Model Expressions

1. Before 1920, no woman was able to vote in the USA.

2. In some countries, girls are not allowed to practice the same sports as boys.

3. Men are able to / are allowed to help women in their fight for gender equality.

4. In 1872, female teachers were not allowed to get married in some sates of the US.

The different uses of “would”

1. She would great thins if she were elected. =>A conditional

2. Some feminist movements would like men to be more involved along with them. => a wish

3. She said she would not be influenced by stereotypes. => a past tense indirect speech

4. Before having the right to vote, women would not have a say in the politics of their country. => a past habit

Expressing Probability:

1. She was likely to decide by herself.

2.Politics are bound to change.

3. Women are bound to get involved in politics.

From French to English

1. Before 2018, Native American women were not represented in the USA Senate yet.

2. Nowadays/ Even today / Still today, women have to fight for equal rights.

3. In some countries, women have the same rights as men, but only if they fight for equal rights.

4. she had to make herself heard again in order to confirm her principles.

5. They fought to prevent her from voting, but she fought even harder.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

The Modals

1. Tomorrow, women scientists will be able to get a Nobel prize easily.

2. 30 years ago, women scientists had to publish scientific articles under the authority of a man.

3. Tomorrow, women will no longer have to fight for their rights.

4. 80 years ago women scientists were not allowed to sign scientific articles.

Translation

1. She can calculate faster than a computer.

2. They know that their discovery has changed the world.

3. They (the men) know that without them (the women) they would not have been able to go to the Moon.

4. She is able to / can speak three languages.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

Sexism in ad

Group 1

The document under study is an ad for a beer of the brand Schlitz, published in 1952. It is aimed at women ti show that even if they could be bad cooks they could not disappoint their husband as soon as they bring this specific beer.

This ad implies/suggests/means/highlights the beliefs that women belonged to the kitchen. Moreover, it also implies that the only role of women is to satisfy their men. The man is portrayed as patronizing and disregarding.

Group 2

The document under study is an ad for ties. We can see a man chilling in his bed, while his wife is on her knees serving him his breakfast in bed. The tie is a symbol for power, hence it implies that that the man is in charge of the household and the boss of the family. The woman is just here to serve and take care of him.

Group 3

The document under study is an ad for ketchup. We can see a woman in the foreground who is amazed holding this bottle of ketchup with her hand ready to open it. She seems amazed to know that she will be able to open this bottle of ketchup herself, without the help of a man.

This ad implies that women were weak and that they usually needed men’s strength to accomplish some of their daily tasks. Besides, it also highlights that their place belonged to the kitchen

To conclude, these ads reflect life in the 50s very well, because in order to appeal to customers, they had to show them that these products were relevant to their lives, and that they needed them. They portray the traditional and patriarchal view of society that everybody was familiar with. The roles of men and women are clearly defined.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

Girls Education in the 1950s

The document under study is an extract from a documentary on girl’s education in the 1950s. We have learned that girls were educated to be good housewives and mothers. They would go to college  to attend classes such as Domestic Sciences courses or Home Economics lessons. Theses courses were made to teach young ladies to become housewives and raise children. Their main ambition was to find a husband and have children. On another hand, for the ladies who wanted to have a job outside the house, they only had 4 options: being a teacher, a nurse, a secretary, a stewardess/flight attendant. They were very limited. As a consequence, it created social inequalities between men and women.

On the contrary, nowadays, education is more equal: girls and boys can choose whatever they want to study. Moreover, women are not dependent of men. They can be political leaders, CEOs, doctors…

Homework: Learn the lesson.

How they raised girls to be women in the 1950s

The document under study an extract from a documentary on women’s role in the 1950s. We have learned that girls would go to school to be educated in order to be a good housewife. For example, they would attend classes of Domestic Sciences to learn how to cook, clean, take care of children… They were not supposed to aspire to another career. If they really wanted to have a job, they only had 4 options: nurse, teacher, secretary and stewardess/flight attendant.

Girls were raised this way to prevent them from having any forms of power, freedom an ambitions. On the contrary, men could have access to a proper education and could do whatever they wanted to.

Nowadays, we all have access to the same education. We are still fighting for equality in some parts of the society (equal pay). Nevertheless, the social situation of women has greatly evolved, they can be political leaders, CEOs, doctors… Women are free to choose whatever they wanted to do. They are no longer forced to stay at home and raise children.

Homework: Learn the lesson.

 (at the following of what we did last time)

Being historical is not necessary to make a good movie. However, it can intensify the message sent by the movie director when the facts told are realistic.

For the movie “Hidden Figures”, it was very important for the film to be realistic because they wanted to bring the true story of these female scientists on the big screen. Therefore, using historical facts and the help of historians and experts impacts the way the message is transferred to the audience.

Sometimes, to captivate the audience it is very useful to romanticize the script and not to follow all the experts’ advice. Indeed, immersing the viewers allows them to enjoy a more entertaining story. Filmmakers like to have a balance between a dramatic touch and historical facts.

 (At the following of what we did last time)

Not all movies should be historical because there are many successful movies that are not historical. They can belong to the sci-fi, fantasy, animated, comedy, romantic, adventure, futuristic genres…

However, a historical movie should be realistic and respect the real story because the movie is giving an image of what really happened to the viewers. This image should be faithful to what really happen so that everyone can have access to the true facts.

For the movie “Hidden Figures”, accuracy was important. The movie director listened to the advice of the NASA historians and the math experts. Nevertheless, for the sake of dram, he chose to romanticize some aspects for the story.

Indeed, filmmakers decide sometimes not to follow all experts’ advice because sometimes there are little details that do not matter so much for the historical report to leave some space to the dramatic touch.

The "no more colored bathroom, no more white bathroom" scene.

Be ready for the Final Task on Thursday May, 28th