Arewomenbetterdriversthanmen?

Somepeoplebelievethatwomenarebetterdrivers
thanmen.However,othersthinkthatwomenmake
worsedrivers.Theideathatwomenmakeworse
driversisastereotype.Itcomesfromatimewhen
womendrovelessthanmen,anddrivingwasseen
asamansresponsibility.Therearecertainly
differentviewsonthiscontroversialquestion,
althoughthereareanumberofreasonswhya
womanspersonalitymakesheramorecompetent
driver.

Firstly,womenaremorepatientandpolitetowardsotherroadusers,suchaspedestriansand
cyclists.Instressfulsituationstheyaremorelikelytostaycalm,andlesslikelytobeinvolvedin
roadrageincidents.Secondly,femaledriversaremorecautiousandthereforetakefewerrisks,
forinstancewhenovertaking.Thirdly,theyaremoreresponsiblesotheytendnottodrivewhentired
orafterdrinkingalcohol.

Ontheotherhand,manypeoplearguethatwomencauseaccidentsbecausetheycanbe
indecisiveorreactslowlybecausetheylackconfidence.Inaddition,theyareeasilydistracted,for
example,bychildreninthecar.Researchalsoshowsthatwomenfindmapreadingmoredifficult
thanmen,andhaveproblemswiththedifferencebetweenleftandright.Despitethefactthat
womenhavemoreaccidents,insuranceisoftencheaperforthembecausetheaccidentstendto
beminor.Inparticular,womenhaveaccidentswhenparking.Thisisbecausewomenoftenhave
poorspatialawareness.Incontrast,mentendtohavemoreseriousaccidents.

Tosumup,itcanbeseenthatwomenmakesaferdriversthanmenbecauseoftheir
personality.Thisissupportedbythefactthatwomenhavefeweraccidentsingeneralandpay
lowerinsurancepremiumsthanmen.Onbalance,itisclearthatwomenarelesscompetitiveand
aggressivethanmenbehindthewheelandthereforebetterdrivers.

1.LookagainattheessayArewomenbetterdriversthanmen?Matchideasadwith
eachparagraph.
a. conclusion
b. argumentsfor
c. introducethetopic/statetheproposition
d. argumentsagainst

2.Lookatthephraseshighlightedinthetext.Decidewhichofthemareusedtodothe
following.
a. list/addpoints
b. introduceexamples
c. showcontrast
d. introduceaconclusion

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3.Lookatthestructuresthatareusedwiththelinkersforcontrast.Whichlinkers
needanewsentence?Whichlinkersalwaysneedtwoclauses?

4.Combinethesetwosentencesusingthefivephrasesforshowingcontrastin
Exercise2.
Heispatientandcarefulatwork.Heisimpatientandaggressivewhenhedrives.
Heispatientandcarefulatwork.However,heisimpatientandaggressivewhenhedrives.

5.Completethesentencesinanappropriateway.
a. Hewasslowandoftenlateforwork.However,...
b. Althoughthetwinslookedthesame,...
c. Despitethefactthathewasshy...
d. Childrenfindlearninglanguageseasy.Adults,ontheotherhand,...

6.Chooseandessaytitlefromthefollowing

managers
politicians
Aremen/womenbetter... thanwomen/men?
teachers
doctors

7.Lookatthestatements113belowanddothefollowingtasks.
a. Decidewhichofthestatementsbelowapplymoretomenorwomen.
b. Addtwomorestatementsofyourown.
c. Selectsometoincludeinyouressay.remembertohavesometoshowtheothersideoftheargument.
d. Thinkofexamplestosupportyourstatements.

1. ___________aregoodatlistening.
2. ___________finditeasiertodealwithpeople.
3. ___________havemoreauthority.
4. ___________aremoresympathetictoothers.
5. ___________arebetterorganisers.
6. ___________paymoreattentiontodetail.
7. ___________staycalminstressfulsituations.
8. ___________aregoodatgettingthebestoutofpeople.
9. ___________areenergeticandenthusiastic.
10. ___________workbetterinasinglesexteam.
11. ___________arebetteratpublicspeaking.
12. ___________aremoreinspiring.
13. ___________takedecisionsquickly.

8.Writeanessay.Usethestructureoftheessayonthefirstpageasamodel.

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Suggestedmodeofuse
Contrast
Clause1+, although Clause2

Clause1+. However Clause2

Clause1+. Ontheotherhand Clause2

Clause1+. Incontrast Clause2

Despitethefactthat Clause1+, Clause2

Developingideas
Firstly,secondly,thirdly,suchas,forinstance,inaddition,forexample,inparticular,

Attheendofyourtext(yourconclusions)
Tosumup,onbalance

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