FOR STARTERS: Who are we? Who says whom we might be? What can we be?
Men and women have different roles to play in modern society. Is it true or false?
In the past, men and women generally had their own roles to fulfill and it is somehow still observed today. Men were seen as the breadwinners* of the family and women were in charge of the households* and that meant household expenses, a child's upbringing* and housekeeping were left entirely to them.
Nowadays, these gender roles are increasingly being challenged...
This whole situation also affects your choices for future: you can be whatever you want, you are no longer limited to gender roles, jobs, etc.
Listen to the song "American Dream", by MKTO, on the video below. Study the lyrics, right after the video.
(Do something with your life)
Ooh
(With your life)
We broke down trying to leave town
Flying down the road to change
We were born to run, Cali here we come
Escape from nowhere USA
Say goodbye to white picket fences
Say hello to palm trees and Benzes*
They say you gotta fall to have it all
Yeah
We don't want two kids and a wife
I don't want a job I just want a life
Sometimes the underdogs* rise
And the mighty fall
This ain't the same summer song that you used to know
'Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago*
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream*
I know a girl I met her last night
She was fresh off* the plane
She whispered in my ear
'Baby, come here. I'll do anything to make a name
Honey, take my hand follow me 'cause
I don't wanna hurt you but he does
I just wanna give you some real advice
(Listen baby, mm)
Look, never take candy from a stranger
And keep your eyes open for danger
'Cause this right here is the twisted paradise*
This ain't the same summer song that you used to know
'Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
This ain't the same summer song that you used to know
So baby, let's live and die before we're getting old
You know that nothing is the way it used to be
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
Na na na...
We we were born to run, Cali here we come
Gettin' out of here, baby
Let's get out of here
This ain't the same summer song that you used to know
'Cause Jack left Diane thirty years ago
The world is spinning too fast for you and me
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
This ain't the same summer song that you used to know
So baby, let's live and die before we're getting old
You know that nothing is the way it used to be
So tell me whatever happened to the American dream
Na na na...
GLOSSARY:
SOME REFERENCES:
- Presentation - copy of the American Dream: https://prezi.com/j05pdo5u4gzz/copy-of-the-american-dream/ .
- Cambridge Dictionary online: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/ .
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary online: https://www.merriam-webster.com .
- Merriam-Webster Dictionary online: https://www.merriam-webster.com .
- The American Dream: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Dream .
