On to the 60s

1) Have ads become less sexist since the 1950s?

2) This book has succeeded in encouraging millions of American women to be independent.

a. Comment les verbes sont-ils formés ?

b. Quelle est la valeur de ce temps ?

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événements révolus et datés

► Exercices p. 58 • Précis grammatical p. 277

PATH

A

1-A

Pick out information on how pop culture portrayed women at the start of the 60s.

2-A

List the changes observed in women’s lives and their representations.

3-A

Find the term used to describe these new women.


Useful vocabulary: This report shows...

PATH

B

1-B

What major change was introduced in the 60s? Explain its consequences for women.

2-B

What did Betty Friedan encourage women to do?

3-B

Pick out information about organizations founded by women.


Useful vocabulary: Back in the 60s...
She criticized / campaigned for...

Share your findings with your classmates.

4

a. How did women’s lives improve in the 60s? What changed compared to the previous decade?


b. In your opinion, which was the most important battle to fight?

5

What is the role of TV and movies in our perception of society?


Useful vocabulary: TV and movies spread the idea that... They strengthen how we... Our perception of society is influenced by...

You audition to appear in a movie set in the 1960s. You have to improvise and act out a scene between a husband and wife in which one of them asks for change in their life.