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.
Toolbox
Toolbox
representative (adj.)
shocking (adj.)
thought-provoking (adj.)
staging a scene (exp.)
carpet (n.)
vacuum (U.S.) / (hoover (U.K.)) (v.)
Let’s learn!
Guessing Game
Select 3 words from the vocabulary list. Write 3 definitions and make your classmates guess the words.
Idiom of the week!
Be your own man / woman
Idiom
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.
Gender Roles
1
box 1
breadwinner (n.)
homemaker (n.)
household (n.)
husband (n.)
nuclear family
suburbia (n.)
wife (n.)
2
box 2
misogynous (adj.)
old-fashioned ≠ modern (adj.)
patriarchal (adj.)
traditional (adj.)
society's beliefs (exp.)
sexism / male chauvinism (n.)
conform to / with / obey
3
box 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
box 4
free oneself from (exp.)
stand up for sthg. (exp.)
stuck in traditions (exp.
contest (v.)
express (v.)
give up (v.)
struggle (v.)
5
box 5
modern conveniences (exp.)
advertisement (n.)
advertising (n.)
commercial (n.)
marketing (n.)
propaganda (n.)
6
box 6
stay-at-home mother / housewife (exp.)
college / university (n.)
rights (n.)
secretary (n.)
stewardess /ˈstjuːədəs/ (n.)
workplace (n.)
earn money) (v.)
On your way to the task ❯❯ Step 1
Write an article about life in the 1950s.
❯❯ Step 2
Record an audition tape.
❯❯ Step 3
Write a review on IMDb.com.
❯❯ Your final project
Discuss a new ad campaign inspired by the 50s. Advocate against sexism and gender stereotyping.
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