English Listening Comprehension – Movie Clip 39

B1/B2
Movie Barbie — Comedy
Dialect American English
Watch the clip below and answer the questions.



QUESTIONS:

1. Ken's initial idea is that patriarchy means that men ________________ control everything.
2. What does Ken need for a high-level, high-paying job?
3. The businessman tells Ken that _________________ these days.
4. What does Ken want to do at the hospital/clinic?
5. What qualifies him (in his opinion) to do this?


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Did you know? Barbie introduced a lot of casual conversational English around the word “patriarchy” into everyday pop-culture discussion. In this clip, notice how the characters use exaggeration and confident-sounding statements for comic effect — a very common feature of American comedy dialogue.


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