Listening exercise
TED: Technology, Entertainment, Design: Ideas Worth Spreading
Liza Donnelly: Drawing upon humor for change
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/liza_donnelly_drawing_upon_humor_for_change.html

Vocabulary:

womanhood
to pretend
to be flexible
to develop
tools
to deal with s.t.
in the 50s and 60s
to grow up
kind
gentle
thoughtful
soft
to fit into roles
shadowy
slut
role models
aunts
cousins
ever-present
media
to bombard s.o. with
images
words
homemaker
to do "girlie" things together
pink outfits
cartoons
"I just ate it up"
humor
acceptable
to perform
shy
to get approval
to be launched as s.t.
cartoonist
rules
to be imprinted with s.t.
what shape we're supposed to be in
to behave
constantly
to be monitored by
culture
to be corrected
primary
policemen
carriers
tradition
to pass s.t. down

from generation to generation
on top of
to know what's going on
half the time
to put one in a tenuous position
to follow the rules
aware
what better way than to...
to twist s.t.
codes of behavior, dress
unexpected
to elicit a laugh
to put together
to be on the ground floor
to bring a different voice to the table
chaos
Washington D.C.
Civil Rights Movement
assassinations
Watergate hearing
feminist movement
laughter
to get divorced
to be arrested
high heels
to fit in
glass ceiling
political cartoons
content
perspective
I can't help it.
universal
consequently
amazing
antennae
to collaborate
international
greater appreciation
succinctly
through the intellect
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Turkey, Argentina, France
circumstances
to feel blessed to be able to...
tenuous
tradition-keepers
change agents
one laugh at a time

Listening comprehension questions:
1. Name 3 kinds of "rules" that cartoonist Liza Donnelly didn't want to have to follow as a girl.
2. Who tells females about these rules?
3. How can humor be used to challenge the rules of society?
4. What kind of "chaos" did Donnelly grow up in the midst of?
5. What is a "glass ceiling"?
6. How has collaborating with international cartoonists benefited Donnelly, according to the talk?
7. Do you ever feel restricted by various social rules? If so, give an example of a rule you don't really like having to follow, and how you resist it, if you do.

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