Unit 7 Text A
Woman at the management level女性管理者
(1st ---2nd class-hour)
I. Pre-reading Activities: 1.1 Warm-up questions (15 M)
? What‘s the respective role your father and mother in your family? ? What‘s your opinion of the traditional family roles/division?
? How would you perceive the women‘s role at the management level in the future?
1.2 Words & Expressions checkup (30M)
Check if the students have mastered the new words, which are required to be previewed before class. 1.2.1 New Words
1. flourish: To develop quickly and be successful; to grow well 近义词thrive， bloom 繁荣，兴隆；茂盛
? Few businesses are flourishing in the present economic climate. ? These plants flourish in a damp climate.
? He is alive and flourishing. 他还活着，并且混得不错。
2. harness: If you harness something such a natural source of energy, you bring it under your control and use it
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? 利用（自然能源）
? Techniques harnessing the energy of the sun are being developed ? 马具
? To harness a horse ( to put a harness on a horse , to attach a horse or other animal)
3. hierarchy: A system of organization in which people or thins have different ranks or positions depending on how important they are.
? They became very conscious of the lack of females in the hierarchy. ? Create, establish ~ ? Military~ 军衔制
4. plausible： Apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful =reasonable ? :Such a theory seems very plausible. ? A plausible answer
? Be, seem, sound ~ 可信，好像有理，听起来有理 ? Find/judge/think sth. plausible 认为…似乎有理 ? Barely, hardly~ 几乎没有道理 ? Extremely, highly, terribly~ 非常可信
5. diplomatic: Means relating to diplomacy and diplomats 外交;Be able to say or do things without offending people 有交际手腕的
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? The secretary is diplomatic on the telephone. ? We are looking for a peaceful, diplomatic solution. ? Diplomat 外交官
? Foreign diplomat 外国外交官 ? Senior diplomat资深外交官
★diplomatically: ad.讲究手腕地；灵活变通地；外交地
You can say it diplomatically and with love by telling your kids the reasons why you had to cancel the plan for a party.你可以灵活她、满怀爱心地告诉你的孩子为什么你不得不取消聚会计划。
6. echo: A sound which is caused when a loud, sharp noise is reflected off a surface 回音; An expression of an attitude or opinion which has already been expressed by someone else 附和，呼应 ? Her footsteps echoed in the empty room. ? The gunshot echoed through the forest.
7. concession=compromise: Something that you agree to do or let someone else do or have, esp. in order to end an argument or conflict. ? Ending the dispute was worth almost any concession. ? Make a concession/concessions to 作出妥协
? Our company has made a concession to them in order to reach a settlement and to continue with business as usual.
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8. violate: Fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns 违反;侵犯
? Violate an agreement/ Law/ Promise/privacy ? This did not violate international agreements.
? She accused the press photographers of violating her privacy. ? 同源词：Violation ? Violation of human rights
9. dispute: =quarrel: An argument between two or more people 争吵; Disagreement about the facts or truth of sth. 辩论；争论 ? The couple lived happily together without dispute.
? There has been much dispute, and the question is certainly not yet settled.
10. consultant: A person who gives expert advice to people who need professional help顾问
? He got a job with a firm of public relations consultants. ? Consult : to go to sb. for information or advice ? If the pain persists you should consult your doctor. ? Consult about 就…请教
? I need to consult my teacher about changing my course
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1.2.2 Phrases and Expressions
1. administrative assistant: Staff who provides various kinds of administrative support to people and groups in business enterprises. 行政助理 Other positions in a company: Sales executive 销售主管 Sales manager 销售经理 Secretary 秘书 Typist 打字员
Assistant Manager 副经理 Accounting Clerk 记帐员 Chemical Engineer 化学工程师 Civil Engineer 土木工程师 Clerk/Receptionist 职员/接待员 Maintenance Engineer 维修工程师 Personnel Manager 人事部经理
2.would rather 宁愿；宁可 Would rather+动词原形
I would rather stay than go. 我宁愿留下不愿去。
3.feel at ease with sb. :feel relaxed with sb., esp. in a situation in which people
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