LESSON 14







Welcome to our 14th lesson! Today we're going to work with STEREOTYPES. Do you know what they are?
Let's go to page 28 SB to find out.



As you can see, the word STEREOTYPE can be used as a noun (ESTEREOTIPO) or as a verb (ESTEREOTIPAR, GENERALIZAR).

1- Read the articles and answer these four questions for each one:




1- What was the stereotype that the researchers wanted to investigate?

2- Where was the research done?

3- How was the research done?

4- What did the research show?


1- What was the stereotype that the researchers wanted to investigate?

2- Where was the research done?

3- How was the research done?

4- What did the research show?


2- Read the articles again and match the highlighted phrases with the definitions below:



3- We're going to revise ARTICLES: A, AN, THE and NO ARTICLE. Read the theory:



4- Fill in the blank spaces with the correct articles (page 29 SB)



5- Circle the correct answers (page 137 SB- Act. a)



6- Complete with A, AN, THE or - (NO ARTICLE) (page 137 SB- Act. b)



7- Now let's work with PRONUNCIATION. Listen and repeat the sounds and words:

PRONUNCIATION (audio)



8- Listen and repeat the sentences:

REPEAT THE SENTENCES (audio)



HOMEWORK:
Prove that the research in A GOSSIP WITH THE GIRLS? is wrong! 



Send an audio with your opinion to my mail.


KEY TO THE ACTIVITIES ABOVE:
1- 
MEN TALK JUST AS MUCH AS WOMEN:
1- That women talk more than men.
2- At the University of Arizona.
3- They fitted hundreds of students with recorders.
4- That men speak only slightly fewer words a day than women.

A GOSSIP WITH THE GIRLS?
1- That women often talk about trivial things.
2- At University College London.
3- A professor interviewed over 1,000 women.
4- That women's conversations are not trivial at all, that they have a wide variety of conversation topics, and thet they move quickly from one subject to another.

2- 
2- reduce                        7- according to
3- tend to                        8- range from 
4- slightly                       9- almost
5- whereas                     10- been sceptical of
6- claim

4- 
1. A/ a/ a / The/ the/ a / a
2. an / the / -
3. - / the
4. the / - / the / a

5- Activity a:
1- a nurse, The hospital
2- a horrible day, the car
3- love stories, war  films
4- the theatre, once a month
5- dinner, next Friday
6- a chef, the best cook
7- the windows, home
8- dogs, the dogs
9- school, last week
10- happiness, success

6- Activity b:
1. the / a / -
2. the / a / the
3. a / the / -
4. the / the / the
5. - / - / the
6. - / - / the
7. a / a / -
8. a / the / -
9. the / the / -






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