商务英语精读第三册unit 2 Men and Women.ppt

Men and Women Learning Aims: By the end of the unit, we should be able to: Master important words and expressions about human beings; Know something about the physical differences between man and woman; Know something about the different costumes of man and woman; Master the meanings of the prefixes; Master the usage of modal verbs indicating permission, obligation and volition; Learn to use suitable expressions to make comparison and generalization; Learn to read pie graph. Lead-in questions: What are the differences between men and women? What are the advantages of being a man/woman? And what are the disadvantages? Do you agree that woman is a “weak sex”? Man and Woman Part I (para. 1) Introduction Part II (para. 2-10) Detailed Explanation Part III (para. 11) Conclusion Introduction quote: v. ●mention (sb/sth) in support of a statement eg: Can you quote me an example of what you mean? The failure of the project was quoted as evidence of the manager’s incompetence. ●quote (sth) from (sb/sth): repeat in speech or writing (words previously said or written by another person) eg: He’s always quoting verses from the Bible. She is quoted as saying she disagrees with the decision. I think he’s going to resign, but please don’t quote me, because I am not sure. ● quote sth (at sth): name (an amount) as the price of sth eg: The shares are currently being quoted at 54 pence a share. This is the best price I can quote you. Introduction Today most people quote physical differences between the sexes as evidence of barriers to athletic equality. Part II as for (sb/sth): with regard to sb/sth eg: As for the hotel, it was very uncomfortable and miles from the sea. As for you, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. as to sth: with regard to sth; regarding sth eg: As to correcting our homework, the teacher always makes us do it ourselves. Part II on (the) average: taking account of use, performance, etc over a period eg: We fail one studen