1、A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can,Follow-up,5,Summary and assignment,Scanning: 2nd reading for details,Skimming: 1st reading for outline,Lead-in,3,4,1,2,Contents,6,Language points,Lead-in -critical thinking on a video clip,What stereotype does the video clip imply?,-pair discussion on the stereot
2、ype,Pair discussion (5 minutes): What careers are considered to be “men-dominated”? What may contribute to this stereotype?,Mens dominance,mechanic,statesman,engineer,astronaut,faulty premises,faulty premise: a mistaken statement from which another follows as a conclusion,错误的前提,-pair discussion on f
3、aulty premises,Pair discussion (3 minutes): What faulty premises do people have towards women?,If we focus more on how flexible we are, on how powerful our brains are, things may be different.,BUT,mechanic: a person whose job is to repair and maintain machines,She can!,engineer,She can!,astronaut,Sh
4、e can!,statesman,She can!,A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can,President of Korea,CEO of IBM,Nobel Prize winner in physics,Skimming: 1st reading for outline -fast reading in 10 minutes,Part 1 (paras 1-5),An incident,Part 2 (paras 6-9),The efforts,Part 3 (paras 10-11),The conclusion,How she stumbled
5、into engineering,How she has overcome obstacles, including the bias against women,How can a woman learn anything a man can,Part 1: how she stumbled into engineering,Scanning: 2nd reading for details - analysis of the text,Part 2: how she has overcome obstacles,para 6,para 7,para 8,para 9,Part 3: how
6、 can a women learn anything a man can? (para 11),Language Points,1 When I was a kid, everything in my bedroom was pink. I have two sisters and we had a complete miniature kitchen, a herd of My Little Ponies and several Barbie and Ken dolls. We didnt have any toy trucks, G. I. Joes or basketballs. We
7、 did have a Wiffle-ball set, but you would have been hard-pressed to find it in our playroom. Tomboys we werent.,A Woman Can Learn Anything a Man Can,Carolyn Turk,2 So some people may find it ironic that I grew up to be a mechanical engineer. In fact, I am the only female engineer at my company. In
8、order to get my college degree, I had to take a lot of math and science classes. I also had to work with a team of students as part of a national competition to convert a gas-guzzling SUV into a hybrid electric vehicle thats where I learned how to fix cars. Im proud to say that I got As in all my cl
9、asses, including multivariable calculus and differential equations. Ive always been pretty good at math and design, but I didnt understand where that could take me. I was expected to go to college, but no one ever told me Id make a good engineer someday.,3 When I was in high school, I didnt know the
10、 first thing about engineering. I couldnt have distinguished a transmission from an alternator. The car I drove needed some work but I was afraid to take it to the mechanic. Because honestly, the mechanic could have shown me an electric can opener and said, “This is part of your car and its broken p
11、ay me to fix it, ” and I wouldnt have known any better.,4 At the end of my junior year of high school, I heard about a summer program designed to interest girls in engineering. The six-week program was free, and students were given college credit and a dorm room at the University of Maryland. I appl
12、ied to the program, not because I wanted to be an engineer, but because I was craving independence and wanted to get out of my parents house for six weeks.,5 I was accepted to the program and I earned six engineering credits. The next year I entered the university as an engineering major. Five years
13、 later I had a degree and three decent job offers.,6 I cant help shuddering when I hear about studies that show that women are at a disadvantage when it comes to math. They imply that I am somehow abnormal. Im not, but I do know that if I hadnt stumbled into that summer program, I wouldnt be an engi
14、neer.,7 When I was growing up I was told, as many students are, to do what I am best at. But I didnt know what that was. Most people think that when you are good at something, it comes easily to you. But this is what I discovered: just because a subject is difficult to learn, it does not mean you ar
15、e not good at it. You just have to grit your teeth and work harder to get good at it. Once you do, theres a strong chance you will enjoy it more than anything else.,8 In eighth grade I took algebra. On one test I got only 36 percent of the answers correct. I failed the next one, too. I started to th
16、ink, Maybe Im just no good at this. I was lucky enough to have a teacher who didnt take my bad grades as a judgment of my abilities, but simply as an indication that I should study more. He pulled me aside and told me he knew I could do better. He let me retake the tests, and I pulled my grade up to
17、 an A.,9 I studied a lot in college, too. I had moments of panic while sitting underneath the buzzing fluorescent lights in the engineering library on Saturday afternoons, when I worried that the estrogen in my body was preventing me from understanding thermodynamics. But the guys in my classes had
18、to work just as hard, and I knew that I couldnt afford to lose confidence in myself. I didnt want to choose between my femininity and a good career. So I reminded myself that those studies, the ones that say that math comes more naturally to men, are based on a faulty premise: that you can judge a p
19、ersons abilities separate from the cultural cues that she has received since she was an infant. No man is an island. No woman is, either.,10 Why are we so quick to limit ourselves? Im not denying that most little girls love dolls and most little boys love videogames, and it may be true that some peo
20、ple favor the right side of their brain, and others the left. But how relevant is that to me, or to anyone, as an individual? Instead of translating our differences into hard and fast conclusions about the human brain, why cant we focus instead on how incredibly flexible we are? Instead of using wha
21、t we know as a reason why women cant learn physics, maybe we should consider the possibility that our brains are more powerful than we imagine.,11 Heres a secret: math and science dont come easily to most people. No one was ever born knowing calculus. A woman can learn anything a man can, but first
22、she needs to know that she can do it, and that takes a leap of faith. It also helps to have selective hearing.,Crossword Puzzle,1. miniature,1) n. a small copy of sth.e.g. The miniature folk art of fruit pit carving has been practiced in China for centuries, and is still praised for turning useless
23、fruit stones into valuable works of art.,2) prefix learning:“大”and“小”,2. a herd of,1) n. a large group of Do you have any idea what is “herd mentality”? 2) Translation :一位老妇人正在山坡上放牧山羊。An old woman was _ up the mountainside.,herding the goats,3. mechanical,1) a. having sth. to do with machinery, mach
24、ine likee.g. Most crops are harvested mechanically in America. 2) Translation:女服务员站在门边，脸上挂着僵硬的笑容。The waitress stood beside the gate, _. 3) Reflection:mechanic (n.) 机修工 mechanics (n.) 力学，机械学,with a mechanical smile on her face,4. convert,1) v. to changee.g. I must convert sorrow into strength. 2) Tra
25、nslation:,5. not know the first thing about sth.,1) Paraphrase: not know anything about 2) Translation:很难想象一个对游泳一窍不通的人如何成为了游泳教练。Its hard to imagine how a guy who _ turned into a swimming coach.,doesnt know the first thing about swimming,6. distinguish,1) v. to tell the differencee.g. distinguish A f
26、rom B; e.g. distinguish between A and B 2) Translation:要想成功，很重要的是要分清楚哪些是正事，哪些是娱乐。If you want to succeed, its very important to _.,distinguish between business and pleasure,3) Collocation:distinguish oneself: do sth. so well that you are admired and praised for ite.g. He didnt distinguish himself in
27、high school. 4) Reflection:distinguished (a.) 杰出的,7. transmission,1) n. the sending or passing from one to anothere.g. The letter was delayed in transmission. 2) Translation:,3) prefix learning: trans-,8. not know any better,1) Paraphrase: do sth bad or stupid because you havent been told that it is
28、 wrong 2)Translation:小孩子经常说些冒犯的话因为他们不懂事。Kids often says something offensive because _. 3) Cf. know better than to do sthe.g. As a nurse you ought know better than to begin strenuous exercise immediately after lunch.,they dont know any better,9. crave,1) v. feel a powerful desire for sth.e.g. crave (
29、for) sth.e.g. The henpecked husband crave a life without financial constraints. 2) Translation:没有安全感的孩子渴望关注。_. 3) Association: desire sth.long for sth.,An insecure child craves attention,10. decent,1) a. good enough; socially acceptablee.g. He earns a decent wage. 2) Translation:,11. when it comes t
30、o,1) Paraphrase: when the subject being discussed is (a particular thing)e.g. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.e.g. Many students like to chat up a storm online, but when it comes to real people, they have a fear of communicating.,12. imply,1) v. If an event or situation implies that
31、 something is the case, it makes you think that it is the case. e.g. Does all of this imply that gold is a perfect forecaster of general pricee.g. Roses barrister implied that he had married her for her money.,2) Cf. imply vs. inferIf you imply that something is the case, you suggest that it is the
32、case without actually saying so.If you infer that something is the case, you decide that it must be the case because of what you know, but without actually being told.,13. abnormal,1) a. different, esp. in an undesirable waye.g. Those who have had close contact with people infected by H7N9 have been
33、 placed under medical observation and have exhibited no abnormal symptoms, the commission said.,14. stumble into,stumble across ones old friend,15. grit ones teeth,1) Paraphrase: press ones teeth together tightly in anger or determination 咬紧牙关e.g. Gritting my teeth, I did my best to stifle one or tw
34、o remarks. e.g. There is going to be hardship, but we have to grit our teeth and get on with it.,16. indicate,1) v. show sth., esp. by pointing; be a sign of sth.e.g. A red sky at night indicates fine weather the following day. 2) Translation:_ (数据表明) more than 90 percent of female students experien
35、ce gender discrimination in the job market, while more than 40 percent believe it is harder for women to get an offer than men.,The figures indicate that,17. panic,1) n. a very strong feeling of anxiety or fear that makes you act without thinking carefullye.g. An earthquake has hit Lushan, causing d
36、amage to buildings and panic among the population.,2) v. you suddenly feel anxious or afraid, and act quickly and without thinking carefullye.g. Guests panicked and screamed when the bomb exploded in Boston. The panic-stricken fled in all directions.,18. buzz,1) v. make a humming sound; be full of e
37、xcited talk, gossip or rumorse.g. The Students Center is buzzing with various activities every night. 2) Translation:更多的问题在我头脑中翻腾。Many more questions were _.,buzzing around in my head,19. femininity,1) n. the qualities that are considered to be typical of womene.g. femininity concept 女性观e.g. Masculi
38、nity and Femininity 男性特征和女性气质 2) Reflection:feminine (a.) 具有女性气质的feminism (n.) 女权主义运动feminist (n.) 女权主义者,20. faulty,1) a. having a fault; imperfecte.g. “I have always told them not to worry, but the truth is I carry a “faulty“ gene, BRCA1, which sharply increases my risk of developing breast cancer
39、and ovarian cancer.” Angelina Jolie,21. premise,1) n. a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawne.g. A judicial explanation intended to resolve real estate disputes in divorce has sparked controversy over the premise that the deprivation of wives co-ownership of
40、the couples home will make them feel both insecure and unromantic.,2) Translation:,22. Im not denying that,1) Paraphrase: I admit that most young girls like dolls and young boys like video games. 2) Double Negative: used for emphasise.g. We dont know nothing about it. e.g. Nobody dont know where we
41、are from.,23. relevant,1) a. (to) having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue. e.g. For Obama, his color isnt relevant to whether he is a good president. 2) Translation:雾霾的频发与汽车尾气的排放有很大关系。The high occurrence of haze _ the emissions from automobiles.,is greatly relevant to,3) Reflecti
42、on:relevance / relevancy (n.) 相关性relevantly (ad.) 相关地irrelevant (a.) 无关的 4) Association:relate-relation-relative-related,24. Instead ofwe are? Instead ofwe imagine.,1) parallel sentence 2) Translation: 为什么要对人与人之间的区别下定结论，说成与大脑有关，而不能把注意力集中到我们所具备的难以置信的灵活性上去呢？ 也许我们应该考虑我们的大脑肯能比我们想象的强大很多，而不应该用我们所知的一点东西来阐述
43、女人学不会物理的理由。,25. incredibly,1) ad. surprisingly; hard to believee.g. I felt incredibly embarrassed. 2) Inflection: incredible (a.) 令人难以置信的 3) Translation:到2013年五月，电影致我们终将逝去的青春票房收入超过7亿，这真是令人难以置信！Until May 2013, the movie “To Our Eventually Lost Youth” has taken over 700 million at the box office，_.,wh
44、ich is really incredible,26. flexible,1) a. easily bent without breaking e.g. The springs were made of flexible steel. 2) (fig) a. easily changed to suit new conditions; (of persons) adaptable e.g. We need a foreign policy that is more flexible.,3) Translation: 远程学习的灵活性对日理万机的经理人来说特别适合。 _ would be pa
45、rticularly suited to busy managers. (4) Reflection: flexibility (n.) 灵活性 (5) Association: inflexibledeflexflexinflex,The flexibility of distance learning,27. No one was ever born knowing calculus,n. adj. no one is born inged to do e.g.No one is born a loser.No one is born wise or learned. No one is
46、born sorted.No one is born to be lonely.,Newton and Calculus,28. leap,1) v. (pt. pp leaped or leapt) jumpe.g. Look before you leap. 2) v. (cause to) jump over e.g. The horse leaped the wall. 3) n. jump; sudden upward or forward movemente.g. a great leap forward 一个伟大的飞跃e.g. a leap in the dark 轻举妄动e.g
47、. by leaps and bounds 突飞猛进,4) Collocation:a leap of faith : sth. you do even though it involves a risk, hoping that it will have a good result. e.g. There are times when we just have to take a leap of faith and have a try.,29. selective,1) a. having the power to selecte.g. She is very selective abou
48、t clothes. 2) Translation: 忧心于食品安全，消费者在购物时更加挑剔。Worried about the food safety, buyers _ in shopping. 3) Inflection: select (v.) 选择selection (n.) 选择,are more selective,Across 1 a. machine like 4 a. very small 8 v. suggest 10 n. a previous statement from which another follows as a conclusion 14 v. feel
49、 a powerful desire for 15 a. good enough 16 n. qualities that are considered typical of women 17 v. walk unsteadily,Down 2 v. change 3 n. jump 5 a. related 6 v. recognize clearly 7 a. tending to choose carefully 9 n. sudden uncontrollable fear 11 adv. extremely 12 a. different from what is normal 13 a. able to change,
