We are so different but we can’t live without each other. Today you have got a great opportunity to understand your partners better.

Women are from Venus, men are from Mars!

§ Do you agree that men and women are ‘a whole different sex’? In what way (appearance, character, views…)?

§ Some differences, such as physical strength, are less important today, aren’t they?

§ What does relationship between men and women mostly depend on (common interests, friendship, sex, money…)?

2) Comment on the following quotations:

· Being a woman is a terribly difficult task since it consists principally in dealing with men.

J. Conrad

· They say best men are moulded out of faults.

Shakespeare

· On one issue, at least, men and women agree: they both distrust women.

Henry Menchen

· Two women placed together make cold weather.

Shakespeare

3) Study the following active vocabulary:

*Relationship: a girlfriend/ a boyfriend/ a partner/ toy boy/ a bride/ a groom/ a fiancé/ sweetheart/ a husband/ a wife/ date/ love affair/ engagement/ marriage/ divorce
*Feelings and attitudes: to fancy somebody /to fall in/out of love with somebody/ to lose one’s mind/ to become obsessed/ to date with someone/ to propose to someone/to get engaged with somebody/ to get married to somebody/ / to take care of somebody
to go out with somebody/ to see somebody/ to ask somebody out/to meet somebody
to be faithful/ to trust somebody/ to feel lonely/sad/ to feel jealous
to be fed up with someone/ to be annoyed with somebody/ to have enough of someone/ to take it all the wrong way/ to be mad at somebody
*Behavior: to interrupt/ to miss the point/ to misunderstand/ to deceive somebody/ to lie about something/ to do something behind his/her back/ to argue = to have a row/ to dump
to break up with someone/ to talk it out/ to sort it out/ to get it straight
*Describing people: ambitious/ patient/ creative/ tender/ generous/ responsible/ with a good sense of humour/ kind/ shy/stubborn/ cold and calculating/ spontaneous/ aggressive/ rude/similar/ alike/ common/ different/ uncommon/ to differ/ to have a lot in common/ to be as good as
*chick flick/ gadgets & gizmos = boys’ toys
4) Match the antonyms: similar to fancy somebody tender to trust generous to be obsessed with somebody to sort it out     5) Match Russian and English equivalents:	calculating to argue to be annoyed with somebody different to deceive rude to fall out of love
Yesterday we had a row and decided to break up.	У меня сегодня вечером свидание!
I’m having a date tonight.	Я целиком доверяю своей жене.
I completely trust my wife.	Я так ревную, я думаю, он встречается с кем-то еще.
I feel so jealous; I think he’s seeing someone else.	Вчера мы поссорились и решили расстаться.

6) Agree/ disagree with the following comparing men and women. Work in pairs:

Statement	True	False
· Men are better drivers. · Women work less than men. · Men prefer wearing uniforms. · Women have better intuition. · Women are bad at giving directions. · Men are more interested in gadgets & gizmos. · Women cook better.

7) Work in groups of 3-4 people. Fill in the table below with the answers to the following questions. Be ready to share the most interesting information.

1) Do you believe in friendship between a man and a woman? What does it depend on? Do you have close friends of opposite sex? How many?
2) What attracts you in men/women? What is the first thing you pay attention to (appearance/ clothes/ lifestyle/ manners…)?
3) Could you name 3 top qualities of the ideal partner?
4) What irritates you in men’s/women’s behavior (talking on the phone/ flirting/ wasting money/ being late/ spending time with friends)?
5) Do you sometimes quarrel with your sweetheart? Why? How often?
6) Should any relationship between a man and a woman grow into a marriage?
7) Do you think that men and women cope with problems in different ways (sharing it with each other/keeping it inside/going out with friends/ talking on the phone/….)? What about you?

8) Study the following expressions from the movie ‘Some like it hot’:

to keep balance the weight is distributed it’s draughty quit stalling to feel naked I feel like everyone’s staring at me we gonna = we are going to to catch cold

to miss the train in the first place jello on springs built-in motor to blow the setup fiddle trombone trumpet

Are you crazy? It’s no use to get away with sth. to talk somebody into something to slaughter aftermath brand new

9) Watch the episode from the movie and answer the following question:

· Did Joe and Jerry manage to look and behave like women?

10)Read the script and translate:

Jerry: How do they keep their balance in these things? Joe: Must be the way the weight is distributed. Now come on. Jerry: It is so draughty. They must catch cold all the time. Joe: Quit stalling. We'll miss the train. Jerry: I feel naked. I feel like everybody's staring at me. Joe: With those legs? Are you crazy? Jerry: It's no use. We're not gonna get away with it, Joe. Joe: My name is Josephine, and this was your idea in the first place. Jerry: Look at that. Look how she moves. That's just like jello on springs. They must have some sort of built-in motor or something. I tell ya, it's a whole different sex. Joe: What are you afraid of, nobody's asking you to have a baby. As soon as we're in Florida we'll blow this whole setup. Jerry: You will not talk me into... Newsboy: Extra. Extra. Seven slaughtered in North Side garage. Fear of bloody aftermath. Extra. Extra. Jerry: You talked me into it. Let's go, Josephine. Joe: Have a go, Geraldine. Sue: Rosella. - Fiddle. - Move along, Dolores. - Trombone. Hey, Olga, how's your back? Trumpet. Joe: Well, here we are. Sue: Are you two from the Poliakoff Agency? Joe: Yes. We're the new girls. Jerry: Brand new. Sue: This is our manager, Mr Bienstock. And I'm Sweet Sue. Joe: My name is Josephine. Jerry: I'm Daphne.

11) Answer some more questions: Why did Joe and Jerry dress up like women? Was it a real challenge for them to be in women’s shoes? What did they say about women? Quote them.

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