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GENDER DIFFERENCES. . Discuss with your partner:. In what ways do males and females think and act differently? Do you think boys and girls are born different, or taught to be different? Do you think most people have set ideas (stereotypes) about male and female characteristics?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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GENDER DIFFERENCES
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Discuss with your partner:In what ways do males and females think and act differently?
Do you think boys and girls are born different, or taught to be different?
Do you think most people have set ideas (stereotypes) about male and female characteristics?
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Men or Women?• aggressive tactful vengeful• ambitious forgiving dominating• dependent unemotional logical• direct caring critical• gentle competitive• self-centered cooperative• self-confident supportive• self-promoting• self-conscious
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Do you think men or women are ...
• more worried about their health?• likely to remember the wrongdoing?• more satisfied with their performance?• better at remembering more symbolic and
spatial things ( better at finding directions)?• better at fixing a car/fixing friendships?• more self-confident/self-assured?
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compound adjectives
• self-confident: self-assured• self-centered: selfish, egocentric• self-conscious: shy, embarrassed• self-employed: s/o who is his/her own boss• self-sufficient: one who can supply his/her
own needs• much-appreciated: valued highly• bright-colored, bright-eyed
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Vocabulary in Context• resounding (adj) • forceful, loud, ringing
- The class answered with a resounding no.- a resounding success ( very impressive)
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come up with (phr v) to discover, produce, to draw a conclusion
Scientists have been trying to come up with a cure for cancer.
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overall (adj) regarded as a whole,generally
• He made a few mistakes but did well overall.• Overall, the project was successful.
• overalls (n) --------------
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make one’s point (phr v)
effectively express one’s idea
• I see what you mean about skateboards being dangerous. You've made your point.
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spatial (adj) relating to space
spatial ability
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bring about (v)
to cause to happento result in, to lead to
The new President must bring about a change in the health care system.
Land reform brought about a great change in the lives of the common people.
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status (n)
rank, position
marital statusfinancial status
to maintain/preserve one’s status
status quo: the current situation
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adversarial (adj)
negative, hostile, competitive, antagonistic, unfriendly
involving two people or two sides who oppose each other
The relationship between the president and the congress should not be adversarial if anything is to get done.
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put-downs (n)
a remark or act intended to humiliate or embarrass someone
ironic remark, sarcasm
He has the annoying habit of putting down others under the guise of offering constructive criticism.