10 March 09 - 3ºG and 3ºL

• International Women's Day
  http://www.internationalwomensday.com/
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Women
  http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm
  http://portal.unesco.org/es/ev.php-URL_ID=44445&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/trust/indepth/international_womens_day_2009.shtml
  http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/timeline/1970.shtml
  
• Vocabulary Bank - p.152.
  

1. roles
2. feminine
3. breadwinner
4. equal rights
5. feminist
6. do their share
7. Ms.
8. "politically correct"
9. sexist
10. new man
11. partner
12. macho
13. sexism
14. discrimination
15. divorce rate
    

B.

un- : unambitious, uncommunicative, unfaithful, unimaginative, unreasonable, unselfish, unsociable

im-: immature, impatient

in-: inconsiderate, insensitive

ir-: irresponsible

il-: illogical

dis-: dishonest

Un- is the most common prefix. The four adjectives that don't fit in the chart are bossy, vain, jealous, and possessive. The opposites would be expressed with not.

• Speaking - p. 56
  

1. Generally speaking
2. In general
3. Nowadays
4. Most
5. All
6. The average (= a typical man)
   

• Grammar - I wish...
  

- Too late: 67% - 23%
- Dissatisfied: 80% - 50%
- It really annoys me!: 70% - 87%

b. 1B / 2A / 3C

• Listening
• Pronunciation (only 3ºG)
• Song (3ºL) - That don't impress me much...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLz_0KzO83M&feature=related

• Further practice...

- Reading

http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/equalityday.php

http://enjoyenglish.free.fr/english/ageless/words/fema.htm - Masculine or feminine?

http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/equalityday_quiz.html - Women's equality day quiz...

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish-central-themes-womens-rights.htm

- Listening

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0810/081030-colour.html

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0808/080819-australia.html

- Webquest

http://cecnbouvier.educanet2.ch/anglaisgym/gym/G2/Women%20will%20rule%20the%20world.htm

- Humour

http://www.ekmekci.com/humour.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lrJg8NMsFw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvUei_ZP13E

http://www.dumbvideos.com/theladiesroommonologues.html

http://www.quia.com/pop/111332.html

HOMEWORK

Grammar Bank - p. 137. - 4B