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1、Unit Two Whos Afraid of Maths Anyway ?,New Century English, Book I,郑州铁路职业技术学院 公共课教学部 公共外语教研室,Background Information,Liberal arts Liberal arts refer to college or university subjects such as literature, history, and political science. Examples of prevocational and preprofessional studies include prog
2、rames in the health sciences, engineering, architecture, and computer programming. In the United States fewer than a third of all college students graduate with bachelors degree in liberal arts subjects. Nonetheless, liberal arts education still has passionate advocates. Defenders of the liberal art
3、s claim that a broad-based non-specialized education prepares young people for the variety of experiences and occupations they can espect to purse over the course of a lifetime.,If you had a choice, would you choose to be a man or a woman? Why or why not?,Discussion,Some ideas,Freedom Intelligence O
4、pportunity Prejudice Strength,Questions,What kind of explanation have scientists offered as to the difference between girls and boys? What does the scientists remark suggest?,Scientists have tried to come up with biological esplanations for the difference between boys and girls. However, none were c
5、onvincing enough to esplain the general picture. As one scientist points out, “There are slight genetic differences between the sexes at birth, which may influence the subjects boys and girls choose. But the difficulty is that by the time children reach school age, there are so many other influences
6、 that it is almost impossible to tell whether girls are worse at science and maths, or whether theyve been brought up to think of these subjects as boys territory.”,Examples: He came up with a new idea for increasing sales. He came up with a good excuse for being late the meeting.,come up with,find or offer (an answer, a solution, etc.),Example: She failed to convince him of his mistake. He managed to convince the jury that he was telling the truth.,convincing,make someone believe that something is true or right; persuade.,