1、,Unit 2 Speaking of Men and Women,Word study,Leading in Word Study Text Comprehension Sentence Analysis Exercises Spotlight on grammar,Leading in,Differences between Male & Female,Discussion,What do you think of those pictures? Do you think they well reflect the behavior patterns of a man or a woman
2、? Can you think of other aspects in which men and women are different? Do you think men should always behave like men, and women should behave like women?,Test,Book Recommendation,Word Study,suggest v. say sth. indirectly 暗示 e.g.Her silence suggested anger. 她的沉默暗示着愤怒。,/sdest/,Translation: 你在暗示我没有讲实话
3、? Are you suggesting that I am not telling the truth?, put forward an idea for consideration 建议;提出(想法等) e.g. Id like to suggest another plan for our business. 我想为我们的生意提出另外一个计划。 suggest + v. ing 建议做某事 I suggest _ the meeting off. (我建议会议延期) suggest + (that) sb. (should) do sth. 建议某人做某事 He suggested we
4、 _another day. A. Comes B. come C. came D. coming,putting,v. choose one rather than another; like one better than another 更喜欢 (preferred, preferring)prefer sb. sth. 更喜欢某人或某物 prefer to do/doing sth. 宁愿做某事 prefer A (sth./v.ing) to B (sth./v.ing) 相比B而言更喜欢A。,prefer,/prf(r)/,Prefer sb. /sth. 你更喜欢苹果还是香蕉?
5、Do you prefer apples or bananas? Prefer to do/doing sth. 我宁愿买一些新卡片。 I prefer to buy new cards. Prefer A to B 与茶相比,她更喜欢咖啡。 She prefers coffee to tea. 我愿意步行,不愿意开车。 I prefer walking to driving a car.,special v. not usual or common 特殊的,特别的 You are a very special person. 你是个很独特的人。 Teachers should take ca
6、re of_ 教师应该照顾那些需要特殊教育的孩子。 for a particular purpose 专门的,特设的There is a special train to Beijing at 1 p.m. 下午1点有一班到北京的专列。,/spel/,children with special educational needs.,respect v. have a high opinion of 尊敬,尊重 respect sb. I want him to respect me as a career woman. 我要他把我作为一个职业女性来尊重。 n. U the feeling of
7、 having a high opinion of sb. 尊敬,敬重 have respect for sb. I have tremendous respect for Dean. 我非常敬重迪安。,/rspekt/,respectable a. usually of a person showing qualities that are widely held to be good or right 受人尊敬的;体面的;正派的 He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family.他出身于一个非常正派的中产阶级家庭。 I don
8、t think that she could have done this since she is a respectable girl.我认为她不会干出这种事,因为她是一个正派女孩。 Compare: respectful, respective,/rspektbl/,respectful 对尊敬的 be respectful to /towards/of sb. Only by being sincere and respectful towards others can we earn their respect.只有真诚对他人,尊重他人,才能赢得他人的尊敬 respective 各自
9、的 The students returned to their respective schools after the summer camps.夏令营结束之后,学生们回到他们各自的学校。我们应该尊敬值得尊敬的老师。 We should be respectful to respectable teachers.,Have a try,remove v. get rid of 移去,去除 remove sb./ sth. (from sth./sb. ) e.g. He removed his hand from her shoulder.她将手从她的肩膀上拿开。 _for persist
10、ent bad behavior. 三个孩子因持续行为不检被学校开除。,/rmuv/,Three children were removed from the school,suppose: v. think or accept as true or possible认为;猜想 e.g. I dont suppose that he will agree to our suggestion. 我认为他不会同意我们的建议。 have as a condition 假设 e.g. Supposing he isnt out, how can I do then? 假定他没出去,我该怎么办呢? Se
11、ntence Making: Suppose I were a girl/ boy, the first thing I would do is to,/spz/,believe /bliv/ v. accept sth. as true 相信 believe sb.: 相信某人说的话,相当于believe what sb says,可译为”相信说的是真的“; believe in sb.: 相信某人的品行或能力,即believe sb is reliable or able,可译为“信任,信赖,对有信心”。 I_him , though his story sounds unlikely.
12、Some of his supporters have stopped_ him. believe in oneself cant believe ones eyes / ears,believe,believing in,ability /blt/ n. U; C the fact of having the skill, power to do sth. 能力,才能 Its beyond my abilities. 这事非我能力所及。 to the best of ones ability/abilities 尽某人所能我尽全力照顾他们 I take care of them to the
13、 best of my abilities.,Have a try,custom /kstm/ n. C;U usual ways of doing things 风俗,习俗 The custom of lighting the Olympic flame goes back centuries. 点燃奥运圣火的风俗可追溯到几个世纪前。 C the usual practice of a person 习惯 It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously. 谨慎地处理每个问题是他的习惯。 customs What kind of c
14、ustoms do you have in your hometown?,Have a try,Text Comprehension,Read the text quickly and decide whether each of the following statements is true or false. Put a “T” for TRUE or “F” for FALSE in the space provided. 1) Dr. Speakwell is a linguistics professor. 2) “actress” and “actor” are both res
15、pectable words. 3) Gigi Jones wants Dr. Speakwell to call her Miss Jones. 4) Both speakers in the text agree that men and women have the same abilities. 5) A man will never talk like a woman.,T,T,F,F,F,Text Comprehension,Read the text more carefully and then answer the following questions. (1) Why d
16、o some women dont like such words as poetess or actress? Because they feel as if these words make them less important than men. (2) What has probably caused the changes of the language in recent years according to Dr.Speakwell. The womens movement. (3) Why do we remove man from such words as chairma
17、n, policeman, mailman, etc.? Because both men and women can do these jobs.,(4) What does Dr. Speakwell think about the relationship between language and, the sexes, and a peoples culture? Language and the difference between the sexes are also a part of a peoples culture. (5) How many countries has D
18、r. Speakwell studied? 17. (6) What interesting example did Dr. Speakwell find in Japan? Men and women use different word endings. Men use -ka while women use no.,Sentence Analysis,1. I know youve written a lot about how language changes when we talk about the two sexes (Line 1-2) write about sth. :
19、关于写 talk about sth. : 谈论 Mr. Li_ after returning to China. 回国后李先生写了一本关于自己周游世界的书。 We need to_for the weekend. 我们需要谈一谈周末的计划。,talk about the plans,wrote a book about his experience of travelling around the world,2. That used to suggest a man, not a woman. (Line 3-4) used to do sth. (用于过去时)过去常常做某事 Compa
20、re: be used to doing sth. I _on my own. 我以前是一个人住的。 I_on my own. 我习惯一个人住。我们过去有许多朋友,但现在他们似乎都走了。 We used to have lots of friends but they all seem to have gone now. 自从来到警校以后,我已经习惯早起了。 Ever since I came to ZJPC, I have got used to rising early.,used to live,am used to living,3. Now these words arent use
21、d too often, but they are present in the language. (Line 10-11)too often: 太过频繁 be present in: appear at/ in(some place) 出现 present(adj.) 存在的 Levels of pollution that are present in the atmosphere are increasing. 大气中的污染程度正在加深。现在这些词并不常用,但是他们在英语中还是存在的。,Meaning,Notice,4. However, some women dont like su
22、ch words because they feel as if these words make them less important than men. (Line 11-12)feel as if: 觉得好像. 这个句型的含义与“I feel.“相同,但要注意“as if“后的从句中多用虚拟语气。 He felt as if he had been there before. 他觉得那个地方似曾相识。 I feel as if my head were bursting. 我觉得头好像要炸开了然而,一些女性不喜欢诸如此类的词语,因为他们觉得这些词好像显得他们不如男性重要。,Meanin
23、g,Notice,5.What do you mean by that? (Line 11-12)meanby sth./ doing sth. 用表示的意思 e.g. What Marx meant by a particular society was a group of people making a living together. 马克思所说的社会就是人们有组织地在一起生活。 没得到允许就拆开我的信,你用意何在? What do you mean by _你这话是什么意思?,Notice,Meaning,opening my letters without permission?,
24、6. They might think of some silly, beautiful woman whos more worried about her hair than she is about the play. (Line 15-16)think of: call to mind; remember 想到,想起 think back 回想 think out 通过思考把.理清头绪 think over 仔细考虑 think through 充分考虑,全盘考虑 think up 想出(主意或计划)Workbook: P13 IV,Notice,6. They might think
25、of some silly, beautiful woman whos more worried about her hair than she is about the play. (Line 15-16)some: 某一个。 For some reason he didnt accept the prize. 出于某种原因他没有接受这个奖。他们也许会想到某个傻乎乎的漂亮女人,她对自己头发的关心程度远远大于她对表演的关心。,Notice,Meaning,7. That s a very good example of how the language has changed in recen
26、t years, partly as a result of the women s movement. (Line 25-27)a good example of : 一个.的好例子 as a result of: because of 因为, 由于 Translation: 由于下雪,她来迟了。 womens movement: 女权运动那是受女权运动的部分影响而导致近代语言变迁的一个绝佳例子。,Notice,Meaning,8. Weve changed dozens of words describing jobs. (Line 29) dozen: /dzn/ 一打;12个 doze
27、ns of: 许多 words describing jobs: 现在分词作words的后置定语 Weve changed dozens of words that describe jobs.,Notice,9. Think of all the words that used to end in -man. (Line 29-30)end in: have as a result at the end 结果为, 以结束 e.g. Their marriage ends in divorce. 他们的婚姻以离婚告终。 His plan_. 他的计划以失败告终。 think of: 想一想 J
28、ust think of the expense! 想想这笔开销吧!想想所有由 man结尾的单词吧!,Notice,ended in failure,Meaning,10. But not everyone would agree with you. (Line 35) agree with sb. (about sth.) agree with sb. (about sth.) (就某事)同意某人的观点 agree on sth. 在某事上意见统一 e.g. We all agree with him about the need for a new teaching building. 他
29、提出需要建一座新教学楼,我们都表示同意。 For once, she agreed _ Dad. (with/ on) Are we all agreed _this? (with/on),Notice,with,on,11. So if a man wants to sound more pleasant, hell use the woman type of word ending , -no, instead of -ka. (Line 42-43)instead of: in place of 代替,取代 Instead of sth./doing sth. Can you come
30、at 7:30 instead of 8:00? 你别八点钟来了,改在七点半来行吗? Hes been playing football all the afternoon instead of studying. 他踢了一下午足球,没有学习。因此如果一个男人想说话动听一些,他就会用女性化的词尾-no,而不用-ka.,Notice,Meaning,Structure of CET-4,CET-4 Logistics,8:40 考生入场 1. 入座后请调试耳机试听 9:00 下发考试材料 1. 检查试题册、条形码、答题卡的印刷质量。 2. 阅读试题册正面“敬告考生”内容。 3. 粘贴条形码、填写
31、个人信息。 4. 非听力考试期间不得佩戴耳机且不得提前翻阅试题册,否则按违规处理。 9:10 考试正式开始 开始作答作文(30分钟) 1. 作文题目在试题册背面,使用黑色签字笔在答题卡1上作答。 9:35提示考生 继续作答5分钟后将开始听力考试 监考老师口头提醒,9:40 听力考试开始(30分钟) 1. 打开试题册,戴上耳机 2. 进行听力考试 听力录音播放完毕后,将立即回收答题卡1(作文和听力) 10:05 听力考试结束, 回收答题卡 1 考试暂停五分钟,等待收答题卡 10:10 作答阅读理解(40分钟)和翻译部分(30分钟) 11:10提示考生 继续作答,掌握好时间10分钟后考试将结束 监
32、考老师口头提醒 11:20 考试结束 考生停止作答,Listening,备考方法,每天至少听三十分钟左右的听力真题,以五天为一个阶段,争取在考前完整地听完五六套听力真题,具体的方法如下:第一天:完整地听一套四级听力真题。在听的过程中,要集中精力,但不要因计较听懂多少而影响情绪,尤其要注意听的过程不能间断,不要因遇到听不懂的单词、词汇或句子而中途中断音频。第二天:把第一天听过的音频再重复听一遍。同第一天一样,不要急于把全文都听懂。在听完这一遍之后,再把原文拿出来大声地朗读一遍,了解生词的意义和发音并做好笔记。第三天:跟读音频。还是同样的音频,在这一遍听的时候,考生每放一句音频要停顿一下,以便自己
33、跟着重复一句。按此方法将全部内容跟读一遍。第四天:将音频再从头到尾不间断地听一遍。这时考生应该可以感觉到基本能听懂百分之九十以上的内容了。第五天:再次跟读,确认无误。将同样的音频每放一句就停顿一下,然后跟着重述,重述之后对照原文,针对出错的地方再听音频,再跟读,直到完全重述正确为止。,新闻听力突破技巧,1.把握主旨,注重首句 新闻六要素:When新闻发生的时间;Where新闻发生的地点; What新闻描述的具体事件;Who事件中涉及的人物;Why事件的起因;How事件的相关背景、经过以及结果等。 根据选项推测提干,通过关键词猜测新闻内容 新闻词汇的积累,Assignment,Textbook:
34、 P26-27 III, IV, VReview the vocabulary and useful expressions and prepare for the dictation.,Vocabulary (III),1. suggests 2. actual 3. prefer 4. special 5. instead 6. respect 7. respectable 8. describe,Vocabulary (IV),1. She is always busy. For example, she has a good-looking friend called Godfrey
35、Norton, a professor, who often visits her. 2. I saw Claires face turn bright red, looking as if she was about to cry. 3. Could you tell me what you mean by talking to God and what you mean by listening to him? 4. When I walked to the river I often thought of my best friend, with whom I spent so many
36、 nights out there.,5. At one time there were dozens of research plans all over the world, which were for discovering radium. 6. Mark used to work in the newspaper industry, but he lost his job when we visited him from New York. 7. It ended in a fight-then the teacher came in and stopped us. 8. In 19
37、98 the head of the company decided to remove Evan from his office.,Translation(V),1. 因为他对各种文化和习俗感兴趣,他访问过20个国家。(all sorts of) He has visited 20 countries, as he is interested in all sorts of cultures and customs. 2. 诺贝尔希望人们把他作为热爱和平的人来记住他。(prefer) Nobel preferred people to remember him as a man of pea
38、ce. 3. 但不是人人都同意你的观点,认为男人和女人具有同样的能力。(agree with) But not everyone would agree with you that men and women have the same abilities.,Translation,4. 这是一个很好的例子,说明在妇女运动的影响下语言是如何变化的。(as a result of) That is a very good example of how the language has changed as a result of the womens movement. 5. 两性在语言上的差异
39、,实际上在所有语言中都有。(be present in) The differences between the sexes in language are, in fact, present in any kind of language.,Lets have a dictation,Spotlight on Grammar,However, some women dont like such words because they feel as if these words make them less important than men. (Passage A, Unit 2)as i
40、fmake. 直陈语气:因为有些妇女认为使用actress, poetess等词确实会使她们显得不如男人重要。,as if / as though 分句中的动词形式,as if / as though 分句中的动词:虚拟语气 Or 直陈语气?,视具体情况而定: 当说话者认为分句中的内容是是事实或可能发生 用直陈语气(正常时态),反之用虚拟语气。如:(1) He walks as if he is drunk. 看他走路的样子好像喝醉了。(2) He walks as if he were drunk. 他走起路来似乎醉醺醺的。,as if/as though之后的虚拟语气,(1)从句表示与现在
41、事实相反,谓语动词用一般过去时。 You look as if you didnt care 你看上去好像并不在乎。 (2)从句表示与过去事实相反,谓语动词用过去完成时(had过去分词)。 He talks about Rome as if he had been there before 他说起罗马来好像他以前去过罗马似的。 (3)从句表示与将来事实相反,谓语动词用“wouldcouldmightshould动词原形”。 He opened his mouth as if he would say something 他张开嘴好像要说什么。,虚拟语气: 与现在事实相反:He often ta
42、lks to me as if he were my father. 他总那样和我说话,就好像他是我爸似的。 与过去事实相反: She often tells us something about Shakespeare as though she had met him. 她经常和我们讲一些莎士比亚的事,就好像她见过他似的。 与将来事实相反:It seemed as if the night would never end. 黑夜仿佛没有终结。,Examples,直陈语气: He looks as if he is sick.他看上去好像病了。(真的可能病了) It looks as if
43、it is going to rain. 天好像快要下雨了。(或许真的要下雨了。) It looks as if we shall have to do the work ourselves. 看起来似乎我们得自己来做这项工作了。(或许我们真的要自己来做了。),Examples,当分句动词用于直陈语气时,其形式应与主句动词相呼应,即如主句动词是现在时,分句动词也必须用属于现在范畴的时态;如主句动词是过去时,则分句动词也要用属于过去范畴的时态。例如: He looks as if he is sick.He looked as if he was sick.It seems as if he h
44、as learned some English.It seemed as if he had learned some English. The boy is very quiet as if he is sleeping.The boy was very quiet as if he was sleeping.It looks as if it will rain soon.It looked as if it would rain soon.,Grammar(VIII),1. has 2. danced 3. is 4. was 5. wanted 6. had never learned 7.would be 8. was 9. had never known 10. were,CET 4-Reading,选词填空题,CET 4-Reading,CET 4-Reading,26-30 HFILC 31-35 AGEBD 36-40 FBMCE 41-45 QGPJD 46-50 BCACD 51-55 CADDB,