U校园新视野大学英语4读写教程答案(Unit 6 Gender equality).pdf

U校园新视野大学英语4读写教程答案

Unit6Genderequality

SectionA

6-2TextA:Theweightmencarry

Pre-readingactivities

Pre-readingactivities-1

1)Theirplaceisinthehome.(OR:Awomansplace

isinthehome.)

2)Theimportanceofequalityinthehome.

3)Thepatternofsharingintasksanddecisions.

4)Theywillacceptgenderequalitymoreeasilyand

bebetterpreparedforaworldcharacterizedby

cooperationbetweenthetwogenders.

Pre-readingactivities-2

1)Yes,Iagreewiththisview.Womenaredifferent

frommenphysiologically,soIdothinktobea

full-timehousewifeisaproperandrespectablerespectable

forwomen.Childcareandhouseworkareimportantfor

afamilyandforthewholesociety.Withthewife

stayingathometotakecareofthehousehold,the

husbandcanbemoredevotedtohisworkandsupport

thefamilyfinancially.

No,Idisagreewiththisview.Ithinkthatwomenand

menshouldshareresponsibilitiesinthehomeand

thatwomenshouldhavethesamerighttoworkasmen.

Menandwomentodayhaveequalopportunitiesof

education,sotheyarecapableofdoingthesamework.

Thishasbeenprovedbythefactthattherearealarge

numberofsuccessfulfemalescientists,teachers,

engineersandmanagersinthemodernworld.Although

thereareindeedcertainjobsmoresuitableforone

sexthanfortheother,Iwouldsaythereisnomajor

differenceinmostfields.

2)Thedistributionofgenderrolesinmyfamilyis

parttraditionalandpartmodern.Itistraditional

inthesensethatmymomdoesmostofthehousework,

suchascookingandlaundry.Itismeanwhilemodern

sincebothmyparentshavetheirowncareer.Ifeel

myparen