The battle of the sexes

Two members of the public, Jenny Row (female) and Christopher Black (male) agreed to take part in four experiments for a radio programme to find out if the typical male and female stereotypes

are actually true. Here's what happened.

! I[]

*-·

...,.),,,,.;.>

> •.... ·

THE TEST: Jen ny and Ch ristopher were given a n u m ber of tasks to do in a set time. They had to cook a

THE TEST: Jen ny a nd Christopher had to navigate from one place to

another i n a town they didn't know.

THE TEST: Jen ny and Ch ristopher were recorded ta l ki ng to a friend for fifteen mi nutes. Afterwa rds thei r

l THE TEST: Jen ny and Christopher

l took it i n tu rns to be in a moderately

stea k, ma ke a cup of coffee, put a list of ten words in alpha betical order,

answer two phone calls, send a text, and do some mental a rithmetic.

THE RESULT: Christopher was better beca use he did one thi ng at a time. Jen ny tried to do everythi ng at once and made a mistake with her maths.

THE RESULT: Jen ny took twice as long as Christopher to get there. Psychologists say that men and women navigate in different ways. Men pla n thei r route globally, whereas women navigate in relation to where they are at any one time. Jen ny wasted a lot of time in the test consulting the ma p from different

angles -turning it around so that it was in the same direction as she was.

conversations were ana lysed by a psychologist.

THE RESULT: While Jen ny and her friend thought they had gossiped for about three min utes i n total, Christopher and his friend thought that they hadn't gossiped at all. The result, however, was a su rprise. The psychologist worked out that they had both in fact spent about eight

mi nutes gossi pi ng -just over half of the phone conversation. They had

,, stressful situation while the

other observed them to note any

changes in their feelings. What they noticed about each other was then compa red with what they said they were feeling during the test.

THE RESULT: The psychologist said the results were equal. Although traditionally women are thought

to be more able to identify a nd talk about feeli ngs, men are becomi ng

more u ndersta nding and this change will continue to happen.

also tal ked about very similar things.

b Read the text again and mark the statements T (True), F (False), or DS (Doesn't say).

1 Christopher was able to do several things at once.

2 Jenny completed the first task successfully.

3 Christopher reached his destination in under an hour.

4 Jenny considered different routes for her trip across town. 5 Both Jenny and Christopher spent a lot of time gossiping. 6 Christopher never gossips.

7 They had plenty of time for the final task.

c U nderline five words you don't know. Use your dictionary to look up their meaning and pronunciation.

3 P RON U N CIATI ON sentence stress

a Underline the stressed words.

I He might have broken a bone. 2 You couldn't have seen a ghost. 3 They may have left by now.

4 We should have booked a table. 5 I must have been asleep.

6 She shouldn't have called the police.

b Practise saying the sentences in a.

4 VO CABU LARY verbs often confused

Right(.!) or wrong (.x)? Correct the wrong verbs.

I If it carries on raining this afternoon, I expect the match will be cancelled. _ ,/ _

2 My brother remembered me about my grandmother's birthday. __

3 My boyfriend was stolen yesterday. They took his phone and his wallet. ___

4 Jay often starts work before the sun rises.

5 I don't believe people who say they never discuss with their partners._

6 You seem like your mother. Your face is the same shape.__

7 Remember to turn the lights off before you leave.

8 Have you listened about the floods in South America?

9 I don't really matter what we have for lunch.

IO Kim hopes to get the job, but he doesn't know if he did well at the interview.__

5 M I N I G RAM MAR would rather, had better

Complete the sentences with not more than five words including the word in bold.

1 You should discuss the problem with the manager. had You had better discuss the problem with the manager.

2 I'd prefer to sit by the window than next to the aisle. rather

by the window than by the aisle.

3 It's very late so I don't think we should call them now. not It's very late so them now.

4 She shouldn't eat anything today because she's been sick. better

Sheanything today because she's been sick.

5 What do you want to do, stay in or go out? rather What, stay in or go out?

6 I don't really want to go out tonight if you don't mind. not

_go out tonight, if you don't mind.

More Words to Learn

Write translations and try to remember the words.

A was accused of doing something they hadn't done?

B accused somebody else of doing something they hadn't really done?

C had an argument because a friend insulted someone?

IJ Listen again. Which speaker(s) stayed friends with the person they argued with?

U Listen again with the tapescript on p.76 and try to guess the meaning of any words that you don't know. Then check in your dictionary.

11®'1@1• MultiROM

1 G RAM MA R verbs of the senses

cream.

2 VOCAB U LA RY the body

3 1{/}

a Complete the sentences with like, as if, or nothing (-).

I Your skin feels ___ dry. You need to use some

2 Ken's sweating. He looks he's been running.

3 We'd better take out the rubbish. The kitchen smells

__ terrible.

a Complete the puzzle to find the hidden body part.

6 nJWo

chicken. I I

lfj,,··

5 I think this bag's real leather. It feels __leather

anyway. 8

6 It sounds __Rebecca has finally got up. I can

hear her moving around.

7 That dress looksgood. It really suits you.

of salt.

+ like or as if where necessary.

I

4 I I

2 This soup horrible - it's really salty.

3 Your boyfriend_ a police officer - he's tall and

well built.

4 You you're wearing my perfume!

B

.....

I I I

.'

5 What's that noise? It

----thunder.

6 My skin ____ much softer since I've been using a new face cream.

7 Are you sure this meat is beef? I've just tried it, and it pork.

8 Martha really scruffy. She hasn't combed her hair and her clothes are dirty.

fj@ l"!tfi• Studenfs Book p.138 Grammar Bank 4C

b Circle the correct answer.

1 My boyfriend eats /his nails when he's nervous. 2 You must be tired because you can't stop scratching I

yawning.

3 John entered the room and shook I winked hands with the interviewer.

4 She waved I frowned at me from the other side of the street to get my attention.

5 Jessie clapped I combed her hair and put on her jacket to go out.

6 Kieran shrugged I folded his shoulders when he didn't know the answer to the question.

7 When you have a cold you spend most of your time blowing I chewing your nose.

8 I hate it when people stare I raise at me when I am on a bus or on the underground.

c Right (.!) or wrong (x)? Correct the wrong idioms.

1 I always manage to put my leg in it when my girlfriend is with her friends. X put my foot in it

2 Ifyou don't learn those equations by head, you'll fail

the exam.

3 Why don't you talk about your illness and get it off your brain?__

4 Sarah's got butterflies in her stomach because she's starting her new job on Monday. _

5 Don't take it personally. Joss is only pulling your hair.

6 He's starting to get cold feet about the diving expedition._

7 That song is really starting to annoy me now. Ican't get it out of my ears. __

8 Her name is on the tip of my finger, but Ican't remember it right now. __

lit!fl'!J ®• Student's Book p.152 Vocabulary Bank

3 P R ON UN CIATI ON gh

a Circle the word in each group where gh is pronounced /f/.

1 lightning thigh

2 rough although tight 3 caught bright laugh

4 delighted enough flight

5 frightened thorough tough

b Practise saying the words in a.

lit!fl'!J @• Student's Book p.158 Sound Bank

Поиск по сайту: