1、Ignorance is womens virtueWomen are no inferior to menWomen hold up half the skyWhich opinion do you agree with?Even thought women can make the same achievements as men.But they will come across quite a lot of problems that men will not have.Today well listen to the problems that cause unfairness in
2、 womens careers.First lets see a video.Some difficult words and expressions1.career kr(r)事业事业2.prevent.from 阻止某人做某事阻止某人做某事 3.education eduken教育教育4.opportunityptju:nti 机会机会5.responsibility rspnsblti责任责任Listening tips:(1)To catch the general idea.(2)To catch key words and the topic sentences.You are g
3、oing to listen to the tape three times.1._ _ 2._ _3._ _ _Girls have more difficulty getting an education than boys.Women have more difficulty getting to the top of their chosen career.Women are more likely to give up their careers to look after childcare or run the house.Listening for the first time
4、 and take notes on the three problems given in the listening.(Exercise 2)1.This way of thinking _ some girls from training for a _.2.Unless women are given the _,they will never be able to show that they can _ successfully.3.These are womens _ while men do not have this problem.They can work long _
5、and go on _.preventscareeropportunityrun companiesresponsibilitiesListening for the second time and fill the blanks.(Exercise 3)business tripshours1）Girls often leave school earlier for family reasons.(T)2）When there is little money,the school often prevents girls from training.(F)When there is litt
6、le money,the family often gives the chance to the boys instead of the girls to go to school.3）Girls dont have a chance to run a company.(F)Women have a chance,but they need to prove they can run business successful before they get the chance.4）Men have more chances to get to the top of their career
7、than women.(T)Listening for the third time.Decide if the following statements are true or false and give your reasons.Listening text Are women given a fair chance?I dont think women are given a fair chance to have as good a career as men for three reasons.First,girls have more difficulty getting an
8、education than boys.If there is little money in the family,boys will get first chance to go to school.Even if girls do begin school,they often leave earlier to help the family or to go to work.It is often felt that girls will marry and look after another family but that boys must earn money for the
9、family.This way of thinking prevents some girls from training for a career.Second,women have more difficulty getting to the top of their chosen career.Most people who run companies are men.So they choose other men to succeed them.This means that women get fewer chances to show how good they are at r
10、unning businesses.Unless they are give the opportunity,they will never be able to show that they can run companies successfully.Third,women are more likely to give up their careers to look after children or run the house.This is because these kinds of responsibilities are considered womens work.Howe
11、ver,men do not have this problem.They can work long hours and go on business trips.They can improve their career chances since the family is cared for at home.Can you think of any woman who is doing very well in her career and admired by others or specifically by you.Do you know the following women?
12、Empress(女皇女皇)Wu Zetianremarkable beautiful四海八荒第一绝色四海八荒第一绝色Mini杨幂杨幂powerful Personal qualities determinedbraveconfidentwarm-heartedresponsibleunselfishhonestintelligentbroad-and-open mindedgenerouskindmodesthard-workingconsideratehelpfulactiveindependent1.Why do you admire her?2.Describe her using the adjectives you know.Which one do you like best?High IQ and EQintelligenthard-working(1)You are required to make a report about the woman you like and try to use the words we have learned today.(2)Sum up what we have learnt in this unit.
