当代研究生英语读教程课件Unit2TextA.ppt

Unit 2 Content Warming-up Watch this talk show program and discuss in what ways the friendships between men’s friendship and women’s are different. 1. Questions:  1) Who do you prefer to chat with, people of your own gender or  the opposite gender? Is your best friend of your own gender? 2) Do you have any difficulty in communicating with people of the  opposite gender?  3) Have you noticed any similarities or differences between your  ways of communicating with your boy friends and girl friends? 2. Each group appoint one representative to give a presentation about the group’s discussion.  WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR MEN AND WOMEN TO TALK TO EACH OTHER?  Deborah Tannen Main Idea and Structure First reading: Scan the text and try to catch the main idea. The following words are for your reference to organize the idea: Communication crisis，in public, at home, childhood socializtion, norms, expectation, cross-cultural communication, accept, understand Text Study 1 I was addressing a small gathering in a suburban Virginia living room—a women’s group that had invited men to join them. Throughout the evening, one man had been particularly talkative, frequently offering ideas and anecdotes, while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch. Toward the end of the evening, I commented that women frequently complain that their husbands don’t talk to them. This man quickly concurred. He gestured toward his wife and said, “She’s the talker in our family.” The room burst into laughter; the man looked puzzled and hurt. “It’s true,” he explained. “When I come home from work I have nothing to say. If she didn’t keep the conversation going, we’d spend the whole evening in silence.” 2 This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public s