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Language Function: reading, discussion, vocabulary,

phrasal verbs
Grammar Error identification

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Many people don’t know the difference between gender and sex.
Sex is anatomical and biological. Gender roles are expectations of
how a person should act, dress, and talk based on our sex. The
majority of people correspond to those roles very early on, but
sometimes the line blurs between femininity and masculinity.
Who’s to say that just because you are male you have to act manly What is the meaning of these words?
and if you are female you must be girly? The media, for example. work in the classroom and at home
“pan pressuring our
It’s obvious that there is no sy” everyday lives. That’s
clear, solid line between are why we need to
masculinity and femininity, but used demonstrate that
not for the media. It likes to as there are other
show men who are strong, offen “alternate” ways of
athletic, and independent. They ce expressing ourselves.
have commercials for men that for This should start at
are rather neutral in emotion, or boys home and work its
with fast-paced action. When . way to the media. We
have you ever seen a need to be open!
commercial in which the man is Can
showing any sign of femininity, we
that wasn’t meant as a joke? as a
There are, however, ads that whol
show women being athletic and e
independent. Most of what the stop
media says about women is that this?
they are nice, pretty, delicate, I
and they wear their emotions on don’t
their sleeves. think
so,
As we grow older, both sexes not
have an incredible amount of com
pressure from the media to fit plete
into their gender roles. If men ly
show any feminine traits they any
are considered weak and are way.
often not taken seriously. Have We
you noticed that society is more can’t
gentle on girls if they don’t stop
correspond to gender roles than the
boys? Girls can be “tomboys”, medi
but that’s not necessarily a
negative, while “sissy” and from
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Error identification

One of these parts contains an error

1. He was quite amusing when he heard what had

happened.
2. Turn left by the crossroads when you reach it.
3. He has been working herefor sometimes.
Discussion questions 4. He stopped to see if he could picked up the trail.
5. Although he jumped aside, but the stone hit him.
1. What are the responsibilities of a father to his 6. I decided to climbed to the top of the hill to get a
family? better view.
2. What are the responsibilities of a mother to 7. He jumped down after shouted a warning to those
her family? standing below.
3. Are there different expectations for sons 8. After a few minutes, I look up and saw that it was
and daughters? What are they? getting dark.
4. What habits are supposed as appropriate for men 9. I saw the blind man crossed the busy road without any
but inappropriate for women?
5. What behaviors are supposed as appropriate for help.
men but inappropriate for women? 10. The robber gave the victim with a hard blow.
6. What jobs are supposed as appropriate for men
but inappropriate for women? figure out: logically find the answer to a problem; solve
7. In you home, who does the cooking, cleaning a problem by thinking about it carefully.
and household chores?
8. Are there more male or female managers "For a long time I couldn't understand the last problem,
and executives? Why do you think this is? but I finally figured it out."
9. What jobs do men do and women not do in
your country?
10. Should boys and girls be brought up differently?
11. Can a man and a woman be only friends?
12. Do men/men friendships differ from women/men
or women/women friendships? How?
13. Who do you think has life easier, girls or guys?
Why?

eat out: have a meal in a restaurant.

"I'm too tired to cook tonight. Why don't we eat out?"

end up: finally arrive at; arrive at an unexpected place.

"We got lost last night and ended up in the next town."