Unit 15 Women in society

Women Today Significant legal rights -Equal employment opportunity rights -The right to equal pay -The right to vote -The right to formal education... Choose the best option A, B, C or D[r]

Play the crossword puzzle: F L G A R W O M E N A O E D O T E R B A L L E T D The 22 SEA … were held in Vietnam S nd The first form of synchronized swimming V E L One of the major disasters The … Cross is an international humanitarian agency A … is a story long enough to fill a complete book in which the characters and events are usually imaginary LOOK AT THESE PICTURES THEN Truong My Hoa Trung sisters Margaret Thatcher GIVE THE NAMEHeroines OF EACH WOMAN A vice president A Prime Minister AND TELL WHO SHE WAS Marie Curie A scientist Sally Ride An astronaut Elizabeth II The Queen Look at the pictures and answer the questions Working on computer Helping children study Going to the supermarket Playing with children Serving meals Tidying her house How many roles does this woman have ? Is her life typical of a Vietnamese woman’s life ? Why / why not ? Vocabulary: Match the words and their meaning 1.Civilization (n) 2.Childbearing (n) 3.Deep-seated (adj) 4.Involvement (n) 5.Intellectual (adj) 6.Discriminate (v) 7.To advocate (V) a To support something publicly b The act of taking part in something c A society, its culture and its way of life during a particular period of time d To treat one person/group worse than others in an unfair way e (of feeling and belief ) very fixed and strong, difficult to change or to destroy f mental g The process of giving birth to children Human civilization II-WHILE YOU READ: Task 1: Give the Vietnamese equivalents to the following words and phrases Nền văn minh nhân loại Human civilization……………………………………… Việc sinh Childbearing…………………………………… Sự tham gia Involvement ………………………………… Thời kì khai sáng Age of enlightenment……………………………… Những niềm tin ăn sâu vào tiềm thức 5.deep-seated cultural beliefs ……………… ……………………… Việc chăm sóc gia đình Homemaking……………………………………………… Năng lực trí tuệ Intellectual ability………………………………… Cơ hội việc làm bình đẳng 8.Equal work opportunity……………………………………… Task 2: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to answer the following question According to the text , what was the main role traditionally accorded to women? A Working in educationB Building houses C Taking care of the house and family D Working in factories Before the 18th century, what was the attitude of societies towards women’s intellectual ability ? A Respectful B Supportive C Resentful D Disbelieving According to the text ,what is the purpose of the struggle for women’s rights? A To free women from housework B To establish a friendly relationship between men and women C To bring equality between men and women D To argue that women have better intellectual ability What “ these pioneer thinkers” at the end of paragraph refer to? A 18th century European people B.18th century European political philosophers C 18th century European women D.18th century European politicians Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the last paragraph as one of women’s legal rights today ? A The right to hold property B The right to equal pay C Equal employment opportunity rights D The right to vote Task 3: True or False sentences In the old days, women couldn’t work in society because they weren’t intelligent The struggle for women’s rights started in the 19th century According the text, Women should be treated equally as men Deep-seated cultural beliefs about women’s roles changed after the struggle for women’s rights In the old days, women couldn’t work in society because they weren’t intelligent False because of widespread doubt about their intellectual ability The struggle for women’s rights started in the 19th century False 18th century According the text, Women should be treated equally as men True Deep-seated cultural beliefs about women’s roles changed after the struggle for women’s rights True Task 4: Choose the best title for the passage A Women’s Intellectual Ability B The Age of Enlightenment C Women’s rights D Women’s Role in Education III After you read: Work in pairs Summarize the reading passage by filling in the gaps with the given words struggle 18th education equal philosophers women widespread vote In the past, (1)… … were restricted to the roles of mothers and wives due to (2)…….……… doubt about their intellectual ability The (3) ………… for women’s rights began in the(4).… …… century as European political (5) …………… believed that women should be treated equally Women now enjoy important legal rights such as (6)…… … work and pay right, the right to (7) ……… … and to gain formal (8)………….… • Prepare Speaking lesson III- AFTER YOU READ: Consolidation: Women in the past roles wives mothers Women’s liberation struggle InWhen? the 18 century For Women’s what? right Women Today Significant legal rights -Equal employment opportunity rights -The right to equal pay -The right to vote -The right to formal education Choose the best option (A, B, C or D) to complete the following sentences: You are coughing so much You should……………smoking A look up B take off D put on C give up She is a doctor She…………………… the sick people C turns on D takes care of B takes off A goes on If you don’t know the meaning of this word, …………it in the dictionary B look after C look down A look up D look at Come in.…………., please A.sit down B lay down C walk down D turn down It’s so dark here Could you.……… the light, please? C turn up A turn off D turn round B turn on ... following question According to the text , what was the main role traditionally accorded to women? A Working in educationB Building houses C Taking care of the house and family D Working in factories... opportunity rights D The right to vote Task 3: True or False sentences In the old days, women couldn’t work in society because they weren’t intelligent The struggle for women? ??s rights started in. .. According the text, Women should be treated equally as men Deep-seated cultural beliefs about women? ??s roles changed after the struggle for women? ??s rights In the old days, women couldn’t work in society