Unit8 Genius Sacrificed for Failure Teaching objectives： 1、Topic: social inequalities 2、Grammar points: sentences with objective complements (adj. noun. v-ed\v-ing ) 3、Vocabulary: anonymous、pent-up、integrity、commitment、hoard、sacrifice、dismiss、autobiography、pseudonym、take one’s toll、warn of\about 、hinge on 、turn to 、cry out、for fear of 、in conflict with 4、Writing: revision work on expository writing Part I listening and speaking activities Step I Introduce topic: social inequalities (sex discrimination) Brainstorming: new words and expressions 1. discrimination (n). sex\racial discrimination discriminate discriminate one thing from another a)see，make a difference between b)treat differently 2．social bias: social prejudice 3．chauvinism: unreasoning unreasoning enthusiasm for the glory of one’s country male chauvinist / chauvinistic Step II Listening Listening for the first time .Answer: what’s Mr. Wright’s view on women and society? There is inequality / sex discrimination Listen for the second time，try to answer the question on their textbook. Listen for the third time for consolidation points in the listening material. 1．superficial : a、 not thorough or profound e.g. a superficial mind b、 of or on the surface e.g. superficial wound 2．enlighten:( vi) give more knowledge enlightened:(adj.) free from ignorance, prejudice superstition 3．intuition (n.) (power of ) the immediate understanding of sth without conscious reasoning or study 4．instinct: natural tendency to behave in a certain way without reasoning 5．manipulation: skillful application or operation 6．put sb to shame: make sb feel ashamed e.g. Women have often put men to shame . Part II Reading comprehension Step I Pre-reading task Discuss: cite some examples of sex discrimination in our society Step II Introduce background In English history , there were three sisters who were known for their talents in literature .there are Bronte sisters: Anne’s Agnes Grey Emily’s Wuthering Heights Charlotte’s Jane Eyre For the three sisters, each of them had tragically short lives. Do you know why ? Let’s read on . Step III Study of the text . Points: 1.sacrifice (n.) sth given to the god . (v.) give up as a sacrifice e.g. He sacrificed his life to save the dawning child, she has sacrificed herself /her life , pleasure and pastimes to her husband’s interest. 2.hinge on /upon: depend on e.g. Everything hinges on what happens next. 3.pack sb off to : send him to (preparing the luggage and fare for him) e.g. When the Christmas season was over，the parents packed the children off the boarding school. 4.turn to sth /doing sth: direct one’s attention to and begin to do it regularly. e.g. Since you don’t have a gift for music ,you’d better turn to painting. 5.farm sb /oneself out (as a ---): work hard for salary. 6.anonymous (adj.) a)without a name e.g. anonymous letter b)obscure , not known by public e.g. He kept anonymous until he died. 7.at one’s expense: spend one’s own money (in doing sth) e.g. They will travel on their summer holidays at their own expense. 8. pseudonym: a name taken by an author not real. Write /publish… under the pseudonym of… 9.(be) in conflict with : not agree with /be in opposition or disagreement conflict with: not agree with /be in opposition or disagreement e.g. His statement is in conflict with other evidence. Their accounts of the causes of war conflicts with ours. 10.dismiss (v. ) dismiss from a )send away from (employment job, position) e.g. The servant was dismissed for being lazy. b)allow to go e.g. The teacher dismissed his class when the bell rang. c.)stop thinking ,put away from the mind 11.pour out : cause to flow in a continuous stream e.g. He poured out his tale of misfortune. 12.pent up : repressed pent-up feelings /fury 13.nurture: (v.) bring up ,give education /training to e.g. a delicately nurtured girl 14.cry out to (sb) that…: tell sb forcefully that… e.g. The danger of death on the highway cries out for careful drawing. 15.urge sb to do sth : try to persuade him to do request earnestly 16.(be) abundant in : be rich in be well supplied with e.g. a land is abundant in minerals The labor force resource is abundant in many countries ,such as China ,India. Step IV Play the text for the students to listen and repeat. Step V Oral work : Get the students to ask and answer the questions about the text orally.