'Be a lady' video about impossible standards for women

1. Watch the video, then watch the video again and fill in
the gaps.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hot9dj6zT4

The video was produced for the new magazine “Girls.

Girls. Girls.” and is based on   a piece of writing by
Camille Rainville  that was published on her blog
“Writings of a Furious Woman” in 2017.

The piece explores the conflicting messages women have

been given about how they should look, eat, and behave in the workplace and in
relationships with men. It also addresses other issues related to feminism and
sexual assault, such as victim-blaming.

New vocabulary

Temptress – a girl who charms every boy she meet

let yourself go – become careless
emaciated – very thin from lack of nutrition or illness
Bleach – chemical used to make material whiter.
Eradicate – destroy
Lids – skin that covers eye.
Prude – a person who is easily shocked by rude things, especially those of a sexual type.
Innocent – not guilty.
Uptight – worried, nervous, not able to relax.
Intimidating – making you feel nervous or frightened.
Miserable – very unhappy.
Endure – to experience and bear something difficult, painful.
make a good wife – become a good wife.
Hyphen – the symbol “-“
Listen and fill in the gaps

Listen the video again and fill in the gaps the corresponding word.

Your skirt is too short; your shirt is too low. Don’t show so much skin; cover up. Leave
something to the ________________. Don’t be a temptress. Men can’t control
themselves. Men have needs. Look sexy. Look ________. Don’t be so provocative; you’re
asking for it. Wear black. Wear ___________. You’re too dressed up; you’re too dressed
down.

You look like you've let yourself go. Be a lady they said. Don't be too fat don't be too thin.
Eat up. Slim down. Stop eating so much. Order a __________. Don’t eat carbs, skip
dessert, go on a diet. God, you look like a skeleton! Why don’t you just eat? You look
emaciated, you look sick. Men like women with some ________ on their bones. Be a size
zero. Be a double zero. Be nothing. Be __________ than nothing,

Be a lady they said. ____________ your body hair. Bleach. Bleach this bleach that.
Eradicate your scars. Cover your stretch marks. Plump your lips. Botox your wrinkles. Lift
your face. Tuck your tummy. Perk up your boobs Look natural. You're trying too
__________. You look overdone. Men don't like girls who try to.
Be a lady they said. Wear makeup. Highlight your cheekbones, line your lids, fill in your
brows, lengthen your lashes, color your lips powder, blush, bronze, highlight. Your hair is
too short. Dye your hair. Not blue! That looks ______________. Look young: old is ugly.
Men don't like them.
Be a lady they said. Save yourself be pure. Don't be a bore. Don't sleep around: men don't
like sluts.
Don't be a prude. Don't be so uptight and _____________ more. Pleasure men. Be
experienced. Be sexual. Be innocent. Be dirty.
Be a cool girl. Don't be like the other girls.
Be a lady they said. don't ______________ too loud. Don't talk too much. Don't be
intimidating. Why are you so miserable? Don't be a bitch! Don't be so _____________.
Don't be so emotional. Don't cry. Don't yell. Don't swear. Endure the pain. Don't complain.
Fold his clothes. Cook his dinner. Keep them happy. That's a woman's job. You'll make a
good _____________ someday. Take his last name. You hyphenated your name? Crazy
feminist. Give him children. You don’t want children? You will someday. You’ll change your
_______________.
Be a lady they said. Don’t get raped. Don’t drink too much. Don’t walk alone. Don’t go out
too late. Don’t dress like that. Don’t get _______________. Don’t smile at strangers.
Don’t go out at night. Don’t trust anyone. Don’t say yes. Don’t say no.
Just “be a lady” they said.
 1. Match the ‘adjectives’ with their definitions.

a. Dangerous 1. covered with or having a lot of hair.

b. Tall 2. causing fear; frightening.
c. Dirty 3. causing or tending to cause a feeling of horror;
dreadful.

d. Scary 4.  having greater length than usual 

e. Enormous 5. Having greater than ordinary height
f. Long 6. Unclean
g. Giant 7. extremely large in size, quantity, or extent;
h. Hairy 8. a legendary being who looks like a man of an
enormous size and strength

i. Horrible 9 .likely to cause or permit harm; full of risks;

unsafe.

2. Complete the sentences with suitable verbs with ‘get’.

Get hungry – get tired – get angry – get nervous – get scared – get cold – get hot

1. In Turkey, the weather ________________ on October.

2. Yesterday, I played basketball with my friends, and then I did my homework. I

_____________.

3. Today, I have Maths exam. I really ________________.

4. I didn’t listen to my father so he __________________ to me.

5. While I was listening to the music, I came in to my friend’s room silently so she
__________________.

6. The heating system is working since the morning, this room is

__________________.

7. Every day, I have dinner at 18.00 so I ____________ at 17.45.