LESSON BTS CG 1 MONDAY THE 16 TH OF MARCH

 

LESSON BTS CG 1 MONDAY THE 16 TH OF MARCH 

GENDER EQUALITY

 WORDS OF THE DAY 

(to) be involved = (to) be committed ( etre impliqué) 

efficient ( efficace) 

practical = useful ( pratique) 

(to) be discriminated against ( etre discriminé) 

 

ATTENTION  prononciation 

child	ʧaɪld
bear	beə
women	ˈwɪmɪn
fragile	ˈfræʤaɪl

SESSION 1 WOULD YOU RATHER BE A MAN OR A WOMAN

STEP 1ANTICIPATION

 you are  the prince. You are snowwhite. Take a minute to imagine your thoughts.

The prince	Snowwhite
I enjoy my free time watching tv I AM ALLOWED ( be allowed to = etre autorisé à ) TO REST BECAUSE I AM THE BREAD WINNER = the person who brings the money home SHE IS JUST BORING SHE COULD MAKE AN EFFORT BECAUSE SHE LOOKS SLOPPY ( sloppy = débraillé)	I AM TIRED OF this routine /: I AM FED WITH THIS ROUTINE I can’t stand the man anymore ( i can’t stand = je ne supporte pas) HE IS JUST USELESS ( inutile)  WHEN AM I GETTING A DIVORCE ? ( to get a divorce)

 

STEP 2 men versus women . who are the best ?

WOULD YOU RATHER BE A MAN OR A WOMAN?

to be prejudiced against	(to) be judged by the same standards (etre jugé selon les mêmes critères)
a demeaning (dégradant) job	(to) hold top jobs ( avoir un travail au sommet)
equal opportunities ( des chances égales)	(to) be confined to the house/(to) be trapped at home (etre coincé à la maison )
the household chores (tâches ménagères)	male chavinism
	(to) raise children (élever des enfants )
women are still banned (to ban = interdire)  from certain jobs	some male dominated fields ( des domaines dominés par les hommes)
equal pay for equal work	(to) devote (consacrer) sb’s life to sth/so
(to) combine motherhood and career ( combiner le fait da voir une famille et un travail )	we still have a long way to go on the path of equality ( on a encore un long chemin à parcourir pour obtenir l egalité)
	(to) load under (surcharger)with work
a dead-end job (un emploi sans avenir)	A single parent ( un parent célibataire)
a woman’s place is in the house	they consider the world as a man’s place
a maternity leave (congés de maternité)	an unpaid maid (servante non payé) )
(to) work two jobs (at home and at work)	(to) run a home
(to) bear a child (porter un enfant)	(to) do the lion’s share of ... (faire le plus gros du travail)
fragile/frail/weak	a salary gap ( un écart de salaire)
(to) be entitled to = (to) have the right to	(to) be equal to the job (être à la hauteur ..)
unsupportive (incompréhensif)	a woman boss
(to) fight one’s way to the top ( se battre pour atteindre un travail au sommet )	(to) be in a decision-making position

 

 

Would you rather be a man ?

Would you rather be a woman ?

IT IS EASIER to be a man . Stillmen have a lot of issues We are expected to  STUDY AND BE AN ADULT as well . There are much more EXPECTATIONs (TO EXPECT  s attendre à ) FOR MEN THAN FOR WOMEN IT FEELS SAFER to be a man especially at night. OUR MOVEMENTS ARE NOT BLOCKED = HAMPERED = hindered ( to hamper = gener) WE ARE STRONGER PHYSICALLY AND THUS HAVE MORE JOB OPPORTUNITIES We  DO NOT HAVE PERIODs ( les regles) AND FALL PREGNANT

WOMEN ARE BETTER AT looking after the home WE DO HAVE BEAUTY PRIVILEDGE  IT IS EASIER TO FIND A PARTNER WOMEN DO NOT HAVE TO SPLIT THE BILL / TO GO DUTCH  ( partager la facture quand on va au restaurant)

 

 homework 

 apprendre le vocabulaire en rouge pour test  de vocabulaire le 30 mars 

 

 

WOULD YOU RATHER BE A MAN OR A WOMAN?

to be prejudiced against	(to) be judged by the same standards (etre jugé selon les mêmes critères)
a demeaning (dégradant) job	(to) hold top jobs ( avoir un travail au sommet)
equal opportunities ( des chances égales)	(to) be confined to the house/(to) be trapped at home (etre coincé à la maison )
the household chores (tâches ménagères)	male chavinism
	(to) raise children (élever des enfants )
women are still banned (to ban = interdire)  from certain jobs	some male dominated fields ( des domaines dominés par les hommes)
equal pay for equal work	(to) devote (consacrer) sb’s life to sth/so
(to) combine motherhood and career ( combiner le fait da voir une famille et un travail )	we still have a long way to go on the path of equality ( on a encore un long chemin à parcourir pour obtenir l egalité)
	(to) load under (surcharger)with work
a dead-end job (un emploi sans avenir)	A single parent ( un parent célibataire)
a woman’s place is in the house	they consider the world as a man’s place
a maternity leave (congés de maternité)	an unpaid maid (servante non payé) )
(to) work two jobs (at home and at work)	(to) run a home
(to) bear a child (porter un enfant)	(to) do the lion’s share of ... (faire le plus gros du travail)
fragile/frail/weak	a salary gap ( un écart de salaire)
(to) be entitled to = (to) have the right to	(to) be equal to the job (être à la hauteur ..)
unsupportive (incompréhensif)	a woman boss
(to) fight one’s way to the top ( se battre pour atteindre un travail au sommet )	(to) be in a decision-making position