Exploring Modern Perspectives on Female Leadership

1. College English Reading Course Book IINov. 2002Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press Extensive Reading (for students of 2006):

2. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 Unit 6Reading Skills • Making inferences See textbook (pages 112-113) and do the exercises (page 114)

3. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 Text 16 To Be or Not to Be Single(15 minutes) 1. General Comprehension of the text • 1) What are the advantages and disadvantages of married against single life for modern young women according to the passage? • 2) What does the author mean by saying “surely these people are not lemmings? • 3) What message does the author want to convey through this passage?

4. Band 4 Vocabulary conscience assured 自信的, 有把握的 evolve ego 自我 boost 推进, 增加 resume 重新开始 drag merit potential n. / adj. commit to sb. / sth. 许诺，约定 spark the feelings of 点燃；发动；激起, 鼓舞 nuisance tag suspect sb. of a string of 一串，一列 hold a lot of (appeal) 吸引力 enduring 耐久的 Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 2. Useful Expressions

5. Band 6 Vocabulary versus adhere to 附着于,坚持,遵守 ascribe cater to / for be apt to outrageous adore flip undermine let everything slide 顺其自然，放任不管 flush evaporate (使)蒸发, 消失 hurl cozy 更高要求词汇 allure flirt with stigma lust Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2

6. Useful Phrases pros and cons at liberty the attached make cut loose be heavily involved with someone 与…交往颇深 make a commitment 许诺，承担义务 drive sb. nuts Mr. Right take the plunge pop the question come across as 给人的印象是，像是 work out解决, 成功 on balance 总而言之, 将一切事情考虑在内 Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2

7. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 Text 17 When the Boss Is a Woman (15 minutes) 1. General Comprehension of the text • 1) What do the examples of Catherine Fork, Nicolette Novak, Monique Filteau, and Danielle Gosselin show respectively? • 2) Why did Monique Filteau prefer to work for a man when she applied for a job in 1971? • 3) What possible subtle or open resistance do female bosses face in their work?

8. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 • 4) What are the different opinions concerning gender difference in management style? • 5) Do you think female bosses can manage as well as or even better than male bosses? • 6) If you were a boss, how would you manage your employees? What is the key to a good boss-employee relationship?

9. Band 4 Vocabulary associate editor 副的 concede intimate sensitive to provoke count flexible delegate promote Band 6 Vocabulary hierarchy masculine subtle overt rap predecessor consensus Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 2. Useful Expressions

10. implicit feminine contend spine aspiration 更高要求词汇 hush feminist gender Useful Phrases take over 接收, 接管 as a matter of fact slave driver end up doing sth report to 向……汇报、提供情况 have impact on in style goal-oriented Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2

11. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 3. Translation of someDifficult Sentences in the Text 1) "Women bosses are much more intimate with their employees, they're more sensitive to feelings and we talk about female issues." (Line 44) 女老板和她们的下属之间的关系要亲密得多，她们对感情比较敏感，而且我们也谈论女人的事情。

12. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 2) In fact, whether gender has any impact on management style has long been debated in scholarly and popular literature. (Line 72) 事实上，性别对于管理方式是否有影响这个问题在专业和大众文献中一直有争论。

13. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 3) "1 don't think it's the job of managers to be caretakers, but to expect standards of their employees." Women will be promoted because they have spines of steel, not hearts of gold. (Line 92) “我认为经理的工作不是看护者，而是要求他们的雇员按照标准行事。”妇女被提升是因为她们有坚强的意志，而不是因为她们心肠好。(这里spine指勇气、意志。)

14. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 Text 18 Women at Midlife: Staying Fit, Happy (15 minutes) 1. General Comprehension of the text • 1) What are some common signs of midlife in women? • 2) Traditionally, what kinds of hairstyle and clothing were women of different generations associated with? • 3) Why can’t the author find signs of midlife on the elder women of the baby boomer generation? Do you think this is good?

15. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 • 4) How do women’s attitudes toward aging change? Why are women obsessed about their looks? • 5) According to the report, what are the different opinions about women’s changing attitude toward aging? • 6) How should we regard this phenomenon and give them proper guidance?

16. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 2. Suggested division of the passage: The text can be divided into 3 parts: • Part I (Lines 1-25): The reasons why the common signs of midlife can’t be found on the elder women of the baby boomer generation • Part II (Lines 26-58): Women’s changing attitude toward aging and different opinions about the causes of the change. • Part III (Lines 59-98): How to regard the phenomenon that women are obsessed about their looks and how to age gracefully.

17. Band 4 Vocabulary contemporary time v. 安排时间，选择时机 affordable replacement gracefully age v. bunch Band 6 Vocabulary denial vein blur orient entrepreneur nurture Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 3. Useful Expressions

18. 更高要求词汇 bulge ferocious patronize dwindle 逐渐减少 banish useful phrases baby boomer ward off plastic surgery mount attack on tips and tucks counter culture over the hill strike a balance specialize in go a long way to doing sth. 对…大有帮助，十分有效 Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2

19. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 Key to the Exercises Key to Text 16, Unit 6: To Be or Not to Be Single • I. 1. D 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. C 7. C 8. A • II. 1．你能对自立的能力充满自信，不用时刻惶恐不安，担心没有了他你无法应付生活。 2．即使你和某位男士已交往颇深，但作为单身女性，你还可以选择与他断绝来往，改变主意而重新开始自己的生活。 3．白马王子虽然难求，但在人生路途中说不定在某个时候有那么一个人至少会让你考虑结婚的问题。

20. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 4．虽然单身生活对某些人有无限的吸引力，但总的来说，婚姻的好处及其长期效应给大多数人带来最大的满足。 Reading-skill exercises • 1. The way migrant workers are treated by the growers is worse than it ought to be. • 2. B 3. A 4. A

21. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 Key to Text 17, Unit 6: When the Boss Is a Woman • I. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. C 6. B • II. 1．而更常见的是对妇女在男性文化氛围中必须表现出男性气概的压力。 2．二十年前戈瑟琳的第一份工作是秘书。当时她和她的同事们坐在从房间的这边摆到那边的两排桌子后面和老板面对面地工作。 3．最新理论认为，男性通常等级观念较强，目标明确，权欲旺盛；而女性则正好相反，她们平易近人，打破等级观念，和下属分享权力。 4．那些较年轻的女性，特别是那些几乎没受到性别歧视的人，都赞同这种观点，认为背景、经验和志向相同的男女性经营管理的方式基本相同。

22. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 Key to Text 18, Unit 6: Women at Midlife: Staying Fit, Happy • I. 1. T 2. T 3. T 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. T • III. 1. be taking our spot on the time line --- to accept the position we have in time 接受我们在年代线上的位置 2. by mounting the most ferocious attack on --- 通过对……发起最猛烈的攻击 3. a generation in denial --- In psychology, denial is a person's refusal, perhaps subconscious, to accept an unpleasant truth. 拒绝接受的一代

23. Extensive Reading-- Unit 5, Book 2 4. young women dressed counter culture --- different from the prevalent fashion穿戴得反文化的年轻女性 5. as a redefining重新界定 6. short-selling their value看低了她们的价值 7. refocus … into重新集中在…