Unit 1 The Dinner Party.ppt

Unit 1 The Dinner Party Designed by Shi Yuan Listening and Speaking Group discussion Background information Comprehension of the text Oral Practice Assignments Discussion Suggested answer Some women will choose to keep quiet when they experience discrimination at work. You know, finding a job is not something very easy nowadays, especially for women. So even women have experienced some unfair treatment at work, they do not want to make it bigger and be labeled as a troublemaker or to lose their jobs. Women really want to be treated equally, but sometimes they don’t seem to have many choices. 一部分女性在工作中遭遇性别歧视后，往往会选择保持沉默。要知道，如今，找工作并不是件很容易的事，尤其是对女性而言。所以，女性在工作中即使遭遇了不平等的对待，她们也往往不想把事情闹大，而被说成是“事妈”，或者因此失去工作。虽然女性很想获得平等的待遇，但有时她们似乎没有太多的选择。 Suggested answer I think the problem will be solved one day, although it will take a really long time. In my opinion, if we want to reduce discrimination, we should have certain laws that will truly protect women’s rights. Also people should update their concept of women. In the modern world today, women have played a significant part in the society, and their importance is increasingly steadily. 我觉得虽然这会花相当长的时间，但性别歧视的问题将最终得以解决。在我看来，如果我们要减少歧视现象，我们就需要有能真正保护妇女权益的法律法规。同时，人们需要更新他们对女性的理解和认识。在如今的现代化社会，女性扮演着重要的角色，而且她们的重要性还在日益稳步上升。 Background information Prejudice Against Women India Cobra Spot dictation Prejudice Against Women Women have been prejudiced against for centuries perhaps ever since life on earth. They have long been referred to as “ sex” or “fairer sex,” considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, unable to perform the work that requires or pluck the courage to face up to any . As we know, Plato, Aristotle, Shakespeare, and Confucius all made negative remarks about women. And even today, such a prejudice has not entirely been and the in the text shows how hard long-standing prejudices die. India India, officially called Republic of India, is