UNIT 4 The Way People Perceive You

TV Documentary: Selling Them Short

PART 1

A. The report mentions some problems short men face. What are they?

❏ making money ❏ raising children

❏ buying clothes ❏ getting a good career

❏ getting a date ❏ seeing around people in elevators

❏ cooking meals ❏ seeing a movie screen

❏ being discriminated against ❏ driving cars

B. Match each person to the correct description.

1. 2. 3. 4.

a. prefers taller women

b. is marrying a shorter woman

c. thinks most people see tall people as having power

d. is the shortest man in the experiment

C. Use words from the box to complete the statements. You will not use all of the words.

childish fearful intelligent mature powerfulrespected scary sexy submissive weak

1.When Chris was taller, the adjectives used to describe him were .

2.When Chris was shorter than Debbie,they called him .

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D. In the experiment with Rob, the women were told some false information abouthim. Cross out the statements that they were NOT told.

E. Summarize the results of the two experiments.

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The first experiment, with Chris and Debbie, shows that

The second experiment, with Rob, shows that

a. He’s a doctor.

b. He’s great with animals.

c. He’s a best-selling author.

d. He’s very funny.

e. He’s a champion skier.

f. He’s chief of staff at a prestigious hospital.

g. He owns and flies an airplane.

h. He’s a gourmet cook.

i. He loves children.

j. He’s a millionaire.

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UNIT 4 The Way People Perceive You

TV Documentary: Selling Them Short

PART 2

A. Check the statement that is true about the experiment with Stu.

B. Circle the words that best complete the statements about the experiment with David.

C. Now write a summary of the experiment with David. Describe how the experimentwas done and what it demonstrates. You can use your answers to exercise B tohelp you.

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❏ a. Some of the women would date Stu if he were a millionaire.

❏ b. Some of the women would date Stu if he were a surgeon.

❏ c. All the women would date Stu if the other men were criminals.

❏ d. None of the women think he’s good-looking.

1. Two of the women said they would choose David if the taller man were(ugly / unemployed / unavailable).

2. One of the women chose a taller man who was a gym teacher, eventhough she thought David was a (surgeon / millionaire / author).

3. The woman changed her mind when she was told that David had alsopublished a book, was a gourmet cook, loved kids, and had lots of(friends / money / homes).

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D. Complete each statement from the video.

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E. Respond to each question in your own words.

1. Why do you think more women chose David than Stu when they were told they were highly successful men?

2. Do you agree that most people are unfair toward short men? Explain.

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I feel short men make greatbecause they’re very

enthusiastic, caring, because they haveto make up for their .

Maybe the average person isn’tgiving us thatwe deserve.

You know what it’s like to maybe. I think you

know what it’s like to, you know,maybe to have more setbacks than .

Sure, oh yeah. Growing up you take alot of abuse, you know, always

andgetting picked on . . .

It goes back to caveman times. Wesimply judge people, particularly men,based on their , ontheir , on their

presence.

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