Gender Favoritism
GENDER FAVORITISM
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- What aspect of today's topic challenges your existing assumptions the most?
- If you could change one thing about how society approaches this issue, what would it be?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
A]
I am in my seventh month of pregnancy, but because of my husband’s attitude I feel as If I have been carrying this baby for a year. He has shot off his big mouth to everyone who will listen that if I don’t have a boy he will leave us both in the hospital. Everyone laughs it off, and so do I, but it really does hurt. If I have a girl, I will feel as if I failed him. To make matters worse, his two brothers’ wives have had three girls apiece, and they say they are “through”. I am afraid my in-laws are counting on me to have a son, although they have been gracious enough to say it doesn’t matter.
[B]
My parents and I have a poor relationship. They’ve seen my 5-month-old three times. I have an older sister and two brothers. We all live in the same city. The favoritism shown to our brothers has caused my sister and me a lot of pain. This has been going on for as long as we can remember. In our last phone conversation, I came right out and told my mother that I still hurt from the emotional abuse I have suffered since early childhood, and that her favoritism towards “the boys” is very painful. I asked, point blank, why she did this to my sister and me. There was no answer.
The reason I felt compelled to be so blunt was because I had had a serious illness several weeks before and my parents had not bothered to visit me in the hospital or send a card. I was crushed but this ultimate rejection.
Can it be that some parents just don’t want daughters? My sister is a wonderful person and everyone loves her. It has taken me a long time to see that I, too, am lovable and have many friends.
I have two precious daughters and it boggles my mind that parents would not value their granddaughters.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
[A]
1.What did the husband say he would do if his wife doesn’t have a boy?
2.Did anyone take his statement seriously?
3.How many girls do his brothers have?
4.Will they try to have a boy again?
5.Do her parents in-law say they count on her to have a son?[B]
1.Why does the woman have a poor relationship with her parents?
2.What did her mother say when asked why she favors her sons over daughters?
3.Did her parents visit her when she was in the hospital? How did that make her feel?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
'prefer A to B' 패턴을 씁니다. 'than'이 아닌 'to'입니다. 'I would rather have coffee than tea'와 혼동하지 마세요.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
What does it mean?1.He has shot off his big mouth to everyone.
2.Everyone laughs it off.
3.If I have a girl, I will feel as if I have failed him.
4.They say they are “through”.
5.My in-laws are counting on me to have a son.
6.I came right out.
7.Point blank
8.My parents had not bothered to visit me in the hospital or send a card.
9.I was crushed by this ultimate rejection.
10.It boggles my mind that parents would not value their granddaughters.
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: GENDER FAVORITISM
Level: High Advanced (H.A)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!