Gender and Life

1. Gender and Life

2. Vocab • To make someone feel • To make someone feel like______ • Crybaby • To be upset • To feel hurt • To feel understood • To feel accepted =誰かに何かを感じさせる =誰かを＿＿＿＿のように感じさせる =泣き虫 =動揺する；怒ってる =傷付いたと感じる =理解してくれたと感じる =受け入れたと感じる

3. John is 18. He has dated the same girl for 2 years. Today she has told him she no longer loves him and wants to break up. He is upset and cries in his room. His father sees that and tells him: “Boys don’t cry, so stop it! Girls don’t want cry-babies!” How do you think his father’s words make John feel?Do you agree with his father?

4. Hiroshi wants to be a nurse. He is very smart and has passed his university entry exams. The boys in his class bully him and call him a girl. The teacher hears that and after class he talks to Hiroshi. She tells Hiroshi: “You need to be more manly (男らしい). The boys wouldn’t bully you if you wanted to be a police officer or a fire fighter. “ How do you think Hiroshi feels? Do you agree with the teacher's advice? Why or why not?

5. Andy is an English teacher. She is a very good at her job. She gets along well with both the teachers and the students. At an enkai, she tells one of the teachers that she has a girlfriend in her home country. The principal hears and tries to fire her because she thinks being gay makes her a bad influence on the children.How do you think that makes her feel? Do you think the principal is right or wrong? Why or why not?

6. Jenna Talackova • Entered Miss Universe. • She was disqualified. Why? • She was born a man. • She has always thought of herself as a woman. • She had surgery to become a woman 4 years ago.

8. Conclusion • Stereotypes are generalizationsabout a group of people. • They can be very negative. • They can hurt people.

9. All people are people, so we should respect and accept each other, just as we are. 皆同じ人間だからありのままの私たちはお互いに尊敬し合って、受け入れるべきです。