)?shù)，進(jìn)球數(shù)e.g.MaryfeltashamedofherfinalscoreontheChinesetest.瑪麗為她期末中的中文考試成績感到羞愧。6.bythetime:when;notlaterthan當(dāng)···時候；在···之前e.g.Bythetimeshecame,theclasswasover.

當(dāng)她到達(dá)時，課已經(jīng)結(jié)束了。Bythetimehegotthere,shehadalreadyleft.當(dāng)他到達(dá)那里時，她已經(jīng)走了。

5.nerve:n.

1)[c]thingthatcarriesfeelingsandmessagesthroughthebody神經(jīng)e.g.Caffeineisasubstancethatstimulatesthenervesofthebody.咖啡因是種能刺激身體神經(jīng)的物質(zhì)。2）[u]courage,determinationandself-control勇氣，意志力e.g.Shemeanttodoit,butshelosthernerveintheend.她打算就這么干，但最終卻失卻了勇氣。7.advantage:n.[C]somethingthatmayhelponetobesuccessfulortogainafavoriteresult有利條件，優(yōu)勢，優(yōu)點e.g.Thisplanhastheadvantagesofsimplicityandeaseofcontrol.這個計劃具有簡單和容易控制的優(yōu)點。e.g.Thismethodhastheadvantageofsavingalotoffuel.這個方法具有節(jié)約大量燃料的優(yōu)點。8.assume:vt.

1)believesomethingtobetruewithoutactuallyhavingproofthatitis;suppose假定，假設(shè)e.g.Mostpeopleassumethatactionsspeaklouderthanwords.大部分人認(rèn)為行動勝于空談（行動比言談更重要）Assumingitrainstomorrow,whatshallwedo?假如明天下雨的話，我們該怎么辦？2)takeorclaimforoneself;begintohaveoruse承擔(dān)；擔(dān)任e.g.Youwillassumeyournewdutiestomorrow.明天你就要擔(dān)任新任務(wù)。

1.Studentsshouldbeencouragedtobe___thinkersindependentB)independenceC)advantageD)average2.Chaliethinksmoneywill___allhisproblems.PerformB)solveC)scoreD)force3.Thedoctorwas___anoperationtosavethepatient’slife.ActingB)limitingC)performingD)assuming4.Newmedicinesare___remarkableresultsinthetreatmentofcancer.FindingB)requiringC)solvingD)producing5.Youshouldreadmorebookstoenlargeyour___.VocabularyB)memoryC)brainD)score6.Thegoodweathercouldbeanimportant___intomorrow’sgame.FactB)factorC)forceD)activity7.Thiskindofplant___alotofwateratalltimes.A)AssumesB)limitsC)producesD)requires8.Soldiersareexpectedto___orders.ObeyB)askC)doD)fearUsingtheRightWordABCDABDASentenceStructure:CleftSentence

“It+be+被強(qiáng)調(diào)部分+that/who分句”e.g.1.Shelostherkeyonthewaytothestation.

Itwasonthewaytothestationthatshelostherkey.2.Johnenjoysplayingfootball.

ItisJohnwhoenjoysplayingfootball.Exercise

Rewritethefollowingsentences,usingacleftsentencetoemphasizetheunderlinedpartofasentence.

1.Ididn’tgetyourletteruntilyesterday.2.Shehasboughttwoticketsforthe7:30show.

3.Maryenjoysclassicalmusic.A.TranslatethefollowingintoEnglish.

1.等他到機(jī)場時，飛機(jī)已經(jīng)起飛了。（bythetime）

2.在校園（campus）里，車速被限制在每小時30英里。（belimitedto）3.這對雙胞胎姐妹（twinsisters）之間的不同之處在于：一個依賴父母，另一個卻很自立。4.一方面汽車有用，可另一方面它們也造成污染（pollution).

TranslationB.TranslatethefollowingintoChineseOnaverage,malesscorehigheronteststhatmeasuremathematicalreasoning,mechanicalability,andproblem-solvingskills.2.

Itistheleftsideofthebrainthatstronglyinfluencesaperson’sabilitytousewords,tospell,andtoremember.3.Asaresult,itiseasytounderstandwhylittlegirlsoftenperformschooltasksbetterthanboys,especiallyifthetaskrequiressittingstill,obeyingorders,andacceptingtheteacher’sideas.4.Girls,therefore,areoftenlimitedtogettinghighmarksinschoolforrememberingwhattheteacherhastoldthem,insteadofbeingallowedtoquestionwithoutfearlikeboys.SectionBDifferentWaysofTalkingSectionB

(1)TopicDiscussion

(2)Text&DetailedStudy

(3)ExercisesTopicDiscussion1.Whatgiftsdidyouusuallygetwhenyouwerealittlegirl(oralittleboy)?2.Whogaveyouthesegifts?3.Didyoulikethemornot?Andwhy?4.Whatgamesdidyoulikewhenyouwerealittlegirl(oralittleboy)?5.Whatdidyourparentsexpectyoutobewhenyouwerealittlechild?GettingthemessageChoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1.WhenTommywasborn,thegiftshegotshowedthatpeopleexpectedhimtobe_____.A.quietB.forcefulC.cheerfulD.weak2.WhatkindofgamedoesJoylove?Shelovesto___.A.jumpropeB.playbasketballC.playfootballD.playtabletennis3.Whatdoes“everyboyknowshisplace”inParagraph5mean?___A.everyboyknowshisabilityB.everyboyknowshispositionC.everyboyknowshisauthorityD.everyboyknowshisadvantage4.WecanfindoutfromParagraph6thatgirlsliketoplay___A.inalargegroupB.inasmallgroupC.withstrangersD.withboys5.Tommybecomespopularthrough_____.A.hisfriends’helpB.hisparents’helpC.hisownabilityD.hissister’shelpBABBCWordsandExpressions1.gift:n.!)[C]apresent禮物，贈品e.g.Thisisaveryspecialbirthdaygiftforme!

2)[C]anaturalabilitytodosomething;talent天賦；才能e.g.Hehasthegiftofspeakingwell.他天生能說會道。2.takecareof:

1)lookafter照顧；看護(hù)e.g.Hergrandfatherisveryoldandsheisalwaystakingcareofhim.她的祖父年紀(jì)很大了，她一直都在照顧他。