致用英语综合教程综合英语2 教案综合英语2 单元设计 unit 7

Section One Around the topic

Step 1 Topic introduction:

As the goal of equality between men and women now grows closer, we are losing our awareness of important gender differences. This unit aims to let students know what truly exists within a man and within a woman.

Step 2 Your ideas

1. Watch the video and answer the following questions

1)How many differences does it describe between men and women? What are they?

2) Do you think it’s a stereotype?

Play the video twice and encourage students to think about the questions and answer.

2. A quiz

How much do you know about the differences between men and women? Answer the following questions by ticking (√) the correct column.

This activity aims to lead students into the topic of this unit. By answering the questions, students will get to know some differences between men and women. Check the answers as a class and if there is different ideas from any students, encourage them to express their ideas and try to have a discussion among the class.

Step 3 vocabulary

In this section, students will learn some useful words and expressions related to people’s personality. Let students do the personality quiz and then ask them to describe themselves based on their answers

A.Do the personality quiz below to discover what type of person you are. Write Y for yes, N for

no and S for sometimes

Let students finish the quiz as quickly as possible and get the idea what kind of person they are based on their own results and ask several of them to express their ideas and to judge whether the result apply to their real personalities.

B.The questions in exercise A express personalities, which can be described by the adjectives

below. Match the adjectives with the questions in the quiz.

a.untidy 9

b.optimistic 7

c.sociable 2

d.talkative 15

e.reserved 13

f.shy 3

g.impatient 10

h.ambitious 4

zy 11

j.generous 14

k.moody 5

l.hard-working 12

m.easy-going 16

n.reliable 8

o.cheerful 1

p.sensitive 6

C.Which qualities are positive and which are negative? Which could be both?

Positive qualities: b, c, j, l, m, n, o

Negative qualities: a, g, i .k

Both: d, e, f, h, p

D.What is the opposite of each of the 16 adjectives in Exercises B?

a.tidy

b.pessimistic

c.unsociable

d.quiet/reserved

e.outgoing/sociable

f.outgoing/sociable

g.patient

h.unambitious

i.hard-working

j.mean

k.calm

zy

m.critical

n.unreliable

o.depressed/miserable

p.insensitive

Step 4 discussion

This exercise enables students to practice using the personality-related adjectives they have just learned, and generate more ideas about the differences between men and women. Have students work in groups set a time limit of about 3 minutes for each question. And collect their feedback when they finish.

1.What personality mentioned in the activities on page 103 are typical of men and

which of women?

2.Read this very old nursery rhyme. What does the rhythm say about boys and girls?

What are little girls made of?

Sugar and spice and all things nice.

That’s what little girls are made of.

What are little boys made of?

Snips and snails and puppy dog s’ tails.

Step 5 Listening and speaking

This part aims to train students’ speaking and listening skills.

A.What is a mature man like and what is a mature woman like? Discuss the questions in groups.

Divide students into groups and ask them to discuss the question. As they talk, move around the class to monitor their discussion and offer language support when necessary. Collect their discussion results when they finish. This task will prepare students for the listening task.

B.Listen to four people taking about being a mature man and a mature woman. Put their points

in the table below.

The listening task practices students’ skills of note-taking. Before they start to listen, remind students to get ready for note-taking. Tell them to not down only key words by concentrating