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1 浙江广播电视大学 英语专业（开放本科） 《高级时事英语》单元辅导（4） Unit 7~Unit 8 Unit 7 Activity 1 Para 1 Exercise: • The name of recent publication is _______, • It is a ___________ report on ______________. • What are the ‘old favorite topics’ all about? • The findings of the report A. instructive b. positive C. negative d. interesting Key points: • The findings of the report may be disappointing for those who had glorious dreams …. Those who are optimistic about women’s future ,those who think women will be better in the seventies, may feel disappointed. Para 2 Exercise: Try to find facts that women are better off than their mothers were. • 30 year old woman is far more likely to have ______. • 53% of women have __________. Key points • The picture could start look quite rosy…
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2 women seem to have bright/glorious future, women’s situation seem to be greatly improved • persist: continue to exist, continue to do sth e.g. Fog will persist through the night. work persist: pregnant women or women who have given birth to child are not allowed to return to work, they have to leave their work. • lag: go too slow, fail to keep pace with • Women’s earnings still lag far behind… Women’s earnings are much lower than those of men. • overshadow: cause to seem less important or noticeable相形见拙,黯然失色 e.g. Despite her professional success, she was always overshadowed by her husband. Despite the improvements in women’s lives, discrimination and injustices for women still exist. (remain a social problem.) Questions: What are the negative data? • How does author organize his idea? On one hand, women are better off than their mothers. On the other hand, inequalities for women still exist. Para 3 Key points: • increased awareness: women become more aware of their rights and sexual equality. • outlaw: declare to be illegal: declare it is illegal that women and men are provided the different salary if they do the same job and that job advertisements contain discriminatory items, such as “we only take in male employers not female”. • What is illegal according to the sex discrimination Act? Para 4 New words: • maternity leave: pregnant women are allowed to have a limited period of unpaid disability leave for pregnancy or
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3 childbirth, and they are able to return to their job. • cited as : taken as example • answerable: be responsible to sb E.g, I’m answerable to the company for the use of the equipment. 我要向公司承担使用这套设备的责任. bosses are usually male,women are always employees and have to be responsible to their boss. Exercises: • Facts of injustices for women. 1.Men’s earnings are _____ than women. 2. Men are more likely to be _____ than women. Women miss out on promotions because of ____ ____ and ___ ____. 3. Women tend to be concentrated in _____, ____ ____ jobs. 4. Even in traditionally female occupations, women are usually ______ to _____ managers. Answer: • Facts of injustices for women. 1.Men’s earnings are _higher than women. 2. Men are more likely to be promoted than women. Women miss out on promotions because of maternity leave and part-time employment_. 3. Women tend to be concentrated in low-paid,low-status part-time jobs. 4. Even in traditionally female occupations, women are usually answerable to male managers. Para 5 Question: • In what ways today’s women are rather different from their mothers? Key points: • find it impossible to identify…’Ms Average Britain’ Most of us would find it impossible to regard the three women described below as ordinary Britain woman. At present society, women are not traditional ones. They are quite different from each other. They have their own experience, and their attitude towards life, their particular value of life. language focus:
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4 likely: probable be likely to : e.g. it is likely to rain. • (Para 2) woman is far more likely to have … • (Para 4) men are more likely to be … • (Para 5) women are twice as likely to live … • Model: • As students gain confidence in themselves ,it is less likely that they will cheat. ……, they are less likely to cheat. • It is likely that our team will win the game. • It is not likely that he will get home before dark. • It is very likely that these old buildings will be knocked down. • It was eve less likely that the old lady would survive the operation. would • Model: • As students gain confidence in themselves ,it is less likely that they will cheat. ……, they are less likely to cheat. • Our team is likely to win the game. • He is not likely to get home before dark. • These old buildings are very likely to be knocked down. • The old lady would be less likely to survive the operation. • (Para 2) 改成 it 做形式宾语，that 做实际宾语的句子： ‘Social Focus on Women’ makes it clear that the improvements in women’s lives are …. (Para)5 Most of us would find it impossible to identify which ….. Model
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5 • I was far more intelligent than he was. • I always took that for granted. • I always took it for granted that I was far more intelligent than he was. Exercises: 1.You were unable to attend our meeting. We all thought that was a pity. 2. You should mind your manners. we consider that is important. 3. He was too ill go on working. he didn’t want that to be known. 4. Every one of you should finish your homework on time. I regard that as important. 5. He might change his mind at the last minute. We thought that was highly probable. 6. The doctor asked him to give up smoking. He thought that was impossible. Answer: 1. We all thought it a pity that you were .. 2. We consider it important to mind your manners. 3. He didn’t want it to be known that he was….. 4. I regard it as important that every one of you…. 5. We thought it highly probable that he …. 6. He thought it impossible to give up smoking. Part B: Working mother--- Violet Vokes New words: • rarity: unusual, uncommon • in contrast to: e.g. In contrast to India, China is a fast developing country. • cope with:be able to deal with sth difficult e.g. There are too much work for our computer to cope with
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6 • derive: obtain sth from, get sth from Exercise: Find the facts that show how fortunate she is. • She works as a _______, not to have to work ______ . • She is able to _______. • She employs ________- Conclusion: ‘ I have the best of all worlds’. Part C: single mother---Lorraine Wallace New words: • treat: give sb enjoyable , special food, entertainment out of the question: impossible. e.g. A new bicycle is out the question--- we can’t afford it . It’s out of the question until … I am likely to have a job after all the children are at school. put up with: endure, stand Exercises: • Her comment on her life is that ____________________. • The reason for her financial problems are that __________. She has no job. She is already divorced from her ex-husband. Part D: single woman---- Florence James New words: • gorgeous: wonderful, very good. • Her reason for being single is that ______ (she doesn’t have time in her busy working life to look after other people. Her attitudes for being single is that _______. ( she feels very normal)
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7 Activity 3 New words: • mapped out: plan, present in detail, set up • initiate: start out • bare: only enough , just sufficient • subsistence: survival • dub: name humourously • upstarts: people who has risen to suddenly, become rich overnight • barely: hardly • scanty: hardly enough, almost too small • disparity: difference,inequality • polarisation: gather around two opposite points • resentment: angry, bitter • chronic: lasting a long time • disaffection: dissatisfaction • affection: showing gentle love • trigger: cause a sudden violent reaction • disruption: disorder • initiative: working motivation, creation • profiteering: getting profit • frustrate: upset, discourage, disturb, destroy • levy: collect • fledgling: inexperienced, not sound, not complete • contribute: help to cause • inadequate: not effective, not enough • hand out: distribute • supplement: addition to • assorted: of different
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8 • be in line with: in accordance with Structure • Raise problems • Analyze problems • Solve problems • Topic 1 • Problems 2~6 • Consequences/result 8~9 • Measures 10~26 • Topic: (1 para ) unbalanced income, income inequality prevent income gaps from broadening • Problems (2~6 para) the lopsided individual income 2 income gap 3 examples of income gap (4~6) Consequences 8~9 will lead to … will trigger … have no … feel … will frustrate … self-indulgent life style has … Writer’s attitudes 7 unequal distribution of wealth is unacceptable or unfair measures 1.levy income tax failure 10~11, 14 2. fledgling financial and banking systems Cash 3.Operating a sound social welfare mechanism
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9 success:indeed increase the real income Failure :inadequate for those who lose their jobs Solve: hand out a sort of relief allowance Para 18~21 How to get the relief allowance? More channels • Central government ( but not the sole source) • Enterprises • Assorted party • Government organizations • Government factories Who handled the funds? Local bank Para 22~26 Exercises: • Another key point for the relief allowance is that _________________ • A danger of this system is that ____________ • Relief allowance should be seen as a necessary part of the ________. Homework • Written work: • My suffering or my witnessing someone suffering from inequality. • Comment on some kind of inequality Oral work: • What means “equality” • Job inequality you know in different occupations. • Identify some types of prejudice
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10 • Give a personal account of suffering or witnessing someone suffering from prejudice. Unit 8 Activity 1: New words: • curriculum vitae: brief account of sb’s previous career. • index figures: • camouflage: way of hiding • inferior: low quality • inadequate: not confident to deal with a difficult situation • instantaneous: happening or done immediately • alien: unfamiliar • irrational: not guide by reason • contemplate: look, consider thought fully, consider • contaminate: make impure by disease, disease-carrying substances • boom: sudden increase • panic-stricken: in great of fear • legibly: clear enough to be read easily • literate:educated • resort to : make use of sth for help • recipient: person who receive sth • relevance : connected with, relevant • retain: continue to have, not lose • old: traditional • Impressive layout: the layout of documents is so beautiful that it leave people a deep impression. • impressive layout may camouflage inferior content .The beautiful arrangement of documents may hid the terrible content. Key points: • 1. I had never been … artificial intelligence: I had never been interested in computer which, I think