Listen and answer these questions:

1. What did Jackie use to do with the doll?

2. What is a cultural icon?
3. When did Barbie dolls first go on sale?
4. How many dolls were sold in the first year?
5. How many dolls do they sell today?
6. How many countries is Barbie currently sold in?
7. Which would be her measurements if Barbie was a real person?
8. What do they mean when people say that Barbie is “not the average size of an average woman”?

Match the words with their definition:

1. Global brand
2. Role model
3. Average
4. Stereotype
5. Image
6. Portraying
7. Skinny
8. Politically correct

a. Too thin (negative connotation)

b. A mental picture in your mind of how something or someone is
c. A person or figure who is admired and whose behaviour others try to copy.
d. Typical or usual.
e. Be careful with the language you use so you do not offend people.
f. A fixed idea that people have about someone or something.
g. A product made by a particular company which sells successfully all over the world.
h. Represent, show.