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Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths
Anyway? The Second Two Periods
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Designed by Lu yan
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
• Master the key words and structures.
• Be able to explain the differences between man and woman with respect to the social position and the career ladder as well.
• Discuss whether the factors causing the differences are more biological than social.
Teaching Objective
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Key Points• Vocabulary: apparent avoid claim con
vince evidence influence reveal solve suggest statistics tend bring up come up with find out go back (to) lead to point out take up think of ... as
• Structure: as ... as; be likely to do
• Difficulties: Learn to discuss some pop topics related to boys and girls
Teaching Procedures
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Fun Time
A Heated Discussion
Global Global ReadingReading
Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading
• Do you think men are much clever than women?
• If you had a choice, what would you like to be, a boy or a girl? Why?
• Which of the subjects is more difficult, liberal arts or science?
• In what subjects do boys/girls show more interest in?
A Heated Discussion
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Suggested ideas Men• more freedom• intelligence• having much more opportunities to
get jobs and to be promoted• stronger and braver• receiving no prejudice • ( Men may be brighter than women.
E.g. more boys are good at science subjects. It seems that science subjects are easier for boys. Boys are always confident and proud. )
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Women
• less pressure in the family than men • taking more responsibility for the
family ( doing housework, bringing up children)
• showing both inner beauty and outward beauty
• more carefulness
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Background information• Liberal Arts and Science: At college and
university, students have mainly these two kinds of subjects. Liberal arts (social science) refer to literature, history, and political science. Science (natural science) refers to mathematics, physics, chemistry, medicine and so on. I like maths/
chemistryI like dancing
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Background• Degree: doctor’s degree, master’s degree and
bachelor’s After graduation, students can get
certain degrees.
bachelor’s degree master’s degree Doctor’s degree
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Global Reading
Decide whether the sentences are true or false.
1.There are many genetic differences between girls and boys at birth in learning maths.
2.Girls are equal to boys in maths according to a recent report.
3.Students who want to be good at maths should learn to solve problems by themselves.
4.Teachers often encourage girls to do better at maths.
5.Girls feel proud when they do better than boys at maths.
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
F FFT TKEY
Detailed Reading
• Paragraphs 1 come up with: find or offer (an answer, a
solution, etc.) Translation• He came up with a new idea for increasing
sales.• He couldn’t come up with a reason for them
to stay for another month.• He came up with a good excuse for being
late for the meeting.
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
convince: make sb. believe that sth. is true or right; persuade
• She failed to convince him of his mistake.• He managed to convince the jury that he
was telling the truth. convincing: persuasiveTranslation That’s not a very convincing excuse for
being late.
Paragraph 1Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Translation
Paragraph1 territory n. 1)area claimed or dominated by one pers
on or animal 领地，地盘e.g. Wild animals will not allow other ani
mals to enter their territory. 2) the area of knowledge （知识等的）领域 ,
范围e.g. His scientific investigations cover a wi
de territory.
Related words: area, district, land, place, region, zone
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Paragraphs 2Statistics :_____________________________
__Social
attitudes:___________________________Result :________________________________
_1. Girls’ mathematical competence is just as good as that of boys’
2. Although in a modern society it is unthinkable that people are unable to read or write, It is still acceptable for women to show incapability in math 3. It prevents girls from further study of math
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
KEY
apparent: easily seen or understood
• The cause of the accident was apparent to everyone.
• It’s quite apparent that he would vote against the proposal.
go back (to): have one’s origins
• This festival goes back to Roman times.• The history of horse racing goes back to the Olympic Games of about 600 BC.
Paragraph3 Words
lead to: bring about, cause• Too much work and too little rest often leads to illness.
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Paragraph 3 Sentence
The explanation for the difference, which is apparent during the teenage years, goes as far back as early childhood experiences.
Paraphrase:
The explanation for the difference, which is apparent during the teenage years, could be found in some of the early experiences of childhood.•要解释在少年时代十分明显的这一差异，可以追溯到童年时代初期的经历。
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Paragraph 4 Words/S entence
reveal: make known, show• What he said revealed a top secret.
tend to: be likely to do sth.• Plants tend to die in hot weather if you don’t water themMost teachers who took part in the study claimed that they expect their male students to do better at mathematics and science subjects than their female students. (translate)参加研究的大多数老师声称，他们期望男生能在数理化方面胜于女生
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Paragraph ５ Words/S entence
regard…as: view/think of…as
• Mary regards her job as a way to pay her bills.
Interestingly, both boys and girls tend to regard such "masculine" subjects like mathematics and science as difficult.
masculine a. relating to men 男性的•The young girl has the masculine courage to dance with a bear. (translate)有趣的是，男孩和女孩都认为像数理化这种“属于阳性”的科目很难
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Paragraph 6be likely to do: tend to do sth. 有可能做（某事）
• Are you likely to be in London this year?
take up: begin to do or learn 开始从事
•He has taken up photography as a hobby.
• He took up painting at the age of five.
Q: why don’t girls want to compete with and do better than boys?
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Do you know the Chinese meaning of each pair?
Please give other examples
Fun Time
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
Fun Time
female ladywaiteractresshost fianceebride prince wife heroinemistress niece
master princesshostessactorgentlemanmale fianceherohusband nephewwaiterbridegroom
match in pairs
Today’s Assignment
1. Review words and expressions.2. Review the text.3. Do all the exercises in the work
book.
Unit Two Who’s Afraid of Maths Anyway?
