Unit 6
Towards a Gender Free Society
Purposes
? To get students have some knowledge
about the roles of men and women at
present and in the past,
? To understand the purpose of writing and
organization of the text.
? To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
About the text
? What is the theme of the text?
? How is this argumentation organized
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1 -2) ---the gender stereotypes are
mentioned and logically rejected
? Part Two (3-4) --- The writer argues against the
single sex school and then argues for
coeducation.
? Part Three 5--- The writer concludes the essay
by repeating his opinion of coeducation and by
putting forward his definition of a gender free
society.
III,Some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 1,Their social roles and identify are predetermined
by their permanent identifying attribute,sex”.
? Explain,The different parts played by men and
women and their distinctions existing in the society
are fixed by their different sexes long before they
enter it.
? 2,The grounds on which the idea of single sex
schools might be defended are cut from under our
feet.
? Explain,The argument that single sex schools
might be defended is groundless.
III,Some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 3,Everyone is anxious to let their minds flower into full
blossom.
? Explain,Men and women are all eager to live up to their
expectations.
? 4,As society moves ahead,the gender category becomes
blurred.
? Explain,With the development of the society the gender
difference is getting more and more indistinct,
? 5,With the full spectrum of experience offered,life is an
open possibility for man as well as woman.
? Explain,Life,which consists of rich,colourful
experiences,offers equal opportunities to everyone,both
man and woman.
6.conform to ---agree with or
comply with
? She refuses to conform to the normal social
conventions.（遵守）
? The building does not conform to safety
regulations.
? The design conforms with the regulations,（符合）
? Conformity to society’s customs is advisable if
you want a happy life.
? Every man must live in conformity with his own
beliefs.
7.pre-; un-; self-
? prehistoric,pre-war,prearrange,preannounce,
preconscious
? unadvisable,uncommon,unimportant (不 )
? uncover,unfasten,unload,unfold （打开，解开，
拿开）
? unseen,unexpected,unemployed (不，没有 )
? unhappiness,uncertainty,unemployment ((不，没
有 )
? self-discipline,self-support,self-educated,self-
contradictory,self-supporting,
8.be capable of— be able to
? Napoleon was one of the most capable
generals in history.
? She is capable of taking care of herself.
? I think my new secretary has great
capabilities.
9,be relevant to
? I don’t think his remarks are relevant to
our discussion.
? Any relevant information should be given
to the police.
? Political news is often related to
economic and social problem.
10,grounds
? They have objected to me on personal grounds.
? They don’t give me many grounds for complaints.
? They cut the ground from under my feet by
printing a story on the same subject the week
before mine,(使失败,破坏其计划 )
? The accusation is groundless and can not be
backed up by facts.
11,accessible
? The new airport will be accessible from all
directions.
? The books are easily accessible as all the
shelves are open.
? Only a few people have access to the full facts
of this case.
? Students have access to the library during the
vacation.
? There is no access to the house from the main
road.
12,interfere with
? The noise is interfering with my sleep.
? He did not want to interfere with any
plans she might have in view.
? We have no right to interfere in the
internal affairs of Iraq.
? He hated interference especially with his
work.
13,in a (some) sense---in a way
? In a sense you are right in refusing to join
the club,
? The election was in no sense fair.
Translation exercises
1) Quite a lot of teachers tend to hold stereotyped
opinions about naughty pupils.
2) Being gentle,thoughtful,friendly,and generous is
characteristic of her.
3) It is wrong to impose one’s own opinions on others.
? 4) He gave up drinking and smoking,on the
grounds that they would do harm to health.
? 5) This collection of new books has only
recently been made accessible to the public.
Translation exercises
? The baby will claw at you with his little hands if you
interfere with what he wants.
? That scientists has scored a new achievement of
international stature through many years of hard work.
? My friend and I frequently communicate ideas,feelings,
and information to each other through mobile phone.
? Coeducation is the most desirable form of education,
because boys and girls are given the opportunity to
know each other,to learn from each other and to
compete with each other.
? There is a wide spectrum of opinions on the question
of translation criteria.
Dictation:
? Agnes Miller as one of the earliest leaders of
the Women’s Liberation Movement in the United
States,When she was at college,she first
became aware that women were not treated as
equals,She didn’t like being treated unequally
but she tried not to notice it,After graduating from
college she tried to get a job in her major field---
physics,She soon found it was almost impossible
for a woman.
? Agnes spent a full year looking for a job,Finally
she gave up in anger,She began writing letters of
protest to various newspapers,An editor in New
York liked her ideas very much,He especially
liked her style,He asked her to do a series of
stories on the difficulties women had in finding a
job.
Exercises
? 1,Students are divided into groups to comment, 1)Men
are born leaders,2) Women are believed to be
characterized by being,emotional” and their place is at
home.
? 2,Students are required to describe a perfect school in
their eyes.
? 3,Detailed study of the text mainly based on students’
group discussion.
? 4,Exercises and comment;
? 5,Assignment,Write a group-report with the title Men
and Women in Present Society
? 6,Means of classroom instruction,Multi-media
Towards a Gender Free Society
Purposes
? To get students have some knowledge
about the roles of men and women at
present and in the past,
? To understand the purpose of writing and
organization of the text.
? To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
About the text
? What is the theme of the text?
? How is this argumentation organized
Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1 -2) ---the gender stereotypes are
mentioned and logically rejected
? Part Two (3-4) --- The writer argues against the
single sex school and then argues for
coeducation.
? Part Three 5--- The writer concludes the essay
by repeating his opinion of coeducation and by
putting forward his definition of a gender free
society.
III,Some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 1,Their social roles and identify are predetermined
by their permanent identifying attribute,sex”.
? Explain,The different parts played by men and
women and their distinctions existing in the society
are fixed by their different sexes long before they
enter it.
? 2,The grounds on which the idea of single sex
schools might be defended are cut from under our
feet.
? Explain,The argument that single sex schools
might be defended is groundless.
III,Some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 3,Everyone is anxious to let their minds flower into full
blossom.
? Explain,Men and women are all eager to live up to their
expectations.
? 4,As society moves ahead,the gender category becomes
blurred.
? Explain,With the development of the society the gender
difference is getting more and more indistinct,
? 5,With the full spectrum of experience offered,life is an
open possibility for man as well as woman.
? Explain,Life,which consists of rich,colourful
experiences,offers equal opportunities to everyone,both
man and woman.
6.conform to ---agree with or
comply with
? She refuses to conform to the normal social
conventions.（遵守）
? The building does not conform to safety
regulations.
? The design conforms with the regulations,（符合）
? Conformity to society’s customs is advisable if
you want a happy life.
? Every man must live in conformity with his own
beliefs.
7.pre-; un-; self-
? prehistoric,pre-war,prearrange,preannounce,
preconscious
? unadvisable,uncommon,unimportant (不 )
? uncover,unfasten,unload,unfold （打开，解开，
拿开）
? unseen,unexpected,unemployed (不，没有 )
? unhappiness,uncertainty,unemployment ((不，没
有 )
? self-discipline,self-support,self-educated,self-
contradictory,self-supporting,
8.be capable of— be able to
? Napoleon was one of the most capable
generals in history.
? She is capable of taking care of herself.
? I think my new secretary has great
capabilities.
9,be relevant to
? I don’t think his remarks are relevant to
our discussion.
? Any relevant information should be given
to the police.
? Political news is often related to
economic and social problem.
10,grounds
? They have objected to me on personal grounds.
? They don’t give me many grounds for complaints.
? They cut the ground from under my feet by
printing a story on the same subject the week
before mine,(使失败,破坏其计划 )
? The accusation is groundless and can not be
backed up by facts.
11,accessible
? The new airport will be accessible from all
directions.
? The books are easily accessible as all the
shelves are open.
? Only a few people have access to the full facts
of this case.
? Students have access to the library during the
vacation.
? There is no access to the house from the main
road.
12,interfere with
? The noise is interfering with my sleep.
? He did not want to interfere with any
plans she might have in view.
? We have no right to interfere in the
internal affairs of Iraq.
? He hated interference especially with his
work.
13,in a (some) sense---in a way
? In a sense you are right in refusing to join
the club,
? The election was in no sense fair.
Translation exercises
1) Quite a lot of teachers tend to hold stereotyped
opinions about naughty pupils.
2) Being gentle,thoughtful,friendly,and generous is
characteristic of her.
3) It is wrong to impose one’s own opinions on others.
? 4) He gave up drinking and smoking,on the
grounds that they would do harm to health.
? 5) This collection of new books has only
recently been made accessible to the public.
Translation exercises
? The baby will claw at you with his little hands if you
interfere with what he wants.
? That scientists has scored a new achievement of
international stature through many years of hard work.
? My friend and I frequently communicate ideas,feelings,
and information to each other through mobile phone.
? Coeducation is the most desirable form of education,
because boys and girls are given the opportunity to
know each other,to learn from each other and to
compete with each other.
? There is a wide spectrum of opinions on the question
of translation criteria.
Dictation:
? Agnes Miller as one of the earliest leaders of
the Women’s Liberation Movement in the United
States,When she was at college,she first
became aware that women were not treated as
equals,She didn’t like being treated unequally
but she tried not to notice it,After graduating from
college she tried to get a job in her major field---
physics,She soon found it was almost impossible
for a woman.
? Agnes spent a full year looking for a job,Finally
she gave up in anger,She began writing letters of
protest to various newspapers,An editor in New
York liked her ideas very much,He especially
liked her style,He asked her to do a series of
stories on the difficulties women had in finding a
job.
Exercises
? 1,Students are divided into groups to comment, 1)Men
are born leaders,2) Women are believed to be
characterized by being,emotional” and their place is at
home.
? 2,Students are required to describe a perfect school in
their eyes.
? 3,Detailed study of the text mainly based on students’
group discussion.
? 4,Exercises and comment;
? 5,Assignment,Write a group-report with the title Men
and Women in Present Society
? 6,Means of classroom instruction,Multi-media
