1、post-reading,summary,specific information,misunderstanding,vocabulary,translation,part two: in-class reading post-reading,directions: work in pairs to complete the following summary according to the information you get from the passage. martians and venusians encountered many of the problems with re

2、lationships we have today. because they recognized they were 1)_, they were able to solve these 2)_. one of the secrets of their success was good 3)_. when communication problems emerged, they assumed that with a little assistance of a 4)_ they would surely understand each other. thats why they expe

3、rienced a 5) _ and 6)_ that we rarely experience today.,different,problems,communication,translator,trust,acceptance,1. summary,part two: in-class reading post-reading,men and women seldom mean the same things even when they use the same words. women would tend to 7)_ the facts a little bit for effe

4、ct and use various 8)_, 9)_, and 10)_. men commonly react in an 11)_ manner, because they mistakenly take these expressions 12)_. so it is important to 13)_ or 14)_ what they have heard to avoid misunderstanding.,exaggerate,superlatives,metaphors,generalizations,unsupportive,literally,rethink,transl

5、ate,part two: in-class reading post-reading,directions: read the following statements carefully and decide whether they are true or false. put a “t” for true and “f” for false in the space provided. check the answers with your partner. _ 1) martians and venusians refer to people from different count

6、ries. _ 2) martians and venusians were able to understand each other even though they spoke different languages. _ 3) misinterpreting was not common between martians and venusians.,f,t,f,2. specific information,part two: in-class reading post-reading,_ 4) its easy for men and women to misunderstand

7、each other. _ 5) when a woman says “we never go out”, she implies that she want to go out more often. _ 6) it is mainly womens fault when men and women fail to understand each other. _ 7) to understand women, men shouldnt take womens complaints literally. _ 8) the number one complaint is that women

8、feel men dont fully understand what they really mean to say.,t,t,t,t,f,part two: in-class reading post-reading,_ 9) it can be inferred from the passage that men are more factual than women. _10) its important for men to think about what women really mean before getting into an argument.,t,t,part two

9、: in-class reading post-reading,directions: work in pairs and make a short dialog to demonstrate misunderstandings between men and women. 1) (in the kitchen) w: oh, dear. today is terrible. im too tired to stand. m: really? you are just standing and cooking quickly.,3. misunderstanding,part two: in-

10、class reading post-reading,2) (at the dinner table) w: dear, to be honest, how does the food taste? m: i want to say its delicious to please you. but to be honest, it is a bit salty. w: im gaining weight. dear, what can i do? m: try to eat less fat. you should keep yourself slim like mrs. smith. w:

11、i know mrs. smith is slimmer and prettier. why didnt you marry her instead?,part two: in-class reading post-reading,directions: complete the following sentences by translating the chinese in brackets. change the form if necessary. 1) your books and magazines are almost in a _ (雜亂). go and put them i

12、n order. 2) history will not _ (重復(fù)) itself. 3) dont let his friendly manner _ (引入歧途) you into trusting him. 4) erna _ (打算) to take short rests every two hours. 5) people under stress _ (有某種傾向) to express their full range of potential.,4. vocabulary-1,mess,repeat,mislead,intends,tend,part two: in-cla

13、ss reading post-reading,6) people will not believe a person who always _. (夸大) 7) after three hours _ (令人沮喪的) delay, the train at last arrived. 8) the driver _ (誤解) the policemans signal and turned in the wrong direction. 9) she won _ (接受) by the king family only through extraordinary diligence. 10)

14、 we _ (信任) him because we know he has never deceived anyone.,exaggerates,frustrating,misinterpreted,acceptance,trust,part two: in-class reading post-reading,column a column b 1) encounter a. help 2) recognize b. express 3) assistance c. realize 4) conflict d. respond 5) ignore e. importance,directio

15、ns: match each of the words in column a with an appropriate explanation from column b.,f,c,a,k,i,4. vocabulary-2,step one,part two: in-class reading post-reading,6) emphasis f. meet 7) emerge g. way 8) assume h. appear 9) manner i. pay no attention to 10) convey j. think 11) react k. disagreement,e,

16、h,j,g,b,d,part two: in-class reading post-reading,directions: complete the following sentences with an appropriate word from column a. change the form if necessary. check the answers with your partner. 1) the expression on bills face _ his thoughts. 2) teachers cant give pupils any _ in exams. 3) wh

17、en did you first _ these problems? 4) there was a lot of _ between him and his father when he was young.,conveyed/conveys,assistance,encounter,conflict,step two,part two: in-class reading post-reading,5) i hope you would give this idea extra _ in your report. 6) david _ to what i said by leaving the

18、 room. 7) i _ that i may have been wrong. 8) anne finished her work in a diligent _. 9) he was with an elderly man, whom i _ was his grandfather. 10) the sun _ from behind the clouds. 11) it would be unwise to _ the growing dissatisfaction with the policies.,emphasis,reacted,recognize,manner,assumed

19、/assume,emerged/emerges,ignore,part two: in-class reading post-reading,directions: complete each of the following sentences with an appropriate preposition or adverb. 1) he pulled _ a knife and opened the box with it. 2) the amount you pay depends _ where you live. 3) we finished writing the report

20、_ the assistance of two experts. 4) undoubtedly, radio and television are important means _ communication. 5) _ her hurry she forgot to leave her address with jane.,out,on,with,of,in,vocabulary-3,part two: in-class reading post-reading,6) why are you talking _ such a strange manner? 7) the bank has

21、offered a reward for any information leading _ the arrest of the men. 8) scientists are _ the verge of a major breakthrough. 9) _ times i wonder if its worth all the effort. 10) ive got no way _ contacting him at all.,in,to,on,at,of,part two: in-class reading post-reading,directions: translate the following sentences into english, using the expressions i