新视野大学英语（第三版）读写教程Unit 6 Section A-The weight men carry.pptx

FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY Section A 4 The weight men carry Objectives 1. Can you list some jobs for women and some jobs for men? nurse teacher office lady assistant soldier architect firefighter mineworker Difference: Men are physically stronger.  So they can do some jobs that require physical strength and power. 2. Women are more subtle. So they can do some jobs that require carefulness and patience. No, I do not agree with this view. In the modern society, many women have a successful career, and they sometimes are even more powerful than men. Meanwhile women tend to do most of the housework at home. Therefore, I don’t think men carry more weight in life than women. That is “gender equality”. Tips Tips Tips What is the traditional view about the gender role of women? Their place is in the home. (OR: A woman’s place is in the home.) 2. What are scholars in various fields becoming more aware of? The importance of equality in the home. 3. What makes men and women equal in the home? The pattern of sharing in tasks and decisions. 4. How will children be benefited if they grow up in a family in which men and women are equal? They will accept gender equality more easily and be better prepared for a world characterized by cooperation between the two genders. A Christian aid group says problems like hunger, malnutrition and poverty cannot be ________ until and unless women are treated as well as men. The group “Bread for the World” _________ a report on hunger this week. It says the number and percentage of hungry people worldwide is _________. Listen to a short passage concerning gender equality and fill in the missing information. solved To be continued released dropping But it says the drop could be greater if governments and societies worked to make sure women had rights and _______ equal to those that men have. Gary Barker leads a non-governmental organization that ________ involve men in