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Men are Chatterboxes too!
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the ARTICLE (for teachers)

Who speaks more, men or women? Most wouldn't hesitate to answer that women have a greater gift of gab.
Jokes abound, and comedians have made careers out of just how much women talk. But research some may
find surprising indicates that both men and women speak more or less equally.
Researchers recorded the daily conversations of 400 university students in the United States and Mexico over a
period of several days. After analyzing the data, they discovered that women used a tad more than 16,000
words each day. Men, however, used just a bit less than 16,000 words. With almost no difference in the
numbers, and well within any margin or error, it's safe to consider men and women in a statistical dead heat.
The report does admit that, as men and women age, the numbers could change.
The prevailing idea that women are chatterboxes, while men only speak when they have something important to
say, likely comes down to cultural and political sexism. But the study does offer a few comments on what the
genders talk about. For example, men gossip just as much as women. Another stereotyped smashed in the
study is that women mostly talk about trivial matters. They don't, or at least no less than men do. But women
actually talk more about relationships.
An expert in the field of gender studies has a slightly different opinion. She doesn't disagree with the study, but
suggests that these assumptions could have originated when men and women argue. Unfortunately, the study
can't shed any light on how speaking patterns change in an argument. But other studies have lent credence to
the idea that guys get quiet and women talk more during an emotional conflict.
Teacher's Notes:
* Underlined words in red typeface are the recommended vocabulary for this lesson.
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WARM-UPS
Select one or all of the following warm-up activities.
1: Define: What does "chatterbox" mean? Can you use it in a sentence? Can you give examples?
2: Brainstorm: Brainstorm with a partner(s) words and ideas associated with "chatterbox" for 2 minutes. Spend
another 5 minutes or less discussing the words and ideas together.
3: Title: Speculate and/or discuss the contents of today's article from its title: "Men are Chatterboxes too!"
4: Speculate: Write in the missing words for today's article title: "Men are ( )
( )!" Why did you choose these words for the blanks?
5: Do you agree or disagree? Why?

a. Women talk more than men.
b. Men only speak when there's something important to say.
c. Men and women love gossip equally.
d. Men talk more about relationships than women.
e. Men: Women talk too much! // Women: Men don't talk enough!
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VOCABULARY
Select one of the following vocabulary acquisition activities.
1: Vocabulary match: Individually or in pairs/groups, match the words in column A (from the article) with the
best choice in column B.
a. gab q. equal
b. abound r. overflowing
c. tad s. unimportant
d. dead heat t. blabbermouth
e. prevailing u. expectation
f. chatterbox v. a little
g. sexism w. trust
h. trivial x. discrimination
i. assumption y. conversation
j. credence z. dominant
2: Fill in the Blanks: Fill in the blank with the correct word.
abound tad credence chatterboxes assumptions
trivial prevailing sexism gab dead heat
a. Most wouldn't hesitate to answer that women have a greater gift of ( ).
b. Jokes ( ), and comedians have made careers out of just how much women talk.
c. They discovered that women used a ( ) more than 16,000 words each day.
d. It's safe to consider men and women in a statistical ( ).
e. There is a ( ) idea that men only speak when they have something important to say.
f. Women are ( ).
g. These stereotypes likely come down to cultural and political ( ).
h. Another stereotyped smashed in the study is that women mostly talk about ( ) matters.
i. An expert suggests that these ( ) could have originated when men and women argue.
j. Other studies have lent ( ) to the idea that guys get quiet during an emotional conflict.
3: Define: Define each word, correctly pronounce it, explain the meaning and/or usage, and offer an example
sentence to the class.
a. gab c. tad e. prevailing g. sexism i. assumption
b. abound d. dead heat f. chatterbox h. trivial j. credence
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WORD RECOGNITION
1: Word Search: Find the target words (in bold). Time yourself, and see how many words you can find in three
minutes. In five minutes. In ten minutes.
U F Z O M G T D J B B J F D E
X L K P S R W Z Q O K L A S D
Q S D P I D N U O B A T B U G
C K K V X Y Q G D C Q D B O A
T H I P E W K T Z V F Z D U S
U A I E S A N H Z Z W L R T S
L U M T G N I L I A V E R P U
C H A T T E R B O X E S D M M
T R N X U E O U J B E X E U P
G A E A Z X R M U H E G A S T
C W E D V K I B K E O S D W I
D C E K E I Y Q O G A B H Y O
D W Q S U N R I H X Y T E S N
R M I R D J C T F O E X A X S
T A P D A N C E K D B S T X Z
2: Target Word Pool: Find the target words (in bold) with their exact match. Time yourself, and see how many
words you can find in three minutes. In five minutes. In ten minutes.
assume deadly
prevailed dead heat
abounded sexists tap
credentials
gabby tibia
abound
gadfly assumptions atrium prevail
death trivia gap
chatterbox bound
sexisms
sexism creed prevalent
tad chitchat crescent chatterboxes chattel
sexist
git death shroud prevailing misassumption prevails trial dead zone
tab
trivial assumption
credential tadpole
abounding sexual
bountiful credence
triviality chatter misanthrope
gab
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pre- or post-COMPREHENSION
1: Word Association: Brainstorm words associated with today's topic for two minutes. Present to the class.
2: Brainstorm Questions: Brainstorm questions that you would like to ask about today's topic. Answer the
questions without looking at the article.
3: True or False?: Guess (before the article) or answer (after the article) whether the sentence is true or false.
If false, correct the sentence.
a. According to the article, many people believed that men speak less than women. T/F
b. More than four hundred students participated in the research. T/F
c. The report isn't sure if women speak more than men later in life. T/F
d. Men don't gossip as much as women. T/F
e. According to the article, men tend to become quiet when they argue with women. T/F
4: Questions: Answer the questions to check comprehension.

a. What has new research discovered about men and women?
b. How many words per day do men speak? How about women?
c. According to the article, why are there stereotypes about women being chatterboxes?
d. What do women talk more about?
e. What do women tend to do in an argument?
5: Vocabulary: In pairs/groups, remember how the words were used in today's article.
a. gab c. tad e. prevailing g. sexism i. assumptions
b. abound d. dead heat f. chatterboxes h. trivial j. credence
6: Fragments: Remember how the fragments were used, and complete the sentence from today's article.
a. Most wouldn't hesitate to...
b. Men, however, used...
c. The report does admit that, as men and women age...
d. Another stereotyped smashed in the study...
e. Unfortunately, the study can't shed...
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post-COMPREHENSION
1: Vocabulary: Circle any additional unknown words/phrases in the article. In pairs/groups, use your
dictionaries to understand the meanings. Present to the class.
2: Class Questions: Read through the article once more, and write down any questions that you would like to
discuss in pairs/groups or as a class. Discuss.
3: Summarize: Work with a partner to summarize the article in your own words.
4: Discuss (part I): Talk about the following questions in pairs/groups. Remember to support your answers!
a. Did you like this article?
b. What was your general impression after reading this article?
c. Who do you think speaks more, men or women?
d. What do you think men mostly talk about?
e. What do you think women mostly talk about?
f. What other stereotypes are there about men? Are they true or false? Why?
g. What other stereotypes are there about women? Are they true or false? Why?
h. What do you think of stereotypes in general? Are they good, bad, based on reality? Why?
i. Will this research change the men's and women's opinions of one another? Why/not?
j. Are the stereotypes about men and women are true under different circumstances (such as arguing)?
5: Discuss (part II): Discuss stereotypes on the following topics. Next decide if the stereotypes are true or false.
Topic Stereotypes? True or False?
Men
Women
Americans (or
another nationality)
Religion
???
6: Google Search: Type "chatterbox" into Google news and read additional articles on this topic. Discuss or
write an essay about your findings.
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STUDENT HANDOUT (the article)

Jokes abound, and comedians have made careers out of just how much women talk. But research some may
find surprising indicates that both men and women speak more or less equally.
Researchers recorded the daily conversations of 400 university students in the United States and Mexico over a
period of several days. After analyzing the data, they discovered that women used a tad more than 16,000
numbers, and well within any margin or error, it's safe to consider men and women in a statistical dead heat.
The prevailing idea that women are chatterboxes, while men only speak when they have something important to
say, likely comes down to cultural and political sexism. But the study does offer a few comments on what the
genders talk about. For example, men gossip just as much as women. Another stereotyped smashed in the
study is that women mostly talk about trivial matters. They don't, or at least no less than men do. But women
the idea that guys get quiet and women talk more during an emotional conflict.
Notes:
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STUDENT HANDOUT (fill in the blank)
Fill in the blank with the correct word.
sexism credence emotional daily tad
gossip abound prevailing assumptions chatterboxes
dead heat trivial surprising gab analyzing
Who speaks more, men or women? Most wouldn't hesitate to answer that women have a greater gift of
(a. _______________). Jokes (b. _______________), and comedians have made careers out of just how
much women talk. But research some may find (c. _______________) indicates that both men and women
speak more or less equally.
Researchers recorded the (d. _______________) conversations of 400 university students in the United
States and Mexico over a period of several days. After (e. _______________) the data, they discovered
that women used a (f. _______________) more than 16,000 words each day. Men, however, used just a bit
less than 16,000 words. With almost no difference in the numbers, and well within any margin or error, it's
safe to consider men and women in a statistical (g. _______________). The report does admit that, as men
and women age, the numbers could change.
The (h. _______________) idea that women are (i. _______________), while men only speak when they
have something important to say, likely comes down to cultural and political (j. _______________). But the
study does offer a few comments on what the genders talk about. For example, men
(k. _______________) just as much as women. Another stereotyped smashed in the study is that women
mostly talk about (l. _______________) matters. They don't, or at least no less than men do. But women
An expert in the field of gender studies has a slightly different opinion. She doesn't disagree with the study,
but suggests that these (m. _______________) could have originated when men and women argue.
Unfortunately, the study can't shed any light on how speaking patterns change in an argument. But other
studies have lent (n. _______________) to the idea that guys get quiet and women talk more during an
(o. _______________) conflict.
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STUDENT HANDOUT (extended listening)
Listen and fill in the missing sentences. Compare your answers with a partner, and
then listen once more.

Jokes abound, a) ________________________________________________________. But research some
may find surprising indicates that both men and women speak more or less equally.
b) ________________________________________________________ in the United States and Mexico over

a period of several days. After analyzing the data, they discovered that women used a tad more than 16,000
numbers, and well within any margin or error, c) __________________________________________________.
The prevailing idea that women are chatterboxes, d) _______________________________________________

_________, likely comes down to cultural and political sexism. But the study does offer a few comments on
what the genders talk about. For example, men gossip just as much as women. Another stereotyped smashed
in the study is that women mostly talk about trivial matters. They don't, or at least no less than men do. But
women actually talk more about relationships.
the idea that e) ________________________________________________________.
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STUDENT HANDOUT (notes)
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ANSWER KEY
Vocabulary
1. Vocabulary Match: 2. Fill in the Blanks:
a. y f. t a. gab f. chatterboxes
b. r g. x b. abound g. sexism
c. v h. s c. tad h. trivial
d. q i. u d. dead heat i. assumptions
e. z j. w e. prevailing j. credence
pre- or post-Comprehension
1. True or False: 2. Fragments:
a. T a. answer that women have a greater gift of gab.
b. F b. just a bit less than 16,000 words.
c. T c. the numbers could change.
d. F d. is that women mostly talk about trivial matters.
e. T e. any light on how speaking patterns change in an argument.
Student Handout
1. Fill in the Blanks
a. gab i. chatterboxes
b. abound j. sexism
c. surprising k. gossip
d. daily l. trivial
e. analyzing m. assumptions
f. tad n. credence
g. dead heat o. emotional
h. prevailing
2. Extended Listening
a. and comedians have made careers out of just how much women talk
b. Researchers recorded the daily conversations of 400 university students
c. it's safe to consider men and women in a statistical dead heat
d. while men only speak when they have something important to say
e. guys get quiet and women talk more during an emotional conflict

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5: Do you agree or disagree? Why?

4: Questions: Answer the questions to check comprehension.

Men are Chatterboxes too!

Men are Chatterboxes too!

b) ________________________________________________________ in the United States and Mexico over

The prevailing idea that women are chatterboxes, d) _______________________________________________

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