Unit5FriendshipacrossborderandgenderFriendshipwithamanisfriendshipwithhisvirtue.—Mencius(Chinesephilosopher)讀寫教程1SectionBReadingskillsTextstudy新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Languagefocus新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Q1:Whatdoesthe“mainideaofaparagraph”mean?Q2:Whydoweneedtoreadforthemainideaofaparagraph?Q3:Howcanwefindthemainideaofaparagraphifitisdirectlystatedinthetext?Q4:Howcanwefindthemainideaofaparagraphifitisimpliedinthetext?Gooverthefollowingfourquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartners.ReadingskillsSkilllearning：FindingthemainideaofaparagraphActivity1新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsOneoftheimportantreadingskillsisfindingthemainideaofaparagraph.Themainideaofaparagraphisthethoughtthatisexpressedthroughouttheparagraph,anditiswhattheauthortriestogetacrosstothereader.Inawell-writtenparagraph,mostofthesentencessupport,describe,orexplainthemainidea.Therefore,inordertounderstandaparagraph,youmustknowwhatitsmainideais.Skilllearning：FindingthemainideaofaparagraphReadthefirsttwoparagraphsonpage120ofthetextbook,andcheckyouranswerstothepreviousquestions.Activity2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsVeryoftenthemainideaofaparagraphisdirectlystatedinthetopicsentence,whichisoftenfoundatthebeginningofaparagraph;sometimesitisinthemiddleorattheendoftheparagraph.However,insomeparagraphs,themainideaisimplied,thatis,notdirectlystated.Youmayneedtolearnsomestrategiestodeterminethemainideaofaparagraph.Youcanaskyourselfthefollowingquestionsafteryoureadaparagraph.Skilllearning：FindingthemainideaofaparagraphReadthefirsttwoparagraphsonpage120ofthetextbook,andcheckyouranswerstothepreviousquestions.Activity2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsWhatisthesubjectoftheparagraph?Whatisthepurposeofdiscussingthesubject?Whatideaistheauthortryingtoconveyaboutthesubject?Skilllearning：FindingthemainideaofaparagraphReadthefirsttwoparagraphsonpage120ofthetextbook,andcheckyouranswerstothepreviousquestions.Activity2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsvReference

Themainideaofaparagraphisthethoughtthatisexpressedthroughouttheparagraph,anditiswhattheauthortriestogetacrosstothereader.Q1:Whatdoesthe“mainideaofaparagraph”mean?Skilllearning：FindingthemainideaofaparagraphReadthefirsttwoparagraphsonpage120ofthetextbook,andcheckyouranswerstothepreviousquestions.Activity2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsvReference

Becausethemainideaofaparagraphpresentstheauthor’sthoughtthathetriestogetacrosstothereader.Mostofthesentencesintheparagraphsupport,describe,orexplaintheauthor’smainidea.Therefore,inordertounderstandaparagraphbetter,itisimportanttoknowwhatitsmainideais.Q2:Whydoweneedtoreadforthemainideaofaparagraph?Skilllearning：FindingthemainideaofaparagraphReadthefirsttwoparagraphsonpage120ofthetextbook,andcheckyouranswerstothepreviousquestions.Activity2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsvReference

Veryoftenthemainideaofaparagraphisdirectlystatedinthetopicsentence,sowecanfindthetopicsentenceinthebeginning,inthemiddleorattheendoftheparagraph.Q3:Howcanwefindthemainideaofaparagraphifitisdirectlystatedinthetext?Skilllearning：FindingthemainideaofaparagraphReadthefirsttwoparagraphsonpage120ofthetextbook,andcheckyouranswerstothepreviousquestions.Activity2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsvReference

Wecanaskthefollowingquestionstofigureoutthemainideaofaparagraph.?Whatisthesubjectoftheparagraph??Whatisthepurposeofdiscussingthesubject??Whatideaistheauthortryingtoconveyaboutthesubject?Q4:Howcanwefindthemainideaofaparagraphifitisimpliedinthetext?Skilllearning：FindingthemainideaofaparagraphReadthefirsttwoparagraphsonpage120ofthetextbook,andcheckyouranswerstothepreviousquestions.Activity2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsActivity1ReadPara.2ofTextBandfindoutthemainideabyansweringthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthesubjectoftheparagraph?2.Whatisthepurposeofdiscussingthesubject?3.Whatideaistheauthortryingtoconveyaboutthesubject?Applyingyourskills新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Mymindretreatsbacktomyearliestchildhoodfriend,Donald.IwasstilllivinginEuropeatthetime,andnearmyhousewasanabandonedoldtruck.Nowheels.Nowindshield.Nodoors.Butthesteeringwheelwasintact.DonaldandIcontinuously“flew”toAmericainthattruck,our“airplane”.Evennow,Irememberourdailyritualasweflewalong,acrossEurope,acrosstheAtlantic,onamissionofmercy.Wewereinnocentandinseparable,enjoyingthedeepsecuritythatcomesbetweenbestfriends.Naturally,notonewordofourevidentfeelingsforoneanotherwaseveruttered;itwasalldoneinactions.(Para.2ofTextB)Readingskills1.Whatisthesubjectoftheparagraph?2.Whatisthepurposeofdiscussingthesubject?3.Whatideaistheauthortryingtoconveyaboutthesubject?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsActivity1ReadPara.2ofTextBandfindoutthemainideabyansweringthefollowingquestions.ApplyingyourskillsvReference

1.MyfriendshipwithDonald.2.TodescribewhatmyfriendshipwithDonaldwaslike.3.Weenjoyedourfriendshipbyplayinggamestogether,butwedidnotexpressourfeelingsforeachotherinwords.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsActivity2ReadPara.5ofTextBandfindoutthemainideabyansweringthefollowingquestions.1.Whatisthesubjectoftheparagraph?2.Whatisthepurposeofdiscussingthesubject?3.Whatideaistheauthortryingtoconveyaboutthesubject?Applyingyourskills新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1AsIspoke,Irealizedjusthowgender-basedmycommunicationstylewas.Withwomen,Icouldbeopen,emotionallyhonest,andtransparent.Withmalefriends,itseemedimpossibletoexpresscaringfeelingsnomatterhowdeepthefriendshipwas.Icouldeasilyutter“Iloveyou”tomymother,mysisters,andmyclosefemalefriends;yetnotonceinmylifehadIbeenabletolookamalefriendintheeyeandsaythesamething.Quiteimpossible!Wasthisjustmeorwaseverymaleintheworldsimilarlycursed?WasIemotionallybackwardorjusta“guy”?Iwasdeterminedtofindout!(Para.5ofTextB)Readingskills1.Whatisthesubjectoftheparagraph?2.Whatisthepurposeofdiscussingthesubject?3.Whatideaistheauthortryingtoconveyaboutthesubject?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadingskillsActivity2ReadPara.5ofTextBandfindoutthemainideabyansweringthefollowingquestions.ApplyingyourskillsvReference

1.Mygender-basedcommunicationstyle.2.ToexplainhowdifferentmycommunicationstylewaswithmymalefriendsandfemalefriendsandtoshowhowIfeltaboutthedifferences.3.Icouldexpressmyfeelingseasilytomyfemalefriendswhileitwashardformetodosowithmymalefriends,andIwaseagertofindoutwhy.Gendervariablesinfriendship:Contradictionornot?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Textstudy新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ListentotheBBCNewsandanswerthefollowingquestions.TextstudyQ1:Whydoweneedfriends?Q2:Whydomenfindithardertomaintainstrongfriendship?Lead-inactivity1新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.Atruefriendwillalwaysunderstandusandhelpusoutwhenweareindifficulty.Besides,weneedfriendstoshareourlife’supsanddowns.TextstudyLead-inactivity1Reference

Q1:Whydoweneedfriends?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Becausemenaremorelikelytohangoutwithwhoeverisaroundratherthantonurturethosefriendships.Andwithtimegoingby,friendsmaydriftfurtherawayuntilconnectionwiththembreaks,whichseemsespeciallytrueformen.TextstudyLead-inactivity1Reference

Q2:Whydomenfindithardertomaintainstrongfriendship?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Workingroupsoffour

anddiscussthefollowingquestions.Q1:Whatareotherdifferencesbetweenmenandwomeninmakingandkeepingclosefriends?Q2:Whydoweneedtorecognizethegenderdifferencesinmakingfriends?

TextstudyLead-inactivity2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Menmightprefernumerousbutlessintimatefriends,whilewomenmightshowapreferenceforafewbutintimatefriends;Menmightpreferfriendswiththesamestatusandability,whilewomenmightpreferredfriendswhocouldbetrustworthyandreliedupon;Menmightfocusonsharedactivitiesanddoingthingswithfriends,likedoingsports,butwomenmightfocusonsharedfeelingsthroughtalkinganddiscussingpersonalproblems.TextstudyLead-inactivity2Reference

Q1:Whatareotherdifferencesbetweenmenandwomeninmakingandkeepingclosefriends?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Byrecognizingthegenderdifferencesinmakingfriends,wecanavoidmanyrelationshipproblems.Ifweunderstandhowmenandwomengetalongwithfriends,wecancommunicatewithbothsideseffectivelyandappreciateeachother’sdeeds,thusavoidingthemisunderstanding,frictionandevenseparation.TextstudyLead-inactivity2Reference

Q2:Whydoweneedtorecognizethegenderdifferencesinmakingfriends?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Activity1TextstudyGlobalunderstandingGendervariablesinfriendship:Contradictionornot?WorkinpairsandanswerthefollowingquestionstodecodethemeaningofthetitleofTextB.Q1:Whatdoesthetitlemean?Q2:Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthistitle?

新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Therearedifferencesinthewaypeopleinteractwiththeirmalefriendsandfemalefriends:Dopeopleactinconsistentlyornot?TextstudyReference

Q1:Whatdoesthetitlemean?Globalunderstanding新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Inthetext,theauthorpointsouthisgender-basedcommunicationstylewithhisfriends.Heinteractswithhismalefriendsandfemalefriendsindifferentways.So,hewonderswhetherhisbehaviorisnormalorreasonable.Thetitleisintheformofaquestiontoattractthereader’sattention.Itencouragesthereadertofindtheanswerbyreadingon.TextstudyReference

Q2:Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthistitle?Globalunderstanding新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadTextBquicklyandanswerthefollowingquestions.Activity2Q1:Ifyouaregoingtowriteapassagewiththesametitle,whattypeofwritingwillyouwrite,narration,expositionorargumentation?Q2:Howdoestheauthorexpressherviewsinthetext,bytelling,explainingorillustrating?TextstudyGlobalunderstanding新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyQ1:Ifyouaregoingtowriteapassagewiththesametitle,whattypeofwritingwillyouwrite,narration,expositionorargumentation?IfIamgoingtowriteapassagewiththesametitle,Imaywriteanargumentation.Imaypresentlogicalargumentsongenderdifferencesinfriendshipwithsomereasonsandsupportingcasestosupportmyidea.Reference

Globalunderstanding新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyQ2:Howdoestheauthorexpressherviewsinthetext,bytelling,explainingorillustrating?Theauthorillustrateshisviewsaboutgendervariablesinfriendshipwithtwostories.Reference

Globalunderstanding新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Readthetextgloballyandchoosethewritingskillstheauthorappliedinthetext.TextstudyGlobalunderstandingActivity3Thetextiswell-organizedinchronologicalorder.Thetextadoptsmetaphorstocomparetheauthor’smemoriesoffemalefriendsandmalefriendstomotionpictures.Thetextappliesexamplestotelltheauthor’stwostoriesofcommunicationwithdifferentgenders.Thetextappliestheskillofcomparisonandcontraststocomparethedifferentcommunicationstylesbetweenmaleandfemale.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ActivityTextstudyCulturalbackgroundReadtheintroductionofJohnGrayandhisbookMenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenusandanswerthequestion.JohnGray(1951-)isanAmericanrelationshipcounselor,lecturer,poppsychologist,andauthor.In1992,hepublishedthebookMenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenus,whichpresentstheideathatwomenandmenareasdifferentasbeingsfromdifferentplanetsintermsoftheiremotionalneedsandcommunicationstyle.Thegoalofthebookistohelppeopletoimprovetheirrelationships.Itisreportedtobeoneofthebest-sellingself-helpbooks.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyQ:WhyisJohnGray’sbookoneofthebest-sellingbooks?Becauseitisaself-helpbookwhichpresentstheideathatwomenandmenareasdifferentasbeingsfromdifferentplanetsintermsoftheiremotionalneedsandcommunicationstyle.Thegoalofthebookistohelppeopletoimprovetheirrelationships.Reference

CulturalbackgroundReadPara.1andanswerthequestion.Q:What“movie”memoriesdoestheauthorhaveofhisfemalefriendsandmalefriends?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Theauthorthinkshisfemalefriendsaremoreopen,intimateandinterestedineachother.Theyaresensitivetoothers’feelingsandlisteningtootherswithdeliberateattention.Incomparison,hismemoriesofmalefriendsarelikeanactionoradventuremoviewiththesequenceofactionsbutnotmuchinthewayofdialogue.Activity1Reference

Detailedunderstanding:Para.1Textstudy新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadthefollowingsentencesinPara.1anddiscusstheimpliedmeaningofthelastsentence.TextstudyActivity2Incomparison,memoriesofmalefriendsareinanentirelydifferentfilmaltogether.Anactionoradventuremovie!Notmuchinthewayofdialogue.Theritualofmotion,orthesequenceofaction,makesupforthedeficiencyofdialogueandhonestnarrative.Detailedunderstanding:Para.1新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReference

Detailedunderstanding:Para.1Malefriendsdonotoftentalkaboutorsharewitheachothertheirexperiencesorfeelings.Rather,theyexpresstheirfriendshipbydoingthingstogether.Inthissense,actioncompensatesforthelackofverbalcommunication.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadPara.1carefullyagainandfindtheadjectivesandexpressionstheauthorusestodescribehisfeelingsaboutfriends.TextstudyActivity3Detailedunderstanding:Para.1新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReference

Detailedunderstanding:Para.1Adjectives:open,intimate,interested,magnetic,sensitiveExpressions:listeningwithdeliberateattention,ritualofmotion,thesequenceofaction,makesupforthedeficiencyofdialogueandhonestnarrativeWorkingroupsandshareyourideasonthequestion.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Activity4Detailedunderstanding:Para.1TextstudyQ:Whatareyourmemoriesofyourmaleandfemalefriends,e.g.theirpersonalities,behaviorsorwaysofcommunication?

新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyMemoriesofmalefriendsMemoriesoffemalefriendsPersonalitiesmoreactiveandaggressive

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Detailedunderstanding:Para.1新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyActivity1Detailedunderstanding:Para.2Q:WhatdoestheauthorintendtotellusbyusingtheexamplesofDonaldinthetext?ReadPara.2andanswerthequestion.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReference

TheauthordescribeswhatheandhischildhoodfriendDonaldwouldusuallydowiththeabandonedtruck.Bydescribingtheirchildhoodgame,theauthorshowshowtheirfriendshipdevelopedthroughactionsinsteadofwords.Detailedunderstanding:Para.2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyActivity2Detailedunderstanding:Para.2Workinpairsandfindouttheadjectivesandverbstodescribetheauthor’sfeelingswhenhestayedwithhismalefriendDonaldinPara.2.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReference

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authorusesthefollowingwordsandexpressionstodescribehisfeelingsabouthisfriendDonald,e.g.innocent,inseparable,enjoythedeepsecurity,notutterevidentfeelingsforoneanother,alldoneinactions.Detailedunderstanding:Para.2新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadthefollowingsentencesinPara.3andanswerthequestion.TextstudyActivity1Eachday,aswewereflyingovertheAtlantic,thereinevitablycamethatwonderfulmoment:“Enginefailure!”I’dshoutintothemicrophone,“We’llhavetojumpout.”“A-a-a-a-a-!”…Detailedunderstanding:Para.3Q:Whatdoestheexpression“thatwonderfulmoment”referto?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReference

Theexpression“thatwonderfulmoment”referstotheauthor’schildhoodmemorywithhismalefriend,Donald.Tobespecific,“thatwonderfulmoment”elaboratesthedramaheplayedwithhismalefriend,whichwasdescribedintherestoftheparagraph—anenginefailure,thesharkattacks,andtheirheroicdeedsofsavingeachother’slife.Detailedunderstanding:Para.3“Enginefailure!”I’dshoutintothemicrophone,“We’llhaveto_________.”“A-a-a-a-a-!”Donaldmadesoundslikeafailingengine._________atme,he’dsay,“Ican’tswim!”“Fearnot!I’ll______youtoshore,”I’dbravelyreply.And,withthat,we’dboth__________thetruckontothedustystreet.Iswamthroughthedust.Donald________inthedust,coughing.“Sharks!”hecried.ButIalwayssavedhim.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ListentoPara.3carefullyandfillinthewordsofactionthattheauthorhasusedtodescribethewonderfulmoment.TextstudyActivity2jumpoutGlancingdragspilloutofDetailedunderstanding:Para.3drowned新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Workingroupsandretelltheauthor’schildhoodexperiencewithhismalefriendDonaldwiththehelpofwordsandexpressionsonthetableofthenextslide.TextstudyActivity3Detailedunderstanding:Paras.2-3新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReference

BeginningofthestoryBodyofthestoryEndingofthestoryretreatbacktoabandonedoldtrucknowheelsnowindshieldnodoorsintactsteeringwheelcontinuously“flew”todailyritualonamissionofmercyjumpoutglanceatdragtoshorespilloutofthetruckdrowninthedust,coughinginnocentandinseparableenjoythedeepsecuritynoutteredwordofevidentfeelingsstandrigidsayfarewellcrysilentlypullaway新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Workingroupsandshareyour“wonderfulmoment”withyourchildhoodfriendswiththehelpofthefollowingexpressions.TextstudyActivity4Detailedunderstanding:Paras.2-3retreatbacktodailyritualutterwordsoffeelingsinnocentandinseparableenjoythedeepsecurity新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReference

Mymindretreatsbacktomyearliestchildhoodfriend,Tonny.Wealwaysplayedinanabandonedoldfactorywithsomerustymachinesandwires.TonnyandI“worked”inthatfactoryasourdailyritual.Tonnyyelledandinstructedmelikearealboss,andI’dbravelyreplyandtakeactionstofixthefailurepartsofthemachine.Thenextday,changingroles,theelaboratedramawouldrepeat.Normally,fewwordswereutteredbetweenus.Itwasalldoneinactions.Butfinallywebecameinnocentandinseparablefriendsenjoyingthedeepsecuritybetweenus.Detailedunderstanding:Para.3新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReadthe

following

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talkaboutthemeaningofthesentence.Activity1Detailedunderstanding:Para.4Thesedays,Jessicaisoneofmybestfriends.Arecentoccurrencemademereexamineandinterpretmybehaviorinanewlight.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyDetailedunderstanding:Para.4Now,Jessicaisoneofmybestfriends.Somethinghappenedrecently,anditmademetakeafreshlookatmybehaviorandexplainitfromanewangle.Reference

新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReadPara.4andanswerthequestion.Activity2Q:WhathappenedbetweentheauthorandhisfriendJessica,whichmadehimlookinto

hisbehaviorinanewlight?Detailedunderstanding:Para.4新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyDetailedunderstanding:Para.4TheywereswimmingatabeachintheAtlantic.Whentheyturnedaroundtogoback,theythoughtthattheyhadseenashark!Ingreatfear,theauthorrealizedhelovedJessicaverymuch,sohefellbacktoprotecther.Intheend,the“shark”provedtobeimaginarybuthisdeepemotionalfeelingforJessicawastrue.Finally,theylookedintoeachother’seyesandsaid,“Iloveyou!”spontaneously.Reference

新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReadthefollowingsentenceandanswerthequestion.Activity3Q:Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthesentence?Detailedunderstanding:Para.4We

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Jessicaspontaneouslysaid,“Iloveyou!”“Loveyou,too!”Ireplied.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyQ:Whatistheimpliedmeaningofthesentences?Detailedunderstanding:Para.4TheauthorandJessicanaturallyexpressedhowtheyfeltabouteachotherbysaying“Iloveyou”toeachother,whileheandDonaldneverexpressedtheirfeelingsforeachotherinwords.Thewaystheauthorsharedhisfeelingswiththetwofriendswerecompletelydifferent.Thisthenmadetheauthorlookintothedifferencesbetweenhiscommunicationstylewithmalefriendsandfemalefriendsandexplorethecausesforsuchdifferences.Reference

新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadPara.5andanswerthequestion.TextstudyActivity1Q:WhatenlightenmentdidtheauthorgetfromtheoccurrencedescribedinPara.4?Detailedunderstanding:Para.5新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyDetailedunderstanding:Para.5Herealizedhowgender-basedhiscommunicationstylewas.Withwomen,hecouldbeopen,emotionallyhonest,andtransparent.Withmalefriends,itseemedimpossibletoexpresscaringfeelingsnomatterhowdeepthefriendshipwas.Reference

新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadPara.5againandchoosetheappropriateanswertothequestion.TextstudyActivity2Detailedunderstanding:Para.5Q:Whatmadetheauthorwonderwhetherhewasemotionallybackward?A.

Itwasdifficultforhimtomakefriendswithguys.B.Itwasimpossibleforhimtobehavelikeotherguys.C.Hetreatedhismaleandfemalefriendsdifferently.D.Hefeltawkwardsaying“Iloveyou”toanyofhisfriends.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1ReadPara.6andchoosetheappropriateanswertothequestion.TextstudyActivity1Detailedunderstanding:Para.6Q:HowdidtheauthorfeelafterhereadMenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenusandotherarticles?A.

Hefeltrestrainedinmakingfriendswithguys.B.Hefeltcomfortedtobelovedbyallhisfriends.C.Hefeltrelievedknowingthathewasa“normalguy”.D.Hefeltpressuredtochangehiswayofexpressingemotionstofriends.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyReference

Detailedunderstanding:Para.6Q:WhydidtheauthorfeelrelievedafterreadingMenArefromMars,WomenArefromVenusandotherarticles?ReadPara.6andanswerthequestion.Activity2Becauseafterreading,herealizesit’sOKtobethewayheis.Mendotendtobemorerestrainedwithemotionalexpressions.Hedidloveallhisfriends–onlythemeansofexpressiondiffersfromonegendertotheother.新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyDetailedunderstanding:Para.6ReadthesentencesinPara.6andanswerthequestionsActivity3Itseemsthatmenandwomenhaveverydifferentemotionalandrationalprocesses.Partofitis“nature”andpartis“nurture”.Wearebornwithdifferentgenetictendencieswhichsocietyencouragesaseither“masculine”or“feminine”.Q:Whatisyourunderstandingof“nature”and“nurture”intermsofgenderemotionalandrationalprocesses?新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1TextstudyDetailedunderstanding:Para.6Menandwomenseemtobeverydifferentinexpressingtheiremotionsandinreasoning.Thisispartlybecauseoftheirbiologicaldifferencesandpartlybecauseofthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyarebroughtup.Reference

新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Workingroupsanddiscusswitheachotheronthefollowingquestions.ActivityQ:Istherecross-genderfriendshipinlife?Whyorwhynot?Stateyourreason.TextstudyCriticalthinking新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Myopinionisthattherereallyispurefriendshipbetweenmenandwomen.Theycanbecomeverygoodfriendswhotrustandhelpeachother,andenjoythemselvesinmanysharedactivities,thoughmenareusuallymorerestrainedwithemotionalexpressions.Likeanyotherkindoffriendship,aslongastheyremainemotionallyhonestwitheachother,theycancultivatethefriendship.Reference

TextstudyCriticalthinking新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Idoubtthepossibilityofcross-genderfriendship.It’simpossibleforustodrawdistinctboundariesbetweenfriendshipandlove.Forexample,somepeoplestartwithfriendshipbutendupgettingmarried.Ifitisafriendshipthatturnsintoaromance,itisnotpurelyafriendship.Evenifthesepeopledon’tendupgettingmarried,theirfriendshipmaynotlastlong,becauseboththeboyandthegirlwilleventuallygetmarriedandformtheirownfamilieswithheartfeltdedication.Reference

TextstudyCriticalthinking新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Friendshipisarelationshipinwhichpeopleexperiencededication,loyalty,andsecurity.Thistextisselectedtoshowhowfriendshipcanbeappreciateddespite________differences.Inthetext,theauthorcomparesandcontrastshis______________stylewithhismalefriendsandfemalefriends,illustratesthedifferenceswithtwostories,andthenexplainsthedifferencesin_________andrationalprocessesbetweenmenandwomen.Besides,theauthoralsoadoptsmetaphorstopresentavivid_________oftheauthor’sfriendshipswithbothmalesandfemales.TextstudyActivitygendercommunicationemotionaldepictionFillintheblankswithwordsfromthetext.Summary新視野大學英語（第四版）讀寫教程1Forexample,hecompareshismemo