《大学英语21世纪读写教程》课程教学资源（PPT课件）教材1-3册a篇课文 Unit Five Text A The Language of Compromise

Unit Five Text a The Language of Compromise

Unit Five Text A The Language of Compromise

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• Background knowledge • Presentation

Hiking The Womens liberation movement ° William Shakespeare Spin a Coin Hamlet

• Hiking • The Women’s Liberation Movement • William Shakespeare • Spin a Coin • Hamlet

hiking Hiking is the sport of walking for pleasure or exercise, particularly in rural or wooded areas It is often combined with other activities. such as fishing, hunting, or camping

hiking ◼ Hiking is the sport of walking for pleasure or exercise, particularly in rural or wooded areas. It is often combined with other activities, such as fishing, hunting, or camping

The women's liberation Movement a The Women's Liberation Movement was a broad based social movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s which sought to combat gender discrimination and gain rights for women equal to those granted men in the legal system, in education in the workplace and elsewhere throughout society Though the Equal Rights Amendment (ERa) which would have given women a constitutional guarantee of such rights was never passed, the womens liberation was largely successful in making the treatment of women in the U.S. much more similar to that given men

The Women’s Liberation Movement ◼ The Women’s Liberation Movement was a broad￾based social movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s which sought to combat gender discrimination and gain rights for women equal to those granted men in the legal system, in education, in the workplace and elsewhere throughout society. Though the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) which would have given women a constitutional guarantee of such rights was never passed, the women’ s liberation was largely successful in making the treatment of women in the U.S. much more similar to that given men

The Women's liberation Movement a has affected American English in a number of ways. For example, the title" Ms. is now usually preferred to Miss or Mrs. And gender-specific job titles(e. g. policeman salesman)are now usually replaced by non- gender specific ones(police officer, sales representative)

The Women’s Liberation Movement ◼ has affected American English in a number of ways. For example, the title “Ms.” is now usually preferred to “Miss” or “Mrs.” And gender-specific job titles (e.g. policeman, salesman) are now usually replaced by non￾gender specific ones (police officer, sales representative)

Villiam shakespeare 1564-1616 English poet and playwright who is the most respected and influential figure in the history of English literature. Shakespeare's tragedies particularly Hamlet Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth. mark the summit of his art and are among the highlights of all world literature

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) ◼ English poet and playwright who is the most respected and influential figure in the history of English literature. Shakespeare’s tragedies, particularly Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth, mark the summit of his art and are among the highlights of all world literature

Spin a coun a People sometimes decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing Which side of it will be facing upwards after it falls. The side of the coin which has a persons head on it is the heads The side without a persons head on it is the "tails. Hence the proverb"Heads I win, tails you lose

spin a coin ◼ People sometimes decide something by throwing a coin into the air and guessing which side of it will be facing upwards after it falls. The side of the coin which has a person’ s head on it is the “heads. The side without a person ’s head on it is the “tails”. Hence the proverb “Heads I win, tails you lose

Hamlet One of Shakespeare's most important plays, Hamlet concerns a prince of Denmark who plans to avenge the murder of his father by his uncle, who has since married the queen and usurped the crown. The prince knows that he should kill his uncle. but finds himself unable to act. This hesitation is reflected in the famous question, to be or not to be" which Hamlet asks himself in the plays most well-known speech

Hamlet ◼ One of Shakespeare’s most important plays, Hamlet concerns a prince of Denmark who plans to avenge the murder of his father by his uncle, who has since married the queen and usurped the crown. The prince knows that he should kill his uncle, but finds himself unable to act. This hesitation is reflected in the famous question, “to be or not to be” which Hamlet asks himself in the play’s most well-known speech

The Language of Compromise 1. Let me give you one piece of advice, I said to Ted and Mary just before they got married a few years ago. If you want to stay happily married, always be prepared to compromise. When you have different opinions about something, you each give way a little. You take the middle course That is compromise And Im glad to say that the young couple seemed to take that advice

The Language of Compromise • 1. “Let me give you one piece of advice,” I said to Ted and Mary just before they got married a few years ago. “If you want to stay happily married, always be prepared to compromise. When you have different opinions about something, you each give way a little. You take the middle course. That is compromise. And I’m glad to say that the young couple seemed to take that advice