Unit 6 Towards a Gender Free Society
Unit 6 Towards a Gender Free Society
Purposes To get students have some Me dge about the roles of men and en at present and in the past To understand the purpose of writing and. organization of the text To reinforce some basic linguistic knowedge by doing various types of exercises
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 tex What is the theme of the text? How is this argumentation organized
About the text • What is the theme of the text? • How is this argumentation organized??
Structural analysis of Main idea of each part Part One(1-2)---the gender stereo ype s are mentioned and logically rejected single sex school and then argues tr ainst the Part TWo(3-4)---The writer argues ag 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
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
I Some difficult words or phrase 1. Their social roles and identi pre deter mined by their permanent identifying atto te 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 • 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