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    Unidad 8C Elementary

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    Darlin Orsini Barrientos
    The document discusses gender stereotypes in children's toys, clothes, and rooms. It notes that traditionally, pink is associated with girls while blue is associated with boys. However, the photographer Jeongmee Yoon noticed her daughter's toys and room did not perfectly fit traditional gender norms. While some things were the same between girls and boys, like the presence of toys, their toys often differed - girls had more pink dresses and the boy had more cars. The article explores how advertising and television may influence children to conform to stereotypes associates certain colors and toys with particular genders.

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    Unidad 8C Elementary

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    The document discusses gender stereotypes in children's toys, clothes, and rooms. It notes that traditionally, pink is associated with girls while blue is associated with boys. However, the photographer Jeongmee Yoon noticed her daughter's toys and room did not perfectly fit traditional gender norms. While some things were the same between girls and boys, like the presence of toys, their toys often differed - girls had more pink dresses and the boy had more cars. The article explores how advertising and television may influence children to conform to stereotypes associates certain colors and toys with particular genders.

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    UNIDAD 8C ELEMENTARY

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    The document discusses gender stereotypes in children's toys, clothes, and rooms. It notes that traditionally, pink is associated with girls while blue is associated with boys. However, the photographer Jeongmee Yoon noticed her daughter's toys and room did not perfectly fit traditional gender norms. While some things were the same between girls and boys, like the presence of toys, their toys often differed - girls had more pink dresses and the boy had more cars. The article explores how advertising and television may influence children to conform to stereotypes associates certain colors and toys with particular genders.

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    Unidad 8C Elementary

    Uploaded by

    Darlin Orsini Barrientos
    The document discusses gender stereotypes in children's toys, clothes, and rooms. It notes that traditionally, pink is associated with girls while blue is associated with boys. However, the photographer Jeongmee Yoon noticed her daughter's toys and room did not perfectly fit traditional gender norms. While some things were the same between girls and boys, like the presence of toys, their toys often differed - girls had more pink dresses and the boy had more cars. The article explores how advertising and television may influence children to conform to stereotypes associates certain colors and toys with particular genders.

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    8c Pink and blue


    1. Compare the two potos in the magazine article.

    Say three things which are the same or similar.


    • Both photos have toys.
    • Both potos have clothes.
    • It’s all the same colour.
    Say three things which are different.
    • The girl has a bicycle.
    • The boy has a lot of cars.
    • the girl has a lot of pink dresses.

    2. Read the article and match these headings with the paragraphs (1-5).

    a. Are all girls the same? (Paragraphs 2)


    b. Why does this happen? (Paragraphs 4)
    c. How it started. (Paragraphs 1)
    d. Boy’s favourite colour and toys. (Paragraphs 3)
    e. Differences between the past and the present. (Paragraphs 5)

    3. Look at these words from the article. Match the words (1-8) with the definitions (a-h)

    1 Toy b An object for children to play with.

    2 Doll e A toy like a person or a baby.

    3 Jewellery a Objects you wear on your body, e.g. around your neck, on
    you ears, etc.
    4 Make-up f Something you put on your face (to improve or change your
    appearance).

    5 Unusual d Different from others.

    6 Superhero h A person in a story who can do amazing things e.g.


    Superman, Batman.
    7 Dinosaur g A large animal which lived millions of years ago.

    8 Advertisement c A picture or a short film to sell a product or service.


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    4. Read the article again. Decide if the information in these sentences (1-7) is:

    • In the article (Yes)


    • Not in the article (No)

    1. Jeongmee is a photographer From South Korea. (Yes)


    2. She thinks her daugther is similar to other girls of her age. (Yes)
    3. All girls in every country love Pink. (No)
    4. The types of toys in the girls “and boys” rooms were also different. (Yes)
    5. Jeongmee thinks it’s because of televisión and advertising. (Yes)
    6. In the past, children had lots of different colours in their bedrooms. (No)
    7. Jeongmee Yoon thinks Pink for girls and blue for boys is bad. (No)

    5. Read the sentences with the Word like. Replace like in each sentences (1-3) with the
    words wich have a similar meaning (a-c).

    1. There are blue toys like robots, dinosaurs and superhéroes. (Such as)
    2. Girls like Pink make-up, clothes, or toys for cooking. (Love)
    3. Many of these girls were like Seowoo and had lots of Pink things. (Similar to)

    a. Love
    b. Similar to
    c. Such as

    6. Complete these sentences in your own words. Then work in pairs. Tell your partner.

    1. When I was a child, I liked swimming on weekends.


    2. In my living room, I have possesions like pictures, toys and books.
    3. I often wear, a T-shirt, trousers and trainers, like other people of my age.

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