Exercise 5. Fill in the blanks with these words and phrases and translate the sentences.

obscure	sexual	armor plating	characteristics	affects
unrewarding	compulsions	superior to	dominance	self-esteem
programmed	essential prop	attempt	irrelevant	discrimination
dominates	virtually	spontaneity	restorative	reinforcement

1. Macho has (1) ______ which is considered (2) ______ impregnable. His most positive (3) ______ is victory.

2. The male machine (4) ______ and outperforms his fellows. He is (5) ______ women and this regular (6) ______ against the opposite sex is an (7) ______ for his masculine (8) ______.

3. Men who are (9) ______ to override obstacles and overcome difficulties refuse to admit that the (10) ______ to live up to the male stereotype (11) ______ almost every area of their lives.

4. Life in which convivial pleasures are made into (12) ______ and violence is viewed as a male (13) ______ is shallow and (14) ______. It lacks variety and (15) ______.

5. They say (16) ______ personal signals never bother the male machine who directs every life and (17) _____ scene with cool (18) ______. He does his best to (19) ______ the fact that "female" (20) ____ are also present in him.

Exercise 6. Are these statements true, false or not stated? Correct the false ones. If the statement is true, enrich it with details. If it is not stated, say you share the same view.

1. The male machine is designed to tackle problems and take on any job in a competitive framework.

2. He dominates and overpowers his fellows to attain victory at any cost.

3. Boys hate to be called "a girl" and must not cry.

4. The male machine does not always understand his inner motive and is afraid of disappointment.

5.Women seldom experience hostility to macho.

6. Friendships between men are characterized by constant competition and toughness.

7. Women are discouraged by lack of spontaneity and variety.

8. According to the author, androgyny willpermit people to become more effective individuals.

9. Violence is not a women's quality.

10. Happy people can't mutilate or deform other individuals.

Exercise 7. Answer the questions.

1. What is the male machine like?

2. What are the positive and negative aspects of his armor plating?

3. Why does the male ideal in spite of fitting no one exactly remain the standard for half the population?

4. Why does the gap widen as the children grow up?

5. What do boys hate most and why?

6. How does the attempt to be up to the standard affect men's lives?

7. What is mechanical sex caused by?

8. Why do men resort to violence faster?

9. Why do "real" men favor discrimination against women?

10. What is men's tragedy according to the author?

11. What has feminism taught women?

12. What kind of behavior does the author expect of men in future?

13. How do you understand the author's idea of androgyny? Do you agree with it?

Exercise 8.

A. Prepare a talk beginning with the sentence:

The female machine is a special kind of being...

B. Listen to your group-mates' talks, take notes of the new (not mentioned by you) points, discuss the controversial ones and unite your efforts in creating a final description of "the female machine".

Exercise 9.

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