Unit 6

The Gender Divide

Part 3
1. Women see communication as a way
of establishing intimacy. Men use
communication to accomplish a task.
2. Men often bond through shared
activities.
3. Men often talk about sports, the
economy, and facts. Women often talk
about feelings, relationships, and people.
4. Women talk to explore problems, but
men talk to solve problems.
5. Male and female brains are wired
differently, and men and women are
raised to behave differently.
A picture shows and represents so much that would
otherwise require a lot of time, effort and words to
explain and even then one might not do as good a job.
• Main thesis statement: the second half of the first paragraph; Language is our …means of
communication
• Supporting paragraphs: paragraphs 2 to 6.
• Arguments: describing as opposed to looking at a photograph of the center of town (par.2)
• Showing or telling a friend about a new gadget (par. 3)
• Situations where verbal language is required, for example when running into someone you
haven’t seen for a long time (par. 4)
• Having to communicate with someone at a distance/at the airport to get his phone number
(par. 5)
• According t studies 60% of communication is carried out through non-verbal means. (par. 6)
 students team
Computers
young men research
Keyboard
casual clothes sunglasses
office -
dressed casually paper
desk
smiling happy
1. They tried looking serious but it didn’t work because they always manage to have fun with
whatever they do.
2. They hope to be rewarded for all the work they put into their research and presentation.
3. They don’t regret sharing findings with each other , because they firmly believe in sharing ideas
and information in order to discover something worthwhile