Unit8GeniusSacrificedforFailure公开课获奖课件.pptx

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Unit 8 Genius Sacrificed for Failure,Part I,Listening&Speaking Activities,Part II,Reading&Language Activities,Part III,Extended Activities,第1页,Part I Listening&Speaking Activities,Warming-up,Brainstorming,Listening,Speaking,第2页,Questions for Discussion,Are men and women socially and politically equal?,If not,in what aspects of social life can gender inequality/discrimination be observed?,Natality(出生),Parents wanting the newborn to be a boy rather than a girl;fetal gender testing(胎儿性别鉴定),sex-selective abortion(选择性堕胎)(high-tech sexism),Family,burden of household chores(家务)solely or largely on women;decision-making by men;property rights(产权)favoring boys,Education,girls being excluded from schooling or having less opportunities to receive education,especially higher levels of education,第3页,Workplace,sex bias,against women in the job market;less pay;a,glass ceiling,that prohibits women reaching executive office;,the Mommy Track,presenting a barrier for advancement,(a career path that allows a mother flexible or reduced work hours but usually providing them with fewer opportunities for advancement),Politics,few women political office holders;,insufficient female representation in politics,Language,sexist language use:uses of language that are meant to include all people but inadvertently excludes men or women.,For example:,All men are equal.,P118-Vocabulary Work,第4页,What do you think are the major causes of gender inequality?,biological(e.g.physical strength),historic,economic,ideological,What are the jobs conventionally done by women?Those conventionally by men?,What adjectives are conventionally used to describe sex differences?,What social responsibilities are conventionally meant for women?And men?,第5页,Brainstorming,Expressions for work/job for men/women:,For men:steelworkers,coal miners,lawyer,doctor,dean,supervisor,technician,director,manager,gardener,poser,construction worker,cook,policeman,driver,fireman,For women:secretary,nurse,teacher,shop-assistant,accountant,cashier,model,cleaner,policewoman,Conventional ways of describing sex differences:,Women:gentle,sympathetic,warm,tender,loving,caring,emotional,vain,timid,submissive,fragile,weak-minded,gossipy,wordy,mouthy,talkative,nagging(of husband or children),making decisions from instinct and intuition rather than cool reasoning,-Hamlet:“Fragility,thy names woman.”,Men:reasonable,sensible,logical,informative,practical,ambitious,down to earth,strong-willed,mechanical-minded,rough,aggressive,selfish,self-centered,chauvinistic,arrogant,第6页,Expressions for social responsibilities,look after a family,bring up/rear children,educate,mutual help,support a family,breadwinner,leadership,Expressions for trades and professions:,academia,science,politics,business,trade,medicine,manual labor,journalism,advertising,industry,banking,transportation,Expressions for equality/inequality:,equal opportunity,equal representation of male and female,gender equality/inequality,sex equality/inequality,sex discrimination,sex bias,racial discrimination,social bias,equal advantages,equal pay,equal citizenship,preferential policies,treat people as equals,be on equal footing with,be on equal terms with,第7页,Listening,What is the woman speaker doing,research about?,-women and society.,What are the two examples of the sexist language Mr.Wright gives?,-“All men are created equal”is used to include all human beings,therefore,women as well,but women seem to be invisible in this saying.Therefore it shows inequality.,And there is no king in“the United Kingdom”.“The United Queendom”might be the suitable word.,第8页,What does the woman speaker think of Mr.Wrights ments on those names or the use of he/she?,-She thinks these are only manipulations of words,rather superficial,due to the limitations of languages.What really matters is the actual fact.,Why doesnt Mr.Wright think that it is an enlightened age?,-Because sex discrimination still exists and men still carry on a sex war against women.Some men look down upon women and regard them as second-rate citizens.To hear them talk,youd wonder women belong to a different species.,What example does Mr.Wright give to show,that some men look down upon women?,-It is often more difficult for a woman to,get a well-paid job than a man.,第9页,What ideas are held by some men which Mr.Wright thinks are nonsense?,-“There are many jobs women cant do or,cant do well.”“Women are unreliable and,irrational.”“Women depend too little on,cool reasoning,and too much on,intuition,and,instinction,to,arrive at a decision,.”“Women are not capable of thinking clearly.”,How do usually men respond when women prove their ability?,-they refuse to,acknowledge,it.,According to Mr.Wright,what would happen if women were in control of international negotiations?And why?,-there would be more peace and fewer wars since they are more,peace-loving,.,Do you agree with Mr.Wrights claim that women can do well in almost every field?,第10页,Group Oral Tasks,Task 1-News report(1)(Friday),Suppose you are a news reporter for Xinhua News Agency.Now you are interviewing several people,asking about their preference over boys/girls (e.g.a parent in rural areas,a city dweller,a teacher,an expert from the local population and family planning mission(计生委),Task 2-Story/Conversation/Role play(1)(Friday),Gabriel,a senior college student,is,going to graduate this summer.In her,job hunting in the past few months,she has been turned down several,times just because she is a female,candidate.Describe/act out,one of her experiences to the class.,第11页,Task 3-Talk show(1)(Monday),A recent survey shows that as many as 70 per cent of female undergraduates in mainland China have,encountered apparent sex discrimination,as they struggle,to,grasp vacancies,in the,cutthroa,t,employment market.,Suppose you are the hostess/host,of a TV program and have invited,several guests(e.g.an employer,a female student,a sociologist)to,share their views on this tendency.,Task 4-Story(1)(Monday),Prepare a short story based on the cartoon on page 107.Think of a proper caption for it.,第12页,Part II Reading&Language Activities,Pre-reading Task,Read the Text,Post-reading Task,Words&Expressions,Language Work(,A,B,C,),第13页,Pre-reading Discussion,Have your parent(s)or grandparent(s)ever showed their,preference for,boys,over,girls?,If yes,how do you feel about it?,What do you think are the major causes underlying such sex preference for boys?,-physically more suitable for manual labour(for an agricultural society);carry the family name;support the elderly;,Study the title,Genius Sacrificed for Failure,.What information can you obtain from it?What stands for,Genius,?What is,Failure,?,What do you know about the Bronte sisters?,Presentation,第14页,The,Bront Sisters and Their Brother,Charlotte,Bront,(1816-1855),died of pneumonia(,肺炎,)during pregnancy,Emily Bront(1818-1848),died from tuberculosis(,肺结核,),Anne Bront,(1820-1848),died from influenza(,流感,),Branwell,Bront,(1817-1848),died from chronic bronchitis(,慢性支气管炎,),第15页,Charlotte Bront,Jane Eyre,第16页,Emily Bront,Wuthering Heights,第17页,Anne Bront,Agnes Grey,阿格尼斯,格雷,The Tenant of Wildfell Hall,怀尔德菲尔山庄房客,She:Will you let me take our child and what remains of my fortune,and go?,He:No.,She:Will you let me have the child then,without the money?,He:“No,nor yourself without the child.Do you think Im going to be made the talk of the country for your fastidious(挑剔)caprices(反复无常)?,第18页,The Tenant of Wildfell Hall,is about a woman,named Helen Huntingdon.She left her abusive and dissolute husband and fled to Wildfell Hall with her son and became a tenant there,disguised as Mrs.Graham.She supported her son and herself as a painter.Her arrival gave rise to a stir in the countryside.Mr.Gilbert,a local farmer,then became her friend and had a loving passion for her.Later rumours grew about an affair between Mrs.Graham and a man Mr.Lawrence,who in fact was the brother of Mrs.Graham.Without knowing that,Mr.Gilbert assaulted and wounded Mr.Lawrence.Then Mrs.Graham showed Mr.Gilbert her diary about her failing marriage and her true identity.Finally they got married after knowing the death of Helen,s husband.,第19页,Read the Text,Questions for global prehension:,1.What is the form of this piece of writing?,-argumentative,2.What is the authors thesis statement?,-But history warns repeatedly of the tragic cost of dismissing too casually the gifts of the so-called weaker sex.,3.What is the passage about?,-By describing a tragic story of the three Bronte sisters in the history of English literature,the author presents the consequences of sex prejudice.They sacrificed much of their literary talent,youth and energy for their brother who turned out to be a failure.,第20页,Questions for prehension:,1.What was the main reason that the farmers preferred sons over daughters in the Appalachian mountains?,-The farmers believed that boys were better at heavy farm labour than girls.,2.Why has“brain supplanted brawn”in U.S.?But what phenomenon is still facing us?,-Only a small proportion of Americans are engaged in agriculture,so that intellectual power(brain)is valued more than physical strength(brawn).(alliteration 头韵)Despite such a change,cultural preferences for boys over girls still remains.,3.What is“the so-called weaker sex”?,-women;this term presupposes that women are weaker than men(Note 5).,第21页,4.In what way did the vicar in England treat his children?,-He put all his hopes entirely on his son,Branwell,although he had three daughters with remarkable,literary talent.,5.How did the boy,Branwell,disappoint his family?,-The family hoarded every penny to send him to study art in London,but the boy soon hightailed it home,a penniless failure.,Then the family landed a job for him as a private tutor in the hope that he would develop his literary skills and achieve fame and success.But again,he turned out to be a failure.,After failures multipled,Branwell got increasingly indebted and got addicted to alcohol,then opium and eventually died as he had lived-a failure.,6.What did the three sisters do to support their brother?,-The three sisters squelched their own ambitions,working out as teachers and governesses for years in support of their brother.,第22页,7.Summarize paragraph 2 to paragraph 5,-Mr.Bronte invested all his hopes and the family,s in the boy while ignoring the gifts of the three girls.In spite of the selfless sacrifices of his three sisters,the boy turned out to be a failure both in his career and in life.,8.How did the girls publish their first book of poetry?How did it sell?,-They used their own money to publish their first book.They only sold 2 copies.,9.Why did they use a pseudonym?,-For fear of reviewers,bias against females.,10.What did they continue to do after the initial setback?,-They continued working hard in their spare time,late at night by candlelight,writing poems and novels.,第23页,11.What did the three sisters write about?,-They wrote of what they knew best,of women in conflict with their natural desires and social condition.In fact,their writings were more like stories about their own experiences(autobiography)than made-up stories about imaginary people or events(fiction).,12.What great contributions did the three sisters make to 19th century literature?,-Their works transformed 19th century literature.,13.What was the tragic fate of the three sisters?Why?,-Years of hard work had had a destructive effect on the health of the three sisters.They all died young because of the years sacrifice.They died at the age 29,30 and 39 respectively.,14.Summarize paragraph 6 to paragraph 8.,-The three sisters put sustained efforts at literature and scored remarkable achievements.Unfortunately they died young as a result of their years of sacrifice for their brother.,第24页,15.What lesson does the tragic sacrifice of the three sisters teach us?,-We must value children not like the way we value animals that do physical work for us.We should not measure children for their physical strength or gender,but for their integrity,strength,mitment,courage-spiritual qualities abundant in both boys and girls.,16.What would Patrick Bront do were he alive today?,-Were he alive today he would surely urge us to cast away our old prejudices against women and avoid his own tragic and irrevocable error of putting all his hopes on his son Branwell.,Post-reading Tasks,1.Summary,Summarize the story,Para 2 to Para 5,Para 6 to Para 8,2.Outline,3.Reproduce the story,第25页,Outline,I.Introductory remarks(,Para 1,),A.Peoples deep-rooted cultural preferences for boys,B.The thesis statement,II.The tragic fate of the Bronte sisters(Para 2-8),A.The whole familys hopes on the male heir and being disappointed later(,2-5,),1.Money and chances for the brother,2.Sacrifice made by the sisters,3.Failure on the part of the brother,B.The literary talent,efforts,and achievements and early deaths of the sisters(,6-8,),III.The lesson we should learn(,Para 9-10,),第26页,Retelling,150 years ago,vicar,daughters,hopes hinge on,Branwell,talent in art and literature,hoard,pack him off,hightailed it home,landed,private tutor,hoping develop,failure,squelched goals,farm themselves out,indebted,alcohol,opium,died,published,own expense,pseudonym,bias,snicked,2 copies,undaunted,continued,pour out,writing of,less fiction than autobiography,transform,sacrifice,take their toll,Emily ill,died,29,Anne 30,Charlotte 39,If only,第27页,Words&Expressions(1),prefer A over B,favour A more than B,supplant,displace/substitute,warn sb.of/about sth.,e.g.She,warned me about,the dangerous road,so I crossed it carefully.,He,warned me against/off,going there at night.,I,warned them that,there might be snakes in the woods.,dismiss,ignore/refuse to recognize/reject,e.g.I think hed,dismissed me as an idiot,within five minutes of meeting me.,第28页,hinge on,depend on,e.g.Our plan hinges on the governmental approval.,hoard,save,accumulate,gather,pack sb.off to sp.,send sb.to sp.,but if art was his calling,he dialed a wrong number,but if he chose art as his profession,he had made a wrong choice,calling career,profession,inner urge,e.g.He had a calling to be e a priest.,deserve,be worthy of,hightail it home,slang:run back home like a defeated dog in a great hurry,Words&Expressions(2),第29页,squelch ones goals,sacrifice ones ambitions,farm oneself out,go out to work,in support of,e.g.The farmer works at a construction site in support of his son who is studying in college.,turn to alcohol,be e addicted to alcohol,turn to sth./doing sth.begin to do sth.regularly,do sth.at ones own expense,do sth.using ones own money,What of the three anonymous sisters?,what about the three unknown and neglected sisters?,pseudonym,a pen name,for fear of,fearing,in case of,e.g.She brought an umbrella for fear of rain.,第30页,undaunted,not discouraged/disheartened,pent-up emotion,suppressed,restrained,stifled emotion,Sth.takes its toll,Sth.causes suffering,damage,deaths,e.g.