95 Look at the pictures and draw three additional items into each room. SPEAKING 16 a I’m just a girl 1 Traditionally, women may be expected to accommodate others and be in touch with their feelings, while men may be expected to be assertive and not show their emotions. 2 Traditional expectations portray women taking care of the children, cooking and cleaning the home, with men managing the finances, working on the car and doing home repairs. 3 Some people are quick to assume that teachers and nurses are women, and that pilots, doctors and engineers are men. 4 In gender stereotyping, being slim and graceful is seen as the feminine ideal, whilst being tall and muscular are regarded as masculine traits. Make sure you know what the following words mean. Circle the ones you consider to be helpful for talking about gender differences. 18 a Discuss the following with a partner: 1 Compare what you’ve drawn. 2 Which words from the box below could be used to describe the person living in each of the rooms? active adventurous caring hard-working immature inward/outward looking sporty vain 3 What kind of stereotypical items can be found in these rooms? Expand your vocabulary: Gender stereotypes Below you can find four areas gender stereotypes typically manifest themselves in. Match them with statements 1–4. b LANGUAGE 17 Which of the words fit with one (or more) of the four gender stereotypes in 17? Now decide which of the words you associate with women, men, or both. Discuss your decisions with a partner and try to discover why you made these associations. What images come to mind when you reverse them (e.g. ‘a nurturing man’)? Discuss these ideas with the class. b c SPEAKING 19 a occupations b physical appearance c personality traits d domestic behaviours 1 aggressive 2 beautiful 3 compassionate 4 confident 5 consensus-building 6 deprived 7 dominant 8 emotional 9 funny 10 important 11 inclusive 12 kind 13 large 14 nurturing 15 small 16 strong 17 tough 18 violent 19 vulnerable 20 weak Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des V rlags öbv
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