Is It a Man's World?

1

Look at the

vocabulary list

. Find a title for each category.

2

a. Look at the

picture

. How are men and women represented? What does it suggest about their respective roles?

b. List as many differences as you can between life in the 50s and today.

3

Watch the video of a TV show aired in the 50s.

Workbook p. 16

a. Compare the gender roles portrayed.

b. What are the characters' opinions on this topic?

4

Discuss these brainstorming questions with your classmates:
What roles did men and women traditionally hold in the 50s? Would you say things have changed? How different are gender roles now?

5

Read the

idiom of the week

. Rephrase it in your own words and give examples.

Be your own man / woman

This saying means that you should not let yourself be overly influenced by outside opinions, but instead be confident enough to act, think and work independently, regardless of what others tell you.

1

• breadwinner (n.)
• homemaker (n.)
• household (n.)
• husband (n.)
• nuclear family
• suburbia (n.)
• wife (n.)

2

• misogynous (adj.)
• old-fashioned ≠ modern (adj.)
• patriarchal (adj.)
• traditional (adj.)
• society's beliefs (exp.)
• sexism / male chauvinism (n.)
• conform to / with / obey

3

• household chores (exp.)
• duty / obligation (n.)
• educate / bring up / raise (v.)
• instill (v.)
• keep up / continue (v.)
• pass on (v.)
• take care of / look after (v.)

4

• free oneself from (exp.)
• stand up for sthg. (exp.)
• stuck in traditions (exp.
• contest (v.)
• express (v.)
• give up (v.)
• struggle (v.)

5

• modern conveniences (exp.)
• advertisement (n.)
• advertising (n.)
• commercial (n.)
• marketing (n.)
• propaganda (n.)

6

• stay-at-home mother / housewife (exp.)
• college / university (n.)
• rights (n.)
• secretary (n.)
• stewardess /ˈstjuːədəs/ (n.)
• workplace (n.)
• earn money) (v.)