V4 class May 21st

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V4 English class May 21st

Organisation

• Today 1st deadline Book assignment; 2nd deadline June 4th; final deadline 
  

• Next Wednesday: listening test (see Magister)
  
• Next Friday: reading test (see Magister)
  

Today's goals

• Trigger you critical thinking skills
• Speaking skills: opinions/ agreeing & disagreeing

Look at the following photograph

Is photograph used in the previous page sexist?

Points of discussion

• Why do you feel this photograph is sexist or not?
• What is the context of this photograph? Try to find out by searching information on the Internet.
  
• To what extent does knowing the context of this photograph influence your verdict?
  

More context

Now read the following passage from an article by two female professors from the University of Glasgow.

Does this change the way you feel about the photograph?

So, what is your final verdict of the photograph?

It is sexist.

It is not sexist.