1、Unit 7,Brainstorming,1. Expressions for work/jobs for men/women: secretary, lawyer, doctor, nurse, teacher, dean, supervisor, farmer, technician, shop-assistant, accountant, cashier, director, manager, actor, model, waiter, waitress, servant, maid, gardener, cleaner, musician, composer, construction
2、 worker, writer, reporter, journalist, cook, salesman, saleswoman, policeman, policewoman, driver, 2. Expressions for trades and professions: education, science, politics, farming, business, trade, medicine, manual labor, journalism, advertising, the army, the police, industry, banking, transportati
3、on,3. Expressions for equality/inequality:equal opportunity, equal representation of male and female, gender equality, equal rights, equal pay, sex discrimination, sexual equality/inequality, racial discrimination, social bias, special treatment, preferential policies 4. Conventional ways of describ
4、ing sex differences: women: emotional, gentle, sympathetic, warm, tender, loving, caring, timid, fragile, weak, gossipy, talkative, submissive, vain, nagging men: reasonable, sensible, logical, brief, practical, ambitious, down to earth, strong-willed, tacit, aggressive, rude, selfish, self-centered
5、, arrogant,5. Expressions for social responsibilities: looking after a family, bring up/rear (children), educate, support (a family), breadwinner, mutual help, in charge of, leadership, lead, manage, assist,Pre-reading task,Do you think that sex discrimination exists in our society? Can you give an
6、example.,Vocabulary and Grammar,Americans Appalachian mountain: a mountain range in East north America extending 2400km from South Quebec Province in Canada to north Alabama in the US prefer sb/sth to sb/sth; prefer to do sth; prefer doing sth; prefer thate.g. They would prefer more flexible working
7、 hours.,brain has supplanted brawn brawn: u physical strength, especially when compared with intelligence体力 e.g. The work requires brain as well as brawn. supplant: vt. to take the place of a person or thing so that they are no longer used, no longer in a position of power etc 取代；e.g. Buses have bee
8、n supplanted by cars.,dismiss vt. to refuse to consider someones idea, opinion etc, because you think it is not serious, true, or important 不予考虑； 去除e.g. She dismissed the idea of going to Paris.,hinge: vt. usually passive to attach sth, using a hinge 装铰链e.g. The back door is not well hinged. 后门的铰链安得
9、不好。hinge on/upon sth: depends on 有赖于；取决于 e.g. The fate of the project hinges on the decision of the council. hoard vt. to collect and save large amounts of food, money etc, especially when it is not necessary to do so （钱、食物、贵重物品等的）贮藏，囤积；（尤指）秘藏 e.g. Is it better to spend your money today or hoard eve
10、ry penny in the bank for tomorrow? pack him off: (informal) to send someone to stay somewhere for a period of time e.g. My parents used to pack us off to camp every summer.,calling 1 profession; trade 职业; 行业2 strong urge or feeling of duty to do a particular job; vocation 责任感; 使命; 神的感召: He believes
11、it is his calling to become a priest. hightail: to leave a place quickly 口迅速离开；奔跑; 迅速逃走e.g. Kids hightailing down the street on their bikes. land vt. informal to succeed in getting a job, contract etc that was difficult to get 成功得到；e.g. He was lucky to land a good job.,free him to free sb (up) to do
12、 sth: to give someone time to do sth by taking away other jobs that they have to do 使能腾出时间 e.g. Taking away the burden of administration will free teachers to concentrate on teaching. Squelch: vt. stop sth from continuing to develop or spread 制止；遏制e.g. Her creativity had been squelched.,farming them
13、selves out 1) to send work to other people instead of doing it yourself 把工作包给（某人）e.g. We had too much work to do, so we farmed some out. 2) to send someone to a different place where they will be looked after - used to show disapproval 托（别人）照看某人 Indebted adj. owing money to someone 负债的e.g. The resta
14、urant is heavily indebted to the bank.,anonymous 1) (of a person 人) with a name that is not known or that is not made public 不知姓名的；名字不公开的e.g. An anonymous author wrote this book. 2) done, sent, or given by someone who does not want their name to be known 匿名的;姓氏不明的 e.g. We received an anonymous lette
15、r. for fear: for fear (that)/ for fear of sth or doing sth 唯恐；以免e.g. She asked us not to be noisy for fear of waking the baby.,snicker: vi. to laugh quietly and in a way that is not nice at sth which is not supposed to be funny 窃笑snigger (British English)e.g. What are you sniggering at? Undaunted: n
16、ot afraid of continuing to try to do sth in spite of difficulties or danger 顽强e.g. Undaunted by his first setback, he decided to try once more. What an undaunted girl!,poured pour sth out: if you pour out your thoughts, feelings etc, you tell someone all about them, especially because you feel very
17、unhappy 毫无保留地表达感情（或思想等）；畅所欲言e.g. She poured out her troubles to me over a cup of coffee. pent-up: adj. feelings or energy have not been expressed or used for a long time（感情、精力等）压抑的；积压的e.g. years of pent-up anger and frustration in conflict with与.抵触; 同.相冲突e.g. It is a statement in conflict with other
18、 evidence. 这一陈述与其他证词不一致。,toll： c a very bad effect that something has on sth or someone over a long period of time 产生恶果；造成重大损失（或伤亡、灾难等）take a heavy toll (on sb/sth) take its toll (on sb/sth) e.g. Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health. nurture: vt. usually passive to feed a child or a
19、plant 养育；e.g. a mothers duty to nurture her children母亲养育子女的责任 Integrity: u the quality of being honest and strong about what you believe to be right 诚实正直e.g. personal/political etc integrity The integrity of the judge is unquestioned.,Summary,Retell the text Words and phrases in exercises,Exercise (
20、p112),Let us fly to your destination in first-class comfort, looked after by the best-trained cabin attendants (or 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 j
21、ust that. And, whats more, your partner/ spouse can travel with you on all intercontinental flights for only 25% of the normal fare! Your secretary can book you on any flights 24 hours a day on 0555-3456789. All he or she has to do is lift the phone.,Dear Sir or Madam, I am aged 32, married, unstaff
22、ed.,Translation,1. I prefer spring to autumn though I love both seasons. 2. I believe that electric cars 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
23、 their education.,5. Everybody thinks that she deserved the award Best Actress of the Year. 6. 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 seemed that a lot of people learn English less as a practical language than its grammar.,
