CLC2_Session3_Listening

CLC2_Session3

Listening

Gender & Society

BUILDING VOCABULARY

Read & Answer the questions:

1. What is an unusual characteristic of Kabuki?

2. Why people say that the actors are more feminine than real women?

Read & Answer the questions:

1. What is special about the star who plays the role of Billy Kwan in the film?

2. Which is One of the many characteristics that Linda Hunt gave Billy Kwan?

Read & Answer the questions:

1. Why were female characters in Shakespeare's plays played by boys?

2. Were these actors in the roles of women forever?

USING VOCABULARY

Complete the sentence with a suitable word.

DISCUSSION

Read the statements and give your viewpoint. Do you agree or disagree, why?

Open Ended

1. If I were an actor/ actress, I think I could play the role of the opposite gender.

Open Ended

2. Playing with dolls won't make a little boy feminine.

Open Ended

3. It's important for children to have both male and female teachers.

LISTENING A

BEFORE LISTENING: WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

1. Do we have a clear of gender roles from an early age?

2. Where do these ideas come from?

Poll

Link Video: Gender roles_ Interview with kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VqsbvG40Ww

Q1: Do we have a clear idea of gender roles from an early age?

• Yes

• No

• Not sure

Open Ended

2. Where do these ideas come from?

Look at the photo & answer the questions:

1. Who do you think this person was?

2. Do you think it is common or uncommon for a country to have a female president? Which countries can you think of whose leaders are women?

Open Ended

1. Which of the four ways children learn gender roles do you think is the most powerful?

Open Ended

2. What do you remember about learning gender roles when you were a child?

LISTENING B

Lead-in: Guess my job riddles

Discussion:

Open Ended

1. Which jobs in your country are done mostly by women?

Open Ended

1. Which jobs in your country are done mostly by men?